What is the median rent in Lake Elsinore, CA?

Name: Median rent in Lake Elsinore, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lake Elsinore, CA is $2,078 (±$119) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,751 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lake Elsinore, the median gross rent went from $1,476 in 2015–2019 to $2,078 in 2020–2024 (+40.8%).

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: $2,078 (±$119)
Rented homes: 5,751 (±709)
$2,000 or more: 53.2%
Since 2015–2019: +40.8%

How much rent costs in Lake Elsinore

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lake Elsinore	Riverside County	California	United States
Less than $500	2.1% (±1.2 points)	2.9%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.7% (±2.9 points)	8.8%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	13.1% (±4.2 points)	20.0%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	20.9% (±4.5 points)	22.9%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	20.8% (±4.2 points)	21.4%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	11.4% (±3.5 points)	12.6%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	21.0% (±5.1 points)	11.5%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 21.0% of renting households.

53.2% of rented homes in Lake Elsinore cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lake Elsinore against Riverside County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Elsinore	Riverside County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$2,078 (±$119)	$1,901 (±$17)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	5,751 (±709)	230,441 (±3,401)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Lake Elsinore, median gross rent is higher than in Riverside County ($1,901).

It is not measurably different from California ($2,036).

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

In Riverside County, Lake Elsinore ranks 13 of 69 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 386 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Lake Elsinore 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	$1,476 (±$79)	$2,078 (±$119)	+40.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	32.2% (±2.7 points)	29.1% (±2.9 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.7% (±2.5 points)	2.9% (±2.3 points)	−2.8 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 Lake Elsinore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Elsinore
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lake Elsinore	—	$2,078 (±$119)	—
Warm Springs	1.4 mi	$1,653 (±$138)	Lower
Lakeland Village	3.1 mi	$1,858 (±$135)	Lower
Meadowbrook	4.0 mi	$1,599 (±$273)	Lower
Canyon Lake	4.1 mi	$2,608 (±$190)	Higher
Wildomar	6.5 mi	$2,003 (±$232)	Not measurably different
Good Hope	6.7 mi	$1,528 (±$274)	Lower
Menifee	8.7 mi	$2,110 (±$91)	Not measurably different
Temescal Valley	9.1 mi	$2,938 (±$821)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Warm Springs, CA ($1,653), Lakeland Village, CA ($1,858), Meadowbrook, CA ($1,599).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Canyon Lake, CA ($2,608), Temescal Valley, CA ($2,938).

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
7	Murrieta	$2,388 (±$70)
8	Sage	$2,363 (±$1,275)
9	Temecula	$2,347 (±$50)
10	Corona	$2,228 (±$65)
11	Moreno Valley	$2,135 (±$38)
12	Menifee	$2,110 (±$91)
13	Lake Elsinore	$2,078 (±$119)
14	Home Gardens	$2,065 (±$255)
15	Romoland	$2,043 (±$405)
16	Wildomar	$2,003 (±$232)
17	Coronita	$1,993 (±$482)
18	Desert Palms	$1,957 (±$698)
19	Mead Valley	$1,926 (±$294)

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

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 Lake Elsinore

What is the average rent in Lake Elsinore, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lake Elsinore is $2,078 (±$119) 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 Lake Elsinore?

In Lake Elsinore, the median gross rent went from $1,476 in 2015–2019 to $2,078 in 2020–2024 (+40.8%).

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 Lake Elsinore cost more than $2,000 a month?

53.2% of rented homes in Lake Elsinore have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lake Elsinore higher than in Riverside County?

In Lake Elsinore, median gross rent is higher than in Riverside County ($1,901).

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 Lake Elsinore city, California (place:39486, 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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