ZIP 85249
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 85249 usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in July, about $44 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85249 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 85249 changed +5.8% 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 85249 rose 48.3% while median household income rose 34.1% ($114,586 to $153,633). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85249 is 49.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($153,633) is $3,841 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,680); a 4-bedroom is $4,080.
6th cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Chandler.
ZIP 85286, 4 miles away, rents for 25% less ($2,086/mo), about $8,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85249. 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 85249 (Chandler, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 55.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85249 in Chandler, AZ has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 85249 in Chandler, AZ has increased from $2,157 to $2,777, a 28.7% change over five years. Median household income rose from $130,938 to $153,633 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.3% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 11.1% since 2021, moving from about 43,863 residents to roughly 48,746. Renters now make up 11.5% of households, compared with 10% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 55.6% of adults here, versus 52.2% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 85249 in Chandler, 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 85249 covers Chandler, AZ. The median rent here is $2,777/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,380/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,760/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($153,633/yr), ZIP 85249 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.8% over the past year.
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