Rents are 9% below what Loma Linda'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 $2,317 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 Loma Linda usually run 1% below trend in December and 1.3% above it in August, about $53 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Loma Linda is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in September 2017.
Rent in Loma Linda changed +3.1% 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 Loma Linda rose 39.1% while median household income rose 48.1% ($55,607 to $82,353). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Loma Linda is 47.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($82,353) is $2,059 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,890); a 2-bedroom is $2,350.
Colton, 3 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,929/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Loma Linda. 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
Loma Linda, CA is majority renter-occupied, 51.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Loma Linda, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Loma Linda, CA has shifted from $1,777 to $2,317, up 30.4% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $63,272 to $82,353 between 2021 and 2024, a 30.2% shift. Census counts show Loma Linda, CA adding about 410 residents over the five-year window, up 1.7% on net. The renter share has risen from 59.6% to 62.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in Loma Linda, 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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Loma Linda rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Loma Linda is $2,317/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,810/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,350/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,890/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,140/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($82,353/yr), Loma Linda ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.1% over the past year.
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