Rents are 15% below what Antelope'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 $2,389 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
February. Asking rents in Antelope usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 1.2% above it in August, about $48 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Antelope is 2.4% below its high of $2,448 in October 2024, at $2,389 as of September 2026.
Rent in Antelope changed -0.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Antelope rose 40.7% while median household income rose 22.3% ($80,998 to $99,067). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Antelope is 38.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($99,067) is $2,477 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,150); a 2-bedroom is $2,670.
Citrus Heights, 4 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,883/mo), about $6,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Antelope. 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
Antelope, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 23.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Antelope, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Antelope, CA paid around $2,050 a month. That figure now sits near $2,389, up 16.5% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $86,221 in 2021 to $99,067 more recently. The renter share has eased from 31.8% to 29.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Antelope, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Antelope is $2,389/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,030/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,670/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,150/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,620/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($99,067/yr), Antelope ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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