What is the median rent in Apache Junction, AZ?

Name: Median rent in Apache Junction, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Apache Junction, AZ is $1,146 (±$91) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,386 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Apache Junction, the median gross rent went from $814 in 2015–2019 to $1,146 in 2020–2024 (+40.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,146 (±$91)
Rented homes: 3,386 (±429)
$2,000 or more: 17.4%
Since 2015–2019: +40.8%

How much rent costs in Apache Junction

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Apache Junction	Pinal County	Arizona	United States
Less than $500	4.3% (±3.0 points)	5.9%	3.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	32.7% (±8.9 points)	18.7%	15.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	25.9% (±6.5 points)	23.6%	28.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	19.7% (±6.5 points)	23.8%	27.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.9% (±6.4 points)	20.9%	15.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.5% (±1.9 points)	5.6%	5.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.0% (±1.2 points)	1.5%	3.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 32.7% of renting households.

17.4% of rented homes in Apache Junction cost $2,000 or more a month.

Apache Junction against Pinal County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Apache Junction	Pinal County	Arizona	United States
Median gross rent	$1,146 (±$91)	$1,537 (±$63)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,386 (±429)	26,354 (±1,206)	889,339 (±6,896)	42,849,984

In Apache Junction, median gross rent is lower than in Pinal County ($1,537).

It is also lower than in Arizona ($1,543).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Pinal County, Apache Junction ranks 8 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 79 of 178.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Apache Junction has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$814 (±$77)	$1,146 (±$91)	+40.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	22.0% (±2.5 points)	20.9% (±2.5 points)	−1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	9.8% (±4.3 points)	1.0% (±1.2 points)	−8.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Apache Junction

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Apache Junction
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Apache Junction	—	$1,146 (±$91)	—
Gold Canyon	6.9 mi	$1,542 (±$368)	Higher
Mesa	10 mi	$1,620 (±$25)	Higher
Queen Creek	11 mi	$2,210 (±$94)	Higher
Gilbert	13 mi	$2,110 (±$37)	Higher
San Tan Valley	14 mi	$2,085 (±$73)	Higher
Chandler	19 mi	$1,902 (±$25)	Higher
Fountain Hills	19 mi	$1,890 (±$142)	Higher
Sun Lakes	22 mi	$1,938 (±$280)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gold Canyon, AZ ($1,542), Mesa, AZ ($1,620), Queen Creek, AZ ($2,210).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Pinal County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
2	San Tan Valley	$2,085 (±$73)
3	Maricopa	$1,998 (±$102)
4	Gold Canyon	$1,542 (±$368)
5	Casa Grande	$1,386 (±$56)
6	Coolidge	$1,314 (±$155)
7	Florence	$1,302 (±$301)
8 (tie)	Apache Junction	$1,146 (±$91)
8 (tie)	Mammoth	$1,146 (±$592)
10	Kearny	$1,065 (±$335)
11	Arizona City	$990 (±$103)
12	Eloy	$978 (±$106)
13	Superior	$881 (±$69)
14	Oracle	$839 (±$439)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Pinal County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Apache Junction

What is the average rent in Apache Junction, AZ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Apache Junction is $1,146 (±$91) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Apache Junction?

In Apache Junction, the median gross rent went from $814 in 2015–2019 to $1,146 in 2020–2024 (+40.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Apache Junction cost more than $2,000 a month?

17.4% of rented homes in Apache Junction have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Apache Junction higher than in Pinal County?

In Apache Junction, median gross rent is lower than in Pinal County ($1,537).

It is also lower than in Arizona ($1,543).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Apache Junction city, Arizona (place:02830, in state:04).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.