What is the median rent in Carmel Valley Village, CA?

Name: Median rent in Carmel Valley Village, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Carmel Valley Village, CA is $2,211 (±$676) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 398 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Carmel Valley Village, the median gross rent went from $1,862 in 2015–2019 to $2,211 in 2020–2024 (+18.7%).

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: $2,211 (±$676)
Rented homes: 398 (±136)
$2,000 or more: 56.8%
Since 2015–2019: +18.7%

How much rent costs in Carmel Valley Village

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Carmel Valley Village	Monterey County	California	United States
Less than $500	16.3% (±18.3 points)	3.1%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.0% (±8.7 points)	6.1%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.8% (±12.6 points)	14.9%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.0% (±7.9 points)	23.0%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	16.1% (±12.9 points)	25.4%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	14.1% (±19.3 points)	12.5%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	26.6% (±14.6 points)	14.9%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 26.6% of renting households.

56.8% of rented homes in Carmel Valley Village cost $2,000 or more a month.

Carmel Valley Village against Monterey County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carmel Valley Village	Monterey County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$2,211 (±$676)	$2,055 (±$32)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	398 (±136)	61,515 (±1,260)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Carmel Valley Village, median gross rent is not measurably different from Monterey County ($2,055).

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

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

In Monterey County, Carmel Valley Village ranks 8 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 321 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Carmel Valley Village 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	$1,862 (±$912)	$2,211 (±$676)	+18.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	27.4% (±8.8 points)	20.8% (±6.7 points)	−6.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±7.4 points)	14.1% (±17.2 points)	+14.1 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 Carmel Valley Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carmel Valley Village
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Carmel Valley Village	—	$2,211 (±$676)	—
Del Rey Oaks	8.2 mi	$3,298 (±$148)	Higher
Seaside	9.8 mi	$2,409 (±$116)	Not measurably different
Sand City	11 mi	$2,316 (±$640)	Not measurably different
Monterey	11 mi	$2,353 (±$60)	Not measurably different
Carmel-by-the-Sea	11 mi	$2,707 (±$489)	Not measurably different
Marina	13 mi	$2,101 (±$117)	Not measurably different
Del Monte Forest	13 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Pacific Grove	14 mi	$2,455 (±$129)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Del Rey Oaks, CA ($3,298).

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

Median gross rent across Monterey County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
2	Del Rey Oaks	$3,298 (±$148)
3	Carmel-by-the-Sea	$2,707 (±$489)
4	Pacific Grove	$2,455 (±$129)
5	Seaside	$2,409 (±$116)
6	Monterey	$2,353 (±$60)
7	Sand City	$2,316 (±$640)
8	Carmel Valley Village	$2,211 (±$676)
9	Boronda	$2,112 (±$323)
10	Marina	$2,101 (±$117)
11	Elkhorn	$2,000 (±$1,962)
12	Salinas	$1,991 (±$47)
13	Las Lomas	$1,969 (±$1,149)
14	Castroville	$1,948 (±$576)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Monterey County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Carmel Valley Village 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 Carmel Valley Village

What is the average rent in Carmel Valley Village, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Carmel Valley Village is $2,211 (±$676) 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 Carmel Valley Village?

In Carmel Valley Village, the median gross rent went from $1,862 in 2015–2019 to $2,211 in 2020–2024 (+18.7%).

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 Carmel Valley Village cost more than $2,000 a month?

56.8% of rented homes in Carmel Valley Village have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 16.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Carmel Valley Village higher than in Monterey County?

In Carmel Valley Village, median gross rent is not measurably different from Monterey County ($2,055).

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 Carmel Valley Village CDP, California (place:11324, 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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