Rents are 6% below what Yucca 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 $1,827 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 Yucca Valley is 2.5% below its high of $1,874 in April 2026, at $1,827 as of September 2026.
Rent in Yucca Valley changed +2.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 336 California cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($59,563) is $1,489 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,450); a 2-bedroom is $1,810.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Yucca Valley. 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
Yucca Valley, CA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 22.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Yucca Valley, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Yucca Valley, CA paid around $1,521 a month. That figure now sits near $1,827, up 20.1% from the 2022 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $59,563 today, compared with $51,978 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 33% to 36.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 18% to 22.1% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Yucca Valley is $1,827/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,370/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,810/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,450/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,440/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($59,563/yr), Yucca Valley ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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At $1,827/mo, rent takes ~37% of Yucca Valley's median household income ($59,563/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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