Rents are 10% below what Antioch'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 $2,814 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
January. Asking rents in Antioch usually run 0.4% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in June, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Antioch is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Antioch changed +1.8% 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 Antioch rose 26.7% while median household income rose 27.2% ($76,601 to $97,465). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Antioch is 27.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($97,465) is $2,437 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,375); a 2-bedroom is $2,895.
Pittsburg, 7 miles away, rents for 14% less ($2,429/mo), about $4,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Antioch. 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
Antioch, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 23.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Antioch, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Antioch, CA has climbed from $2,375 to $2,814, a 18.5% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $82,244 to $97,465 across the same window, up 18.5% versus 2021. The population has grown by 1.5% since 2021, moving from about 114,750 residents to roughly 116,477. Renters now make up 36.4% of households, compared with 38.1% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Antioch, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Antioch is $2,814/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,070/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,895/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,375/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,715/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($97,465/yr), Antioch ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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