ZIP 93312
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 93312 usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in May, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 93312 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 93312 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 93312 rose 51.9% while median household income rose 16.9% ($97,671 to $114,195). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 93312 is 56.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($114,195) is $2,855 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,220); a 3-bedroom is $3,090.
10th cheapest of 10 ZIP codes in Bakersfield.
ZIP 93309, 5 miles away, rents for 32% less ($1,677/mo), about $9,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 93312. 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 93312 (Bakersfield, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 34% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 93312 in Bakersfield, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 93312 in Bakersfield, CA paid around $1,785 a month. That figure now sits near $2,452, up 37.4% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $102,677 in 2021 to $114,195 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 93312 in Bakersfield, CA adding about 759 residents over the five-year window, up 1.3% on net. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 93312 in Bakersfield, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 93312 covers Bakersfield, CA. The median rent here is $2,452/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,710/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,220/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($114,195/yr), ZIP 93312 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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At $2,452/mo, rent takes ~26% of ZIP 93312's median household income ($114,195/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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