ZIP 94510
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
July. Asking rents in ZIP 94510 usually run 0.5% below trend in July and 0.6% above it in March, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 94510 is 0.4% below its high of $2,466 in June 2026, at $2,455 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 94510 changed -0.2% 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 94510 rose 25.3% while median household income rose 17.5% ($103,163 to $121,204). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 94510 is 25.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($121,204) is $3,030 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,530); a 3-bedroom is $3,380.
ZIP 94590, 6 miles away, rents for 16% less ($2,055/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 94510. 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 94510 (Benicia, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 47.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 94510 in Benicia, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 94510 in Benicia, CA paid around $2,100 a month. That figure now sits near $2,455, up 16.9% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $118,228 in 2021 to $121,204 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 94510 in Benicia, CA losing about 578 residents over the five-year window, down 2.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 45.2% to 47.6% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 94510 in Benicia, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 94510 covers Benicia, CA. The median rent here is $2,455/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,980/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,530/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($121,204/yr), ZIP 94510 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.2% over the past year.
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