Rents are 5% below what Redding'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 $1,647 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 Redding usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 0.5% above it in June, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Redding is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in June 2016.
Rent in Redding changed +4.6% 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 Redding rose 36.7% while median household income rose 29.8% ($54,278 to $70,466). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Redding is 47.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($70,466) is $1,762 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,600); a 3-bedroom is $2,243.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Redding, 96003 ($1,711/mo), costs 11% more than the cheapest, 96001 ($1,543/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Redding. 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
Redding, CA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, 26.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Redding, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Redding, CA stood at $1,220 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,647, reflecting a 35.0% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $60,624 to $70,466 between 2021 and 2024, a 16.2% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Redding, 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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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Redding is $1,647/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,143/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,600/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,217/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,243/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($70,466/yr), Redding ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.6% over the past year.
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