Rents are 5% below what Concord'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 $2,569 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
December. Asking rents in Concord usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.6% above it in July, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Concord is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Concord changed +3.0% 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 Concord rose 19.3% while median household income rose 21.4% ($89,564 to $108,709). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Concord is 25.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($108,709) is $2,718 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,625); a 3-bedroom is $3,365.
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in Concord, 94519 ($3,280/mo), costs 37% more than the cheapest, 94520 ($2,401/mo).
Vallejo, 16 miles away, rents for 14% less ($2,200/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Concord. 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
Concord, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 37.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Concord, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Concord, CA paid around $2,144 a month. That figure now sits near $2,569, up 19.8% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $100,011 to $108,709 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.7% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Concord, CA losing about 1,734 residents over the five-year window, down 1.4% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in Concord, CA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Concord is $2,569/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,893/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,625/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,153/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,365/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($108,709/yr), Concord ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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