ZIP 85295
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 85295 usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in July, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85295 is 0.8% below its high of $1,919 in March 2023, at $1,903 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85295 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 85295 rose 38.1% while median household income rose 21.5% ($97,472 to $118,467). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85295 is 32.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($118,467) is $2,962 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,300); a 3-bedroom is $3,070.
2nd cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Gilbert.
ZIP 85206, 7 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,697/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85295. 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 85295 (Gilbert, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 48.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85295 in Gilbert, AZ has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 85295 in Gilbert, AZ has shifted from $1,640 to $1,903, up 16.0% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 85295 in Gilbert, AZ now reports about $118,467, up from $106,389 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 85295 in Gilbert, AZ adding about 4,931 residents over the five-year window, up 9.5% on net. The renter share has risen from 33.3% to 37.5%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 51% to 48.6% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 85295 in Gilbert, AZ reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85295 covers Gilbert, AZ. The median rent here is $1,903/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,980/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,300/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($118,467/yr), ZIP 85295 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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