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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 85716 usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.6% above it in April, about $14 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85716 is 0.8% below its high of $1,169 in October 2024, at $1,160 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85716 changed +1.7% 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 85716 rose 52.9% while median household income rose 19.6% ($41,025 to $49,061). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85716 is 51% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($49,061) is $1,227 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,040); a 2-bedroom is $1,350.
6th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Tucson.
ZIP 85705, 5 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,023/mo), about $1,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85716. 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 85716 (Tucson, AZ) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 42.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85716 in Tucson, AZ has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 85716 in Tucson, AZ has increased by $293 per month, settling near $1,160 after starting the period at $867. Household income in the area moved from $43,907 to $49,061 across the same window, up 11.7% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 22.1 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 31,317 to 32,976 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.3% change. About 61.6% of households rent today, against 59.6% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 85716 in Tucson, AZ look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85716 covers Tucson, AZ. The median rent here is $1,160/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,040/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,350/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($49,061/yr), ZIP 85716 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.7% over the past year.
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At $1,160/mo, rent takes ~28% of ZIP 85716's median household income ($49,061/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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