Rents are 9% below what Rocklin'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 $2,408 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
January. Asking rents in Rocklin usually run 1.5% below trend in January and 1.4% above it in July, about $70 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Rocklin is 0.3% below its high of $2,415 in August 2026, at $2,408 as of September 2026.
Rent in Rocklin changed +2.2% 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 Rocklin rose 28.3% while median household income rose 26% ($98,566 to $124,168). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Rocklin is 30.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($124,168) is $3,104 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,815); a 3-bedroom is $3,815.
Citrus Heights, 8 miles away, rents for 22% less ($1,883/mo), about $6,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Rocklin. 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
Rocklin, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 48% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rocklin, CA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Rocklin, CA has climbed by $342 per month, settling near $2,408 after starting the period at $2,066. Median household income grew from $106,164 to $124,168 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.0% shift. Headcount in the area went from 70,317 to 73,327 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.3% change. About 31.7% of households rent today, against 33.2% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Rocklin, 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 Rocklin is $2,408/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,145/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,815/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,270/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,815/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($124,168/yr), Rocklin ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.2% over the past year.
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