ZIP 95125
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 95125 usually run 1.7% below trend in February and 1.8% above it in July, about $137 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 95125 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2016.
Rent in ZIP 95125 changed +9.3% 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 95125 rose 16.5% while median household income rose 35.3% ($118,788 to $160,738). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 95125 is 30.4% 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 ($160,738) is $4,018 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,160); a 3-bedroom is $4,180.
17th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in San Jose.
ZIP 95126, 3 miles away, rents for 14% less ($3,372/mo), about $6,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 95125. 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 95125 (San Jose, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 56.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 95125 in San Jose, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 95125 in San Jose, CA has climbed 33.4% since 2021, going from about $2,935 per month to roughly $3,914 today. Median household income grew from $128,452 to $160,738 between 2021 and 2024, a 25.1% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 8.3 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 53,478 to 54,419 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.8% change. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 95125 in San Jose, 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 95125 covers San Jose, CA. The median rent here is $3,914/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,710/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,160/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($160,738/yr), ZIP 95125 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 9.3% over the past year.
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At $3,914/mo, rent takes ~29% of ZIP 95125's median household income ($160,738/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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