ZIP 94089
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 94089 usually run 2.7% below trend in December and 3.2% above it in July, about $230 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 94089 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in July 2018.
Rent in ZIP 94089 changed +13.1% 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 94089 rose 4.1% while median household income rose 33% ($119,054 to $158,304). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 94089 is 21.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($158,304) is $3,958 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($3,580); a 2-bedroom is $4,180.
2nd cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Sunnyvale.
ZIP 94538, 7 miles away, rents for 15% less ($3,296/mo), about $7,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 94089. 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 94089 (Sunnyvale, CA) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 57.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 94089 in Sunnyvale, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 94089 in Sunnyvale, CA has shifted from $2,634 to $3,897, up 47.9% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $136,983 to $158,304 across the same window, up 15.6% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 94089 in Sunnyvale, CA losing about 793 residents over the five-year window, down 3.4% on net. The renter share has risen from 45% to 47.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 54.5% to 57.6% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 94089 in Sunnyvale, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 94089 covers Sunnyvale, CA. The median rent here is $3,897/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,580/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,180/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($158,304/yr), ZIP 94089 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 13.1% over the past year.
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