Rents are right about where Bullhead City's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,432 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 Bullhead City is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2022.
Rent in Bullhead City changed +2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 45 Arizona cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.6%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($50,556) is $1,264 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,010); a 2-bedroom is $1,305.
Laughlin, NV, 8 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,065/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bullhead City. 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
Bullhead City, AZ is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 15.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bullhead City, AZ has changed in 5 years
Rent in Bullhead City, AZ has increased 5.7% since 2023, going from about $1,355 per month to roughly $1,432 today. Median household income grew from $43,368 to $50,556 between 2021 and 2024, a 16.6% shift. Income growth outran rent by about 10.9 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 41,064 to 42,496 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.5% change. About 30.1% of households rent today, against 37.4% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 11.9% to 15.2%. Taken together, the five-year picture in Bullhead City, AZ reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bullhead City is $1,432/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,010/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,305/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,010/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,815/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($50,556/yr), Bullhead City ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.8% over the past year.
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