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Updated May 3, 2026

Average Rent in Huntington Beach CA

14 apartment buildings, 49 units. Real prices pulled from each property's leasing system this morning.

Avg Rent

$3,245/mo

Cheapest

$2,316/mo

Properties

14

Units

49

Analysis

Rent Price Breakdown

Compare pricing across all 14 properties in Huntington Beach CA.

Average Rent by Property

Starting Price vs Average

Rent by Bedroom Count

Price per Square Foot

Huntington Beach CA Rent Prices

All 14 properties ranked by lowest available rent.

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Huntington Beach CA Average Rent Prices 2026

The average rent in Huntington Beach CA is $3,245 per month, based on 49 units across 14 apartment communities. Prices range from $2,316 at Huntington Vista to $4,099 at The Residences at Pacific City.

Average Rent by Bedroom Type

Type Avg Rent Starting From Units
1 Bed $2,731/mo $2,316/mo 12
2 Bed $3,179/mo $2,397/mo 31
3 Bed $4,245/mo $2,316/mo 5
4 Bed $6,450/mo $6,450/mo 1

Every price comes directly from each property's leasing system, updated that morning. Request a neighborhood we don't cover and we add it within 24 hours.

Market Context

Who rents in Huntington Beach CA, and what they pay

Tracked one-bedroom rent in Huntington Beach CA averages $2,731/mo, with two-bedroom units averaging $3,179/mo. At the local median household income of $119,885, that works out to 32% of gross income, above the 30 percent affordability ceiling, a stretched-budget market.

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2023 release pegged median gross rent in Huntington Beach CA at $2,424/mo. The current tracked market average runs 34% higher than that benchmark, reflecting both two to three years of rent growth and the fact that the Census figure covers all renter-occupied housing in Huntington Beach CA while the tracked market average covers units currently listed in larger apartment communities.

Who employs renters in Orange County

Demand in the Orange County rental market is shaped by the metro's largest private and public employers. The following organizations anchor local hiring and influence what renters can pay:

  • Boeing
  • Quiksilver
  • Cambro Manufacturing

Mean one-way commute in Huntington Beach CA is 29 minutes, per the Census ACS, useful context when weighing which properties sit inside reasonable reach of these employers.

What salary do I need to live comfortably in Huntington Beach CA?

Built on the 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Minimum to afford average rent

$130,000/year

30 percent rule -- using our average rent of $3,245/mo.

Comfortable income

$156,000/year

25 percent rule -- leaves more room for savings, transport, and groceries.

To afford the cheapest tracked apartment ($2,316/mo), you need to earn at least $93,000/year.

Median household income in Huntington Beach CA is $119,885 , about 23% below the comfortable-living threshold.

Cost of living in Huntington Beach CA

Overall prices in Huntington Beach CA runs above the national average by about 15% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 114.7, where 100 equals the U.S. average). The breakdown below estimates monthly costs for a single adult, using national consumer-spending baselines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scaled by Huntington Beach CA's regional price parities.

Category Monthly estimate
Rent (market average) $3,245
Utilities $744
Groceries $578
Transportation $1,773
Healthcare $865
Other goods and services $1,384
Estimated total $8,589/mo

Population

196,010

Median household income

$119,885

Census median rent

$2,424/mo

Rent as % of income

30.7%

Median age

43.4

Mean commute

29 min

Methodology

Rent data

Sourced directly from each tracked apartment community and refreshed every 24 hours. Every listed unit price on this page is real and listed today.

Cost of living

Estimates combine national consumer-spending baselines from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Expenditure Survey) with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (MARPP dataset). Both are peer-reviewed federal data releases published annually.

Salary to live comfortably

Applies the standard 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income rule on top of the listed rent. This is the same affordability guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Demographic figures

Median household income, population, median age, commute time, Census median rent, and rent as percentage of income come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most recent complete release.

Cost of living and demographic figures were last published in 2023.

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