ZIP 95688
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 95688 usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in September, about $63 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 95688 is 2.7% below its high of $2,676 in June 2026, at $2,605 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 95688 changed +0.7% 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 95688 rose 28.4% while median household income rose 24.6% ($94,863 to $118,186). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 95688 is 29.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($118,186) is $2,955 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,930); a 4-bedroom is $3,320.
ZIP 94533, 9 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,318/mo), about $3,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 95688. 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 95688 (Vacaville, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 34.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 95688 in Vacaville, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 95688 in Vacaville, CA stood at $2,156 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,605, reflecting a 20.8% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $106,575 to $118,186 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.9% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 34.2% of adults here, versus 31.3% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 95688 in Vacaville, 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 95688 covers Vacaville, CA. The median rent here is $2,605/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,740/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,210/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($118,186/yr), ZIP 95688 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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