Rents are 8% below what Chino'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 $3,286 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
February. Asking rents in Chino usually run 1% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in July, about $62 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Chino is 0.4% below its high of $3,299 in June 2026, at $3,286 as of September 2026.
Rent in Chino changed +1.5% 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 Chino rose 40.4% while median household income rose 28.1% ($81,711 to $104,682). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Chino is 46.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,682) is $2,617 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,440); a 2-bedroom is $3,035.
Ontario, 6 miles away, rents for 21% less ($2,580/mo), about $8,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Chino. 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
Chino, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 27.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Chino, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Chino, CA has shifted from $2,759 to $3,286, up 19.1% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $91,107 in 2021 to $104,682 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Chino, CA adding about 2,373 residents over the five-year window, up 2.6% on net. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Chino, CA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Chino is $3,286/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,335/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,035/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,440/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $4,050/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($104,682/yr), Chino ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.5% over the past year.
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