Rents are 8% below what Chino Hills'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 $3,085 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 Chino Hills usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $52 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Chino Hills is 0.1% below its high of $3,088 in July 2026, at $3,085 as of September 2026.
Rent in Chino Hills changed +1.4% 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 Hills rose 37.8% while median household income rose 18.8% ($106,347 to $126,334). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Chino Hills is 39.5% 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 ($126,334) is $3,158 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,780); a 2-bedroom is $3,460.
Pomona, 7 miles away, rents for 25% less ($2,319/mo), about $9,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Chino Hills. 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 Hills, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 48.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Chino Hills, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Chino Hills, CA has shifted from $2,536 to $3,085, up 21.6% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in Chino Hills, CA now reports about $126,334, up from $109,285 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 28.3% to 30.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Chino Hills, CA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Chino Hills is $3,085/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,660/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,460/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,780/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $4,620/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($126,334/yr), Chino Hills ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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