What is the median rent in Discovery Bay, CA?

Name: Median rent in Discovery Bay, CA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Discovery Bay, CA is $3,029 (±$887) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 506 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Discovery Bay, the median gross rent went from $2,541 in 2015–2019 to $3,029 in 2020–2024 (+19.2%).

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: $3,029 (±$887)
Rented homes: 506 (±210)
$2,000 or more: 82.3%
Since 2015–2019: +19.2%

How much rent costs in Discovery Bay

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Discovery Bay	Contra Costa County	California	United States
Less than $500	2.4% (±4.0 points)	3.4%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±8.1 points)	4.0%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	12.5% (±15.1 points)	8.5%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.0% (±5.1 points)	15.6%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	26.3% (±19.2 points)	24.7%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.2% (±4.9 points)	17.0%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	51.8% (±20.9 points)	26.8%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 51.8% of renting households.

82.3% of rented homes in Discovery Bay cost $2,000 or more a month.

Discovery Bay against Contra Costa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Discovery Bay	Contra Costa County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$3,029 (±$887)	$2,375 (±$22)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	506 (±210)	127,808 (±2,255)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Discovery Bay, median gross rent is not measurably different from Contra Costa County ($2,375).

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

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

In Contra Costa County, Discovery Bay ranks 9 of 44 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 95 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Discovery Bay 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	$2,541 (±$168)	$3,029 (±$887)	+19.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	16.6% (±3.4 points)	9.9% (±3.7 points)	−6.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	1.4% (±2.2 points)	5.3% (±5.9 points)	+3.9 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 Discovery Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Discovery Bay
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Discovery Bay	—	$3,029 (±$887)	—
Byron	3.3 mi	$2,643 (±$651)	Not measurably different
Brentwood	6.9 mi	$2,758 (±$200)	Not measurably different
Oakley	8.0 mi	$1,953 (±$223)	Lower
Bethel Island	8.5 mi	$1,606 (±$495)	Lower
Mountain House	10 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Antioch	12 mi	$2,278 (±$71)	Not measurably different
Country Club	15 mi	$1,848 (±$230)	Lower
Tracy	15 mi	$2,478 (±$87)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oakley, CA ($1,953), Bethel Island, CA ($1,606), Country Club, CA ($1,848).

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

Median gross rent across Contra Costa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1 (tie)	Orinda	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Acalanes Ridge	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Alamo	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Blackhawk	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Kensington	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Reliez Valley	$3,500 or more
9	Discovery Bay	$3,029 (±$887)
10	Hercules	$2,991 (±$414)
11	San Ramon	$2,968 (±$96)
12	Moraga	$2,895 (±$593)
13	Lafayette	$2,892 (±$302)
14	Bayview (Contra Costa County)	$2,784 (±$126)
15 (tie)	Brentwood	$2,758 (±$200)

Showing 13 of 44 places in Contra Costa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Discovery Bay 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 Discovery Bay

What is the average rent in Discovery Bay, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Discovery Bay is $3,029 (±$887) 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 Discovery Bay?

In Discovery Bay, the median gross rent went from $2,541 in 2015–2019 to $3,029 in 2020–2024 (+19.2%).

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 Discovery Bay cost more than $2,000 a month?

82.3% of rented homes in Discovery Bay have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Discovery Bay higher than in Contra Costa County?

In Discovery Bay, median gross rent is not measurably different from Contra Costa County ($2,375).

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 Discovery Bay CDP, California (place:19339, 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.