What is the median rent in Cave Creek, AZ?

Name: Median rent in Cave Creek, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Cave Creek, AZ is $2,493 (±$973) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 131 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Cave Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,335 in 2015–2019 to $2,493 in 2020–2024 (+86.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,493 (±$973)
Rented homes: 131 (±81)
$2,000 or more: 78.7%
Since 2015–2019: +86.7%

How much rent costs in Cave Creek

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Cave Creek	Maricopa County	Arizona	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±28.3 points)	2.4%	3.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±28.3 points)	7.9%	15.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	16.0% (±23.8 points)	26.2%	28.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	5.3% (±8.3 points)	32.7%	27.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	29.0% (±32.6 points)	18.8%	15.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	9.2% (±14.9 points)	7.2%	5.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	40.5% (±31.1 points)	4.8%	3.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 40.5% of renting households.

78.7% of rented homes in Cave Creek cost $2,000 or more a month.

Cave Creek against Maricopa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cave Creek	Maricopa County	Arizona	United States
Median gross rent	$2,493 (±$973)	$1,708 (±$8)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	131 (±81)	583,955 (±5,268)	889,339 (±6,896)	42,849,984

In Cave Creek, median gross rent is not measurably different from Maricopa County ($1,708).

It is not measurably different from Arizona ($1,543).

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

In Maricopa County, Cave Creek ranks 4 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 5 of 178.

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

How rent in Cave Creek 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	$1,335 (±$226)	$2,493 (±$973)	+86.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	11.0% (±3.8 points)	5.4% (±3.3 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	17.3% (±14.1 points)	13.2% (±19.6 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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 Cave Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cave Creek
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Cave Creek	—	$2,493 (±$973)	—
Carefree	4.1 mi	$1,538 (±$311)	Not measurably different
New River	6.8 mi	$1,948 (±$429)	Not measurably different
Anthem	8.3 mi	$2,548 (±$515)	Not measurably different
Scottsdale	13 mi	$2,013 (±$48)	Not measurably different
Peoria	19 mi	$1,843 (±$46)	Not measurably different
Phoenix	19 mi	$1,582 (±$14)	Not measurably different
Paradise Valley	20 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Fountain Hills	21 mi	$1,890 (±$142)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Maricopa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Paradise Valley	$3,500 or more
2	Citrus Park	$2,863 (±$280)
3	Anthem	$2,548 (±$515)
4	Cave Creek	$2,493 (±$973)
5	Queen Creek	$2,210 (±$94)
6	Gilbert	$2,110 (±$37)
7	Surprise	$2,033 (±$86)
8	Scottsdale	$2,013 (±$48)
9	Buckeye	$1,963 (±$148)
10	Goodyear	$1,956 (±$84)

Showing 10 of 31 places in Maricopa 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 Cave Creek

What is the average rent in Cave Creek, AZ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cave Creek is $2,493 (±$973) 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 Cave Creek?

In Cave Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,335 in 2015–2019 to $2,493 in 2020–2024 (+86.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Cave Creek cost more than $2,000 a month?

78.7% of rented homes in Cave Creek have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Cave Creek higher than in Maricopa County?

In Cave Creek, median gross rent is not measurably different from Maricopa County ($1,708).

It is not measurably different from Arizona ($1,543).

It is higher 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 Cave Creek town, Arizona (place:11300, 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.