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California Cities by Median Gross Rent

Median gross rent includes rent plus utilities paid by renters. It's the most direct measure of housing affordability for non-owners.

All 1,007 cities ranked by Median Gross Rent, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Median Gross Rent ↓
901 Arvin city, California $1,089
902 Teviston CDP, California $1,085
903 Linda CDP, California $1,083
904 Weldon CDP, California $1,083
905 Terra Bella CDP, California $1,082
906 Oroville city, California $1,074
907 Mesa Verde CDP, California $1,074
908 San Joaquin city, California $1,070
909 Red Bluff city, California $1,068
910 Shingletown CDP, California $1,068
911 McFarland city, California $1,067
912 Palermo CDP, California $1,067
913 Seeley CDP, California $1,066
914 Barstow city, California $1,065
915 Caruthers CDP, California $1,062
916 Jamestown CDP, California $1,061
917 Huron city, California $1,060
918 Avenal city, California $1,060
919 Parlier city, California $1,059
920 Bodfish CDP, California $1,057
921 Douglas City CDP, California $1,057
922 Rio Dell city, California $1,057
923 Lewiston CDP, California $1,056
924 Patterson Tract CDP, California $1,055
925 Columbia CDP, California $1,054
926 Calexico city, California $1,049
927 Weaverville CDP, California $1,047
928 Farmersville city, California $1,043
929 Squaw Valley CDP, California $1,042
930 Indian Wells city, California $1,029
931 Coalinga city, California $1,021
932 California City city, California $1,016
933 Heber CDP, California $1,015
934 Corcoran city, California $1,012
935 East Bakersfield CDP, California $1,005
936 Big Pine CDP, California $1,000
937 Orange Cove city, California $996
938 Ford City CDP, California $993
939 El Centro city, California $992
940 Homestead Valley CDP, California $992
941 Wasco city, California $991
942 Taft city, California $989
943 Anderson city, California $985
944 Lamont CDP, California $982
945 Borrego Springs CDP, California $981
946 Planada CDP, California $981
947 Boron CDP, California $981
948 Stratford CDP, California $978
949 Poplar-Cotton Center CDP, California $977
950 Lakeport city, California $976
951 Woodlake city, California $966
952 Georgetown CDP, California $966
953 Yreka city, California $962
954 Brawley city, California $954
955 Earlimart CDP, California $954
956 Dunsmuir city, California $953
957 Orosi CDP, California $951
958 Biola CDP, California $948
959 Cottonwood CDP (Kern County), California $947
960 Maricopa city, California $943
961 Rancho Tehama Reserve CDP, California $939
962 Santa Nella CDP, California $927
963 Thermal CDP, California $922
964 Wofford Heights CDP, California $921
965 Lindsay city, California $920
966 Richgrove CDP, California $917
967 Calipatria city, California $917
968 Ivanhoe CDP, California $914
969 Firebaugh city, California $905
970 Susanville city, California $905
971 Blythe city, California $900
972 Mecca CDP, California $900
973 Sky Valley CDP, California $897
974 South Taft CDP, California $892
975 London CDP, California $887
976 East Porterville CDP, California $886
977 Mendota city, California $874
978 Hamilton City CDP, California $865
979 Le Grand CDP, California $864
980 Bella Vista CDP, California $862
981 Live Oak city, California $860
982 Hydesville CDP, California $850
983 Oasis CDP, California $846
984 Strathmore CDP, California $843
985 Weed city, California $841
986 Hoopa CDP, California $841
987 Lost Hills CDP, California $839
988 Portola city, California $837
989 Junction City CDP, California $834
990 Montague city, California $833
991 Casa Loma CDP, California $822
992 Desert Edge CDP, California $821
993 Westmorland city, California $817
994 Searles Valley CDP, California $809
995 Hayfork CDP, California $808
996 Holtville city, California $797
997 Big River CDP, California $795
998 Weedpatch CDP, California $783
999 Alturas city, California $781
1000 Niland CDP, California $768