Apartments for Rent in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Prices and availability in Rancho Santa Fe, CA were last updated on 27 Jul 2026.

The best apartment in Rancho Santa Fe, CA is: Milberry Farm.

The average rent in Rancho Santa Fe, CA is $3,520.

The price range for a studio apartment in Rancho Santa Fe, CA is between $850 and $1,200.

In Rancho Santa Fe, 7% of the residents are renting compared to 93% owning a home, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Large-scale apartment buildings with more than 50 units represent none of Rancho Santa Fe's rentals, 29% are small-scale complexes with under 50 units, and 71% are single-family rentals.

The age and size of multifamily buildings are among the most visible characteristics of the rental market in a city. In this case, the apartment buildings in Rancho Santa Fe are about 8 years old, on average. Of these, all have been built since 2000, representing the newer options on the market and typically offering more amenities. Rental buildings in the city have an average height of 2 stories. About all of the rental communities here are low-rise, garden-style communities, none are mid-rises, and none are high-rise buildings. These are true especially for large-scale multifamily buildings with over 50 apartments.

Rental apartments in Rancho Santa Fe come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 0% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 0% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around all of all rentals in Rancho Santa Fe. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.