At $1,803/mo, rent takes about 28% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
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 $1,803 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 Crestline changed +6.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($77,786) is $1,945 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,710); a 2-bedroom is $2,130.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Crestline. 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
Crestline, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 31.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Crestline, CA has changed in 5 years
Census figures show median household income at $77,786 today, compared with $64,523 five years earlier. Census counts show Crestline, CA adding about 485 residents over the five-year window, up 5.2% on net. The renter share has risen from 19.4% to 23.7%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 28.8% to 31.3% across the same window.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Crestline is $1,803/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,640/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,130/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,710/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,840/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($77,786/yr), Crestline ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.0% over the past year.
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