Rents are 7% below what Camarillo'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 $2,911 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 Camarillo usually run 0.6% below trend in November and 0.5% above it in August, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Camarillo is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Camarillo 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 Camarillo rose 32.2% while median household income rose 21.3% ($93,512 to $113,428). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Camarillo is 34.6% 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 ($113,428) is $2,836 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,445); a 2-bedroom is $2,925.
Santa Paula, 14 miles away, rents for 21% less ($2,288/mo), about $7,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Camarillo. 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
Camarillo, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 43.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Camarillo, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Camarillo, CA paid around $2,344 a month. That figure now sits near $2,911, up 24.2% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $113,428 today, compared with $102,789 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. 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 Camarillo is $2,911/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,130/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,925/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,445/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,990/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($113,428/yr), Camarillo ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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