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Comparing Hayward vs Wildomar vs Pasadena vs Tracy

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Headline numbers

Hayward

CA

$2,571

YoY change
+1.3%
Vacancy
5.4%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
42.0%

Wildomar

CA

$2,635

YoY change
-2.1%
Vacancy
6.3%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
21.7%

Pasadena

CA

$2,984

YoY change
+0.5%
Vacancy
3.7%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
57.5%

Tracy

CA

$2,680

YoY change
+2.3%
Vacancy
3.8%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
35.0%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Hayward vs Wildomar vs Pasadena vs Tracy

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric HaywardWildomarPasadenaTracy
Median household income $113,318$103,506$105,192$121,119
Median age 38.637.740.135.6
Renter household share 42.0%21.7%57.5%35.0%
YoY rent change +1.3%-2.1%+0.5%+2.3%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.