What is the median rent in Lemon Hill, CA?

Name: Median rent in Lemon Hill, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lemon Hill, CA is $1,421 (±$85) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,443 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lemon Hill, the median gross rent went from $965 in 2015–2019 to $1,421 in 2020–2024 (+47.3%).

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: $1,421 (±$85)
Rented homes: 2,443 (±326)
$2,000 or more: 8.0%
Since 2015–2019: +47.3%

How much rent costs in Lemon Hill

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lemon Hill	Sacramento County	California	United States
Less than $500	3.6% (±3.4 points)	3.4%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	11.5% (±6.5 points)	6.7%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	43.6% (±8.5 points)	21.6%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.3% (±9.6 points)	31.7%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.8% (±4.1 points)	21.6%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.2% (±0.5 points)	9.5%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±1.7 points)	5.5%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 43.6% of renting households.

8.0% of rented homes in Lemon Hill cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lemon Hill against Sacramento County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lemon Hill	Sacramento County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,421 (±$85)	$1,790 (±$12)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,443 (±326)	226,804 (±3,618)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Lemon Hill, median gross rent is lower than in Sacramento County ($1,790).

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

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

In Sacramento County, Lemon Hill ranks 27 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 757 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Lemon Hill 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	$965 (±$48)	$1,421 (±$85)	+47.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	63.5% (±5.0 points)	60.4% (±5.4 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.4% (±1.4 points)	2.0% (±2.2 points)	+0.6 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 Lemon Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lemon Hill
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lemon Hill	—	$1,421 (±$85)	—
Fruitridge Pocket	1.1 mi	$1,473 (±$261)	Not measurably different
Parkway	1.3 mi	$1,517 (±$124)	Not measurably different
Sacramento	3.5 mi	$1,779 (±$19)	Higher
Florin	3.7 mi	$1,622 (±$76)	Higher
West Sacramento	5.6 mi	$1,665 (±$117)	Higher
Rosemont	5.9 mi	$1,831 (±$103)	Higher
La Riviera	6.6 mi	$1,849 (±$60)	Higher
Arden-Arcade	7.0 mi	$1,588 (±$37)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sacramento, CA ($1,779), Florin, CA ($1,622), West Sacramento, CA ($1,665).

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

Median gross rent across Sacramento County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
21	Galt	$1,596 (±$172)
22	Arden-Arcade	$1,588 (±$37)
23	Elverta	$1,551 (±$236)
24	Parkway	$1,517 (±$124)
25	Fruitridge Pocket	$1,473 (±$261)
26	Clay	$1,469 (±$666)
27	Lemon Hill	$1,421 (±$85)
28	Isleton	$1,168 (±$322)

Showing 8 of 28 places in Sacramento County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lemon Hill 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 Lemon Hill

What is the average rent in Lemon Hill, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lemon Hill is $1,421 (±$85) 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 Lemon Hill?

In Lemon Hill, the median gross rent went from $965 in 2015–2019 to $1,421 in 2020–2024 (+47.3%).

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 Lemon Hill cost more than $2,000 a month?

8.0% of rented homes in Lemon Hill have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lemon Hill higher than in Sacramento County?

In Lemon Hill, median gross rent is lower than in Sacramento County ($1,790).

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 Lemon Hill CDP, California (place:41142, 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.