What is the median rent in Big Bear City, CA?

Name: Median rent in Big Bear City, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Big Bear City, CA is $1,854 (±$203) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,324 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Big Bear City, the median gross rent went from $1,113 in 2015–2019 to $1,854 in 2020–2024 (+66.6%).

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: $1,854 (±$203)
Rented homes: 1,324 (±321)
$2,000 or more: 42.4%
Since 2015–2019: +66.6%

How much rent costs in Big Bear City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Big Bear City	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Less than $500	2.5% (±4.0 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.7% (±5.0 points)	9.8%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	22.4% (±10.0 points)	22.1%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	25.9% (±8.7 points)	25.7%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	28.9% (±10.7 points)	20.5%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.3% (±4.8 points)	10.7%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	9.2% (±7.4 points)	8.5%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 28.9% of renting households.

42.4% of rented homes in Big Bear City cost $2,000 or more a month.

Big Bear City against San Bernardino County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Bear City	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,854 (±$203)	$1,801 (±$15)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,324 (±321)	246,733 (±3,264)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Big Bear City, median gross rent is not measurably different from San Bernardino County ($1,801).

It is not measurably different from California ($2,036).

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

In San Bernardino County, Big Bear City ranks 12 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 504 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Big Bear City 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	$1,113 (±$44)	$1,854 (±$203)	+66.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	35.0% (±4.1 points)	29.2% (±6.2 points)	−5.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.1% (±1.7 points)	2.1% (±2.4 points)	+1.0 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 Big Bear City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Bear City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Big Bear City	—	$1,854 (±$203)	—
Big Bear Lake	5.6 mi	$1,454 (±$200)	Lower
Lucerne Valley	14 mi	$1,181 (±$134)	Lower
Running Springs	18 mi	$1,804 (±$322)	Not measurably different
Morongo Valley	18 mi	$1,354 (±$91)	Lower
Yucaipa	21 mi	$1,711 (±$120)	Not measurably different
Cherry Valley	21 mi	$1,399 (±$215)	Lower
Lake Arrowhead	22 mi	$1,875 (±$371)	Not measurably different
Homestead Valley	22 mi	$1,047 (±$139)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Big Bear Lake, CA ($1,454), Lucerne Valley, CA ($1,181), Morongo Valley, CA ($1,354).

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

Median gross rent across San Bernardino County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
6	Upland	$2,029 (±$63)
7	Grand Terrace	$2,024 (±$152)
8	Redlands	$2,005 (±$66)
9	Montclair	$1,889 (±$111)
10	Lake Arrowhead	$1,875 (±$371)
11	Loma Linda	$1,855 (±$95)
12	Big Bear City	$1,854 (±$203)
13	Fontana	$1,839 (±$51)
14	Wrightwood	$1,833 (±$230)
15	Fort Irwin	$1,818 (±$81)
16	Running Springs	$1,804 (±$322)
17	Rialto	$1,759 (±$59)
18	Muscoy	$1,747 (±$236)

Showing 13 of 46 places in San Bernardino County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Big Bear City 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 Big Bear City

What is the average rent in Big Bear City, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Big Bear City is $1,854 (±$203) 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 Big Bear City?

In Big Bear City, the median gross rent went from $1,113 in 2015–2019 to $1,854 in 2020–2024 (+66.6%).

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 Big Bear City cost more than $2,000 a month?

42.4% of rented homes in Big Bear City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Big Bear City higher than in San Bernardino County?

In Big Bear City, median gross rent is not measurably different from San Bernardino County ($1,801).

It is not measurably different from 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 Big Bear City CDP, California (place:06406, 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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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.