What is the median rent in Ladera Ranch, CA?

Name: Median rent in Ladera Ranch, CA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Ladera Ranch, CA is $3,350 (±$202) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,851 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Ladera Ranch, the median gross rent went from $2,341 in 2015–2019 to $3,350 in 2020–2024 (+43.1%).

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: $3,350 (±$202)
Rented homes: 1,851 (±313)
$2,000 or more: 96.6%
Since 2015–2019: +43.1%

How much rent costs in Ladera Ranch

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Ladera Ranch	Orange County	California	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±2.3 points)	2.4%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±2.3 points)	2.6%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	1.0% (±1.7 points)	6.7%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.4% (±2.5 points)	16.0%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.4% (±7.2 points)	25.6%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.4% (±7.7 points)	18.7%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	64.8% (±10.7 points)	27.9%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 64.8% of renting households.

96.6% of rented homes in Ladera Ranch cost $2,000 or more a month.

Ladera Ranch against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ladera Ranch	Orange County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$3,350 (±$202)	$2,434 (±$13)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,851 (±313)	459,675 (±4,130)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Ladera Ranch, 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, Ladera Ranch ranks 4 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 59 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Ladera Ranch 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	$2,341 (±$92)	$3,350 (±$202)	+43.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	28.3% (±3.5 points)	25.9% (±3.9 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.0% (±3.0 points)	6.9% (±6.6 points)	+4.9 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 Ladera Ranch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ladera Ranch
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Ladera Ranch	—	$3,350 (±$202)	—
Las Flores	2.6 mi	$2,938 (±$379)	Not measurably different
San Juan Capistrano	3.4 mi	$2,438 (±$197)	Lower
Laguna Niguel	3.7 mi	$2,903 (±$83)	Lower
Mission Viejo	4.2 mi	$2,839 (±$91)	Lower
Laguna Hills	4.3 mi	$2,728 (±$98)	Lower
Coto de Caza	4.6 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Rancho Mission Viejo	5.2 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Aliso Viejo	5.4 mi	$2,854 (±$87)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: San Juan Capistrano, CA ($2,438), Laguna Niguel, CA ($2,903), Mission Viejo, CA ($2,839).

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)

Showing 10 of 40 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Ladera Ranch 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 Ladera Ranch

What is the average rent in Ladera Ranch, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Ladera Ranch is $3,350 (±$202) 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 Ladera Ranch?

In Ladera Ranch, the median gross rent went from $2,341 in 2015–2019 to $3,350 in 2020–2024 (+43.1%).

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 Ladera Ranch cost more than $2,000 a month?

96.6% of rented homes in Ladera Ranch have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Ladera Ranch higher than in Orange County?

In Ladera Ranch, 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 Ladera Ranch CDP, California (place:39114, 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.