Fresno, CA Rental Market Trends

Fresno Rent Report: November 2024

Welcome to the Apartment List November 2024 Rent Report for Fresno, CA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,329, after falling 1.5% last month. Prices remain up 0.2% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Fresno rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the nation as a whole.

Fresno rents are down 1.5% month-over-month and flat year-over-year

The median rent in Fresno fell by 1.5% over the course of October, and has now increased by a total of 0.2% over the past 12 months. Fresno’s rent growth over the past year has is similar to both the state (-0.2%) and national averages (-0.7%).

Fresno rent growth in 2024 pacing below last year

Ten months into the year, rents in Fresno have risen 0.5%. This is a slower rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to October 2023 rents had increased 3.2%.

October rent growth in Fresno ranked #93 among large U.S. cities

Fresno rents went down 1.5% in the past month, compared to the national rate of -0.7%. Among the nation's 100 largest cities, this ranks #93. Similar monthly rent growth took place in San Jose, CA (-1.5%) and Denver, CO (-1.5%).

Fresno is the #65 most expensive large city in the U.S., with a median rent of $1,329

Citywide, the median rent currently stands at $1,051 for a 1-bedroom apartment and $1,297 for a 2-bedroom. Across all bedroom sizes (ie, the entire rental market), the median rent is $1,329. That ranks #65 in the nation, among the country's 100 largest cities.

For comparison, the median rent across the nation as a whole is $1,225 for a 1-bedroom, $1,380 for a 2-bedroom, and $1,394 overall. The median rent in Fresno is 4.7% lower than the national, and is similar to the prices you would find in Arlington, TX ($1,330) and St. Paul, MN ($1,321).

Methodology

Apartment List is committed to the accuracy and transparency of our rent estimates. We begin with reliable median rent statistics from the Census Bureau, then extrapolate them forward to the current month using a growth rate calculated from our listing data. In doing so, we use a same-unit analysis similar to Case-Shiller’s approach, capturing apartment transactions over time to provide an accurate picture of rent growth in cities across the country. Our approach corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources, producing results that are much closer to statistics published by the Census Bureau and HUD. For more details, please see the Apartment List Rent Estimate Methodology.

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