Rent Affordability for An Accountant in California

A typical accountant in California earns about $107,120 a year, which supports approximately $2,678 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked California city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 94 of 200 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 106 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Porterville, CA$1,377/mo15.4%very comfortable
Chico, CA$1,577/mo17.7%very comfortable
Redding, CA$1,642/mo18.4%very comfortable
El Centro, CA$1,719/mo19.3%very comfortable
Carmichael, CA$1,795/mo20.1%affordable
Huntington Park, CA$1,820/mo20.4%affordable
Tulare, CA$1,849/mo20.7%affordable
Bakersfield, CA$1,865/mo20.9%affordable
Apple Valley, CA$1,868/mo20.9%affordable
Ceres, CA$1,884/mo21.1%affordable
Visalia, CA$1,909/mo21.4%affordable
Citrus Heights, CA$1,931/mo21.6%affordable
Colton, CA$1,929/mo21.6%affordable
Hemet, CA$1,939/mo21.7%affordable
Fresno, CA$1,954/mo21.9%affordable
Merced, CA$1,964/mo22%affordable
Yuba City, CA$1,967/mo22%affordable
Modesto, CA$1,986/mo22.2%affordable
Stockton, CA$1,989/mo22.3%affordable
San Bernardino, CA$1,994/mo22.3%affordable
South Gate, CA$2,002/mo22.4%affordable
Lynwood, CA$2,035/mo22.8%affordable
Hanford, CA$2,053/mo23%affordable
Sacramento, CA$2,071/mo23.2%affordable
Turlock, CA$2,083/mo23.3%affordable
Yucaipa, CA$2,095/mo23.5%affordable
Florin, CA$2,111/mo23.6%affordable
Lodi, CA$2,137/mo23.9%affordable
Hawthorne, CA$2,138/mo24%affordable
Pico Rivera, CA$2,169/mo24.3%affordable
Vallejo, CA$2,181/mo24.4%affordable
Palm Springs, CA$2,201/mo24.7%affordable
Victorville, CA$2,227/mo24.9%affordable
Hesperia, CA$2,224/mo24.9%affordable
West Sacramento, CA$2,228/mo25%affordable
El Cajon, CA$2,277/mo25.5%affordable
Montebello, CA$2,289/mo25.6%affordable
Downey, CA$2,312/mo25.9%affordable
East Los Angeles, CA$2,319/mo26%affordable
Clovis, CA$2,341/mo26.2%affordable
Madera, CA$2,344/mo26.3%affordable
Long Beach, CA$2,364/mo26.5%affordable
Moreno Valley, CA$2,364/mo26.5%affordable
Gardena, CA$2,363/mo26.5%affordable
Los Banos, CA$2,363/mo26.5%affordable
Covina, CA$2,372/mo26.6%affordable
Pomona, CA$2,385/mo26.7%affordable
El Monte, CA$2,381/mo26.7%affordable
Antelope, CA$2,379/mo26.7%affordable
Whittier, CA$2,388/mo26.8%affordable
Pittsburg, CA$2,396/mo26.8%affordable
Cathedral City, CA$2,390/mo26.8%affordable
Lancaster, CA$2,403/mo26.9%affordable
Rancho Cordova, CA$2,412/mo27%affordable
Upland, CA$2,408/mo27%affordable
Riverside, CA$2,420/mo27.1%affordable
Redlands, CA$2,418/mo27.1%affordable
Lake Elsinore, CA$2,436/mo27.3%affordable
Fairfield, CA$2,446/mo27.4%affordable
Highland, CA$2,459/mo27.5%affordable
San Leandro, CA$2,468/mo27.6%affordable
Woodland, CA$2,467/mo27.6%affordable
Bellflower, CA$2,472/mo27.7%affordable
Rocklin, CA$2,469/mo27.7%affordable
National City, CA$2,472/mo27.7%affordable
Salinas, CA$2,498/mo28%affordable
Compton, CA$2,500/mo28%affordable
Escondido, CA$2,504/mo28.1%affordable
Richmond, CA$2,509/mo28.1%affordable
Santa Maria, CA$2,520/mo28.2%affordable
Santa Rosa, CA$2,534/mo28.4%affordable
Monterey Park, CA$2,545/mo28.5%affordable
Jurupa Valley, CA$2,556/mo28.6%affordable
Vacaville, CA$2,562/mo28.7%affordable
Antioch, CA$2,575/mo28.8%affordable
Concord, CA$2,584/mo28.9%affordable
Alhambra, CA$2,592/mo29%affordable
Baldwin Park, CA$2,598/mo29.1%affordable
Murrieta, CA$2,610/mo29.2%affordable
Inglewood, CA$2,605/mo29.2%affordable
Buena Park, CA$2,603/mo29.2%affordable
Oakland, CA$2,614/mo29.3%affordable
Hayward, CA$2,615/mo29.3%affordable
Indio, CA$2,616/mo29.3%affordable
Manteca, CA$2,624/mo29.4%affordable
Azusa, CA$2,626/mo29.4%affordable
Ontario, CA$2,635/mo29.5%affordable
Westminster, CA$2,629/mo29.5%affordable
Roseville, CA$2,645/mo29.6%affordable
Palm Desert, CA$2,638/mo29.6%affordable
Folsom, CA$2,655/mo29.7%affordable
Rohnert Park, CA$2,649/mo29.7%affordable
La Mesa, CA$2,662/mo29.8%affordable
Anaheim, CA$2,674/mo30%affordable
Garden Grove, CA$2,679/mo30%stretched
Corona, CA$2,682/mo30%stretched
Vista, CA$2,682/mo30%stretched
Elk Grove, CA$2,688/mo30.1%stretched
West Covina, CA$2,683/mo30.1%stretched
Florence-Graham, CA$2,683/mo30.1%stretched
Fountain Valley, CA$2,698/mo30.2%stretched
Daly City, CA$2,706/mo30.3%stretched
Davis, CA$2,706/mo30.3%stretched
Beaumont, CA$2,705/mo30.3%stretched
Simi Valley, CA$2,717/mo30.4%stretched
Tracy, CA$2,717/mo30.4%stretched
Palmdale, CA$2,720/mo30.5%stretched
Paramount, CA$2,723/mo30.5%stretched
Glendale, CA$2,732/mo30.6%stretched
Rialto, CA$2,740/mo30.7%stretched
La Habra, CA$2,745/mo30.8%stretched
Norwalk, CA$2,757/mo30.9%stretched
Castro Valley, CA$2,767/mo31%stretched
Los Angeles, CA$2,773/mo31.1%stretched
Santa Ana, CA$2,785/mo31.2%stretched
Napa, CA$2,781/mo31.2%stretched
Santee, CA$2,790/mo31.3%stretched
San Jacinto, CA$2,793/mo31.3%stretched
Placentia, CA$2,796/mo31.3%stretched
Santa Clarita, CA$2,806/mo31.4%stretched
Rowland Heights, CA$2,799/mo31.4%stretched
Rancho Cucamonga, CA$2,813/mo31.5%stretched
Menifee, CA$2,824/mo31.6%stretched
Perris, CA$2,833/mo31.7%stretched
Rosemead, CA$2,848/mo31.9%stretched
Union City, CA$2,867/mo32.1%stretched
Glendora, CA$2,869/mo32.1%stretched
Fullerton, CA$2,872/mo32.2%stretched
Oxnard, CA$2,882/mo32.3%stretched
Camarillo, CA$2,885/mo32.3%stretched
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA$2,910/mo32.6%stretched
Petaluma, CA$2,927/mo32.8%stretched
Pasadena, CA$2,939/mo32.9%stretched
Berkeley, CA$2,941/mo32.9%stretched
Alameda, CA$2,948/mo33%stretched
Temecula, CA$2,954/mo33.1%stretched
Carson, CA$2,953/mo33.1%stretched
San Luis Obispo, CA$2,966/mo33.2%stretched
Brea, CA$2,960/mo33.2%stretched
Oceanside, CA$2,974/mo33.3%stretched
San Rafael, CA$2,992/mo33.5%stretched
Torrance, CA$2,997/mo33.6%stretched
Walnut Creek, CA$3,003/mo33.6%stretched
Chula Vista, CA$3,008/mo33.7%stretched
Chino Hills, CA$3,010/mo33.7%stretched
San Diego, CA$3,038/mo34%stretched
La Mirada, CA$3,036/mo34%stretched
Fontana, CA$3,042/mo34.1%stretched
Huntington Beach, CA$3,078/mo34.5%stretched
Livermore, CA$3,082/mo34.5%stretched
Gilroy, CA$3,082/mo34.5%stretched
Poway, CA$3,103/mo34.8%stretched
Costa Mesa, CA$3,113/mo34.9%stretched
Cypress, CA$3,132/mo35.1%stretched
Tustin, CA$3,151/mo35.3%stretched
El Dorado Hills, CA$3,156/mo35.4%stretched
Orange, CA$3,181/mo35.6%stretched
Pleasanton, CA$3,180/mo35.6%stretched
Dublin, CA$3,233/mo36.2%stretched
San Marcos, CA$3,258/mo36.5%stretched
Hacienda Heights, CA$3,254/mo36.5%stretched
Watsonville, CA$3,257/mo36.5%stretched
Thousand Oaks, CA$3,274/mo36.7%stretched
Laguna Niguel, CA$3,289/mo36.8%stretched
Lake Forest, CA$3,299/mo37%stretched
Diamond Bar, CA$3,301/mo37%stretched
Fremont, CA$3,308/mo37.1%stretched
Arcadia, CA$3,325/mo37.2%stretched
San Ramon, CA$3,352/mo37.6%stretched
Brentwood, CA$3,365/mo37.7%stretched
Oakley, CA$3,369/mo37.7%stretched
Newark, CA$3,371/mo37.8%stretched
Irvine, CA$3,390/mo38%stretched
Chino, CA$3,388/mo38%stretched
Lakewood, CA$3,430/mo38.4%stretched
San Clemente, CA$3,442/mo38.6%stretched
San Jose, CA$3,479/mo39%stretched
Santa Monica, CA$3,517/mo39.4%stretched
Redondo Beach, CA$3,543/mo39.7%stretched
Carlsbad, CA$3,560/mo39.9%stretched
Eastvale, CA$3,567/mo40%stretched
Aliso Viejo, CA$3,594/mo40.3%rent-burdened
Cerritos, CA$3,600/mo40.3%rent-burdened
Santa Cruz, CA$3,649/mo40.9%rent-burdened
San Mateo, CA$3,667/mo41.1%rent-burdened
Milpitas, CA$3,676/mo41.2%rent-burdened
Morgan Hill, CA$3,772/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Sunnyvale, CA$3,821/mo42.8%rent-burdened
Novato, CA$3,857/mo43.2%rent-burdened
Santa Clara, CA$3,890/mo43.6%rent-burdened
Redwood City, CA$3,949/mo44.2%rent-burdened
Santa Barbara, CA$3,967/mo44.4%rent-burdened
Yorba Linda, CA$4,083/mo45.7%rent-burdened
South San Francisco, CA$4,084/mo45.8%rent-burdened
Cupertino, CA$4,267/mo47.8%rent-burdened
Newport Beach, CA$4,285/mo48%rent-burdened
Palo Alto, CA$4,299/mo48.2%rent-burdened
Mountain View, CA$4,334/mo48.6%rent-burdened
San Francisco, CA$4,401/mo49.3%rent-burdened
Encinitas, CA$4,498/mo50.4%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for California. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).