ZIP 95831
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 95831 usually run 1.1% below trend in February and 1% above it in August, about $45 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 95831 is 0.5% below its high of $2,159 in February 2026, at $2,148 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 95831 changed +1.8% 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 95831 rose 34.2% while median household income rose 26.9% ($79,368 to $100,751). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 95831 is 33.8% 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 ($100,751) is $2,519 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,070); a 2-bedroom is $2,550.
15th cheapest of 24 ZIP codes in Sacramento.
ZIP 95818, 5 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,908/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 95831. 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 95831 (Sacramento, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 51.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 95831 in Sacramento, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 95831 in Sacramento, CA has shifted from $1,724 to $2,148, up 24.6% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $86,665 in 2021 to $100,751 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 49.3% to 51.4% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 95831 in Sacramento, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 95831 covers Sacramento, CA. The median rent here is $2,148/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,070/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,550/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($100,751/yr), ZIP 95831 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.8% over the past year.
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