Pima County, AZ

Pima County’s Zillow ZORI was $1,483 in June 2026, up 0.8% from a year earlier. Within the 12 selected direct-evidence ZIP/ZCTA matches, the typical observed asking-rent index runs from $1,096 to $1,589, a $493 spread, with a $1,299 median. That distribution makes the decision question a screening exercise rather than a single county-rent conclusion: determine whether the asking-rent index range relevant to a search fits the household budget, then test the actual unit’s bedroom count and total move-in cost. The displayed set is a renter-household-ordered selection, not all local rental options.

The measures answer different questions and should remain separate. Zillow ZORI is a period-specific typical observed asking-rent index, while the ACS 2024 five-year ZCTA estimates describe survey-era household rents and income, and HUD’s FY2026 two-bedroom FMR is an administrative standard. Across the displayed matches, the Zillow-to-HUD two-bedroom relationship ranges from 77.7% ($1,104 ZORI against $1,420 FMR) to 111.3% ($1,424 against $1,280). Those ratios are reference points, not a conversion of an all-bedroom asking-rent index into a two-bedroom standard. For the ZIP-labelled ZCTA estimates, ACS median gross rent spans $973 to $1,586, versus $1,212 countywide; it should not be treated as a current listing quote or blended with ZORI.

The ACS burden and vacancy estimates highlight a practical trade-off without establishing why it occurs. Countywide, 53.2% of renter households are estimated to pay 30% or more of income toward gross rent; the displayed ZCTA values range from 41.3% to 61.0%. The county ACS vacancy rate is 8.8%, while the selected values run from 5.7% to 12.7%. Renter share also ranges from 31.2% to 72.1%, so the selected places are not similarly renter-weighted. A lower burden estimate is not proof that current asking rents are low, and a higher vacancy estimate is not proof of available units at a desired rent or bedroom count. Use those survey measures to frame search questions, not to predict lease terms.

Coverage and geography constrain the comparison. Of 27 eligible direct-ZORI matches, 12 are shown, covering 107,259 renter households; therefore the set is not an exhaustive county inventory. The displayed ZIP labels are assigned to Pima County using the largest HUD residential-address share, yet ZIPs can cross county boundaries, and Census ZCTAs are statistical areas rather than USPS delivery ZIPs. Before acting, verify the property’s current advertised rent, exact bedroom count, unit type, availability date, lease length, utilities and recurring fees, deposits, application terms, income or program eligibility, and whether it falls inside the relevant postal-service and county geography. These unit-level checks are necessary because the three rent measures do not describe the same transaction.