What is the median rent in Picture Rocks, AZ?

Name: Median rent in Picture Rocks, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Picture Rocks, AZ is $960 (±$297) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 216 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Picture Rocks, the median gross rent went from $1,161 in 2015–2019 to $960 in 2020–2024 (−17.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $960 (±$297)
Rented homes: 216 (±119)
$2,000 or more: 17.6%
Since 2015–2019: −17.3%

How much rent costs in Picture Rocks

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Picture Rocks	Pima County	Arizona	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±18.7 points)	3.9%	3.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	57.4% (±30.9 points)	27.9%	15.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	25.0% (±25.9 points)	36.6%	28.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±18.7 points)	19.9%	27.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	17.6% (±24.9 points)	7.3%	15.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±18.7 points)	2.0%	5.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±18.7 points)	2.4%	3.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 57.4% of renting households.

17.6% of rented homes in Picture Rocks cost $2,000 or more a month.

Picture Rocks against Pima County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Picture Rocks	Pima County	Arizona	United States
Median gross rent	$960 (±$297)	$1,212 (±$14)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	216 (±119)	144,876 (±2,496)	889,339 (±6,896)	42,849,984

In Picture Rocks, median gross rent is not measurably different from Pima County ($1,212).

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

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

In Pima County, Picture Rocks ranks 18 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 109 of 178.

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

How rent in Picture Rocks 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	$1,161 (±$195)	$960 (±$297)	−17.3%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	15.7% (±4.4 points)	6.0% (±3.2 points)	−9.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±6.1 points)	0.0% (±18.0 points)	0.0 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 Picture Rocks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Picture Rocks
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Picture Rocks	—	$960 (±$297)	—
Avra Valley	8.0 mi	$661 (±$411)	Not measurably different
Tucson Mountains	11 mi	$1,450 (±$1,027)	Not measurably different
Marana	12 mi	$1,818 (±$65)	Higher
Tucson Estates	13 mi	$1,248 (±$474)	Not measurably different
Casas Adobes	15 mi	$1,650 (±$49)	Higher
Flowing Wells	15 mi	$1,034 (±$172)	Not measurably different
Valencia West	16 mi	$1,850 (±$797)	Higher
Drexel Heights	18 mi	$1,342 (±$136)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Marana, AZ ($1,818), Casas Adobes, AZ ($1,650), Valencia West, AZ ($1,850).

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

Median gross rent across Pima County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
12	Catalina	$1,326 (±$229)
13	Tucson Estates	$1,248 (±$474)
14	Green Valley	$1,171 (±$58)
15	Tucson	$1,145 (±$13)
16	Flowing Wells	$1,034 (±$172)
17	Three Points	$993 (±$106)
18	Picture Rocks	$960 (±$297)
19	South Tucson	$941 (±$167)
20	Ajo	$838 (±$158)
21	Avra Valley	$661 (±$411)
22	Summit	$655 (±$160)
23	Sells	$383 (±$95)

Showing 12 of 23 places in Pima County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Picture Rocks 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 Picture Rocks

What is the average rent in Picture Rocks, AZ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Picture Rocks is $960 (±$297) 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 Picture Rocks?

In Picture Rocks, the median gross rent went from $1,161 in 2015–2019 to $960 in 2020–2024 (−17.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Picture Rocks cost more than $2,000 a month?

17.6% of rented homes in Picture Rocks have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Picture Rocks higher than in Pima County?

In Picture Rocks, median gross rent is not measurably different from Pima County ($1,212).

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 Picture Rocks CDP, Arizona (place:55300, 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.