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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 85741 usually run 0.4% below trend in November and 0.7% above it in August, about $19 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 85741 is 0% below its high of $1,690 in June 2026, at $1,690 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 85741 changed +2.9% 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 85741 rose 43.1% while median household income rose 25.1% ($60,972 to $76,271). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 85741 is 42.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($76,271) is $1,907 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,730); a 3-bedroom is $2,410.
18th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Tucson.
ZIP 85704, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,493/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 85741. 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 85741 (Tucson, AZ) is majority owner-occupied, 32.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 85741 in Tucson, AZ has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 85741 in Tucson, AZ has increased by $322 per month, settling near $1,690 after starting the period at $1,368. Census figures show median household income at $76,271 today, compared with $63,660 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 3.7 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 34,020 to 33,679 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.0% change. About 36.5% of households rent today, against 39.9% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 28.1% to 32.1%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 85741 covers Tucson, AZ. The median rent here is $1,690/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,330/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,730/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($76,271/yr), ZIP 85741 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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