ZIP 85207
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 85207 is 2% below its high of $2,160 in May 2026, at $2,116 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85207 changed +1.5% 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 85207 rose 50% while median household income rose 52% ($71,497 to $108,699). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 85207 is 51.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($108,699) is $2,717 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,660).
11th cheapest of 13 ZIP codes in Mesa.
ZIP 85208, 4 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,899/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85207. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 85207 (Mesa, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 38% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85207 in Mesa, AZ has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 85207 in Mesa, AZ has climbed 27.4% since 2021, going from about $1,661 per month to roughly $2,116 today. Median household income grew from $83,696 to $108,699 between 2021 and 2024, a 29.9% shift. Headcount in the area went from 49,699 to 51,178 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.0% change. About 16.9% of households rent today, against 19.4% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 34% to 38%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 85207 in Mesa, 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 85207 covers Mesa, AZ. The median rent here is $2,116/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,550/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,800/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($108,699/yr), ZIP 85207 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.5% over the past year.
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