California - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates (ApartmentList)

Updated on April 28, 2026.

According to data from ApartmentList.com, the apartment rental price estimate in California in April 2026 was $2,193 overall, $1,904 for one-bedroom apartments, and $2,249 for two-bedroom apartments.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the rental price estimate in California for overall, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments for recent months.

You can see similar information for other states, and for the United States.

Note: The Rental Price Estimate is the estimate of the median rent paid for new leases in a given market.

Data Source: Apartment List.
California - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
Overall
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California - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
1 – 10 of 112
Month Overall Rent Estimate ($) 1Br Rent Estimate ($) 2Br Rent Estimate ($)
Jan 2017 1733 1505 1777
Feb 2017 1737 1508 1781
Mar 2017 1736 1507 1780
Apr 2017 1746 1516 1790
May 2017 1764 1531 1808
Jun 2017 1781 1546 1826
Jul 2017 1788 1552 1833
Aug 2017 1794 1557 1839
Sep 2017 1792 1555 1837
Oct 2017 1782 1546 1827
Nov 2017 1770 1536 1815
Dec 2017 1763 1530 1808
Jan 2018 1767 1534 1812
Feb 2018 1777 1542 1822
Mar 2018 1794 1557 1839
Apr 2018 1811 1572 1857
May 2018 1829 1587 1875
Jun 2018 1841 1598 1888
Jul 2018 1850 1606 1897
Aug 2018 1858 1613 1905
Sep 2018 1857 1612 1904
Oct 2018 1850 1606 1897
Nov 2018 1842 1599 1888
Dec 2018 1842 1599 1888
Jan 2019 1847 1603 1894
Feb 2019 1855 1610 1902
Mar 2019 1861 1616 1908
Apr 2019 1868 1621 1915
May 2019 1879 1631 1927
Jun 2019 1896 1646 1944
Jul 2019 1910 1658 1959
Aug 2019 1918 1664 1966
Sep 2019 1914 1661 1962
Oct 2019 1905 1653 1953
Nov 2019 1893 1643 1941
Dec 2019 1888 1639 1936
Jan 2020 1893 1643 1941
Feb 2020 1902 1651 1950
Mar 2020 1903 1651 1951
Apr 2020 1882 1633 1929
May 2020 1860 1614 1907
Jun 2020 1847 1604 1894
Jul 2020 1849 1605 1896
Aug 2020 1845 1602 1892
Sep 2020 1833 1591 1879
Oct 2020 1822 1581 1868
Nov 2020 1813 1574 1859
Dec 2020 1803 1565 1849
Jan 2021 1805 1566 1850
Feb 2021 1814 1574 1860
Mar 2021 1835 1593 1882
Apr 2021 1859 1613 1906
May 2021 1893 1643 1941
Jun 2021 1936 1681 1985
Jul 2021 1989 1727 2040
Aug 2021 2042 1772 2094
Sep 2021 2082 1807 2135
Oct 2021 2093 1817 2146
Nov 2021 2087 1812 2140
Dec 2021 2081 1806 2133
Jan 2022 2094 1817 2147
Feb 2022 2115 1836 2168
Mar 2022 2142 1859 2196
Apr 2022 2164 1878 2219
May 2022 2187 1899 2243
Jun 2022 2210 1919 2266
Jul 2022 2231 1937 2288
Aug 2022 2239 1943 2296
Sep 2022 2232 1937 2288
Oct 2022 2207 1916 2263
Nov 2022 2173 1887 2229
Dec 2022 2146 1863 2201
Jan 2023 2134 1852 2188
Feb 2023 2142 1859 2196
Mar 2023 2155 1870 2209
Apr 2023 2165 1879 2220
May 2023 2173 1886 2228
Jun 2023 2180 1892 2235
Jul 2023 2185 1897 2241
Aug 2023 2187 1898 2242
Sep 2023 2179 1891 2234
Oct 2023 2163 1878 2218
Nov 2023 2140 1858 2195
Dec 2023 2119 1839 2173
Jan 2024 2114 1835 2168
Feb 2024 2121 1841 2175
Mar 2024 2136 1854 2190
Apr 2024 2148 1864 2202
May 2024 2155 1871 2210
Jun 2024 2165 1879 2220
Jul 2024 2172 1885 2227
Aug 2024 2177 1889 2232
Sep 2024 2171 1884 2226
Oct 2024 2159 1874 2214
Nov 2024 2146 1862 2200
Dec 2024 2138 1855 2192
Jan 2025 2142 1859 2196
Feb 2025 2156 1871 2210
Mar 2025 2172 1886 2227
Apr 2025 2184 1896 2240
May 2025 2191 1902 2246
Jun 2025 2198 1907 2253
Jul 2025 2200 1909 2255
Aug 2025 2203 1912 2258
Sep 2025 2198 1908 2253
Oct 2025 2187 1898 2243
Nov 2025 2168 1882 2223
Dec 2025 2156 1871 2211
Jan 2026 2157 1872 2212
Feb 2026 2169 1882 2223
Mar 2026 2182 1894 2237
Apr 2026 2193 1904 2249