ZIP 85250
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
August. Asking rents in ZIP 85250 usually run 1.4% below trend in August and 1.3% above it in December, about $65 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85250 is 0.5% below its high of $2,432 in July 2026, at $2,421 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85250 changed +3.9% 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 85250 rose 54.7% while median household income rose 19.5% ($80,157 to $95,761). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85250 is 52.3% 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 ($95,761) is $2,394 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,130); a 3-bedroom is $2,840.
8th cheapest of 8 ZIP codes in Scottsdale.
ZIP 85258, 2 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,151/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85250. 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 85250 (Scottsdale, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 56.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85250 in Scottsdale, AZ has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 85250 in Scottsdale, AZ stood at $1,785 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,421, reflecting a 35.6% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $88,835 in 2021 to $95,761 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 3.4% since 2021, moving from about 15,937 residents to roughly 15,394. Renters now make up 21.9% of households, compared with 25.3% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 56.7% of adults here, versus 52.9% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 85250 in Scottsdale, AZ market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85250 covers Scottsdale, AZ. The median rent here is $2,421/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,830/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,130/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($95,761/yr), ZIP 85250 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.9% over the past year.
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