ZIP 85379
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 85379 usually run 1% below trend in December and 1% above it in June, about $41 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85379 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 85379 changed +1.1% 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 85379 rose 45.2% while median household income rose 37% ($80,758 to $110,616). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85379 is 40.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($110,616) is $2,765 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,350); a 3-bedroom is $3,130.
3rd cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Surprise.
ZIP 85374, 3 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,641/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85379. 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 85379 (Surprise, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 29.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85379 in Surprise, AZ has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 85379 in Surprise, AZ has climbed by $312 per month, settling near $2,036 after starting the period at $1,724. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $87,397 in 2021 to $110,616 more recently. Income growth outran rent by about 8.5 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 48,157 to 51,035 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.0% change. About 24.6% of households rent today, against 26.6% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 85379 in Surprise, AZ market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85379 covers Surprise, AZ. The median rent here is $2,036/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,020/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,350/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($110,616/yr), ZIP 85379 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.1% over the past year.
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