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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
July. Asking rents in ZIP 85712 usually run 0.3% below trend in July and 0.5% above it in November, about $9 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85712 is 0.9% below its high of $1,158 in March 2026, at $1,147 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85712 changed 0.0% 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 85712 rose 51.5% while median household income rose 35.2% ($37,444 to $50,625). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85712 is 45.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($50,625) is $1,266 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($980); a 2-bedroom is $1,270.
4th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Tucson.
ZIP 85705, 6 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,023/mo), about $1,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85712. 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 85712 (Tucson, AZ) is majority renter-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 37.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85712 in Tucson, AZ has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 85712 in Tucson, AZ has climbed from $859 to $1,147, a 33.5% change over five years. Median household income rose from $39,800 to $50,625 between 2021 and 2024, a 27.2% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.3% since 2021, moving from about 31,161 residents to roughly 31,571. Renters now make up 58.2% of households, compared with 60.9% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 85712 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 85712 covers Tucson, AZ. The median rent here is $1,147/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $980/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,270/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($50,625/yr), ZIP 85712 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rent prices have stayed steady over the past year.
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At $1,147/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 85712's median household income ($50,625/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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