What is the median rent in Dana Point, CA?

Name: Median rent in Dana Point, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Dana Point, CA is $3,106 (±$167) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,905 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Dana Point, the median gross rent went from $2,061 in 2015–2019 to $3,106 in 2020–2024 (+50.7%).

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: $3,106 (±$167)
Rented homes: 4,905 (±523)
$2,000 or more: 90.6%
Since 2015–2019: +50.7%

How much rent costs in Dana Point

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Dana Point	Orange County	California	United States
Less than $500	1.2% (±1.1 points)	2.4%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.5% (±1.2 points)	2.6%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	1.8% (±1.3 points)	6.7%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	5.0% (±2.4 points)	16.0%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	17.4% (±5.1 points)	25.6%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	19.1% (±4.8 points)	18.7%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	54.1% (±7.0 points)	27.9%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 54.1% of renting households.

90.6% of rented homes in Dana Point cost $2,000 or more a month.

Dana Point against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dana Point	Orange County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$3,106 (±$167)	$2,434 (±$13)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,905 (±523)	459,675 (±4,130)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Dana Point, median gross rent is higher than in Orange County ($2,434).

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

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

In Orange County, Dana Point ranks 6 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 83 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Dana Point 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	$2,061 (±$113)	$3,106 (±$167)	+50.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	36.2% (±2.5 points)	37.6% (±3.7 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.3% (±3.0 points)	4.0% (±2.8 points)	−1.3 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 Dana Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dana Point
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Dana Point	—	$3,106 (±$167)	—
San Juan Capistrano	2.8 mi	$2,438 (±$197)	Lower
Laguna Niguel	3.7 mi	$2,903 (±$83)	Lower
San Clemente	5.0 mi	$2,460 (±$118)	Lower
Ladera Ranch	5.9 mi	$3,350 (±$202)	Not measurably different
Laguna Beach	6.1 mi	$2,986 (±$201)	Not measurably different
Aliso Viejo	7.5 mi	$2,854 (±$87)	Lower
Laguna Hills	8.0 mi	$2,728 (±$98)	Lower
Rancho Mission Viejo	8.0 mi	$3,500 or more	—

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: San Juan Capistrano, CA ($2,438), Laguna Niguel, CA ($2,903), San Clemente, CA ($2,460).

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

Median gross rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1 (tie)	Coto de Caza	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Rancho Mission Viejo	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Rossmoor	$3,500 or more
4	Ladera Ranch	$3,350 (±$202)
5	Newport Beach	$3,316 (±$90)
6	Dana Point	$3,106 (±$167)
7	Irvine	$2,997 (±$51)
8	Laguna Beach	$2,986 (±$201)
9	Las Flores	$2,938 (±$379)
10	Laguna Niguel	$2,903 (±$83)
11	Aliso Viejo	$2,854 (±$87)
12	Yorba Linda	$2,846 (±$149)

Showing 12 of 40 places in Orange 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 Dana Point

What is the average rent in Dana Point, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Dana Point is $3,106 (±$167) 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 Dana Point?

In Dana Point, the median gross rent went from $2,061 in 2015–2019 to $3,106 in 2020–2024 (+50.7%).

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 Dana Point cost more than $2,000 a month?

90.6% of rented homes in Dana Point have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Dana Point higher than in Orange County?

In Dana Point, median gross rent is higher than in Orange County ($2,434).

It is also higher than in 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 Dana Point city, California (place:17946, 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.