Rents are 7% below what Ventura'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 $2,898 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 Ventura usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.4% above it in April, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Ventura is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Ventura changed +3.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent in Ventura is 43.2% 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.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Ventura, 93001 ($3,141/mo), costs 13% more than the cheapest, 93004 ($2,770/mo).
Santa Paula, 22 miles away, rents for 21% less ($2,288/mo), about $7,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ventura. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Ventura, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Ventura, CA has increased 31.7% since 2021, going from about $2,200 per month to roughly $2,898 today. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Ventura, CA market of 2021.
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Ventura rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ventura is $2,898/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,943/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,610/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,227/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,533/mo.
At 48% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Ventura ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.5% over the past year.
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