ZIP 95835
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 95835 usually run 1.7% below trend in January and 1.4% above it in August, about $86 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 95835 is 1% below its high of $2,792 in January 2026, at $2,763 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 95835 changed -0.5% 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 95835 rose 34.6% while median household income rose 11.2% ($102,895 to $114,468). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 95835 is 32.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($114,468) is $2,862 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,840); a 3-bedroom is $3,780.
23rd cheapest of 24 ZIP codes in Sacramento.
ZIP 95834, 2 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,431/mo), about $4,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 95835. 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 95835 (Sacramento, CA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 50.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 95835 in Sacramento, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 95835 in Sacramento, CA has increased 24.3% since 2021, going from about $2,223 per month to roughly $2,763 today. Household income in the area moved from $106,843 to $114,468 across the same window, up 7.1% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 17.2 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 41,051 to 42,004 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.3% change. About 30.1% of households rent today, against 34.7% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 95835 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 95835 covers Sacramento, CA. The median rent here is $2,763/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,310/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,840/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($114,468/yr), ZIP 95835 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.5% over the past year.
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At $2,763/mo, rent takes ~29% of ZIP 95835's median household income ($114,468/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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