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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 85718 usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in August, about $21 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85718 is 0.1% below its high of $1,426 in August 2026, at $1,425 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85718 changed +3.4% 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 85718 rose 46.1% while median household income rose 28.5% ($89,415 to $114,892). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85718 is 41.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($114,892) is $2,872 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,310).
12th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Tucson.
ZIP 85712, 6 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,147/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85718. 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 85718 (Tucson, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 73% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85718 in Tucson, AZ has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 85718 in Tucson, AZ paid around $1,130 a month. That figure now sits near $1,425, up 26.1% from the 2021 baseline. Household income in the area moved from $99,697 to $114,892 across the same window, up 15.2% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 85718 in Tucson, AZ adding about 1,748 residents over the five-year window, up 6.6% on net. The renter share has eased from 34.3% to 30.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 70.2% to 73% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 85718 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 85718 covers Tucson, AZ. The median rent here is $1,425/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,110/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,440/mo.
At 15% of local median household income ($114,892/yr), ZIP 85718 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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