ZIP 85374
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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December. Asking rents in ZIP 85374 usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 0.6% above it in July, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85374 is 1.1% below its high of $1,659 in August 2024, at $1,641 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85374 changed +2.4% 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 85374 rose 46.9% while median household income rose 39.7% ($58,127 to $81,201). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85374 is 38% 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 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,201) is $2,030 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,890); a 2-bedroom is $2,190.
1st cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Surprise.
ZIP 85381, 9 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,475/mo), about $2,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85374. 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 85374 (Surprise, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 30.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85374 in Surprise, AZ has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 85374 in Surprise, AZ has increased 16.1% since 2021, going from about $1,413 per month to roughly $1,641 today. Household income in the area moved from $67,527 to $81,201 across the same window, up 20.2% versus 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 4.1 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 40,143 to 41,420 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.2% change. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 85374 in Surprise, AZ look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85374 covers Surprise, AZ. The median rent here is $1,641/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,308/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,515/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($81,201/yr), ZIP 85374 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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At $1,641/mo, rent takes ~24% of ZIP 85374's median household income ($81,201/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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