Rents are 12% below what Queen Creek'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 $2,229 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
December. Asking rents in Queen Creek usually run 1.5% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in July, about $58 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in Queen Creek is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2019.
Rent in Queen Creek changed +1.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 45 Arizona cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.6%.
Rent in Queen Creek is 44.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($141,978) is $3,549 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,540); a 4-bedroom is $3,960.
Chandler, 14 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,893/mo), about $4,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Queen Creek. 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
Queen Creek, AZ is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 45% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Queen Creek, AZ has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Queen Creek, AZ has shifted from $1,857 to $2,229, up 20.0% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in Queen Creek, AZ now reports about $141,978, up from $111,743 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 Queen Creek, AZ adding about 14,139 residents over the five-year window, up 24.5% on net. The renter share has eased from 12.2% to 9.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 41.2% to 45% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Queen Creek, AZ reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Queen Creek is $2,229/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,060/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,630/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,260/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,540/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($141,978/yr), Queen Creek ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.7% over the past year.
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