ZIP 95926
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 95926 usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in July, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 95926 is 1.7% below its high of $1,447 in December 2025, at $1,422 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 95926 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 95926 rose 23.2% while median household income rose 25% ($49,520 to $61,920). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 95926 is 23.3% 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 ($61,920) is $1,548 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,310); a 2-bedroom is $1,670.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Chico.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 95926. 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 95926 (Chico, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 45.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 95926 in Chico, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 95926 in Chico, CA has shifted from $1,205 to $1,422, up 18.0% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $54,649 to $61,920 across the same window, up 13.3% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 95926 in Chico, CA losing about 2,835 residents over the five-year window, down 6.5% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 41.8% to 45.7% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 95926 in Chico, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 95926 covers Chico, CA. The median rent here is $1,422/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,310/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,670/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($61,920/yr), ZIP 95926 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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