What is the median rent in Arden-Arcade, CA?

Name: Median rent in Arden-Arcade, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Arden-Arcade, CA is $1,588 (±$37) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 20,300 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Arden-Arcade, the median gross rent went from $1,080 in 2015–2019 to $1,588 in 2020–2024 (+47.0%).

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: $1,588 (±$37)
Rented homes: 20,300 (±810)
$2,000 or more: 20.5%
Since 2015–2019: +47.0%

How much rent costs in Arden-Arcade

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Arden-Arcade	Sacramento County	California	United States
Less than $500	2.3% (±1.0 points)	3.4%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.9% (±1.5 points)	6.7%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	33.6% (±3.0 points)	21.6%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	35.8% (±3.2 points)	31.7%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	13.6% (±2.3 points)	21.6%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.0% (±1.3 points)	9.5%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.9% (±0.9 points)	5.5%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 35.8% of renting households.

20.5% of rented homes in Arden-Arcade cost $2,000 or more a month.

Arden-Arcade against Sacramento County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Arden-Arcade	Sacramento County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,588 (±$37)	$1,790 (±$12)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	20,300 (±810)	226,804 (±3,618)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Arden-Arcade, median gross rent is lower than in Sacramento County ($1,790).

It is also lower than in California ($2,036).

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

In Sacramento County, Arden-Arcade ranks 22 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 666 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Arden-Arcade 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	$1,080 (±$20)	$1,588 (±$37)	+47.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	58.6% (±1.1 points)	53.8% (±1.8 points)	−4.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.6% (±1.1 points)	5.1% (±1.5 points)	+1.5 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 Arden-Arcade

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Arden-Arcade
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Arden-Arcade	—	$1,588 (±$37)	—
La Riviera	2.7 mi	$1,849 (±$60)	Higher
Carmichael	3.8 mi	$1,702 (±$31)	Higher
Rosemont	4.0 mi	$1,831 (±$103)	Higher
McClellan Park	4.4 mi	$1,888 (±$744)	Not measurably different
North Highlands	4.9 mi	$1,636 (±$59)	Not measurably different
Sacramento	5.1 mi	$1,779 (±$19)	Higher
Fruitridge Pocket	6.1 mi	$1,473 (±$261)	Not measurably different
Foothill Farms	6.3 mi	$1,695 (±$59)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: La Riviera, CA ($1,849), Carmichael, CA ($1,702), Rosemont, CA ($1,831).

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

Median gross rent across Sacramento County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
16	Sacramento	$1,779 (±$19)
17	Carmichael	$1,702 (±$31)
18	Foothill Farms	$1,695 (±$59)
19	North Highlands	$1,636 (±$59)
20	Florin	$1,622 (±$76)
21	Galt	$1,596 (±$172)
22	Arden-Arcade	$1,588 (±$37)
23	Elverta	$1,551 (±$236)
24	Parkway	$1,517 (±$124)
25	Fruitridge Pocket	$1,473 (±$261)
26	Clay	$1,469 (±$666)
27	Lemon Hill	$1,421 (±$85)
28	Isleton	$1,168 (±$322)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Sacramento County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Arden-Arcade 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 Arden-Arcade

What is the average rent in Arden-Arcade, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Arden-Arcade is $1,588 (±$37) 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 Arden-Arcade?

In Arden-Arcade, the median gross rent went from $1,080 in 2015–2019 to $1,588 in 2020–2024 (+47.0%).

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 Arden-Arcade cost more than $2,000 a month?

20.5% of rented homes in Arden-Arcade have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Arden-Arcade higher than in Sacramento County?

In Arden-Arcade, median gross rent is lower than in Sacramento County ($1,790).

It is also lower than in California ($2,036).

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 Arden-Arcade CDP, California (place:02553, in state:06).

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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