What is the median rent in Rio Vista, CA?

Name: Median rent in Rio Vista, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Rio Vista, CA is $1,724 (±$246) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 769 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Rio Vista, the median gross rent went from $1,368 in 2015–2019 to $1,724 in 2020–2024 (+26.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,724 (±$246)
Rented homes: 769 (±194)
$2,000 or more: 35.0%
Since 2015–2019: +26.0%

How much rent costs in Rio Vista

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Rio Vista	Solano County	California	United States
Less than $500	6.9% (±7.9 points)	3.3%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.2% (±7.6 points)	5.7%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	23.8% (±16.5 points)	10.6%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	27.2% (±14.4 points)	21.9%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	24.2% (±12.0 points)	26.1%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.9% (±4.8 points)	16.1%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.9% (±7.1 points)	16.3%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 27.2% of renting households.

35.0% of rented homes in Rio Vista cost $2,000 or more a month.

Rio Vista against Solano County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rio Vista	Solano County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,724 (±$246)	$2,163 (±$31)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	769 (±194)	56,193 (±1,402)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Rio Vista, median gross rent is lower than in Solano County ($2,163).

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

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

In Solano County, Rio Vista ranks 8 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 589 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Rio Vista 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	$1,368 (±$78)	$1,724 (±$246)	+26.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	18.9% (±5.7 points)	16.1% (±3.9 points)	−2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.1% (±5.1 points)	0.0% (±4.8 points)	−3.1 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 Rio Vista

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rio Vista
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Rio Vista	—	$1,724 (±$246)	—
Isleton	5.5 mi	$1,168 (±$322)	Lower
Bethel Island	11 mi	$1,606 (±$495)	Not measurably different
Oakley	12 mi	$1,953 (±$223)	Not measurably different
Antioch	15 mi	$2,278 (±$71)	Higher
Pittsburg	15 mi	$2,264 (±$58)	Higher
Brentwood	17 mi	$2,758 (±$200)	Higher
Bay Point	17 mi	$2,063 (±$115)	Higher
Vacaville	19 mi	$2,299 (±$74)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Isleton, CA ($1,168).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Antioch, CA ($2,278), Pittsburg, CA ($2,264), Brentwood, CA ($2,758).

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

Median gross rent across Solano County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
2	Vacaville	$2,299 (±$74)
3	Benicia	$2,280 (±$104)
4	Fairfield	$2,266 (±$47)
5	Suisun City	$2,157 (±$94)
6	Vallejo	$2,073 (±$62)
7	Dixon	$1,859 (±$188)
8	Rio Vista	$1,724 (±$246)
9	Hartley	$1,225 (±$294)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Solano 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 Rio Vista

What is the average rent in Rio Vista, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rio Vista is $1,724 (±$246) 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 Rio Vista?

In Rio Vista, the median gross rent went from $1,368 in 2015–2019 to $1,724 in 2020–2024 (+26.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Rio Vista cost more than $2,000 a month?

35.0% of rented homes in Rio Vista have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Rio Vista higher than in Solano County?

In Rio Vista, median gross rent is lower than in Solano County ($2,163).

It is also lower 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 Rio Vista city, California (place:60984, 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.