Rents are 10% below what Pomona'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 $2,319 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
February. Asking rents in Pomona usually run 1.2% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in May, about $49 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Pomona is 1.4% below its high of $2,353 in March 2026, at $2,319 as of September 2026.
Rent in Pomona changed +1.7% 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 Pomona rose 42.2% while median household income rose 31.2% ($60,598 to $79,479). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Pomona is 43.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($79,479) is $1,987 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,810); a 2-bedroom is $2,290.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Pomona, 91767 ($2,389/mo), costs 11% more than the cheapest, 91768 ($2,158/mo).
Maywood, 25 miles away, rents for 29% less ($1,635/mo), about $8,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Pomona. 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
Pomona, CA is roughly split between renters and owners, 20.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Pomona, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Pomona, CA paid around $1,734 a month. That figure now sits near $2,319, up 33.7% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $79,479 today, compared with $67,549 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Pomona, CA losing about 3,649 residents over the five-year window, down 2.4% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 18.1% to 20.3% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Pomona is $2,319/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,600/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,290/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,810/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,940/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($79,479/yr), Pomona ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.7% over the past year.
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