What is the median rent in Lake Havasu City, AZ?

Name: Median rent in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lake Havasu City, AZ is $1,320 (±$78) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 6,916 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lake Havasu City, the median gross rent went from $920 in 2015–2019 to $1,320 in 2020–2024 (+43.5%).

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: $1,320 (±$78)
Rented homes: 6,916 (±554)
$2,000 or more: 11.6%
Since 2015–2019: +43.5%

How much rent costs in Lake Havasu City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lake Havasu City	Mohave County	Arizona	United States
Less than $500	2.6% (±2.0 points)	5.2%	3.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	25.6% (±4.6 points)	36.6%	15.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	33.4% (±5.5 points)	37.4%	28.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	26.8% (±4.0 points)	14.4%	27.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.2% (±2.2 points)	4.2%	15.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.0% (±0.6 points)	0.7%	5.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.4% (±2.5 points)	1.5%	3.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 33.4% of renting households.

11.6% of rented homes in Lake Havasu City cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lake Havasu City against Mohave County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Havasu City	Mohave County	Arizona	United States
Median gross rent	$1,320 (±$78)	$1,091 (±$28)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	6,916 (±554)	23,889 (±1,068)	889,339 (±6,896)	42,849,984

In Lake Havasu City, median gross rent is higher than in Mohave County ($1,091).

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

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

In Mohave County, Lake Havasu City ranks 2 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 58 of 178.

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

How rent in Lake Havasu City 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	$920 (±$41)	$1,320 (±$78)	+43.5%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	29.6% (±2.2 points)	26.8% (±2.0 points)	−2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.8% (±2.6 points)	5.7% (±2.1 points)	−0.1 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 Lake Havasu City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Havasu City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lake Havasu City	—	$1,320 (±$78)	—
Cienega Springs	21 mi	$924 (±$82)	Lower
Golden Shores	22 mi	$939 (±$96)	Lower
Big River	25 mi	$839 (±$248)	Lower
Needles	28 mi	$745 (±$80)	Lower
Mohave Valley	32 mi	$1,299 (±$400)	Not measurably different
Parker	33 mi	$964 (±$146)	Lower
Fort Mohave	38 mi	$1,010 (±$123)	Lower
Bullhead City	46 mi	$1,079 (±$39)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cienega Springs, AZ ($924), Golden Shores, AZ ($939), Big River, CA ($839).

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

Median gross rent across Mohave County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Colorado City	$2,420 (±$541)
2	Lake Havasu City	$1,320 (±$78)
3	Mohave Valley	$1,299 (±$400)
4	Golden Valley	$1,134 (±$60)
5	Bullhead City	$1,079 (±$39)
6	Kingman	$1,058 (±$72)
7	New Kingman-Butler	$1,018 (±$153)
8	Fort Mohave	$1,010 (±$123)

Showing 8 of 12 places in Mohave 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 Lake Havasu City

What is the average rent in Lake Havasu City, AZ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lake Havasu City is $1,320 (±$78) 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 Lake Havasu City?

In Lake Havasu City, the median gross rent went from $920 in 2015–2019 to $1,320 in 2020–2024 (+43.5%).

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 Lake Havasu City cost more than $2,000 a month?

11.6% of rented homes in Lake Havasu City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lake Havasu City higher than in Mohave County?

In Lake Havasu City, median gross rent is higher than in Mohave County ($1,091).

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 Lake Havasu City city, Arizona (place:39370, 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.