What is the median rent in Queen Creek, AZ?

Name: Median rent in Queen Creek, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Queen Creek, AZ is $2,210 (±$94) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,078 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Queen Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,590 in 2015–2019 to $2,210 in 2020–2024 (+39.0%).

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: $2,210 (±$94)
Rented homes: 2,078 (±349)
$2,000 or more: 66.7%
Since 2015–2019: +39.0%

How much rent costs in Queen Creek

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Queen Creek	Maricopa County	Arizona	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±2.1 points)	2.4%	3.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	4.5% (±4.6 points)	7.9%	15.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	10.7% (±7.6 points)	26.2%	28.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	18.0% (±8.7 points)	32.7%	27.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	39.9% (±8.8 points)	18.8%	15.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	19.9% (±9.1 points)	7.2%	5.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.9% (±3.7 points)	4.8%	3.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 39.9% of renting households.

66.7% of rented homes in Queen Creek cost $2,000 or more a month.

Queen Creek against Maricopa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Queen Creek	Maricopa County	Arizona	United States
Median gross rent	$2,210 (±$94)	$1,708 (±$8)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,078 (±349)	583,955 (±5,268)	889,339 (±6,896)	42,849,984

In Queen Creek, 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, Queen Creek ranks 5 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 9 of 178.

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

How rent in Queen 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	$1,590 (±$125)	$2,210 (±$94)	+39.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	13.3% (±2.1 points)	9.8% (±1.6 points)	−3.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	13.4% (±6.3 points)	4.7% (±3.6 points)	−8.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Queen Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Queen Creek
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Queen Creek	—	$2,210 (±$94)	—
San Tan Valley	5.1 mi	$2,085 (±$73)	Lower
Gilbert	9.0 mi	$2,110 (±$37)	Not measurably different
Apache Junction	11 mi	$1,146 (±$91)	Lower
Mesa	13 mi	$1,620 (±$25)	Lower
Gold Canyon	14 mi	$1,542 (±$368)	Lower
Chandler	14 mi	$1,902 (±$25)	Lower
Sun Lakes	15 mi	$1,938 (±$280)	Not measurably different
Florence	16 mi	$1,302 (±$301)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: San Tan Valley, AZ ($2,085), Apache Junction, AZ ($1,146), Mesa, AZ ($1,620).

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)
11	New River	$1,948 (±$429)

Showing 11 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 Queen Creek

What is the average rent in Queen Creek, AZ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Queen Creek is $2,210 (±$94) 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 Queen Creek?

In Queen Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,590 in 2015–2019 to $2,210 in 2020–2024 (+39.0%).

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 Queen Creek cost more than $2,000 a month?

66.7% of rented homes in Queen Creek have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Queen Creek higher than in Maricopa County?

In Queen Creek, 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 Queen Creek town, Arizona (place:58150, 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.