ZIP 85206
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 85206 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85206 is 2.1% below its high of $1,733 in December 2024, at $1,697 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85206 changed -0.8% 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 85206 rose 40.2% while median household income rose 45.4% ($51,993 to $75,607). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 85206 is 31.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($75,607) is $1,890 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,710); a 2-bedroom is $1,990.
7th cheapest of 13 ZIP codes in Mesa.
ZIP 85204, 4 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,376/mo), about $3,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85206. 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 85206 (Mesa, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 32.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85206 in Mesa, AZ has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 85206 in Mesa, AZ paid around $1,484 a month. That figure now sits near $1,697, up 14.4% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 85206 in Mesa, AZ now reports about $75,607, up from $56,967 in 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 85206 in Mesa, AZ adding about 2,072 residents over the five-year window, up 5.9% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 29.1% to 32.6% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 85206 in Mesa, AZ reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85206 covers Mesa, AZ. The median rent here is $1,697/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,710/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,990/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($75,607/yr), ZIP 85206 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.8% over the past year.
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At $1,697/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 85206's median household income ($75,607/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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