What is the median rent in Charter Oak, CA?

Name: Median rent in Charter Oak, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

The median gross rent in Charter Oak, CA is $1,900 (±$340) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,159 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Charter Oak, the median gross rent went from $1,804 in 2015–2019 to $1,900 in 2020–2024 (+5.3%).

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: $1,900 (±$340)
Rented homes: 1,159 (±354)
$2,000 or more: 45.4%
Since 2015–2019: +5.3%

How much rent costs in Charter Oak

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Charter Oak	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Less than $500	7.0% (±6.8 points)	3.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	11.6% (±9.0 points)	6.1%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	13.4% (±11.4 points)	17.4%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.6% (±16.2 points)	25.0%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	17.0% (±10.8 points)	20.4%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.3% (±7.0 points)	11.4%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	21.1% (±12.5 points)	15.9%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 22.6% of renting households.

45.4% of rented homes in Charter Oak cost $2,000 or more a month.

Charter Oak against Los Angeles County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Charter Oak	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,900 (±$340)	$1,954 (±$6)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,159 (±354)	1,798,001 (±6,873)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Charter Oak, median gross rent is not measurably different from Los Angeles County ($1,954).

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

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

In Los Angeles County, Charter Oak ranks 83 of 137 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 472 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Charter Oak 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	$1,804 (±$171)	$1,900 (±$340)	+5.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	35.3% (±5.9 points)	40.9% (±8.8 points)	+5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±3.2 points)	0.0% (±3.3 points)	0.0 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 Charter Oak

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Charter Oak
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Charter Oak	—	$1,900 (±$340)	—
Covina	1.7 mi	$1,931 (±$72)	Not measurably different
Citrus	2.1 mi	$2,344 (±$172)	Higher
San Dimas	2.8 mi	$2,278 (±$99)	Higher
Glendora	3.0 mi	$2,254 (±$64)	Higher
Vincent	3.9 mi	$2,064 (±$373)	Not measurably different
Azusa	4.1 mi	$1,887 (±$54)	Not measurably different
West Covina	4.4 mi	$2,245 (±$61)	Not measurably different
Walnut	4.5 mi	$3,202 (±$442)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Citrus, CA ($2,344), San Dimas, CA ($2,278), Glendora, CA ($2,254).

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

Median gross rent across Los Angeles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
77 (tie)	Covina	$1,931 (±$72)
77 (tie)	Irwindale	$1,931 (±$475)
79	San Gabriel	$1,915 (±$53)
80	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$1,913 (±$144)
81	South Whittier	$1,908 (±$87)
82	Whittier	$1,906 (±$42)
83	Charter Oak	$1,900 (±$340)
84	West Carson	$1,891 (±$158)
85	Monterey Park	$1,888 (±$46)
86	Azusa	$1,887 (±$54)
87	South San Jose Hills	$1,884 (±$264)
88	Alondra Park	$1,877 (±$87)
89	Paramount	$1,875 (±$55)

Showing 13 of 137 places in Los Angeles County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Charter Oak 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.

What you can do on Seayora in Charter Oak

One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.

Looking for a place to rent?

Browse homes for rent near Charter Oak, save the ones you like and apply online.

Browse rentals · Create a renter account

Own or manage a rental?

List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for Charter Oak beside you.

Create a landlord account · See what landlords get

Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?

Get found by owners and renters near Charter Oak, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.

Join as a pro · Find a pro

Questions about Charter Oak

What is the average rent in Charter Oak, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Charter Oak is $1,900 (±$340) 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 Charter Oak?

In Charter Oak, the median gross rent went from $1,804 in 2015–2019 to $1,900 in 2020–2024 (+5.3%).

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 Charter Oak cost more than $2,000 a month?

45.4% of rented homes in Charter Oak have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Charter Oak higher than in Los Angeles County?

In Charter Oak, median gross rent is not measurably different from Los Angeles County ($1,954).

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 Charter Oak CDP, California (place:12734, 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.

The API needs a free key.

Request a Census API key.

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

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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.