Rents are 5% below what Apache Junction's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,767 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Apache Junction is 1.6% below its high of $1,796 in May 2024, at $1,767 as of September 2026.
Rent in Apache Junction changed -0.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 45 Arizona cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.6%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($60,975) is $1,524 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,440); a 2-bedroom is $1,690.
Mesa, 11 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,532/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Apache Junction. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Apache Junction, AZ is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 18.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Apache Junction, AZ has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Apache Junction, AZ has shifted from $1,608 to $1,767, up 9.9% since 2022. Household income in the area moved from $48,917 to $60,975 across the same window, up 24.6% versus 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Apache Junction, AZ adding about 2,747 residents over the five-year window, up 7.2% on net. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Apache Junction, AZ look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Apache Junction is $1,767/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,320/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,690/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,440/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,290/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($60,975/yr), Apache Junction ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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