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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 85711 usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in October, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85711 is 2.4% below its high of $1,189 in June 2024, at $1,160 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85711 changed -2.0% 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 85711 rose 58.1% while median household income rose 35.5% ($41,426 to $56,121). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85711 is 47.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($56,121) is $1,403 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,260); a 3-bedroom is $1,750.
5th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Tucson.
ZIP 85714, 5 miles away, rents for 14% less ($995/mo), about $2,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85711. 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 85711 (Tucson, AZ) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 30.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85711 in Tucson, AZ has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 85711 in Tucson, AZ has shifted from $943 to $1,160, up 23.0% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $45,984 to $56,121 between 2021 and 2024, a 22.0% shift. Census counts show ZIP 85711 in Tucson, AZ adding about 1,189 residents over the five-year window, up 2.9% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 85711 in Tucson, AZ reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85711 covers Tucson, AZ. The median rent here is $1,160/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $970/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,260/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($56,121/yr), ZIP 85711 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.0% over the past year.
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