ZIP 85254
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
August. Asking rents in ZIP 85254 usually run 1.4% below trend in August and 1.4% above it in November, about $66 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85254 is 0% below its high of $2,358 in June 2026, at $2,357 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85254 changed +3.3% 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 85254 rose 43.9% while median household income rose 30.2% ($94,630 to $123,203). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85254 is 44.3% 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 ($123,203) is $3,080 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,390); a 3-bedroom is $3,190.
6th cheapest of 8 ZIP codes in Scottsdale.
ZIP 85032, 3 miles away, rents for 32% less ($1,597/mo), about $9,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85254. 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 85254 (Scottsdale, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 62.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85254 in Scottsdale, AZ has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 85254 in Scottsdale, AZ has shifted from $1,847 to $2,357, up 27.6% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $104,284 in 2021 to $123,203 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 85254 in Scottsdale, AZ adding about 806 residents over the five-year window, up 1.8% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 57.7% to 62.4% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 85254 in Scottsdale, AZ market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85254 covers Scottsdale, AZ. The median rent here is $2,357/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,060/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,390/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($123,203/yr), ZIP 85254 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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At $2,357/mo, rent takes ~23% of ZIP 85254's median household income ($123,203/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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