Rents are 8% below what Azusa'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 $2,532 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
October. Asking rents in Azusa usually run 0.8% below trend in October and 1.2% above it in June, about $51 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Azusa is 0.4% below its high of $2,543 in August 2026, at $2,532 as of September 2026.
Rent in Azusa changed +2.2% 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 Azusa rose 48.6% while median household income rose 33% ($68,216 to $90,721). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Azusa is 56.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($90,721) is $2,268 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,910); a 2-bedroom is $2,410.
East Los Angeles, 24 miles away, rents for 16% less ($2,125/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Azusa. 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
Azusa, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 27.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Azusa, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Azusa, CA has climbed from $1,686 to $2,532, a 50.2% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $90,721 today, compared with $74,043 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 44.8% of households, compared with 46.6% five years ago. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Azusa is $2,532/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,700/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,410/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,910/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,060/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($90,721/yr), Azusa ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.2% over the past year.
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