What is the median rent in San Luis, AZ?

Name: Median rent in San Luis, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in San Luis, AZ is $741 (±$78) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,795 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In San Luis, the median gross rent went from $671 in 2015–2019 to $741 in 2020–2024 (+10.4%).

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: $741 (±$78)
Rented homes: 2,795 (±486)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +10.4%

How much rent costs in San Luis

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	San Luis	Yuma County	Arizona	United States
Less than $500	12.5% (±9.0 points)	9.7%	3.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	58.2% (±11.3 points)	41.1%	15.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	26.5% (±10.9 points)	30.5%	28.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.8% (±3.1 points)	14.1%	27.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±1.6 points)	2.5%	15.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.7%	5.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±1.6 points)	1.3%	3.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 58.2% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in San Luis cost $2,000 or more a month.

San Luis against Yuma County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Luis	Yuma County	Arizona	United States
Median gross rent	$741 (±$78)	$993 (±$36)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,795 (±486)	21,272 (±1,167)	889,339 (±6,896)	42,849,984

In San Luis, median gross rent is lower than in Yuma County ($993).

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

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

In Yuma County, San Luis ranks 6 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 148 of 178.

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

How rent in San Luis 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	$671 (±$59)	$741 (±$78)	+10.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	30.2% (±3.9 points)	31.6% (±4.9 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.0% (±2.6 points)	1.2% (±1.5 points)	−1.8 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 San Luis

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Luis
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
San Luis	—	$741 (±$78)	—
Somerton	8.2 mi	$896 (±$254)	Not measurably different
Yuma	12 mi	$1,114 (±$50)	Higher
Avenue B and C	17 mi	$807 (±$113)	Not measurably different
Fortuna Foothills	22 mi	$1,141 (±$155)	Higher
Wellton	31 mi	$1,517 (±$1,127)	Not measurably different
Holtville	44 mi	$861 (±$115)	Not measurably different
Calexico	47 mi	$1,093 (±$58)	Higher
Heber	50 mi	$1,086 (±$91)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Yuma, AZ ($1,114), Fortuna Foothills, AZ ($1,141), Calexico, CA ($1,093).

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

Median gross rent across Yuma County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Wellton	$1,517 (±$1,127)
2	Fortuna Foothills	$1,141 (±$155)
3	Yuma	$1,114 (±$50)
4	Somerton	$896 (±$254)
5	Avenue B and C	$807 (±$113)
6	San Luis	$741 (±$78)

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 San Luis

What is the average rent in San Luis, AZ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in San Luis is $741 (±$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 San Luis?

In San Luis, the median gross rent went from $671 in 2015–2019 to $741 in 2020–2024 (+10.4%).

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 San Luis cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in San Luis have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 12.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in San Luis higher than in Yuma County?

In San Luis, median gross rent is lower than in Yuma County ($993).

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 San Luis city, Arizona (place:63470, 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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