Rents are 9% below what Rancho Cucamonga'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 $2,786 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 Rancho Cucamonga usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in August, about $56 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Rancho Cucamonga is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga rose 36% while median household income rose 23% ($90,953 to $111,895). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Rancho Cucamonga is 38.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($111,895) is $2,797 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,555); a 2-bedroom is $3,183.
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in Rancho Cucamonga, 91737 ($3,559/mo), costs 30% more than the cheapest, 91730 ($2,740/mo).
Upland, 5 miles away, rents for 14% less ($2,392/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Rancho Cucamonga. 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
Rancho Cucamonga, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 37.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rancho Cucamonga, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Rancho Cucamonga, CA has shifted from $2,316 to $2,786, up 20.3% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $97,046 to $111,895 across the same window, up 15.3% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Rancho Cucamonga, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Rancho Cucamonga rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Rancho Cucamonga is $2,786/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,450/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,183/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,555/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $4,248/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($111,895/yr), Rancho Cucamonga ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.1% over the past year.
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