Rents are 8% below what Buena Park'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 $2,590 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
November. Asking rents in Buena Park usually run 0.4% below trend in November and 0.5% above it in August, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Buena Park is 0.5% below its high of $2,604 in December 2025, at $2,590 as of September 2026.
Rent in Buena Park changed +1.6% 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 Buena Park rose 36.5% while median household income rose 40.1% ($78,932 to $110,550). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Buena Park is 41.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($110,550) is $2,764 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,685); a 3-bedroom is $3,635.
Bellflower, 7 miles away, rents for 14% less ($2,221/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Buena Park. 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
Buena Park, CA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 33% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Buena Park, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Buena Park, CA has shifted from $1,940 to $2,590, up 33.5% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $90,503 in 2021 to $110,550 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Buena Park, CA losing about 1,103 residents over the five-year window, down 1.3% on net. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Buena Park, CA market of 2021.
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Buena Park rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Buena Park is $2,590/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,150/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,685/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,265/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,635/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($110,550/yr), Buena Park ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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