What is the median rent in Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA?

Name: Median rent in Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA is $1,745 (±$201) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 200 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Sunnyside-Tahoe City, the median gross rent went from $1,095 in 2015–2019 to $1,745 in 2020–2024 (+59.4%).

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: $1,745 (±$201)
Rented homes: 200 (±73)
$2,000 or more: 25.5%
Since 2015–2019: +59.4%

How much rent costs in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Sunnyside-Tahoe City	Placer County	California	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±19.0 points)	2.9%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±19.0 points)	5.2%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	26.5% (±21.5 points)	16.2%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	48.0% (±21.2 points)	22.5%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±19.0 points)	23.5%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±19.0 points)	15.6%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	25.5% (±21.5 points)	14.1%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 48.0% of renting households.

25.5% of rented homes in Sunnyside-Tahoe City cost $2,000 or more a month.

Sunnyside-Tahoe City against Placer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sunnyside-Tahoe City	Placer County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,745 (±$201)	$2,069 (±$44)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	200 (±73)	38,195 (±1,296)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Sunnyside-Tahoe City, median gross rent is lower than in Placer County ($2,069).

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

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

In Placer County, Sunnyside-Tahoe City ranks 10 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 578 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Sunnyside-Tahoe City 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	$1,095 (±$373)	$1,745 (±$201)	+59.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	22.9% (±11.5 points)	29.7% (±10.3 points)	+6.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±25.8 points)	15.6% (±14.1 points)	+15.6 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 Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Sunnyside-Tahoe City	—	$1,745 (±$201)	—
Dollar Point	4.4 mi	$2,340 (±$909)	Not measurably different
Tahoe Vista	9.1 mi	$1,027 (±$845)	Not measurably different
Kings Beach	11 mi	$1,271 (±$164)	Lower
Truckee	14 mi	$1,961 (±$230)	Not measurably different
Incline Village	15 mi	$1,961 (±$126)	Not measurably different
South Lake Tahoe	18 mi	$1,606 (±$130)	Not measurably different
Kingsbury	19 mi	$1,769 (±$46)	Not measurably different
Indian Hills	20 mi	$1,496 (±$246)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kings Beach, CA ($1,271).

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

Median gross rent across Placer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Foresthill	$2,158 (±$1,121)
5	Roseville	$2,142 (±$55)
6	Lincoln	$2,090 (±$208)
7	Sheridan	$1,835 (±$981)
8	Meadow Vista	$1,808 (±$563)
9	Newcastle	$1,798 (±$345)
10	Sunnyside-Tahoe City	$1,745 (±$201)
11	North Auburn	$1,742 (±$93)
12	Loomis	$1,702 (±$240)
13	Colfax	$1,553 (±$142)
14	Auburn	$1,501 (±$129)
15	Kings Beach	$1,271 (±$164)
16	Tahoe Vista	$1,027 (±$845)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Placer County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sunnyside-Tahoe City is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Sunnyside-Tahoe City

What is the average rent in Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is $1,745 (±$201) 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 Sunnyside-Tahoe City?

In Sunnyside-Tahoe City, the median gross rent went from $1,095 in 2015–2019 to $1,745 in 2020–2024 (+59.4%).

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 Sunnyside-Tahoe City cost more than $2,000 a month?

25.5% of rented homes in Sunnyside-Tahoe City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Sunnyside-Tahoe City higher than in Placer County?

In Sunnyside-Tahoe City, median gross rent is lower than in Placer County ($2,069).

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 Sunnyside-Tahoe City CDP, California (place:76015, 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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