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El Cerrito, CA Rental Market Trends
What is the average rent in El Cerrito?
The average rent for an apartment in El Cerrito is $2,551. The cost of rent varies depending on several factors, including location, size, and quality.
Average Rent in El Cerrito, CA
Last updated November 2021
| Average Rent | Average Apartment Size |
|---|---|
| $2,551 | 862 sq. ft. |
What is the average apartment size in El Cerrito?
The average size for a El Cerrito, CA apartment is 862 square feet, but this number varies greatly depending on unit type, with cheap and luxury alternatives for houses and apartments alike. Studio apartments are the smallest and most affordable, 1-bedroom apartments are closer to the average, while 2-bedroom apartments and 3-bedroom apartments offer a more generous square footage.
El Cerrito, CA Apartment Rent Ranges
El Cerrito, CA Occupied Housing Units
3,577 or 30% of the households in El Cerrito, CA are renter-occupied while 7,974 or 69% are owner-occupied.
El Cerrito, CA Rent Trends
| Average Rent | Jul / 2018 | Nov / 2018 | Mar / 2019 | Jul / 2019 | Nov / 2019 | Mar / 2020 | Jul / 2020 | Nov / 2020 | Mar / 2021 | Nov / 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Cerrito, CA | $2,557 | $2,536 | $2,481 | $2,504 | $2,444 | $2,490 | $2,642 | $2,476 | $2,448 | $2,551 |
| National | $1,347 | $1,356 | $1,361 | $1,393 | $1,400 | $1,402 | $1,393 | $1,397 | $1,485 | $1,510 |
How El Cerrito Compares to Other Cities
| City | Average Rent |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $2,518 |
| San Francisco | $3,102 |
| East Bay | $2,365 |
| San Diego | $2,433 |
| Long Beach | $2,333 |
| Palo Alto | $3,648 |
| Oakland | $2,830 |
| Mountain View | $3,108 |
| Sunnyvale | $2,635 |
| Berkeley | $3,140 |
| El Cerrito | $2,551 |
Most Popular Apartments in El Cerrito
The rental statistics on this page were compiled using data provided by our sister company, Yardi Matrix, an apartment market intelligence solution which offers comprehensive information on all El Cerrito apartment buildings 50 units or larger. Yardi Matrix covers ~80% of the U.S. metro area population, including over 80,000 properties and 15.2 million apartments across 124 U.S. markets.