What is the median rent in Peoria, AZ?

Name: Median rent in Peoria, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Peoria, AZ is $1,843 (±$46) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 17,108 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Peoria, the median gross rent went from $1,255 in 2015–2019 to $1,843 in 2020–2024 (+46.9%).

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: $1,843 (±$46)
Rented homes: 17,108 (±1,013)
$2,000 or more: 38.7%
Since 2015–2019: +46.9%

How much rent costs in Peoria

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Peoria	Maricopa County	Arizona	United States
Less than $500	1.9% (±0.9 points)	2.4%	3.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	3.3% (±1.0 points)	7.9%	15.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	20.1% (±3.4 points)	26.2%	28.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	36.1% (±4.0 points)	32.7%	27.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	24.0% (±3.7 points)	18.8%	15.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.6% (±1.6 points)	7.2%	5.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	7.1% (±1.5 points)	4.8%	3.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 36.1% of renting households.

38.7% of rented homes in Peoria cost $2,000 or more a month.

Peoria against Maricopa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Peoria	Maricopa County	Arizona	United States
Median gross rent	$1,843 (±$46)	$1,708 (±$8)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	17,108 (±1,013)	583,955 (±5,268)	889,339 (±6,896)	42,849,984

In Peoria, median gross rent is higher than in Maricopa County ($1,708).

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

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

In Maricopa County, Peoria ranks 16 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 24 of 178.

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

How rent in Peoria 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	$1,255 (±$34)	$1,843 (±$46)	+46.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	25.8% (±1.0 points)	24.0% (±1.3 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	8.8% (±1.8 points)	10.4% (±2.3 points)	+1.6 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 Peoria

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Peoria
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Peoria	—	$1,843 (±$46)	—
Sun City West	8.4 mi	$1,672 (±$344)	Not measurably different
Anthem	11 mi	$2,548 (±$515)	Higher
Surprise	12 mi	$2,033 (±$86)	Higher
Sun City	12 mi	$1,569 (±$96)	Lower
El Mirage	14 mi	$1,806 (±$68)	Not measurably different
Youngtown	14 mi	$1,157 (±$108)	Lower
New River	14 mi	$1,948 (±$429)	Not measurably different
Circle City	16 mi	$850 (±$589)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sun City, AZ ($1,569), Youngtown, AZ ($1,157), Circle City, AZ ($850).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Anthem, AZ ($2,548), Surprise, AZ ($2,033).

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
10	Goodyear	$1,956 (±$84)
11	New River	$1,948 (±$429)
12	Sun Lakes	$1,938 (±$280)
13	Litchfield Park	$1,922 (±$540)
14	Chandler	$1,902 (±$25)
15	Fountain Hills	$1,890 (±$142)
16	Peoria	$1,843 (±$46)
17	Avondale	$1,832 (±$50)
18	El Mirage	$1,806 (±$68)
19	Tempe	$1,743 (±$26)
20	Sun City West	$1,672 (±$344)
21	Mesa	$1,620 (±$25)
22	Phoenix	$1,582 (±$14)

Showing 13 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 Peoria

What is the average rent in Peoria, AZ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Peoria is $1,843 (±$46) 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 Peoria?

In Peoria, the median gross rent went from $1,255 in 2015–2019 to $1,843 in 2020–2024 (+46.9%).

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 Peoria cost more than $2,000 a month?

38.7% of rented homes in Peoria have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Peoria higher than in Maricopa County?

In Peoria, median gross rent is higher than in Maricopa County ($1,708).

It is also higher than in 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 Peoria city, Arizona (place:54050, 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.