Rents are 20% below what Avondale'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 $1,658 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
January. Asking rents in Avondale usually run 1.5% below trend in January and 1.3% above it in July, about $46 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Avondale is 3.3% below its high of $1,714 in June 2022, at $1,658 as of September 2026.
Rent in Avondale changed -0.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 45 Arizona cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Avondale rose 45% while median household income rose 39.3% ($61,825 to $86,123). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Avondale is 34.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($86,123) is $2,153 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,105); a 3-bedroom is $2,830.
Youngtown, 9 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,429/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Avondale. 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.
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Who lives here
Avondale, AZ is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 21.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Avondale, AZ has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Avondale, AZ has shifted from $1,439 to $1,658, up 15.2% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in Avondale, AZ now reports about $86,123, up from $69,241 in 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 Avondale, AZ adding about 4,412 residents over the five-year window, up 5.0% on net. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Avondale, AZ reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Avondale is $1,658/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,650/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,105/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,810/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,830/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($86,123/yr), Avondale ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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