What is the median rent in La Cresta, CA?

Name: Median rent in La Cresta, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in La Cresta, CA is $1,177 (±$61) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,445 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,177 (±$61)
Rented homes: 1,445 (±252)
$2,000 or more: 5.0%

How much rent costs in La Cresta

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	La Cresta	Kern County	California	United States
Less than $500	2.2% (±3.0 points)	3.5%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	19.8% (±9.4 points)	22.4%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	61.6% (±11.8 points)	36.1%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	11.5% (±6.6 points)	22.1%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.8% (±3.8 points)	10.7%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.2% (±1.4 points)	3.3%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.0% (±1.2 points)	2.0%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 61.6% of renting households.

5.0% of rented homes in La Cresta cost $2,000 or more a month.

La Cresta against Kern County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Cresta	Kern County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,177 (±$61)	$1,300 (±$21)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,445 (±252)	108,448 (±2,332)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In La Cresta, median gross rent is lower than in Kern County ($1,300).

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

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

In Kern County, La Cresta ranks 29 of 47 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 882 of 1,010.

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

Median gross rent in places near La Cresta

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Cresta
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
La Cresta	—	$1,177 (±$61)	—
East Bakersfield	1.3 mi	$1,090 (±$66)	Not measurably different
Hillcrest	2.2 mi	$1,259 (±$109)	Not measurably different
Potomac Park	2.7 mi	$1,218 (±$130)	Not measurably different
Oildale	3.2 mi	$1,281 (±$68)	Higher
Cottonwood (Kern County)	3.6 mi	$1,029 (±$100)	Lower
Casa Loma	3.8 mi	$749 (±$532)	Not measurably different
Bakersfield	4.1 mi	$1,472 (±$33)	Higher
Benton Park	4.2 mi	$1,243 (±$396)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cottonwood (Kern County), CA ($1,029).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oildale, CA ($1,281), Bakersfield, CA ($1,472).

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

Median gross rent across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
23	Boron	$1,219 (±$164)
24	Potomac Park	$1,218 (±$130)
25	Mojave	$1,214 (±$117)
26	Maricopa	$1,203 (±$266)
27	Delano	$1,199 (±$76)
28	Ridgecrest	$1,186 (±$101)
29	La Cresta	$1,177 (±$61)
30	Lake Isabella	$1,163 (±$121)
31 (tie)	McFarland	$1,131 (±$42)
31 (tie)	Buttonwillow	$1,131 (±$158)
33	Arvin	$1,122 (±$89)
34	Weldon	$1,120 (±$109)
35	East Bakersfield	$1,090 (±$66)

Showing 13 of 47 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

La Cresta 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 La Cresta

What is the average rent in La Cresta, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in La Cresta is $1,177 (±$61) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in La Cresta cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.0% of rented homes in La Cresta have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in La Cresta higher than in Kern County?

In La Cresta, median gross rent is lower than in Kern County ($1,300).

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

It is lower 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 La Cresta CDP, California (place:39052, 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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