In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance + more
W/D hookup, Nest technology, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly + more
On-site laundry, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance + more
W/D hookup, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, 24hr maintenance + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, Garage + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Hardwood floors, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, Garage + more
On-site laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Dishwasher, Pet friendly, Parking + more
Patio / balcony and Hiking trail
Patio / balcony, Dishwasher, Garage, Recently renovated, Stainless steel, Pool + more
Patio / balcony, Dishwasher, Garage, Recently renovated, Stainless steel, Walk in closets + more
On-site laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Dishwasher, Garage, Recently renovated + more
In unit laundry, Patio / balcony, Granite counters, Hardwood floors, Garage, Recently renovated + more
Granite counters, Garage, and Recently renovated
On-site laundry, Dogs allowed, Garage, Walk in closets, Pool, Air conditioning + more
On-site laundry, Garage, Pool, Playground, Tennis court, Clubhouse + more
Searching for an apartment for rent in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA? Look no further! Apartment List will help you find a perfect apartment near you. There are 36 available rental units listed on Apartment List in Rancho Santa Margarita. Click on listings to see photos, floorplans, amenities, prices and availability, and much more!
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Welcome to the Apartment List February 2026 Rent Report for Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $2,693, after falling 0.8% last month. Prices remain up 0.0% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Rancho Santa Margarita rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader Los Angeles metro area and the nation as a whole.
The median rent in Rancho Santa Margarita fell by 0.8% over the course of January, and has now increased by a total of 0.0% over the past 12 months. Rancho Santa Margarita’s rent growth over the past year has is similar to the state average (0.7%) and has outpaced the national average (-1.4%).
If we expand our view to the wider Los Angeles metro area, the median rent is $2,163 meaning that the median price in Rancho Santa Margarita ($2,693) is 24.5% greater than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at -0.7%, below the rate of rent growth within just the city.
The table below shows the latest rent stats for 27 cities in the Los Angeles metro area that are included in our database. Among them, Newport Beach is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $3,366. Long Beach is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $1,759. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in Newport Beach (4.0%) while the slowest is in Calabasas (-4.5%).
You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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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Want to live in a record holding city? Rancho Santa Margarita holds the record for the longest city name in California. The previous title-holder, La Canada Flintridge, slipped into second place when Rancho Santa Margarita was incorporated in 2000.
Rancho Santa Margarita is a new town in the rapidly growing region of Orange County, California
View Rancho Santa Margarita City GuideWant to live in a record holding city? Rancho Santa Margarita holds the record for the longest city name in California. The previous title-holder, La Canada Flintridge, slipped into second place when Rancho Santa Margarita was incorporated in 2000.
Rancho Santa Margarita is a new town in the rapidly growing region of Orange County, California
