Rents are right about where Rialto'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 $2,675 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 Rialto is 0.6% below its high of $2,690 in July 2026, at $2,675 as of September 2026.
Rent in Rialto changed +3.0% 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 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($88,857) is $2,221 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,190); a 3-bedroom is $2,920.
San Bernardino, 5 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,971/mo), about $8,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Rialto. 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
Rialto, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 12.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rialto, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Rialto, CA has increased 13.7% since 2022, going from about $2,353 per month to roughly $2,675 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $69,934 in 2021 to $88,857 more recently. Income growth outran rent by about 13.4 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. About 33.8% of households rent today, against 37.7% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Rialto, CA market of 2022.
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Rialto rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Rialto is $2,675/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,690/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,190/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,760/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,920/mo.
At 36% of local median household income ($88,857/yr), Rialto ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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At $2,675/mo, rent takes ~36% of Rialto's median household income ($88,857/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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