Fullerton, CA Rental Market Trends

Highlights

The average rent for an apartment in Fullerton is $1,915, a 6% increase compared to the previous year, when the average rent was $1,811.

Average Rent in Fullerton, CA

Last updated November 2019

Average Rent	Y-o-Y Change	Average Apartment Size
$1,915	6%	812 sq. ft.

The average size for a Fullerton, CA apartment is 812 square feet, but this number varies greatly depending on apartment type. 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.

Fullerton, CA Apartment Rent Ranges

$1,001-$1,50013%
$1,501-$2,00053%
> $2,00034%

Fullerton, CA Occupied Housing Units

Renter-occupied Households30%
Owner-occupied Households69%

13,901 or 30% of the households in Fullerton, CA are renter-occupied while 31,575 or 69% are owner-occupied.

Fullerton, CA Rent Trends

Average Rent	Jul / 2016	Nov / 2016	Mar / 2017	Jul / 2017	Nov / 2017	Mar / 2018	Jul / 2018	Nov / 2018	Mar / 2019	Nov / 2019
Fullerton, CA	$1,715	$1,722	$1,759	$1,785	$1,811	$1,810	$1,811	$1,879	$1,890	$1,915
National	$1,342	$1,350	$1,346	$1,378	$1,380	$1,383	$1,418	$1,427	$1,431	$1,466

Average Rent in Fullerton, CA By Neighborhood

Neighborhood	Average Rent
Midway City	$1,577
La Habra	$1,733
Garden Grove	$1,748
Buena Park	$1,751
Stanton	$1,754
Westminster	$1,762
La Palma	$1,814
Anaheim	$1,827
Brea	$1,857
Cypress	$1,866
Seal Beach City	$1,927
Seal Beach	$1,927
Fountain Valley	$1,928
North Tustin	$1,939
Santa Ana	$1,951
Placentia	$1,956
Las Flores	$1,977
Rancho Santa Margarita City	$1,982
Rancho Santa Margarita	$1,982
Orange City	$1,990
Orange	$2,003
Trabuco Canyon City	$2,041
Trabuco Canyon	$2,041
Coto De Caza	$2,041
Laguna Hills	$2,053
Costa Mesa	$2,092
Lake Forest	$2,093
Mission Viejo	$2,104
Yorba Linda	$2,140
Tustin	$2,147
Huntington Beach	$2,182
Ladera Ranch	$2,186
Laguna Niguel	$2,188
San Clemente	$2,206
Aliso Viejo	$2,234
San Juan Capistrano City	$2,279
San Juan Capistrano	$2,279
Laguna Beach City	$2,307
Laguna Beach	$2,307
Foothill Ranch	$2,356
Dana Point City	$2,369
Dana Point	$2,369
Irvine	$2,468
Rossmoor	$2,646
Los Alamitos City	$2,646
Los Alamitos	$2,646
Newport Beach	$2,745
Laguna Woods	$3,188

The most affordable neighborhoods in Fullerton are Midway City, where the average rent goes for $1,577/month, La Habra, where renters pay $1,733/mo on average, and Garden Grove, where the average rent goes for $1,748/mo. If you’re looking for other great deals, check out the listings from Buena Park ($1,751), Stanton ($1,754), and Westminster ($1,762), where the asking prices are below the average Fullerton rent of $1,915/mo.

The most expensive neighborhoods in Fullerton are Rossmoor ($2,646), Newport Beach ($2,745) and Laguna Woods ($3,188).

Fullerton | Rent Comparison by Neighborhood

Rent in Aliso Viejo is 22% higher than in Anaheim

$2,234

Aliso Viejo rent is 17% higher than Fullerton average

Average Rent	$2,234

$1,827

Anaheim rent is 5% lower than Fullerton average

Average Rent	$1,827

How Does Fullerton Compare to Nearby Cities

	Average Rent	Y-o-Y Change
Anaheim	$1,827	3%
Costa Mesa	$2,092	2%
Santa Ana	$1,951	2%
Fullerton	$1,915	6%
Irvine	$2,468	4%
Tustin	$2,147	3%
Buena Park	$1,751	5%
Garden Grove	$1,748	10%
Orange	$2,003	n/a
Orange City	$1,990	1%

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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 Fullerton apartment buildings 50 units or larger. Yardi Matrix covers ~90% of the U.S. metro area population, including ~17 million apartments across more than 130 U.S. markets.