ZIP 94549
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 94549 usually run 1.5% below trend in December and 1.5% above it in July, about $101 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 94549 is 1.3% below its high of $3,415 in May 2026, at $3,372 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 94549 changed -0.3% 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 94549 rose 14.3% while median household income rose 31.7% ($178,056 to $234,516). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 94549 is 16.8% 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 ($234,516) is $5,863 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($5,010); a 4-bedroom is $5,940.
ZIP 94597, 3 miles away, rents for 20% less ($2,711/mo), about $7,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 94549. 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 94549 (Lafayette, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 79.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 94549 in Lafayette, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 94549 in Lafayette, CA paid around $3,007 a month. That figure now sits near $3,372, up 12.1% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $234,516 today, compared with $190,250 five years earlier. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. The renter share has eased from 26.1% to 21.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 73.5% to 79.2% across the same window. 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 94549 covers Lafayette, CA. The median rent here is $3,372/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,210/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,920/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($234,516/yr), ZIP 94549 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.3% over the past year.
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