California
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San Francisco rent hits record $4,682 a month, requiring a $187,280 salary
Typical rent in San Francisco hit $4,682 in August, up 25.1% in a year. At the 30% rule that takes $187,280 a year, whic…
Rent is rising in most Southern California cities after falling earlier this year
Rents are rising again across Southern California, led by Orange County and the Inland Empire. Two rent trackers agree o…
A third of Santa Ana renters live with more than one person per room. The 11 most crowded cities are all in California.
Rent prices measure what people pay. Overcrowding measures what they gave up to pay it. Our ranking of every big city by…
Carlsbad and Encinitas both cost more to rent than San Diego itself
North County's beach towns have quietly passed San Diego on rent. The inland cities a short drive away are still the che…
How does a Bay Area couple earning $300,000 get to stay in $1,800-a-month affordable housing?
At one East San Jose complex, roughly a quarter of households now earn above the income caps. The subsidy attaches to th…
California's rent caps now run 8.1% to 8.8%, while Santa Monica caps increases at 2.6%
California's new rent caps took effect August 1, ranging from 8.1% to 8.8% by region. Local rules go much further, with …
San Diego’s rent cap fell to 8.2%, but landlords can still raise rent by $249 a month
San Diego County's cap on rent increases fell from 8.8% to 8.2% on August 1. On a typical San Diego rent, 8.2% works out…
LA's Rent Cap Is Rising to 8.7%
California's statewide rent cap climbs to 8.7% in Los Angeles and Orange counties on August 1. Our data shows rents acro…
A California Rental Wants $200 More a Month If You Work From Home
A furnished ADU in Walnut Creek, California lists for $3,250 a month, plus $200 more if you work from home. A landlord g…
San Diego Rent Prices: What the Data Shows
San Diego rent has quietly passed Los Angeles. Here is what a place actually costs across the city and its suburbs, how …
Sacramento Rent Prices: What the Data Shows
Sacramento became the California exit valve for priced-out Bay Area renters, and the numbers show why. Here is what rent…
Cheapest Cities to Rent in California
California has no genuinely cheap big cities. Even the cheapest, Chico at $1,607, sits right at the national median. The…
San Francisco Rent by Apartment Size: Studio to 3-Bedroom (2026)
San Francisco rent splits into five very different numbers, from a $2,319 studio to a $4,505 four-bedroom. Here is what …
Los Angeles Rent by Apartment Size: Studio, 1-Bedroom, 2-Bedroom and Up (2026)
The citywide median rent in Los Angeles hides a huge spread. Here is what a studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and larger…
Los Angeles Rent Prices by Neighborhood in 2026
Los Angeles's citywide median rent is $2,753 a month, but that number flattens out a market where a one-bedroom in Korea…