ZIP 94709
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 94709 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2022.
Rent in ZIP 94709 changed +2.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 819 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($89,054) is $2,226 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($2,060); a 1-bedroom is $2,290.
2nd cheapest of 7 ZIP codes in Berkeley.
ZIP 94610, 5 miles away, rents for 14% less ($2,344/mo), about $4,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 94709. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 94709 (Berkeley, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 79.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 94709 in Berkeley, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 94709 in Berkeley, CA paid around $2,505 a month. That figure now sits near $2,729, up 8.9% from the 2022 baseline. Median household income climbed from $79,808 to $89,054 between 2021 and 2024, a 11.6% shift. The renter share has risen from 69.7% to 75.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 94709 in Berkeley, CA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 94709 covers Berkeley, CA. The median rent here is $2,729/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,290/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,800/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($89,054/yr), ZIP 94709 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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