In short
In 2024, Mexican households renting their home paid a median of MX$2,500 a month (half paid between MX$1,700 and MX$4,000), according to Payotte's calculation on INEGI's ENIGH 2024 microdata. The highest median rents were in Mexico City (MX$5,000), Querétaro (MX$4,000), Baja California (MX$3,700); the lowest in Guerrero (MX$1,500), Oaxaca (MX$1,600), Zacatecas (MX$1,700). These are rents actually paid by sitting tenants, not asking rents for new leases.
The 32 states
| State | Median rent | Middle half | Share of homes rented | Rented homes surveyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | MX$5,000 | MX$2,800 to MX$8,000 | 22.2% | 486 |
| Querétaro | MX$4,000 | MX$2,700 to MX$6,800 | 19.9% | 470 |
| Baja California | MX$3,700 | MX$2,500 to MX$5,700 | 22.6% | 654 |
| Baja California Sur | MX$3,500 | MX$2,500 to MX$5,500 | 21% | 447 |
| Jalisco | MX$3,000 | MX$1,800 to MX$4,500 | 26.3% | 595 |
| Nuevo León | MX$3,000 | MX$1,800 to MX$5,000 | 17.8% | 470 |
| Quintana Roo | MX$3,000 | MX$2,200 to MX$4,500 | 28.1% | 643 |
| Sonora | MX$3,000 | MX$2,000 to MX$4,500 | 12.5% | 267 |
| Yucatán | MX$3,000 | MX$1,800 to MX$4,500 | 10.9% | 202 * |
| Aguascalientes | MX$2,500 | MX$1,500 to MX$4,000 | 21.3% | 500 |
| Chihuahua | MX$2,500 | MX$1,600 to MX$4,000 | 15.4% | 582 |
| San Luis Potosí | MX$2,500 | MX$1,850 to MX$4,000 | 14% | 284 |
| Sinaloa | MX$2,500 | MX$2,000 to MX$3,500 | 10.5% | 360 |
| State of Mexico | MX$2,500 | MX$1,800 to MX$3,400 | 15.8% | 411 |
| Campeche | MX$2,300 | MX$1,500 to MX$4,000 | 8.6% | 197 * |
| Coahuila | MX$2,300 | MX$1,500 to MX$3,500 | 14.9% | 536 |
| Colima | MX$2,300 | MX$1,700 to MX$3,000 | 23% | 615 |
| Guanajuato | MX$2,300 | MX$1,600 to MX$3,500 | 14.8% | 296 |
| Nayarit | MX$2,200 | MX$1,600 to MX$3,500 | 17% | 337 |
| Puebla | MX$2,200 | MX$1,500 to MX$3,500 | 13.5% | 293 |
| Chiapas | MX$2,000 | MX$1,200 to MX$2,500 | 11.1% | 225 * |
| Durango | MX$2,000 | MX$1,300 to MX$3,000 | 13.2% | 283 |
| Hidalgo | MX$2,000 | MX$1,500 to MX$2,500 | 11% | 222 * |
| Michoacán | MX$2,000 | MX$1,500 to MX$3,200 | 14.7% | 286 |
| Morelos | MX$2,000 | MX$1,500 to MX$3,000 | 13.6% | 302 |
| Tabasco | MX$2,000 | MX$1,500 to MX$2,500 | 9.5% | 211 * |
| Tamaulipas | MX$2,000 | MX$1,300 to MX$3,000 | 16.2% | 325 |
| Veracruz | MX$1,950 | MX$1,200 to MX$2,800 | 9.5% | 219 * |
| Tlaxcala | MX$1,800 | MX$1,430 to MX$2,500 | 10.1% | 195 * |
| Zacatecas | MX$1,700 | MX$1,100 to MX$2,400 | 11.8% | 285 |
| Oaxaca | MX$1,600 | MX$1,200 to MX$3,000 | 8.3% | 170 * |
| Guerrero | MX$1,500 | MX$1,000 to MX$2,000 | 9.4% | 198 * |
| Mexico (national) | MX$2,500 | MX$1,700 to MX$4,000 | — | 11,566 |
Monthly rent declared by households whose home is rented (ENIGH question “¿Cuál es el monto de la renta mensual?”), weighted with the survey's expansion factors; quartiles computed by Payotte. INEGI does not publish this figure by state and no margin of error was computed. * Fewer than 250 rented homes surveyed: read with care. Survey carried out in 2024: rents in 2024 pesos.
Questions
How much is the average rent in Mexico?
The median rent paid by renting households was MX$2,500 a month in 2024 (ENIGH 2024, Payotte's calculation on 11,566 surveyed rented homes).
Where is rent highest in Mexico?
Mexico City: MX$5,000; Querétaro: MX$4,000; Baja California: MX$3,700 (median monthly rent paid in 2024).
How do these figures differ from rental listings?
They cover every renting household, including long-running leases, while listings show the asking rent of homes on the market today.
General information drawn from the official sources cited and dated on this page. It is not legal, tax or financial advice: for your own situation, ask a licensed professional.