Rents are right about where Lodi's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $2,278 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
August. Asking rents in Lodi usually run 0.8% below trend in August and 0.8% above it in April, about $36 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Lodi is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in June 2021.
Rent in Lodi changed +4.4% 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 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($88,530) is $2,213 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,825); a 3-bedroom is $2,555.
Stockton, 10 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,032/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Lodi. 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
Lodi, CA is majority owner-occupied, 24.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lodi, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2022, the typical rent in Lodi, CA has increased from $1,974 to $2,278, a 15.4% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $88,530 today, compared with $70,302 five years earlier. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 2.3% since 2021, moving from about 66,107 residents to roughly 67,607. Renters now make up 43.2% of households, compared with 46.7% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 24.6% of adults here, versus 22.5% in 2021. 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 Lodi is $2,278/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,310/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,825/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,430/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,555/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($88,530/yr), Lodi ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.5% over the past year.
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