Rents are right about where Claremont's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $3,128 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
Rent in Claremont is 0% below its high of $3,128 in July 2026, at $3,128 as of September 2026.
Rent in Claremont changed +2.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($125,647) is $3,141 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,990); a 3-bedroom is $3,800.
Upland, 3 miles away, rents for 24% less ($2,392/mo), about $8,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Claremont. 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
Claremont, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 59.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Claremont, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Claremont, CA has shifted from $2,819 to $3,128, up 11.0% since 2023. Household income in the area moved from $111,937 to $125,647 across the same window, up 12.2% versus 2021. The renter share has risen from 33.1% to 36.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 57.7% to 59.9% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Claremont, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Claremont rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Claremont is $3,128/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,110/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,990/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,370/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,800/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($125,647/yr), Claremont ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.2% over the past year.
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At $3,128/mo, rent takes ~30% of Claremont's median household income ($125,647/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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