Rents are 21% below what Casa Grande'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 $1,673 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
April. Asking rents in Casa Grande usually run 0.4% below trend in April and 0.7% above it in October, about $18 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Casa Grande is 2.1% below its high of $1,709 in January 2023, at $1,673 as of September 2026.
Rent in Casa Grande changed +1.5% 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 Casa Grande rose 56.3% while median household income rose 32.4% ($52,841 to $69,983). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Casa Grande is 43.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($69,983) is $1,750 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,700); a 3-bedroom is $2,295.
Arizona City, 13 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,317/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Casa Grande. 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
Casa Grande, AZ is majority owner-occupied, 21.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Casa Grande, AZ has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Casa Grande, AZ has increased from $1,453 to $1,673, a 15.1% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Casa Grande, AZ now reports about $69,983, up from $59,175 in 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 13.9% since 2021, moving from about 53,488 residents to roughly 60,905. Renters now make up 27.2% of households, compared with 32.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 21.7% of adults here, versus 18.8% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Casa Grande, AZ reflects that arc in its own way.
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Casa Grande rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Casa Grande is $1,673/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,330/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,700/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,455/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,295/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($69,983/yr), Casa Grande ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.5% over the past year.
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