What is the median rent in Cottonwood (Shasta County), CA?

Name: Median rent in Cottonwood (Shasta County), CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Cottonwood (Shasta County), CA is $1,391 (±$482) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 694 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Cottonwood (Shasta County), the median gross rent went from $903 in 2015–2019 to $1,391 in 2020–2024 (+54.0%).

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: $1,391 (±$482)
Rented homes: 694 (±307)
$2,000 or more: 31.4%
Since 2015–2019: +54.0%

How much rent costs in Cottonwood (Shasta County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Cottonwood (Shasta County)	Shasta County	California	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±5.9 points)	6.5%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	24.6% (±16.7 points)	20.8%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.8% (±19.5 points)	35.0%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.1% (±11.2 points)	20.9%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±5.9 points)	9.7%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	31.4% (±19.7 points)	4.5%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.9 points)	2.6%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 31.4% of renting households.

31.4% of rented homes in Cottonwood (Shasta County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Cottonwood (Shasta County) against Shasta County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cottonwood (Shasta County)	Shasta County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,391 (±$482)	$1,317 (±$39)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	694 (±307)	23,124 (±1,062)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Cottonwood (Shasta County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Shasta County ($1,317).

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

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

In Shasta County, Cottonwood (Shasta County) ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 775 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Cottonwood (Shasta County) 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	$903 (±$83)	$1,391 (±$482)	+54.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	39.8% (±13.1 points)	31.2% (±11.0 points)	−8.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±6.5 points)	12.0% (±9.7 points)	+12.0 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 Cottonwood (Shasta County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cottonwood (Shasta County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Cottonwood (Shasta County)	—	$1,391 (±$482)	—
Anderson	4.2 mi	$962 (±$130)	Not measurably different
Lake California	6.0 mi	$1,606 (±$263)	Not measurably different
Happy Valley	7.5 mi	$1,282 (±$812)	Not measurably different
Redding	13 mi	$1,379 (±$44)	Not measurably different
Palo Cedro	13 mi	$1,375 (±$325)	Not measurably different
Red Bluff	15 mi	$1,121 (±$80)	Not measurably different
Shasta Lake	20 mi	$1,298 (±$226)	Not measurably different
Tehama	27 mi	$988 (±$814)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Shasta County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Cottonwood (Shasta County)	$1,391 (±$482)
2	Redding	$1,379 (±$44)
3	Palo Cedro	$1,375 (±$325)
4	Shasta Lake	$1,298 (±$226)
5	Happy Valley	$1,282 (±$812)
6	Burney	$1,110 (±$252)
7	Anderson	$962 (±$130)

Cottonwood (Shasta County) 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 Cottonwood (Shasta County)

What is the average rent in Cottonwood (Shasta County), CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cottonwood (Shasta County) is $1,391 (±$482) 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 Cottonwood (Shasta County)?

In Cottonwood (Shasta County), the median gross rent went from $903 in 2015–2019 to $1,391 in 2020–2024 (+54.0%).

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 Cottonwood (Shasta County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

31.4% of rented homes in Cottonwood (Shasta County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Cottonwood (Shasta County) higher than in Shasta County?

In Cottonwood (Shasta County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Shasta County ($1,317).

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 Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), California (place:16630, 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.