A one-bedroom in Alameda asks $2,200 a month; a two-bedroom $2,625.
Measured across the 47 single units at market rent listed in Alameda right now — of 67 Alameda listings in total, since building-wide rent ranges, income-restricted units and furnished short stays are left out of every median on this page. Every figure here is a median, the middle listing, not an average: a handful of luxury units drags an average upward and away from what you would actually be quoted.
Median asking rent for each size on the market today. Only single units at market rent are counted: a building advertising a spread of units, an income-restricted or senior unit and a furnished short stay are each left out, because none of them is the rent a typical renter is quoted. A size needs at least 5 listings before it gets a median, which is why a size can be missing here.
| Size | Median asking rent | Listings | vs a 1-bed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,850 | 5 | -16% |
| 1 bedroom | $2,200 | 9 | — |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,625 | 19 | +19% |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,350 | 11 | +98% |
Median $3.33 per square foot a month, across the Alameda listings that publish a size.
The medians above are what landlords are asking today. Zillow’s Observed Rent Index below is what renters across Alameda are observed paying — a slower, broader number that includes leases signed months ago, which is why the two can disagree.
Ranked cheapest first by what a typical listing asks once restated as a one-bedroom, so an area full of studios does not look cheap merely for being small — each rent is scaled by the same bed ratios the rent model uses. Neighborhoods with at least 8 active listings.
| Neighborhood | Typical, as a 1-bed | 1-bed median | 2-bed median | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West End | $2,173 | $2,225 | $2,473 | 10 |
| Gold Coast | $2,204 | $2,200 | $2,749 | 13 |
| South Shore | $2,309 | — | $2,875 | 11 |
The typical 2-bed condo for sale in Alameda asks $575,000. On 20% down, a 30-year fixed at 7.18% (Freddie Mac weekly average, 2026-11-05), property tax at 1.2% a year, $100/mo insurance and the median $648 HOA, owning costs about $4,439 a month against $2,625 to rent the same size — renting is $1,814 a month cheaper in cash terms. Price-to-rent is 18.3×. This is the cash comparison only: it leaves out maintenance, what the down payment would earn elsewhere, tax deductions, equity paydown and appreciation, each of which can change the long-run answer.
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In Alameda, CA the median asking rent is $2,200 a month for a one-bedroom and $2,625 for a two-bedroom, across 47 active listings; Zillow’s rent index for Alameda is +5.9% over the past year (Stealpad Rent Report, November 2026).
What is the average rent in Alameda, CA?
Across 47 active Alameda rental listings, the median asking rent is $2,200 a month for a one-bedroom and $2,625 for a two-bedroom. A studio asks about $1,850 and three-bedroom about $4,350. These are medians — the middle listing — not averages, because a few luxury units pull an average upward.
What is the average rent for a 1-bedroom in Alameda?
$2,200 a month is the median asking rent for a one-bedroom in Alameda right now, measured across the 9 one-bedroom listings on the market at market rent.
What is the average rent for a 2-bedroom in Alameda?
$2,625 a month is the median asking rent for a two-bedroom in Alameda right now, across 19 active listings.
Are rents in Alameda going up or down?
Zillow’s Observed Rent Index for Alameda is +5.9% over the 12 months to September 2026 — $2,715 to $2,876. That index tracks what renters are observed paying, which can move differently from what landlords are currently asking.
Which is the cheapest neighborhood to rent in Alameda?
Of the Alameda neighborhoods with at least 8 active listings, West End is cheapest — a typical rental there asks about $2,173 once restated as a one-bedroom. The most expensive is South Shore at $2,309.
How much is rent per square foot in Alameda?
The median Alameda rental asks $3.33 per square foot per month, across the listings that publish a size.
Asking rents are Alameda’s active listings from Redfin’s rentals feed, pulled Nov 8, 2026 and rebuilt twice a day. We report the median, never the mean: asking rents have a long upper tail, and one $25,000 penthouse moves a mean far more than it moves any real renter’s options.
Rent index is Zillow’s Observed Rent Index for Alameda, smoothed, through September 2026 — what renters are observed paying rather than what is being advertised.
Neighborhoods come from public maps (San Francisco’s official list, OpenStreetMap in the East Bay); where no public list holds up we use ZIP areas and say so. Under market is the Rent Deal Score, explained on the rentals page.
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