What is the median rent in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA?

Name: Median rent in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA is $1,554 (±$411) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 490 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Idyllwild-Pine Cove, the median gross rent went from $1,139 in 2015–2019 to $1,554 in 2020–2024 (+36.4%).

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: $1,554 (±$411)
Rented homes: 490 (±137)
$2,000 or more: 34.7%
Since 2015–2019: +36.4%

How much rent costs in Idyllwild-Pine Cove

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Riverside County	California	United States
Less than $500	4.5% (±5.2 points)	2.9%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	12.0% (±9.8 points)	8.8%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.6% (±15.9 points)	20.0%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.1% (±11.0 points)	22.9%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	18.8% (±12.2 points)	21.4%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	11.8% (±10.1 points)	12.6%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.1% (±6.8 points)	11.5%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 31.6% of renting households.

34.7% of rented homes in Idyllwild-Pine Cove cost $2,000 or more a month.

Idyllwild-Pine Cove against Riverside County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Riverside County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,554 (±$411)	$1,901 (±$17)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	490 (±137)	230,441 (±3,401)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Idyllwild-Pine Cove, median gross rent is not measurably different from Riverside County ($1,901).

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

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

In Riverside County, Idyllwild-Pine Cove ranks 48 of 69 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 690 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Idyllwild-Pine Cove 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	$1,139 (±$64)	$1,554 (±$411)	+36.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	27.9% (±10.0 points)	30.0% (±7.2 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	11.8% (±9.5 points)	16.3% (±8.7 points)	+4.5 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 Idyllwild-Pine Cove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Idyllwild-Pine Cove
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Idyllwild-Pine Cove	—	$1,554 (±$411)	—
Valle Vista	9.1 mi	$1,738 (±$187)	Not measurably different
Palm Springs	12 mi	$1,562 (±$61)	Not measurably different
Cabazon	12 mi	$1,519 (±$710)	Not measurably different
East Hemet	12 mi	$1,655 (±$244)	Not measurably different
Anza	13 mi	$1,580 (±$649)	Not measurably different
Whitewater	13 mi	$1,190 (±$314)	Not measurably different
Sage	15 mi	$2,363 (±$1,275)	Not measurably different
Hemet	15 mi	$1,575 (±$71)	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 Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
42	Cathedral City	$1,601 (±$90)
43	Meadowbrook	$1,599 (±$273)
44	Anza	$1,580 (±$649)
45	Hemet	$1,575 (±$71)
46	Indio Hills	$1,563 (±$597)
47	Palm Springs	$1,562 (±$61)
48	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	$1,554 (±$411)
49	Nuevo	$1,531 (±$858)
50	Good Hope	$1,528 (±$274)
51	Cabazon	$1,519 (±$710)
52	Rancho Mirage	$1,510 (±$322)
53	Thousand Palms	$1,495 (±$448)
54	Highgrove	$1,463 (±$283)

Showing 13 of 69 places in Riverside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Idyllwild-Pine Cove 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 Idyllwild-Pine Cove

What is the average rent in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Idyllwild-Pine Cove is $1,554 (±$411) 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 Idyllwild-Pine Cove?

In Idyllwild-Pine Cove, the median gross rent went from $1,139 in 2015–2019 to $1,554 in 2020–2024 (+36.4%).

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 Idyllwild-Pine Cove cost more than $2,000 a month?

34.7% of rented homes in Idyllwild-Pine Cove have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Idyllwild-Pine Cove higher than in Riverside County?

In Idyllwild-Pine Cove, median gross rent is not measurably different from Riverside County ($1,901).

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 Idyllwild-Pine Cove CDP, California (place:36203, 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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