Rents are right about where Perris'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 $2,846 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 Perris is 0.6% below its high of $2,863 in July 2026, at $2,846 as of September 2026.
Rent in Perris changed +4.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($88,911) is $2,223 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,080); a 2-bedroom is $2,590.
Moreno Valley, 6 miles away, rents for 15% less ($2,412/mo), about $5,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Perris. 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
Perris, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 12.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Perris, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Perris, CA has increased 19.7% since 2022, going from about $2,378 per month to roughly $2,846 today. Census figures show median household income at $88,911 today, compared with $70,910 five years earlier. Income growth outran rent by about 5.7 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 78,106 to 80,511 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.1% change. About 31.2% of households rent today, against 33.1% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 10.2% to 12.3%. 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 Perris is $2,846/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,990/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,590/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,080/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,460/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($88,911/yr), Perris ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.5% over the past year.
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