Rents are 10% below what Spring Valley'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 $2,454 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
February. Asking rents in Spring Valley usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 0.6% above it in August, about $34 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Spring Valley is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2017.
Rent in Spring Valley changed +2.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent in Spring Valley is 55.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Spring Valley. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Spring Valley, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Spring Valley, CA paid around $1,802 a month. That figure now sits near $2,454, up 36.2% from the 2021 baseline. Taken together, the five-year picture in Spring Valley, 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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Spring Valley rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Spring Valley. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Spring Valley is $2,454/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,760/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,360/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,910/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,160/mo.
At 41% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Spring Valley ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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