Rents are right about where Laguna Hills's 10-year trend predicts.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $3,029 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 Laguna Hills is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2022.
Rent in Laguna Hills changed +3.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($128,851) is $3,221 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,220); a 3-bedroom is $4,360.
Corona, 19 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,661/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Laguna Hills. 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
Laguna Hills, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 54.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Laguna Hills, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Laguna Hills, CA paid around $2,703 a month. That figure now sits near $3,029, up 12.1% from the 2022 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $128,851 today, compared with $109,750 five years earlier. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Laguna Hills, CA losing about 669 residents over the five-year window, down 2.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 50.8% to 54.7% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Laguna Hills is $3,029/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,610/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,220/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,720/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $4,360/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($128,851/yr), Laguna Hills ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.0% over the past year.
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At $3,029/mo, rent takes ~28% of Laguna Hills's median household income ($128,851/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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