ZIP 98125
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 98125 usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1.6% above it in August, about $56 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 98125 is 0.7% below its high of $1,928 in July 2025, at $1,914 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 98125 changed -0.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 193 Washington ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.5%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 98125 rose 22.4% while median household income rose 41.2% ($70,744 to $99,868). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 98125 is 19.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($99,868) is $2,497 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,210); a 2-bedroom is $2,580.
1st cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in Seattle.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 98125. 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 98125 (Seattle, WA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 60.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 98125 in Seattle, WA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 98125 in Seattle, WA has climbed 24.2% since 2021, going from about $1,541 per month to roughly $1,914 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 98125 in Seattle, WA now reports about $99,868, up from $82,439 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 3.1 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 43,386 to 44,520 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.6% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 57.6% to 60.2%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 98125 in Seattle, WA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 98125 covers Seattle, WA. The median rent here is $1,914/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,510/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,763/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($99,868/yr), ZIP 98125 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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At $1,914/mo, rent takes ~23% of ZIP 98125's median household income ($99,868/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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