How much is a 2-bedroom apartment in Palo Alto, CA?

Name: Rent by bedrooms in Palo Alto, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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In Palo Alto, CA, the median gross rent for a two-bedroom home is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey, table B25031).

A one-bedroom home rents for a median of $2,760 (±$110).

A three-bedroom home rents for a median of $3,500 or more.

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area is $3,272.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Studio: $1,983 (±$470)
1 bedroom: $2,760 (±$110)
2 bedrooms: $3,500 or more
3 bedrooms: $3,500 or more

Rent by bedroom count in Palo Alto

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Palo Alto	Santa Clara County	California	United States
Studio	$1,983 (±$470)	$2,205 (±$50)	$1,598 (±$13)	$1,248
1 bedroom	$2,760 (±$110)	$2,487 (±$31)	$1,780 (±$6)	$1,235
2 bedrooms	$3,500 or more	$2,950 (±$32)	$2,103 (±$6)	$1,407
3 bedrooms	$3,500 or more	$3,500 or more	$2,351 (±$11)	$1,584
4 bedrooms	$3,500 or more	$3,500 or more	$2,809 (±$22)	$1,957
5 or more bedrooms	$3,500 or more	$3,500 or more	$3,121 (±$59)	$2,074

A median for a bedroom size is published only where enough renting households of that size were surveyed; a dash means the Census Bureau did not publish one.

Census rents against HUD’s Fair Market Rent, fiscal year 2027

Dollars a month; the Fair Market Rent is for the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
	Census median, this place	HUD Fair Market Rent
1 bedroom	$2,760 (±$110)	$2,778
2 bedrooms	$3,500 or more	$3,272
3 bedrooms	$3,500 or more	$4,396

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent of a modest rental home across the whole HUD area, set for the voucher program; the Census median is what renting households in this place reported paying.

The two answer different questions and are not expected to match.

Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms in places near Palo Alto

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Palo Alto
Place	Distance	Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms	Compared with this place
Palo Alto	—	$3,500 or more	—
Stanford	2.5 mi	$2,030 (±$401)	—
Los Altos	3.2 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Mountain View	3.5 mi	$3,340 (±$107)	—
West Menlo Park	4.2 mi	$3,335 (±$571)	—
East Palo Alto	5.0 mi	$2,446 (±$335)	—
Portola Valley	5.4 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Menlo Park	5.8 mi	$3,500 or more	—
North Fair Oaks	6.4 mi	$2,971 (±$507)	—

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms across Santa Clara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
1 (tie)	Cupertino	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Los Altos	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Palo Alto	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Cambrian Park	$3,500 or more
5	East Foothills	$3,415 (±$595)
6	Mountain View	$3,340 (±$107)
7	Milpitas	$3,276 (±$185)
8	Sunnyvale	$3,269 (±$78)
9	Santa Clara	$3,153 (±$78)

Showing 9 of 19 places in Santa Clara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Palo Alto

How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Palo Alto?

The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Palo Alto, CA is $2,760 (±$110) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Palo Alto?

The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Palo Alto, CA is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much does a three-bedroom rental cost in Palo Alto?

The median gross rent for a three-bedroom home in Palo Alto, CA is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Palo Alto city, California (place:55282, in state:06).

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B25031_002E, B25031_002M, B25031_003E, B25031_003M, B25031_004E, B25031_004M, B25031_005E, B25031_005M, B25031_006E, B25031_006M, B25031_007E, B25031_007M

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