ZIP 95825
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 95825 usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 0.4% above it in September, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 95825 is 0.4% below its high of $1,668 in March 2026, at $1,661 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 95825 changed -0.1% 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 95825 rose 33% while median household income rose 59.5% ($40,515 to $64,602). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 95825 is 30.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($64,602) is $1,615 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,750).
2nd cheapest of 24 ZIP codes in Sacramento.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 95825. 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 95825 (Sacramento, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 33.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 95825 in Sacramento, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 95825 in Sacramento, CA has increased from $1,362 to $1,661, a 22.0% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $50,560 to $64,602 across the same window, up 27.8% versus 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has contracted by 3.6% since 2021, moving from about 37,522 residents to roughly 36,156. Renters now make up 75% of households, compared with 76.5% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 95825 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 95825 covers Sacramento, CA. The median rent here is $1,661/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,256/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,543/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($64,602/yr), ZIP 95825 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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