Rents are 17% below what Hemet'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 $1,839 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
January. Asking rents in Hemet usually run 0.5% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in June, about $22 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Hemet is 1.2% below its high of $1,862 in March 2026, at $1,839 as of September 2026.
Rent in Hemet changed -0.5% 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 Hemet rose 56.3% while median household income rose 45.3% ($39,726 to $57,719). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Hemet is 53.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($57,719) is $1,443 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,557).
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Hemet, 92544 ($2,015/mo), costs 16% more than the cheapest, 92543 ($1,741/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hemet. 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
Hemet, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 15.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hemet, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Hemet, CA has shifted from $1,418 to $1,839, up 29.7% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $46,194 to $57,719 between 2021 and 2024, a 24.9% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Hemet, CA adding about 2,423 residents over the five-year window, up 2.7% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in Hemet, 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 Hemet is $1,839/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,557/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,023/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,623/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,703/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($57,719/yr), Hemet ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.5% over the past year.
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