ZIP 95403
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 95403 usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in June, about $40 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 95403 is 0.3% below its high of $2,861 in August 2026, at $2,851 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 95403 changed +2.4% 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 95403 rose 20.3% while median household income rose 29.3% ($75,954 to $98,191). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 95403 is 23.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($98,191) is $2,455 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,220); a 2-bedroom is $2,910.
6th cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Santa Rosa.
ZIP 95404, 4 miles away, rents for 15% less ($2,412/mo), about $5,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 95403. 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 95403 (Santa Rosa, CA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 29.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 95403 in Santa Rosa, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 95403 in Santa Rosa, CA has climbed 21.5% since 2021, going from about $2,346 per month to roughly $2,851 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $84,517 in 2021 to $98,191 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.3 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 46,463 to 45,806 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.4% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 24.3% to 29.3%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 95403 in Santa Rosa, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 95403 covers Santa Rosa, CA. The median rent here is $2,851/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,220/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,910/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($98,191/yr), ZIP 95403 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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At $2,851/mo, rent takes ~35% of ZIP 95403's median household income ($98,191/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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