ZIP 92562
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 92562 usually run 1.1% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in August, about $51 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92562 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 92562 changed +2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 819 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 92562 rose 40.5% while median household income rose 24.1% ($92,093 to $114,266). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92562 is 42.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($114,266) is $2,857 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,780); a 3-bedroom is $3,680.
ZIP 92530, 7 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,239/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92562. 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 92562 (Murrieta, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 35.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92562 in Murrieta, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 92562 in Murrieta, CA has shifted from $2,047 to $2,535, up 23.8% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $101,667 to $114,266 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.4% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 92562 in Murrieta, CA adding about 813 residents over the five-year window, up 1.3% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 92562 in Murrieta, 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 92562 covers Murrieta, CA. The median rent here is $2,535/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,240/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,780/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($114,266/yr), ZIP 92562 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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At $2,535/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 92562's median household income ($114,266/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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