Oakland, CA Rental Market Trends

Highlights

The average rent for an apartment in Oakland is $2,624, a 7% increase compared to the previous year, when the average rent was $2,455.

Average Rent in Oakland, CA

Last updated Mar 2019

Average Rent	Y-o-Y Change	Average Apartment Size
$2,624	7%	697 sq. ft.

The average size for a Oakland, CA apartment is 697 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.

Oakland, CA Apartment Rent Ranges

$701-$1,0001%
$1,001-$1,5007%
$1,501-$2,00022%
> $2,00070%

Oakland, CA Rent Trends

Average Rent	Jan / 2016	May / 2016	Sept / 2016	Jan / 2017	May / 2017	Sept / 2017	Jan / 2018	May / 2018	Mar / 2019
Oakland, CA	$2,332	$2,390	$2,379	$2,363	$2,442	$2,455	$2,497	$2,527	$2,624
National	$1,290	$1,319	$1,334	$1,329	$1,354	$1,366	$1,366	$1,381	$1,396

Average Rent in Oakland, CA By Neighborhood

Average Rent
Neighborhood	Average Rent
Wentworth Holland	$1,202
Sausal Creek	$1,202
Saint Elizabeth	$1,202
Reservoir Hill	$1,202
Peralta Hacienda	$1,202
Patten	$1,202
Oak Tree	$1,202
Melrose	$1,202
Meadow Brook	$1,202
Kennedy Tract	$1,202
Jefferson	$1,202
Hawthorne	$1,202
Harrington	$1,202
Fruitvale Station	$1,202
Fremont	$1,202
Fairfax	$1,202
Coliseum Industrial Complex	$1,346
Stonehurst	$1,636
Sobrante Park	$1,636
Iveywood	$1,636
Highland	$1,636
Elmhurst Park	$1,636
Durant Manor	$1,636
Cox	$1,636
Columbia Gardens	$1,636
Brookfield Village	$1,636
Las Palmas	$1,903
Castlemont	$1,903
Toler Heights	$1,989
Sequoyah	$1,989
Seminary	$1,989
Oak Knoll	$1,989
Millsmont	$1,989
Havenscourt	$1,989
Grass Valley	$1,989
Frick	$1,989
Foothill Square	$1,989
Eastmont Hills	$1,989
Eastmont	$1,989
Chabot Park	$1,989
Arroyo Viejo	$1,989
Leona Heights	$1,990
Caballo Hills	$1,990
Woodminster	$1,994
Skyline - Hillcrest Estates	$1,994
Redwood Heights	$1,994
Maxwell Park	$1,994
Laurel	$1,994
Crestmont	$1,994
Allendale	$1,994
Temescal	$2,071
Pill Hill	$2,071
Longfellow	$2,071
Bushrod	$2,071
Trestle Glen	$2,179
Lynn	$2,179
Lakeshore	$2,179
Grand Lake	$2,179
Crocker Highland	$2,179
Adams Point	$2,179
Rockridge	$2,181
Mosswood	$2,199
Piedmont Pines	$2,265
Piedmont Avenue	$2,265
Montclair	$2,265
Merriewood	$2,265
Joaquin Miller Park	$2,265
HarriOak	$2,265
Glen Highlands	$2,265
Forestland	$2,265
Mountain View	$2,283
Upper Rockridge	$2,330
Hiller Highlands	$2,330
Waverly	$2,538
Hoover - Foster	$2,600
Uptown Oakland	$2,630
Northgate	$2,630
Lakeside	$2,630
Cleveland Heights	$2,659
Bella Vista	$2,659
Jingletown	$2,701
Ralph Bunche	$2,805
Old Oakland	$2,805
Downtown Oakland	$2,805
Civic Center	$2,805
Tuxedo	$2,887
Rancho San Antonio	$2,887
Peralta	$2,887
Merritt	$2,887
Ivy Hill	$2,887
Highland Terrace	$2,887
Highland Park	$2,887
Embarcadero	$2,887
East Peralta	$2,887
Clinton	$2,887
Prescott	$3,154
Port of Oakland	$3,154
Oak Center	$3,154
McClymonds	$3,154
Laney College	$3,154
Jack London	$3,154
Chinatown	$3,154
Acorn	$3,154

The most affordable neighborhoods in Oakland are Fairfax, where the average rent goes for $1,202/month, Fremont, where renters pay $1,202/mo on average, and Fruitvale Station, where the average rent goes for $1,202/mo. If you’re looking for other great deals, check out the listings from Harrington ($1,202), Hawthorne ($1,202), and Jefferson ($1,202), where the asking prices are below the average Oakland rent of $2,624/mo.

The most expensive neighborhoods in Oakland are Oak Center ($3,154), Port of Oakland ($3,154) and Prescott ($3,154).

Oakland | Rent Comparison by Neighborhood

Rent in Acorn is 45% higher than in Adams Point

$3,154

Acorn rent is 20% higher than Oakland average

Average Rent	$3,154

$2,179

Adams Point rent is 17% lower than Oakland average

Average Rent	$2,179

How Does Oakland Compare to Nearby Cities

	Average Rent	Y-o-Y Change
Los Angeles	$2,371	7%
San Francisco	$3,609	5%
Oakland	$2,624	7%
Santa Barbara	$2,025	2%
San Luis Obispo	$2,081	9%
Arroyo Grande	$1,111	6%
Paso Robles	$1,637	13%
Atascadero	$1,428	3%

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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 Oakland 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.