What is the median rent in South Lake Tahoe, CA?

Name: Median rent in South Lake Tahoe, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Lake Tahoe, CA is $1,606 (±$130) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,566 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Lake Tahoe, the median gross rent went from $1,020 in 2015–2019 to $1,606 in 2020–2024 (+57.5%).

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: $1,606 (±$130)
Rented homes: 4,566 (±445)
$2,000 or more: 33.1%
Since 2015–2019: +57.5%

How much rent costs in South Lake Tahoe

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Lake Tahoe	El Dorado County	California	United States
Less than $500	3.0% (±2.1 points)	3.4%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	13.8% (±3.7 points)	12.0%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.6% (±5.2 points)	25.2%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	21.4% (±4.9 points)	21.8%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	23.6% (±5.1 points)	18.7%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.3% (±3.1 points)	7.9%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.2% (±1.8 points)	11.0%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 28.6% of renting households.

33.1% of rented homes in South Lake Tahoe cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Lake Tahoe against El Dorado County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Lake Tahoe	El Dorado County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,606 (±$130)	$1,715 (±$65)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,566 (±445)	16,535 (±827)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In South Lake Tahoe, median gross rent is not measurably different from El Dorado County ($1,715).

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

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

In El Dorado County, South Lake Tahoe ranks 6 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 656 of 1,010.

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

How rent in South Lake Tahoe 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	$1,020 (±$47)	$1,606 (±$130)	+57.5%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	59.0% (±3.4 points)	48.7% (±4.2 points)	−10.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	4.3% (±2.0 points)	10.0% (±4.3 points)	+5.7 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 South Lake Tahoe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Lake Tahoe
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Lake Tahoe	—	$1,606 (±$130)	—
Meyers	6.8 mi	$2,856 (±$242)	Higher
Kingsbury	6.8 mi	$1,769 (±$46)	Higher
Minden	12 mi	$1,819 (±$268)	Not measurably different
Gardnerville Ranchos	13 mi	$1,533 (±$157)	Not measurably different
Gardnerville	13 mi	$1,241 (±$248)	Lower
Indian Hills	15 mi	$1,496 (±$246)	Not measurably different
Johnson Lane	17 mi	$1,475 (±$671)	Not measurably different
Sunnyside-Tahoe City	18 mi	$1,745 (±$201)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gardnerville, NV ($1,241).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Meyers, CA ($2,856), Kingsbury, NV ($1,769).

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

Median gross rent across El Dorado County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Meyers	$2,856 (±$242)
2	El Dorado Hills	$2,552 (±$239)
3	Camino	$1,934 (±$276)
4	Cameron Park	$1,806 (±$138)
5	Diamond Springs	$1,682 (±$184)
6	South Lake Tahoe	$1,606 (±$130)
7	Shingle Springs	$1,411 (±$680)
8	Pollock Pines	$1,281 (±$289)
9	Placerville	$1,234 (±$175)
10	Georgetown	$926 (±$339)

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 South Lake Tahoe

What is the average rent in South Lake Tahoe, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Lake Tahoe is $1,606 (±$130) 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 South Lake Tahoe?

In South Lake Tahoe, the median gross rent went from $1,020 in 2015–2019 to $1,606 in 2020–2024 (+57.5%).

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 South Lake Tahoe cost more than $2,000 a month?

33.1% of rented homes in South Lake Tahoe have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Lake Tahoe higher than in El Dorado County?

In South Lake Tahoe, median gross rent is not measurably different from El Dorado County ($1,715).

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 South Lake Tahoe city, California (place:73108, 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.