Rents are 4% below what Rancho Mirage'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 $4,556 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 Rancho Mirage is 4% below its high of $4,748 in July 2026, at $4,556 as of September 2026.
Rent in Rancho Mirage changed +1.5% 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 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($107,364) is $2,684 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,400); a 3-bedroom is $3,200.
Cathedral City, 4 miles away, rents for 49% less ($2,343/mo), about $26,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Rancho Mirage. 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 Mirage, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 48.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rancho Mirage, CA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Rancho Mirage, CA has increased by $963 per month, settling near $4,556 after starting the period at $3,593. Household income in the area moved from $95,158 to $107,364 across the same window, up 12.8% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 14.0 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 17,129 to 17,563 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.5% change. About 18% of households rent today, against 19.8% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 44.3% to 48.6%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Rancho Mirage, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Rancho Mirage is $4,556/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,850/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,400/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,930/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,200/mo.
At 51% of local median household income ($107,364/yr), Rancho Mirage ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.5% over the past year.
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