What is the median rent in San Bernardino, CA?

Name: Median rent in San Bernardino, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in San Bernardino, CA is $1,508 (±$34) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 31,009 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In San Bernardino, the median gross rent went from $1,059 in 2015–2019 to $1,508 in 2020–2024 (+42.4%).

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: $1,508 (±$34)
Rented homes: 31,009 (±1,148)
$2,000 or more: 22.4%
Since 2015–2019: +42.4%

How much rent costs in San Bernardino

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	San Bernardino	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Less than $500	4.7% (±0.7 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.8% (±1.3 points)	9.8%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	35.1% (±2.2 points)	22.1%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	28.1% (±2.2 points)	25.7%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.6% (±1.5 points)	20.5%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.4% (±1.2 points)	10.7%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.4% (±0.7 points)	8.5%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 35.1% of renting households.

22.4% of rented homes in San Bernardino cost $2,000 or more a month.

San Bernardino against San Bernardino County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Bernardino	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,508 (±$34)	$1,801 (±$15)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	31,009 (±1,148)	246,733 (±3,264)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In San Bernardino, median gross rent is lower than in San Bernardino County ($1,801).

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

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

In San Bernardino County, San Bernardino ranks 31 of 46 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 716 of 1,010.

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

How rent in San Bernardino 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	$1,059 (±$19)	$1,508 (±$34)	+42.4%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	52.6% (±1.2 points)	50.0% (±1.6 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.1% (±0.7 points)	2.3% (±0.7 points)	−0.8 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 San Bernardino

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Bernardino
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
San Bernardino	—	$1,508 (±$34)	—
Muscoy	3.2 mi	$1,747 (±$236)	Higher
Rialto	5.7 mi	$1,759 (±$59)	Higher
Colton	6.2 mi	$1,661 (±$55)	Higher
Loma Linda	7.3 mi	$1,855 (±$95)	Higher
Highland	7.6 mi	$1,629 (±$93)	Higher
Grand Terrace	7.7 mi	$2,024 (±$152)	Higher
Crestline	7.8 mi	$1,538 (±$297)	Not measurably different
Bloomington	8.3 mi	$1,609 (±$128)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Muscoy, CA ($1,747), Rialto, CA ($1,759), Colton, CA ($1,661).

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

Median gross rent across San Bernardino County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
25	Highland	$1,629 (±$93)
26	Victorville	$1,618 (±$81)
27	Bloomington	$1,609 (±$128)
28	Hesperia	$1,590 (±$92)
29	Crestline	$1,538 (±$297)
30	Phelan	$1,525 (±$232)
31	San Bernardino	$1,508 (±$34)
32	Mentone	$1,472 (±$234)
33	Big Bear Lake	$1,454 (±$200)
34	Apple Valley	$1,444 (±$60)
35	Adelanto	$1,437 (±$117)
36	Yucca Valley	$1,428 (±$185)
37	Morongo Valley	$1,354 (±$91)

Showing 13 of 46 places in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino

What is the average rent in San Bernardino, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in San Bernardino is $1,508 (±$34) 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 San Bernardino?

In San Bernardino, the median gross rent went from $1,059 in 2015–2019 to $1,508 in 2020–2024 (+42.4%).

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 San Bernardino cost more than $2,000 a month?

22.4% of rented homes in San Bernardino have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in San Bernardino higher than in San Bernardino County?

In San Bernardino, median gross rent is lower than in San Bernardino County ($1,801).

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 San Bernardino city, California (place:65000, 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.