ZIP 92868
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 92868 usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 0.8% above it in July, about $48 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92868 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in November 2018.
Rent in ZIP 92868 changed +3.1% 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 92868 rose 29.9% while median household income rose 50.1% ($64,949 to $97,500). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 92868 is 35.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 9 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($97,500) is $2,438 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,810).
3rd cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Orange.
ZIP 92701, 3 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,676/mo), about $3,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92868. 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 92868 (Orange, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 35.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92868 in Orange, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 92868 in Orange, CA has climbed 29.6% since 2021, going from about $2,312 per month to roughly $2,997 today. Census figures show median household income at $97,500 today, compared with $79,722 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 7.3 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 27,233 to 26,380 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.1% change. About 69.1% of households rent today, against 64.8% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 30.9% to 35.7%. 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 92868 covers Orange, CA. The median rent here is $2,997/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,880/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,390/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($97,500/yr), ZIP 92868 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.1% over the past year.
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At $2,997/mo, rent takes ~37% of ZIP 92868's median household income ($97,500/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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