ZIP 92782
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 92782 usually run 0.9% below trend in March and 0.9% above it in October, about $61 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92782 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2015.
Rent in ZIP 92782 changed +2.1% 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 92782 rose 36.6% while median household income rose 23.3% ($118,438 to $146,080). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92782 is 38.3% 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 ($146,080) is $3,652 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($3,200); a 2-bedroom is $3,770.
ZIP 92780, 2 miles away, rents for 21% less ($2,669/mo), about $8,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92782. 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 92782 (Tustin, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 66.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92782 in Tustin, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 92782 in Tustin, CA has shifted from $2,519 to $3,395, up 34.8% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $123,909 to $146,080 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.9% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 39.2% to 40.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 92782 in Tustin, 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 92782 covers Tustin, CA. The median rent here is $3,395/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,200/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,770/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($146,080/yr), ZIP 92782 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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At $3,395/mo, rent takes ~28% of ZIP 92782's median household income ($146,080/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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