ZIP 95818
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 95818 usually run 1.4% below trend in February and 1.2% above it in June, about $50 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 95818 is 2.4% below its high of $1,955 in October 2025, at $1,908 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 95818 changed -2.2% 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 95818 rose 24.9% while median household income rose 39.2% ($84,908 to $118,196). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 95818 is 22.3% 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 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($118,196) is $2,955 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,520); a 3-bedroom is $3,350.
7th cheapest of 24 ZIP codes in Sacramento.
ZIP 95824, 4 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,674/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 95818. 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 95818 (Sacramento, CA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 62.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 95818 in Sacramento, CA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 95818 in Sacramento, CA has climbed by $269 per month, settling near $1,908 after starting the period at $1,639. Household income in the area moved from $97,982 to $118,196 across the same window, up 20.6% versus 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 4.2 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. About 45.9% of households rent today, against 43.2% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 95818 in Sacramento, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 95818 covers Sacramento, CA. The median rent here is $1,908/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,443/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,773/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($118,196/yr), ZIP 95818 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.1% over the past year.
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