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Riverside CA Apartment Market Read
Covers Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario.
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,300 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 1,300 searches in August 2026, for Riverside on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Nothing is pulling hard either way in the latest figures (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+0.6%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$2,311 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 2.9% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +8.4% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$2,006/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · RiversideNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 1 week ago. softer neutral firmer
Riverside Says Evidence Shows Commitment To Affordable Housing In Response To State InquiryHigher Education/Research - University of California, Riverside North District Phase 2 Student HousingInland Mayors Rally for Prop 1 Housing Bond at Riverside's Mulberry GardensView all 4 Riverside news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.6%
Migration 2025+0.6/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+45%
Vacancy 20244.7%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$2,314/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $2,006 · own $4,320
$2,006RENT
$4,320OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+0.6/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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