ZIP 85283
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 85283 usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 1.4% above it in July, about $41 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85283 is 6.8% below its high of $1,688 in February 2022, at $1,574 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85283 changed -1.3% 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 85283 rose 36.9% while median household income rose 29.1% ($65,527 to $84,568). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85283 is 26.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($84,568) is $2,114 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,080); a 3-bedroom is $2,770.
2nd cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Tempe.
ZIP 85202, 3 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,310/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85283. 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 85283 (Tempe, AZ) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 44.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85283 in Tempe, AZ has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 85283 in Tempe, AZ has climbed by $210 per month, settling near $1,574 after starting the period at $1,364. Census figures show median household income at $84,568 today, compared with $65,808 five years earlier. Income growth outran rent by about 13.1 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 46,375 to 47,459 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.3% change. About 49.1% of households rent today, against 54.1% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 41% to 44.5%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85283 covers Tempe, AZ. The median rent here is $1,574/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,251/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,454/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($84,568/yr), ZIP 85283 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.3% over the past year.
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