Rents are 6% below what Yorba Linda'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 $3,870 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 Yorba Linda usually run 1% below trend in February and 1.1% above it in August, about $81 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Yorba Linda is 0.1% below its high of $3,873 in June 2026, at $3,870 as of September 2026.
Rent in Yorba Linda changed +2.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($157,582) is $3,940 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,435); a 3-bedroom is $4,645.
Chino Hills, 5 miles away, rents for 20% less ($3,085/mo), about $9,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Yorba Linda. 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
Yorba Linda, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 56.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Yorba Linda, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Yorba Linda, CA has shifted from $2,856 to $3,870, up 35.5% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $137,011 to $157,582 across the same window, up 15.0% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Yorba Linda, CA losing about 1,149 residents over the five-year window, down 1.7% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 53.6% to 56.2% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Yorba Linda, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Yorba Linda is $3,870/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,780/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,435/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,905/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $4,645/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($157,582/yr), Yorba Linda ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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