What is the median rent in East San Gabriel, CA?

Name: Median rent in East San Gabriel, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in East San Gabriel, CA is $1,976 (±$86) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,284 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In East San Gabriel, the median gross rent went from $1,500 in 2015–2019 to $1,976 in 2020–2024 (+31.7%).

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: $1,976 (±$86)
Rented homes: 3,284 (±351)
$2,000 or more: 48.2%
Since 2015–2019: +31.7%

How much rent costs in East San Gabriel

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	East San Gabriel	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±1.3 points)	3.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.9% (±0.9 points)	6.1%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	12.4% (±4.3 points)	17.4%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	38.6% (±6.9 points)	25.0%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	23.7% (±5.2 points)	20.4%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.8% (±3.1 points)	11.4%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	17.7% (±5.9 points)	15.9%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 38.6% of renting households.

48.2% of rented homes in East San Gabriel cost $2,000 or more a month.

East San Gabriel against Los Angeles County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East San Gabriel	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,976 (±$86)	$1,954 (±$6)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,284 (±351)	1,798,001 (±6,873)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In East San Gabriel, 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, East San Gabriel ranks 69 of 137 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 426 of 1,010.

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

How rent in East San Gabriel 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	$1,500 (±$94)	$1,976 (±$86)	+31.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	42.9% (±3.6 points)	43.7% (±3.9 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.3% (±1.6 points)	6.7% (±4.1 points)	+5.4 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 East San Gabriel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East San Gabriel
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
East San Gabriel	—	$1,976 (±$86)	—
East Pasadena	1.4 mi	$2,229 (±$339)	Not measurably different
Temple City	1.6 mi	$2,135 (±$137)	Not measurably different
San Gabriel	1.8 mi	$1,915 (±$53)	Not measurably different
San Marino	1.9 mi	$3,500 or more	—
San Pasqual	2.1 mi	$2,180 (±$250)	Not measurably different
Arcadia	2.7 mi	$2,191 (±$68)	Higher
Rosemead	3.3 mi	$1,834 (±$59)	Lower
North El Monte	3.3 mi	$2,366 (±$192)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rosemead, CA ($1,834).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Arcadia, CA ($2,191), North El Monte, CA ($2,366).

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
63	Norwalk	$2,090 (±$57)
64	Vincent	$2,064 (±$373)
65	Santa Fe Springs	$2,033 (±$139)
66	Avalon	$2,006 (±$336)
67	Desert View Highlands	$2,002 (±$343)
68	Avocado Heights	$1,989 (±$251)
69	East San Gabriel	$1,976 (±$86)
70	Rowland Heights	$1,967 (±$67)
71	Lomita	$1,961 (±$114)
72	Carson	$1,956 (±$109)
73	Alhambra	$1,939 (±$39)
74	Lawndale	$1,938 (±$76)
75	Downey	$1,937 (±$41)

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

East San Gabriel 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 East San Gabriel

What is the average rent in East San Gabriel, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in East San Gabriel is $1,976 (±$86) 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 East San Gabriel?

In East San Gabriel, the median gross rent went from $1,500 in 2015–2019 to $1,976 in 2020–2024 (+31.7%).

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 East San Gabriel cost more than $2,000 a month?

48.2% of rented homes in East San Gabriel have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in East San Gabriel higher than in Los Angeles County?

In East San Gabriel, 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 East San Gabriel CDP, California (place:21096, 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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