Rents are 6% below what Healdsburg'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 $3,425 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 Healdsburg is 2% below its high of $3,494 in August 2026, at $3,425 as of September 2026.
Rent in Healdsburg changed +2.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($103,554) is $2,589 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,120); a 2-bedroom is $2,780.
Santa Rosa, 15 miles away, rents for 25% less ($2,582/mo), about $10,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Healdsburg. 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
Healdsburg, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 40.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Healdsburg, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Healdsburg, CA has increased 27.4% since 2022, going from about $2,688 per month to roughly $3,425 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $94,375 in 2021 to $103,554 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 17.7 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 11,439 to 11,243 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.7% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 46.2% to 40.6%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Healdsburg, CA market of 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Healdsburg is $3,425/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,910/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,780/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,120/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,800/mo.
At 40% of local median household income ($103,554/yr), Healdsburg ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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