ZIP 85338
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 85338 usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in June, about $34 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85338 is 2% below its high of $1,722 in January 2025, at $1,688 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85338 changed +0.4% 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 85338 rose 47.8% while median household income rose 29.8% ($78,397 to $101,744). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85338 is 39% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($101,744) is $2,544 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,150); a 3-bedroom is $2,870.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85338. 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 85338 (Goodyear, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 33.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85338 in Goodyear, AZ has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 85338 in Goodyear, AZ has increased from $1,487 to $1,688, a 13.5% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $101,744 today, compared with $86,271 five years earlier. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 17.4% since 2021, moving from about 57,464 residents to roughly 67,451. College-educated residents now make up 33.2% of adults here, versus 29.1% in 2021. 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 85338 covers Goodyear, AZ. The median rent here is $1,688/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,341/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,559/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($101,744/yr), ZIP 85338 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.4% over the past year.
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