ZIP 94025
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 94025 usually run 1.9% below trend in January and 1.7% above it in August, about $153 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 94025 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in ZIP 94025 changed +10.9% 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 94025 rose 7.9% while median household income rose 33.8% ($161,827 to $216,601). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 94025 is 24.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($216,601) is $5,415 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($5,380); a 4-bedroom is $5,570.
ZIP 94061, 3 miles away, rents for 10% less ($3,820/mo), about $5,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 94025. 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 94025 (Menlo Park, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 73.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 94025 in Menlo Park, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 94025 in Menlo Park, CA has shifted from $3,131 to $4,261, up 36.1% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $183,750 in 2021 to $216,601 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 94025 in Menlo Park, CA losing about 1,105 residents over the five-year window, down 2.6% on net. The renter share has risen from 39.1% to 41.5%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 94025 in Menlo Park, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 94025 covers Menlo Park, CA. The median rent here is $4,261/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,480/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,210/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($216,601/yr), ZIP 94025 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 10.9% over the past year.
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At $4,261/mo, rent takes ~24% of ZIP 94025's median household income ($216,601/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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