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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
September. Asking rents in ZIP 85705 usually run 0.4% below trend in September and 0.6% above it in May, about $10 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85705 is 0.5% below its high of $1,028 in December 2024, at $1,023 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85705 changed +1.6% 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 85705 rose 48.3% while median household income rose 25.2% ($29,696 to $37,194). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85705 is 45.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($37,194) is $930 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($920); a 2-bedroom is $1,200.
2nd cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Tucson.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85705. 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 85705 (Tucson, AZ) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 20.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85705 in Tucson, AZ has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 85705 in Tucson, AZ has increased by $228 per month, settling near $1,023 after starting the period at $795. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 85705 in Tucson, AZ now reports about $37,194, up from $32,150 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 13.0 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 55,714 to 54,700 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.8% change. About 55.1% of households rent today, against 52.9% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 85705 in Tucson, AZ reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85705 covers Tucson, AZ. The median rent here is $1,023/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $920/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,200/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($37,194/yr), ZIP 85705 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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