ZIP 85142
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 85142 usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 1.3% above it in June, about $57 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85142 is 0.1% below its high of $2,208 in August 2026, at $2,206 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85142 changed +0.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 171 Arizona ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 85142 rose 49.9% while median household income rose 40.6% ($92,012 to $129,367). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85142 is 42.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($129,367) is $3,234 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,470); a 3-bedroom is $3,290.
ZIP 85143, 7 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,985/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85142. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 85142 (Queen Creek, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 38.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85142 in Queen Creek, AZ has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 85142 in Queen Creek, AZ has increased 18.7% since 2021, going from about $1,859 per month to roughly $2,206 today. Median household income grew from $103,075 to $129,367 between 2021 and 2024, a 25.5% shift. Income growth outran rent by about 6.8 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 78,246 to 93,700 between 2021 and 2024, a 19.8% change. About 11.8% of households rent today, against 14% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 34.7% to 38.2%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 85142 in Queen Creek, AZ reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85142 covers Queen Creek, AZ. The median rent here is $2,206/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,130/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,470/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($129,367/yr), ZIP 85142 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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