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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 ↓
101 Camp Pendleton South CDP, California $2,947
102 Del Aire CDP, California $2,938
103 Carmel-by-the-Sea city, California $2,933
104 Eastern Goleta Valley CDP, California $2,924
105 San Ramon city, California $2,916
106 Cerritos city, California $2,909
107 Fremont city, California $2,905
108 Casa Conejo CDP, California $2,900
109 Discovery Bay CDP, California $2,897
110 Belmont city, California $2,894
111 Irvine city, California $2,893
112 Dana Point city, California $2,883
113 Strawberry CDP (Marin County), California $2,876
114 Woodlands CDP, California $2,875
115 Woodcrest CDP, California $2,875
116 Larkspur city, California $2,867
117 Lafayette city, California $2,855
118 Las Flores CDP (Orange County), California $2,845
119 La Cañada Flintridge city, California $2,842
120 Rancho Calaveras CDP, California $2,840
121 South San Francisco city, California $2,833
122 Emeryville city, California $2,833
123 Laguna Niguel city, California $2,819
124 Hermosa Beach city, California $2,812
125 Beverly Hills city, California $2,805
126 San Carlos city, California $2,802
127 Laguna Beach city, California $2,802
128 Temescal Valley CDP, California $2,794
129 Bayview CDP (Contra Costa County), California $2,790
130 Yorba Linda city, California $2,779
131 Stevenson Ranch CDP, California $2,777
132 Aliso Viejo city, California $2,774
133 Graton CDP, California $2,770
134 Campbell city, California $2,751
135 Chino Hills city, California $2,750
136 San Anselmo town, California $2,750
137 Lake of the Pines CDP, California $2,741
138 Santa Ynez CDP, California $2,740
139 Pinole city, California $2,738
140 Newark city, California $2,730
141 Encinitas city, California $2,730
142 Granite Hills CDP, California $2,714
143 Mission Viejo city, California $2,713
144 Union City city, California $2,713
145 Corralitos CDP, California $2,707
146 San Bruno city, California $2,696
147 Culver City city, California $2,683
148 Carlsbad city, California $2,678
149 Orange Blossom CDP, California $2,674
150 Auburn Lake Trails CDP, California $2,665
151 Fairview CDP, California $2,665
152 Moorpark city, California $2,657
153 Camarillo city, California $2,650
154 Saranap CDP, California $2,644
155 Burlingame city, California $2,643
156 Livermore city, California $2,640
157 Lexington Hills CDP, California $2,636
158 Brisbane city, California $2,634
159 Vine Hill CDP, California $2,628
160 Laguna Hills city, California $2,622
161 Contra Costa Centre CDP, California $2,621
162 San Jose city, California $2,617
163 Lake Forest city, California $2,616
164 Somis CDP, California $2,616
165 Lake San Marcos CDP, California $2,615
166 Walnut Creek city, California $2,613
167 Granite Bay CDP, California $2,609
168 Pleasure Point CDP, California $2,595
169 Tara Hills CDP, California $2,593
170 Thousand Oaks city, California $2,580
171 Redondo Beach city, California $2,562
172 Beale AFB CDP, California $2,558
173 Ben Lomond CDP, California $2,550
174 El Segundo city, California $2,547
175 Gold River CDP, California $2,528
176 Canyon Lake city, California $2,524
177 Daly City city, California $2,523
178 Simi Valley city, California $2,513
179 Pleasant Hill city, California $2,511
180 Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek CDP, California $2,510
181 Brentwood city, California $2,509
182 Fountain Valley city, California $2,507
183 Toro Canyon CDP, California $2,500
184 San Juan Capistrano city, California $2,500
185 Castro Valley CDP, California $2,499
186 San Diego Country Estates CDP, California $2,499
187 Byron CDP, California $2,488
188 Santa Clarita city, California $2,486
189 Kentfield CDP, California $2,482
190 Rancho Santa Margarita city, California $2,481
191 Elkhorn CDP, California $2,479
192 El Dorado Hills CDP, California $2,468
193 Channel Islands Beach CDP, California $2,467
194 Oak View CDP, California $2,463
195 Vandenberg AFB CDP, California $2,462
196 Burbank CDP, California $2,460
197 San Miguel CDP (Contra Costa County), California $2,458
198 Penngrove CDP, California $2,454
199 Cypress city, California $2,454
200 El Cerrito city, California $2,444