Rents are 13% below what Apple Valley'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 $1,899 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 Apple Valley usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in June, about $38 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Apple Valley is 0.7% below its high of $1,913 in July 2026, at $1,899 as of September 2026.
Rent in Apple Valley changed +2.4% 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 Apple Valley rose 58.8% while median household income rose 28.2% ($54,527 to $69,882). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Apple Valley is 63.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($69,882) is $1,747 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,465); a 2-bedroom is $1,825.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Apple Valley. 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
Apple Valley, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 18.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Apple Valley, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Apple Valley, CA has increased 37.4% since 2021, going from about $1,382 per month to roughly $1,899 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in Apple Valley, CA now reports about $69,882, up from $61,758 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 24.2 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 30.1% of households rent today, against 33.7% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Apple Valley, CA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Apple Valley is $1,899/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,395/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,825/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,465/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,450/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($69,882/yr), Apple Valley ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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