What is the median rent in Pacific Grove, CA?

Name: Median rent in Pacific Grove, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Pacific Grove, CA is $2,455 (±$129) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,322 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Pacific Grove, the median gross rent went from $1,758 in 2015–2019 to $2,455 in 2020–2024 (+39.6%).

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: $2,455 (±$129)
Rented homes: 3,322 (±250)
$2,000 or more: 73.4%
Since 2015–2019: +39.6%

How much rent costs in Pacific Grove

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Pacific Grove	Monterey County	California	United States
Less than $500	0.5% (±0.5 points)	3.1%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	3.1% (±1.3 points)	6.1%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.5% (±3.0 points)	14.9%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	14.5% (±4.6 points)	23.0%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	25.7% (±5.3 points)	25.4%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	16.4% (±4.0 points)	12.5%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	31.3% (±5.3 points)	14.9%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 31.3% of renting households.

73.4% of rented homes in Pacific Grove cost $2,000 or more a month.

Pacific Grove against Monterey County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pacific Grove	Monterey County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$2,455 (±$129)	$2,055 (±$32)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,322 (±250)	61,515 (±1,260)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Pacific Grove, median gross rent is higher than in Monterey County ($2,055).

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

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

In Monterey County, Pacific Grove ranks 4 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 214 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Pacific Grove 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	$1,758 (±$58)	$2,455 (±$129)	+39.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	53.6% (±2.8 points)	49.6% (±3.1 points)	−4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	10.9% (±3.4 points)	2.1% (±1.7 points)	−8.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Pacific Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pacific Grove
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Pacific Grove	—	$2,455 (±$129)	—
Monterey	2.8 mi	$2,353 (±$60)	Not measurably different
Del Monte Forest	2.9 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Sand City	4.4 mi	$2,316 (±$640)	Not measurably different
Carmel-by-the-Sea	4.8 mi	$2,707 (±$489)	Not measurably different
Del Rey Oaks	5.8 mi	$3,298 (±$148)	Higher
Seaside	6.0 mi	$2,409 (±$116)	Not measurably different
Marina	8.6 mi	$2,101 (±$117)	Lower
Carmel Valley Village	14 mi	$2,211 (±$676)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Marina, CA ($2,101).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Del Rey Oaks, CA ($3,298).

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

Median gross rent across Monterey County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Del Monte Forest	$3,500 or more
2	Del Rey Oaks	$3,298 (±$148)
3	Carmel-by-the-Sea	$2,707 (±$489)
4	Pacific Grove	$2,455 (±$129)
5	Seaside	$2,409 (±$116)
6	Monterey	$2,353 (±$60)
7	Sand City	$2,316 (±$640)
8	Carmel Valley Village	$2,211 (±$676)
9	Boronda	$2,112 (±$323)
10	Marina	$2,101 (±$117)

Showing 10 of 21 places in Monterey 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 Pacific Grove

What is the average rent in Pacific Grove, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Pacific Grove is $2,455 (±$129) 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 Pacific Grove?

In Pacific Grove, the median gross rent went from $1,758 in 2015–2019 to $2,455 in 2020–2024 (+39.6%).

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 Pacific Grove cost more than $2,000 a month?

73.4% of rented homes in Pacific Grove have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Pacific Grove higher than in Monterey County?

In Pacific Grove, median gross rent is higher than in Monterey County ($2,055).

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 Pacific Grove city, California (place:54848, 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.