What is the median rent in Lake of the Woods, AZ?

Name: Median rent in Lake of the Woods, AZ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Lake of the Woods, AZ is $812 (±$253) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 221 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lake of the Woods, the median gross rent went from $790 in 2015–2019 to $812 in 2020–2024 (+2.8%).

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: $812 (±$253)
Rented homes: 221 (±119)
$2,000 or more: 4.5%
Since 2015–2019: +2.8%

How much rent costs in Lake of the Woods

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lake of the Woods	Navajo County	Arizona	United States
Less than $500	10.0% (±11.7 points)	19.8%	3.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	54.8% (±28.9 points)	39.6%	15.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.8% (±28.0 points)	29.5%	28.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±18.3 points)	6.3%	27.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±18.3 points)	3.6%	15.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±18.3 points)	0.3%	5.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.5% (±7.6 points)	0.9%	3.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 54.8% of renting households.

4.5% of rented homes in Lake of the Woods cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lake of the Woods against Navajo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake of the Woods	Navajo County	Arizona	United States
Median gross rent	$812 (±$253)	$858 (±$58)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	221 (±119)	9,167 (±663)	889,339 (±6,896)	42,849,984

In Lake of the Woods, median gross rent is not measurably different from Navajo County ($858).

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

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

In Navajo County, Lake of the Woods ranks 10 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 137 of 178.

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

How rent in Lake of the Woods 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	$790 (±$287)	$812 (±$253)	+2.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	32.5% (±6.5 points)	18.4% (±7.5 points)	−14.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	5.3% (±8.6 points)	9.1% (±14.1 points)	+3.8 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 of the Woods

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake of the Woods
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lake of the Woods	—	$812 (±$253)	—
Pinetop-Lakeside	1.6 mi	$1,200 (±$299)	Not measurably different
Wagon Wheel	3.6 mi	$1,309 (±$299)	Higher
Show Low	8.2 mi	$1,110 (±$89)	Higher
North Fork	10 mi	$817 (±$285)	Not measurably different
White Mountain Lake	13 mi	$628 (±$469)	Not measurably different
Taylor	21 mi	$743 (±$419)	Not measurably different
Whiteriver	22 mi	$568 (±$190)	Not measurably different
Canyon Day	26 mi	$869 (±$83)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wagon Wheel, AZ ($1,309), Show Low, AZ ($1,110).

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

Median gross rent across Navajo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Show Low	$1,110 (±$89)
5	Joseph City	$1,089 (±$55)
6	Winslow	$1,051 (±$87)
7	Cibecue	$909 (±$429)
8	Holbrook	$905 (±$222)
9	North Fork	$817 (±$285)
10	Lake of the Woods	$812 (±$253)
11	Kayenta	$772 (±$254)
12	First Mesa	$756 (±$120)
13	Taylor	$743 (±$419)
14	Heber-Overgaard	$730 (±$215)
15	Dilkon	$711 (±$100)
16	White Mountain Lake	$628 (±$469)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Navajo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lake of the Woods is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 of the Woods

What is the average rent in Lake of the Woods, AZ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lake of the Woods is $812 (±$253) 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 of the Woods?

In Lake of the Woods, the median gross rent went from $790 in 2015–2019 to $812 in 2020–2024 (+2.8%).

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 Lake of the Woods cost more than $2,000 a month?

4.5% of rented homes in Lake of the Woods have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lake of the Woods higher than in Navajo County?

In Lake of the Woods, median gross rent is not measurably different from Navajo County ($858).

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 of the Woods CDP, Arizona (place:39790, 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.