Rents are right about where Fountain Hills'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 $2,294 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 →
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Fountain Hills, AZ is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 50.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fountain Hills, AZ has changed in 5 years
Rent in Fountain Hills, AZ has climbed 13.0% since 2022, going from about $2,030 per month to roughly $2,294 today. Median household income grew from $90,143 to $112,654 between 2021 and 2024, a 25.0% shift. Income growth outran rent by about 12.0 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. About 15.6% of households rent today, against 17.9% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Fountain Hills, 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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Fountain Hills rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Fountain Hills is $2,294/mo as of August 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,780/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,270/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,950/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,050/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($112,654/yr), Fountain Hills ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.2% over the past year.
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At $2,294/mo, rent takes ~24% of Fountain Hills's median household income ($112,654/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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