ZIP 95814
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 95814 usually run 1.2% below trend in February and 1.2% above it in August, about $48 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 95814 is 2.2% below its high of $2,042 in September 2022, at $1,997 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 95814 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 95814 rose 14.9% while median household income rose 71.7% ($33,938 to $58,284). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 95814 is 12% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($58,284) is $1,457 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,640).
9th cheapest of 24 ZIP codes in Sacramento.
ZIP 95825, 5 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,661/mo), about $4,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 95814. 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 95814 (Sacramento, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 42.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 95814 in Sacramento, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 95814 in Sacramento, CA has increased from $1,823 to $1,997, a 9.5% change over five years. Median household income rose from $39,612 to $58,284 between 2021 and 2024, a 47.1% shift. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. Renters now make up 88.8% of households, compared with 90.9% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 42.6% of adults here, versus 38.2% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 95814 in Sacramento, 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 95814 covers Sacramento, CA. The median rent here is $1,997/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,720/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,120/mo.
At 41% of local median household income ($58,284/yr), ZIP 95814 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.8% over the past year.
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