Bedroom count
Property type
Last updated on June 16, 2026
Last updated on June 16, 2026
Bedroom count
Property type
Merced, CA rent slipped 2.3% year over year, with a current median of $1,798/month. Renters today are paying $116 less per month on average than last year, while month-to-month rent is essentially flat.
Merced, CA sits 7.8% more affordable than the $1,950/month national median, with 160 total rentals offering a modest inventory for renters.
Studios in Merced, CA run around $1,000/month, 1-bedrooms around $1,077/month, and 2-bedrooms around $1,430/month, with 3-bedrooms at $2,000/month and 4+ bedrooms at $2,300/month. This range reflects the variation by bedroom count across the city.
Median rent in Merced
$1,797/mo
vs previous year
The average rent in Merced is $1,797 per month as of June 2026. This is 8% below the national average rent, or $152 less per month.
average price per square foot
Available rentals in Merced
160
for rent on Zumper.com as of June 2026
Share of Merced rentals at each price point
Average rent prices in Merced have remained the same over the last month and have decreased by 2% since last year.
Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.
Rent prices in Merced vary by bedroom size, rental type, and neighborhood. The average rent for an apartment in Merced is $1,300, whereas a house costs $2,125. 1-bedroom apartments in Merced run $1,162 on average, while 2-bedroom apartments are $1,395.
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Studio | $1,000 | 5% | 2% | |
1 bedroom | $1,077 | No Change | 9% | |
2 bedroom | $1,430 | 1% | 3% | |
3 bedroom | $2,000 | No Change | 3% | |
4 bedroom | $2,300 | 3% | 6% |
At this time, we don't have enough active inventory for all rentals to generate data. Please check back soon to see neighborhood rent prices in Merced, CA.
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apartments | $1,300 | 1% | No Change | |
Condos | $1,575 | 4% | No Change | |
Houses | $2,125 | 2% | No Change | |
Rooms | $762 | 3% | - |
Studio
Average rent
$1,000
Last 30 days
5%
Last year
2%
1 bedroom
Average rent
$1,077
Last 30 days
No Change
Last year
9%
2 bedroom
Average rent
$1,430
Last 30 days
1%
Last year
3%
3 bedroom
Average rent
$2,000
Last 30 days
No Change
Last year
3%
4 bedroom
Average rent
$2,300
Last 30 days
3%
Last year
6%
At this time, we don't have enough active inventory for all rentals to generate data. Please check back soon to see neighborhood rent prices in Merced, CA.
Apartments
Average rent
$1,300
Last 30 days
1%
Condos
Average rent
$1,575
Last 30 days
4%
Houses
Average rent
$2,125
Last 30 days
2%
Rooms
Average rent
$762
Last 30 days
3%
The table above reflects average rent prices in Merced, CA, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.
Compare median rent prices in Merced and Atwater by all bedroom counts and property types.
Merced
lower than the national median
lower than the national median
Takeaway
The median rent for all rentals in Merced, CA is 36% higher than the median rent in Atwater, CA.
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Quick answers to common questions about the Merced rental market.
The average rent in Merced is $1,797 per month as of June 13, 2026.
Average rent prices in Merced have remained the same over the last month and have decreased by 2% since last year.
Rent in Merced is 8% below the national average, which means renters are paying approximately $152 less per month.
To comfortably afford rent in Merced, you'd need to earn approximately $72,000/year, based on spending no more than 30% of your income on rent.
One-bedroom apartments in Merced averaged around $1,200 per month in 2025, while two-bedroom units averaged around $1,500 monthly. Both bedroom types showed increases from the previous year, with one-bedrooms up 2.6% and two-bedrooms rising 1.9%.
Rent prices are based on Zumper's rental listings from the past 30 days. Median rent is calculated across all available listings and property types on the platform. If you filter the page by bedroom count or property type, the pricing throughout the page will update automatically to reflect that segment of the rental market.
Household and population data come from the U.S. Census Bureau. Cost-of-living data is sourced from the Council for Community and Economic Research's Cost of Living Index (COLI).