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

Name: Median rent in Big Bear Lake, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Big Bear Lake, CA is $1,454 (±$200) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 732 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Big Bear Lake, the median gross rent went from $957 in 2015–2019 to $1,454 in 2020–2024 (+51.9%).

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: $1,454 (±$200)
Rented homes: 732 (±179)
$2,000 or more: 27.9%
Since 2015–2019: +51.9%

How much rent costs in Big Bear Lake

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Big Bear Lake	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±5.6 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	17.1% (±7.7 points)	9.8%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	36.6% (±13.9 points)	22.1%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	18.4% (±10.7 points)	25.7%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	13.3% (±8.3 points)	20.5%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.7% (±6.3 points)	10.7%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	7.9% (±8.1 points)	8.5%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 36.6% of renting households.

27.9% of rented homes in Big Bear Lake cost $2,000 or more a month.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Bear Lake	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,454 (±$200)	$1,801 (±$15)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	732 (±179)	246,733 (±3,264)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Big Bear Lake, median gross rent is lower than in San Bernardino County ($1,801).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In San Bernardino County, Big Bear Lake ranks 33 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 740 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Big Bear Lake 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	$957 (±$142)	$1,454 (±$200)	+51.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	46.8% (±5.2 points)	35.1% (±6.7 points)	−11.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	7.8% (±3.8 points)	3.0% (±2.9 points)	−4.8 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 Big Bear Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Bear Lake
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Big Bear Lake	—	$1,454 (±$200)	—
Big Bear City	5.6 mi	$1,854 (±$203)	Higher
Running Springs	12 mi	$1,804 (±$322)	Not measurably different
Lucerne Valley	14 mi	$1,181 (±$134)	Lower
Lake Arrowhead	16 mi	$1,875 (±$371)	Not measurably different
Yucaipa	17 mi	$1,711 (±$120)	Higher
Mentone	18 mi	$1,472 (±$234)	Not measurably different
Highland	18 mi	$1,629 (±$93)	Not measurably different
Cherry Valley	19 mi	$1,399 (±$215)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lucerne Valley, CA ($1,181).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Big Bear City, CA ($1,854), Yucaipa, CA ($1,711).

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
27	Bloomington	$1,609 (±$128)
28	Hesperia	$1,590 (±$92)
29	Crestline	$1,538 (±$297)
30	Phelan	$1,525 (±$232)
31	San Bernardino	$1,508 (±$34)
32	Mentone	$1,472 (±$234)
33	Big Bear Lake	$1,454 (±$200)
34	Apple Valley	$1,444 (±$60)
35	Adelanto	$1,437 (±$117)
36	Yucca Valley	$1,428 (±$185)
37	Morongo Valley	$1,354 (±$91)
38	Twentynine Palms	$1,352 (±$91)
39	Joshua Tree	$1,246 (±$505)

Showing 13 of 46 places in San Bernardino 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 Big Bear Lake

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Big Bear Lake is $1,454 (±$200) 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 Lake?

In Big Bear Lake, the median gross rent went from $957 in 2015–2019 to $1,454 in 2020–2024 (+51.9%).

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 Lake cost more than $2,000 a month?

27.9% of rented homes in Big Bear Lake have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

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

In Big Bear Lake, median gross rent is lower than in San Bernardino County ($1,801).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Lake city, California (place:06434, 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.