ZIP 85388
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 85388 usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in July, about $52 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85388 is 3.4% below its high of $2,221 in December 2025, at $2,146 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85388 changed -2.9% 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 85388 rose 50.8% while median household income rose 38.6% ($80,906 to $112,164). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85388 is 43% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 5 months in a row, and rose in 1 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($112,164) is $2,804 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,470); a 3-bedroom is $3,290.
4th cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Surprise.
ZIP 85378, 4 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,892/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85388. 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 85388 (Surprise, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 31.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85388 in Surprise, AZ has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 85388 in Surprise, AZ has climbed from $1,822 to $2,146, a 17.8% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 85388 in Surprise, AZ now reports about $112,164, up from $90,734 in 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 6.2% since 2021, moving from about 33,299 residents to roughly 35,369. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 85388 in Surprise, AZ reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85388 covers Surprise, AZ. The median rent here is $2,146/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,130/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,470/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($112,164/yr), ZIP 85388 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.9% over the past year.
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