Rents are 6% above what Campbell's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $3,433 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 Campbell usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in August, about $65 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Campbell is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2017.
Rent in Campbell changed +7.7% 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 Campbell rose 12.3% while median household income rose 16.7% ($124,525 to $145,268). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Campbell is 23.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 11 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($145,268) is $3,632 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,360); a 3-bedroom is $4,360.
Soquel, 16 miles away, rents for 17% less ($2,850/mo), about $7,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Campbell. 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
Campbell, CA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 60.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Campbell, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Campbell, CA paid around $2,656 a month. That figure now sits near $3,433, up 29.3% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $130,171 in 2021 to $145,268 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Campbell, CA losing about 1,173 residents over the five-year window, down 2.7% on net. The renter share has eased from 50.4% to 48.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 56.9% to 60.2% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Campbell, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Campbell is $3,433/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,540/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,360/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,900/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $4,360/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($145,268/yr), Campbell ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.7% over the past year.
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