Rents are 10% below what Hacienda Heights'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 $3,538 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 Hacienda Heights usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in November, about $39 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Hacienda Heights is 2.5% below its high of $3,628 in May 2026, at $3,538 as of September 2026.
Rent in Hacienda Heights changed -0.1% 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 Hacienda Heights rose 41.2% while median household income rose 27% ($85,953 to $109,193). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Hacienda Heights is 43.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 4 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($109,193) is $2,730 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,600); a 3-bedroom is $3,300.
La Puente, 3 miles away, rents for 20% less ($2,824/mo), about $8,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hacienda Heights. 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
Hacienda Heights, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 35.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hacienda Heights, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Hacienda Heights, CA stood at $2,521 in 2021 and currently runs about $3,538, reflecting a 40.3% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $109,193 today, compared with $94,617 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.0% since 2021, moving from about 54,841 residents to roughly 54,291. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hacienda Heights is $3,538/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,840/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,600/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,060/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,300/mo.
At 39% of local median household income ($109,193/yr), Hacienda Heights ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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