ZIP 92544
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 92544 is 1.9% below its high of $2,055 in April 2026, at $2,015 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 92544 changed 0.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 819 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($73,596) is $1,840 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,670); a 2-bedroom is $2,080.
3rd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Hemet.
ZIP 92543, 4 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,741/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92544. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 92544 (Hemet, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 15.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92544 in Hemet, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 92544 in Hemet, CA has shifted from $1,925 to $2,015, up 4.7% since 2023. Median household income climbed from $57,881 to $73,596 between 2021 and 2024, a 27.2% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 92544 in Hemet, CA losing about 613 residents over the five-year window, down 1.2% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 92544 in Hemet, CA 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 92544 covers Hemet, CA. The median rent here is $2,015/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,670/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,080/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($73,596/yr), ZIP 92544 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rent prices have stayed steady over the past year.
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