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Rent Affordability for A Lawyer in California

A typical lawyer in California earns about $208,235 a year, which supports approximately $5,206 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. 200 of 200 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Porterville, CA$1,425/mo8.2%very comfortable
Chico, CA$1,541/mo8.9%very comfortable
El Centro, CA$1,631/mo9.4%very comfortable
Redding, CA$1,694/mo9.8%very comfortable
Carmichael, CA$1,781/mo10.3%very comfortable
Huntington Park, CA$1,800/mo10.4%very comfortable
Visalia, CA$1,829/mo10.5%very comfortable
Apple Valley, CA$1,833/mo10.6%very comfortable
Tulare, CA$1,852/mo10.7%very comfortable
Bakersfield, CA$1,875/mo10.8%very comfortable
Hemet, CA$1,896/mo10.9%very comfortable
Citrus Heights, CA$1,910/mo11%very comfortable
Colton, CA$1,936/mo11.2%very comfortable
Fresno, CA$1,967/mo11.3%very comfortable
Ceres, CA$1,960/mo11.3%very comfortable
Stockton, CA$1,990/mo11.5%very comfortable
Hanford, CA$1,989/mo11.5%very comfortable
San Bernardino, CA$2,013/mo11.6%very comfortable
Modesto, CA$2,015/mo11.6%very comfortable
South Gate, CA$2,020/mo11.6%very comfortable
Florin, CA$2,018/mo11.6%very comfortable
Yuba City, CA$2,046/mo11.8%very comfortable
Sacramento, CA$2,064/mo11.9%very comfortable
Merced, CA$2,059/mo11.9%very comfortable
Palm Springs, CA$2,069/mo11.9%very comfortable
Turlock, CA$2,091/mo12%very comfortable
Lynwood, CA$2,130/mo12.3%very comfortable
Yucaipa, CA$2,140/mo12.3%very comfortable
Hawthorne, CA$2,145/mo12.4%very comfortable
Lodi, CA$2,170/mo12.5%very comfortable
Vallejo, CA$2,184/mo12.6%very comfortable
Hesperia, CA$2,186/mo12.6%very comfortable
East Los Angeles, CA$2,204/mo12.7%very comfortable
Madera, CA$2,196/mo12.7%very comfortable
Pico Rivera, CA$2,225/mo12.8%very comfortable
West Sacramento, CA$2,253/mo13%very comfortable
El Cajon, CA$2,275/mo13.1%very comfortable
Victorville, CA$2,283/mo13.2%very comfortable
El Monte, CA$2,316/mo13.3%very comfortable
Cathedral City, CA$2,321/mo13.4%very comfortable
Downey, CA$2,346/mo13.5%very comfortable
Compton, CA$2,344/mo13.5%very comfortable
Clovis, CA$2,354/mo13.6%very comfortable
Whittier, CA$2,353/mo13.6%very comfortable
Gardena, CA$2,366/mo13.6%very comfortable
Los Banos, CA$2,362/mo13.6%very comfortable
Moreno Valley, CA$2,381/mo13.7%very comfortable
Pomona, CA$2,378/mo13.7%very comfortable
Bellflower, CA$2,372/mo13.7%very comfortable
Fairfield, CA$2,403/mo13.8%very comfortable
Pittsburg, CA$2,388/mo13.8%very comfortable
Covina, CA$2,396/mo13.8%very comfortable
Antelope, CA$2,400/mo13.8%very comfortable
Indio, CA$2,413/mo13.9%very comfortable
Rancho Cordova, CA$2,410/mo13.9%very comfortable
Upland, CA$2,406/mo13.9%very comfortable
Lake Elsinore, CA$2,414/mo13.9%very comfortable
Lancaster, CA$2,438/mo14%very comfortable
Long Beach, CA$2,448/mo14.1%very comfortable
Riverside, CA$2,441/mo14.1%very comfortable
National City, CA$2,448/mo14.1%very comfortable
Salinas, CA$2,472/mo14.2%very comfortable
Redlands, CA$2,467/mo14.2%very comfortable
Woodland, CA$2,462/mo14.2%very comfortable
Rocklin, CA$2,497/mo14.4%very comfortable
Escondido, CA$2,518/mo14.5%very comfortable
San Leandro, CA$2,509/mo14.5%very comfortable
Inglewood, CA$2,526/mo14.6%very comfortable
Montebello, CA$2,526/mo14.6%very comfortable
Florence-Graham, CA$2,559/mo14.7%very comfortable
Santa Rosa, CA$2,574/mo14.8%very comfortable
Santa Maria, CA$2,562/mo14.8%very comfortable
Roseville, CA$2,579/mo14.9%very comfortable
Richmond, CA$2,577/mo14.9%very comfortable
Jurupa Valley, CA$2,585/mo14.9%very comfortable
Rohnert Park, CA$2,591/mo14.9%very comfortable
Ontario, CA$2,605/mo15%very comfortable
Concord, CA$2,599/mo15%very comfortable
Vacaville, CA$2,599/mo15%very comfortable
Manteca, CA$2,611/mo15%very comfortable
Alhambra, CA$2,597/mo15%very comfortable
Azusa, CA$2,602/mo15%very comfortable
Rowland Heights, CA$2,596/mo15%very comfortable
West Covina, CA$2,625/mo15.1%very comfortable
Highland, CA$2,626/mo15.1%very comfortable
Palm Desert, CA$2,615/mo15.1%very comfortable
Glendora, CA$2,628/mo15.1%very comfortable
Hayward, CA$2,635/mo15.2%very comfortable
Buena Park, CA$2,641/mo15.2%very comfortable
Monterey Park, CA$2,649/mo15.3%very comfortable
Corona, CA$2,669/mo15.4%very comfortable
Antioch, CA$2,679/mo15.4%very comfortable
Murrieta, CA$2,681/mo15.4%very comfortable
Folsom, CA$2,670/mo15.4%very comfortable
Oakland, CA$2,691/mo15.5%very comfortable
Elk Grove, CA$2,689/mo15.5%very comfortable
La Mesa, CA$2,689/mo15.5%very comfortable
San Jacinto, CA$2,692/mo15.5%very comfortable
Vista, CA$2,708/mo15.6%very comfortable
Davis, CA$2,702/mo15.6%very comfortable
Rosemead, CA$2,699/mo15.6%very comfortable
Simi Valley, CA$2,730/mo15.7%very comfortable
Westminster, CA$2,724/mo15.7%very comfortable
Paramount, CA$2,716/mo15.7%very comfortable
Anaheim, CA$2,745/mo15.8%very comfortable
Palmdale, CA$2,745/mo15.8%very comfortable
Tracy, CA$2,748/mo15.8%very comfortable
Baldwin Park, CA$2,744/mo15.8%very comfortable
Fountain Valley, CA$2,738/mo15.8%very comfortable
Daly City, CA$2,765/mo15.9%very comfortable
Norwalk, CA$2,753/mo15.9%very comfortable
Los Angeles, CA$2,773/mo16%very comfortable
Santa Ana, CA$2,781/mo16%very comfortable
Glendale, CA$2,779/mo16%very comfortable
Garden Grove, CA$2,768/mo16%very comfortable
Rialto, CA$2,779/mo16%very comfortable
Rancho Cucamonga, CA$2,802/mo16.1%very comfortable
Beaumont, CA$2,791/mo16.1%very comfortable
Santa Clarita, CA$2,816/mo16.2%very comfortable
Napa, CA$2,808/mo16.2%very comfortable
Castro Valley, CA$2,807/mo16.2%very comfortable
La Habra, CA$2,824/mo16.3%very comfortable
Placentia, CA$2,823/mo16.3%very comfortable
Santee, CA$2,847/mo16.4%very comfortable
Oxnard, CA$2,864/mo16.5%very comfortable
Berkeley, CA$2,861/mo16.5%very comfortable
Torrance, CA$2,921/mo16.8%very comfortable
Menifee, CA$2,921/mo16.8%very comfortable
Carson, CA$2,917/mo16.8%very comfortable
Perris, CA$2,911/mo16.8%very comfortable
Camarillo, CA$2,909/mo16.8%very comfortable
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA$2,912/mo16.8%very comfortable
Oceanside, CA$2,940/mo16.9%very comfortable
Union City, CA$2,941/mo16.9%very comfortable
Fullerton, CA$2,945/mo17%very comfortable
San Luis Obispo, CA$2,948/mo17%very comfortable
Alameda, CA$2,961/mo17.1%very comfortable
Walnut Creek, CA$2,969/mo17.1%very comfortable
Pasadena, CA$2,984/mo17.2%very comfortable
Brea, CA$2,980/mo17.2%very comfortable
Chula Vista, CA$2,996/mo17.3%very comfortable
Petaluma, CA$2,996/mo17.3%very comfortable
Chino Hills, CA$3,016/mo17.4%very comfortable
Temecula, CA$3,030/mo17.5%very comfortable
San Diego, CA$3,054/mo17.6%very comfortable
Huntington Beach, CA$3,076/mo17.7%very comfortable
San Rafael, CA$3,100/mo17.9%very comfortable
Orange, CA$3,122/mo18%very comfortable
Livermore, CA$3,115/mo18%very comfortable
Fontana, CA$3,142/mo18.1%very comfortable
Costa Mesa, CA$3,136/mo18.1%very comfortable
El Dorado Hills, CA$3,157/mo18.2%very comfortable
Cypress, CA$3,156/mo18.2%very comfortable
Poway, CA$3,157/mo18.2%very comfortable
Tustin, CA$3,172/mo18.3%very comfortable
Watsonville, CA$3,192/mo18.4%very comfortable
Diamond Bar, CA$3,244/mo18.7%very comfortable
Pleasanton, CA$3,264/mo18.8%very comfortable
Gilroy, CA$3,273/mo18.9%very comfortable
Dublin, CA$3,305/mo19%very comfortable
Oakley, CA$3,304/mo19%very comfortable
Thousand Oaks, CA$3,307/mo19.1%very comfortable
San Ramon, CA$3,315/mo19.1%very comfortable
Lake Forest, CA$3,337/mo19.2%very comfortable
San Marcos, CA$3,346/mo19.3%very comfortable
Chino, CA$3,345/mo19.3%very comfortable
La Mirada, CA$3,357/mo19.3%very comfortable
Fremont, CA$3,358/mo19.4%very comfortable
Laguna Niguel, CA$3,372/mo19.4%very comfortable
Lakewood, CA$3,391/mo19.5%very comfortable
Brentwood, CA$3,416/mo19.7%very comfortable
San Clemente, CA$3,420/mo19.7%very comfortable
Irvine, CA$3,465/mo20%very comfortable
Santa Monica, CA$3,493/mo20.1%affordable
Arcadia, CA$3,483/mo20.1%affordable
Cerritos, CA$3,488/mo20.1%affordable
Redondo Beach, CA$3,500/mo20.2%affordable
San Jose, CA$3,527/mo20.3%affordable
Santa Cruz, CA$3,560/mo20.5%affordable
Hacienda Heights, CA$3,568/mo20.6%affordable
Aliso Viejo, CA$3,576/mo20.6%affordable
Newark, CA$3,578/mo20.6%affordable
Carlsbad, CA$3,617/mo20.8%affordable
Eastvale, CA$3,641/mo21%affordable
Milpitas, CA$3,715/mo21.4%affordable
San Mateo, CA$3,821/mo22%affordable
Novato, CA$3,822/mo22%affordable
Santa Barbara, CA$3,849/mo22.2%affordable
Morgan Hill, CA$3,893/mo22.4%affordable
Sunnyvale, CA$3,899/mo22.5%affordable
Santa Clara, CA$3,935/mo22.7%affordable
Yorba Linda, CA$4,060/mo23.4%affordable
Redwood City, CA$4,077/mo23.5%affordable
South San Francisco, CA$4,088/mo23.6%affordable
Newport Beach, CA$4,267/mo24.6%affordable
Cupertino, CA$4,359/mo25.1%affordable
Encinitas, CA$4,398/mo25.3%affordable
Mountain View, CA$4,416/mo25.4%affordable
Palo Alto, CA$4,501/mo25.9%affordable
San Francisco, CA$4,539/mo26.2%affordable
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).