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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$1,377/mo7.9%very comfortable
Chico, CA$1,577/mo9.1%very comfortable
Redding, CA$1,642/mo9.5%very comfortable
El Centro, CA$1,719/mo9.9%very comfortable
Carmichael, CA$1,795/mo10.3%very comfortable
Huntington Park, CA$1,820/mo10.5%very comfortable
Bakersfield, CA$1,865/mo10.7%very comfortable
Tulare, CA$1,849/mo10.7%very comfortable
Apple Valley, CA$1,868/mo10.8%very comfortable
Ceres, CA$1,884/mo10.9%very comfortable
Visalia, CA$1,909/mo11%very comfortable
Citrus Heights, CA$1,931/mo11.1%very comfortable
Colton, CA$1,929/mo11.1%very comfortable
Hemet, CA$1,939/mo11.2%very comfortable
Fresno, CA$1,954/mo11.3%very comfortable
Merced, CA$1,964/mo11.3%very comfortable
Yuba City, CA$1,967/mo11.3%very comfortable
Modesto, CA$1,986/mo11.4%very comfortable
Stockton, CA$1,989/mo11.5%very comfortable
San Bernardino, CA$1,994/mo11.5%very comfortable
South Gate, CA$2,002/mo11.5%very comfortable
Lynwood, CA$2,035/mo11.7%very comfortable
Hanford, CA$2,053/mo11.8%very comfortable
Sacramento, CA$2,071/mo11.9%very comfortable
Turlock, CA$2,083/mo12%very comfortable
Yucaipa, CA$2,095/mo12.1%very comfortable
Florin, CA$2,111/mo12.2%very comfortable
Hawthorne, CA$2,138/mo12.3%very comfortable
Lodi, CA$2,137/mo12.3%very comfortable
Pico Rivera, CA$2,169/mo12.5%very comfortable
Vallejo, CA$2,181/mo12.6%very comfortable
Palm Springs, CA$2,201/mo12.7%very comfortable
Victorville, CA$2,227/mo12.8%very comfortable
Hesperia, CA$2,224/mo12.8%very comfortable
West Sacramento, CA$2,228/mo12.8%very comfortable
El Cajon, CA$2,277/mo13.1%very comfortable
Montebello, CA$2,289/mo13.2%very comfortable
Downey, CA$2,312/mo13.3%very comfortable
East Los Angeles, CA$2,319/mo13.4%very comfortable
Clovis, CA$2,341/mo13.5%very comfortable
Madera, CA$2,344/mo13.5%very comfortable
Long Beach, CA$2,364/mo13.6%very comfortable
Moreno Valley, CA$2,364/mo13.6%very comfortable
Gardena, CA$2,363/mo13.6%very comfortable
Los Banos, CA$2,363/mo13.6%very comfortable
Pomona, CA$2,385/mo13.7%very comfortable
El Monte, CA$2,381/mo13.7%very comfortable
Covina, CA$2,372/mo13.7%very comfortable
Antelope, CA$2,379/mo13.7%very comfortable
Lancaster, CA$2,403/mo13.8%very comfortable
Whittier, CA$2,388/mo13.8%very comfortable
Pittsburg, CA$2,396/mo13.8%very comfortable
Cathedral City, CA$2,390/mo13.8%very comfortable
Riverside, CA$2,420/mo13.9%very comfortable
Rancho Cordova, CA$2,412/mo13.9%very comfortable
Upland, CA$2,408/mo13.9%very comfortable
Redlands, CA$2,418/mo13.9%very comfortable
Lake Elsinore, CA$2,436/mo14%very comfortable
Fairfield, CA$2,446/mo14.1%very comfortable
San Leandro, CA$2,468/mo14.2%very comfortable
Bellflower, CA$2,472/mo14.2%very comfortable
Rocklin, CA$2,469/mo14.2%very comfortable
Woodland, CA$2,467/mo14.2%very comfortable
National City, CA$2,472/mo14.2%very comfortable
Highland, CA$2,459/mo14.2%very comfortable
Salinas, CA$2,498/mo14.4%very comfortable
Escondido, CA$2,504/mo14.4%very comfortable
Compton, CA$2,500/mo14.4%very comfortable
Richmond, CA$2,509/mo14.5%very comfortable
Santa Maria, CA$2,520/mo14.5%very comfortable
Santa Rosa, CA$2,534/mo14.6%very comfortable
Jurupa Valley, CA$2,556/mo14.7%very comfortable
Monterey Park, CA$2,545/mo14.7%very comfortable
Antioch, CA$2,575/mo14.8%very comfortable
Vacaville, CA$2,562/mo14.8%very comfortable
Concord, CA$2,584/mo14.9%very comfortable
Alhambra, CA$2,592/mo14.9%very comfortable
Murrieta, CA$2,610/mo15%very comfortable
Inglewood, CA$2,605/mo15%very comfortable
Buena Park, CA$2,603/mo15%very comfortable
Baldwin Park, CA$2,598/mo15%very comfortable
Oakland, CA$2,614/mo15.1%very comfortable
Hayward, CA$2,615/mo15.1%very comfortable
Indio, CA$2,616/mo15.1%very comfortable
Manteca, CA$2,624/mo15.1%very comfortable
Azusa, CA$2,626/mo15.1%very comfortable
Ontario, CA$2,635/mo15.2%very comfortable
Roseville, CA$2,645/mo15.2%very comfortable
Westminster, CA$2,629/mo15.2%very comfortable
Palm Desert, CA$2,638/mo15.2%very comfortable
Folsom, CA$2,655/mo15.3%very comfortable
La Mesa, CA$2,662/mo15.3%very comfortable
Rohnert Park, CA$2,649/mo15.3%very comfortable
Anaheim, CA$2,674/mo15.4%very comfortable
Garden Grove, CA$2,679/mo15.4%very comfortable
Elk Grove, CA$2,688/mo15.5%very comfortable
Corona, CA$2,682/mo15.5%very comfortable
West Covina, CA$2,683/mo15.5%very comfortable
Vista, CA$2,682/mo15.5%very comfortable
Florence-Graham, CA$2,683/mo15.5%very comfortable
Fountain Valley, CA$2,698/mo15.5%very comfortable
Daly City, CA$2,706/mo15.6%very comfortable
Davis, CA$2,706/mo15.6%very comfortable
Beaumont, CA$2,705/mo15.6%very comfortable
Glendale, CA$2,732/mo15.7%very comfortable
Palmdale, CA$2,720/mo15.7%very comfortable
Simi Valley, CA$2,717/mo15.7%very comfortable
Tracy, CA$2,717/mo15.7%very comfortable
Paramount, CA$2,723/mo15.7%very comfortable
Rialto, CA$2,740/mo15.8%very comfortable
La Habra, CA$2,745/mo15.8%very comfortable
Norwalk, CA$2,757/mo15.9%very comfortable
Castro Valley, CA$2,767/mo15.9%very comfortable
Los Angeles, CA$2,773/mo16%very comfortable
Santa Ana, CA$2,785/mo16%very comfortable
Napa, CA$2,781/mo16%very comfortable
Santee, CA$2,790/mo16.1%very comfortable
San Jacinto, CA$2,793/mo16.1%very comfortable
Placentia, CA$2,796/mo16.1%very comfortable
Rowland Heights, CA$2,799/mo16.1%very comfortable
Santa Clarita, CA$2,806/mo16.2%very comfortable
Rancho Cucamonga, CA$2,813/mo16.2%very comfortable
Menifee, CA$2,824/mo16.3%very comfortable
Perris, CA$2,833/mo16.3%very comfortable
Rosemead, CA$2,848/mo16.4%very comfortable
Union City, CA$2,867/mo16.5%very comfortable
Glendora, CA$2,869/mo16.5%very comfortable
Oxnard, CA$2,882/mo16.6%very comfortable
Fullerton, CA$2,872/mo16.6%very comfortable
Camarillo, CA$2,885/mo16.6%very comfortable
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA$2,910/mo16.8%very comfortable
Pasadena, CA$2,939/mo16.9%very comfortable
Berkeley, CA$2,941/mo16.9%very comfortable
Petaluma, CA$2,927/mo16.9%very comfortable
Temecula, CA$2,954/mo17%very comfortable
Carson, CA$2,953/mo17%very comfortable
Alameda, CA$2,948/mo17%very comfortable
Oceanside, CA$2,974/mo17.1%very comfortable
San Luis Obispo, CA$2,966/mo17.1%very comfortable
Brea, CA$2,960/mo17.1%very comfortable
San Rafael, CA$2,992/mo17.2%very comfortable
Chula Vista, CA$3,008/mo17.3%very comfortable
Torrance, CA$2,997/mo17.3%very comfortable
Chino Hills, CA$3,010/mo17.3%very comfortable
Walnut Creek, CA$3,003/mo17.3%very comfortable
San Diego, CA$3,038/mo17.5%very comfortable
Fontana, CA$3,042/mo17.5%very comfortable
La Mirada, CA$3,036/mo17.5%very comfortable
Huntington Beach, CA$3,078/mo17.7%very comfortable
Livermore, CA$3,082/mo17.8%very comfortable
Gilroy, CA$3,082/mo17.8%very comfortable
Costa Mesa, CA$3,113/mo17.9%very comfortable
Poway, CA$3,103/mo17.9%very comfortable
Cypress, CA$3,132/mo18%very comfortable
Tustin, CA$3,151/mo18.2%very comfortable
El Dorado Hills, CA$3,156/mo18.2%very comfortable
Orange, CA$3,181/mo18.3%very comfortable
Pleasanton, CA$3,180/mo18.3%very comfortable
Dublin, CA$3,233/mo18.6%very comfortable
San Marcos, CA$3,258/mo18.8%very comfortable
Hacienda Heights, CA$3,254/mo18.8%very comfortable
Watsonville, CA$3,257/mo18.8%very comfortable
Thousand Oaks, CA$3,274/mo18.9%very comfortable
Lake Forest, CA$3,299/mo19%very comfortable
Laguna Niguel, CA$3,289/mo19%very comfortable
Diamond Bar, CA$3,301/mo19%very comfortable
Fremont, CA$3,308/mo19.1%very comfortable
Arcadia, CA$3,325/mo19.2%very comfortable
San Ramon, CA$3,352/mo19.3%very comfortable
Brentwood, CA$3,365/mo19.4%very comfortable
Newark, CA$3,371/mo19.4%very comfortable
Oakley, CA$3,369/mo19.4%very comfortable
Irvine, CA$3,390/mo19.5%very comfortable
Chino, CA$3,388/mo19.5%very comfortable
Lakewood, CA$3,430/mo19.8%very comfortable
San Clemente, CA$3,442/mo19.8%very comfortable
San Jose, CA$3,479/mo20%affordable
Santa Monica, CA$3,517/mo20.3%affordable
Redondo Beach, CA$3,543/mo20.4%affordable
Carlsbad, CA$3,560/mo20.5%affordable
Eastvale, CA$3,567/mo20.6%affordable
Aliso Viejo, CA$3,594/mo20.7%affordable
Cerritos, CA$3,600/mo20.7%affordable
Santa Cruz, CA$3,649/mo21%affordable
San Mateo, CA$3,667/mo21.1%affordable
Milpitas, CA$3,676/mo21.2%affordable
Morgan Hill, CA$3,772/mo21.7%affordable
Sunnyvale, CA$3,821/mo22%affordable
Novato, CA$3,857/mo22.2%affordable
Santa Clara, CA$3,890/mo22.4%affordable
Redwood City, CA$3,949/mo22.8%affordable
Santa Barbara, CA$3,967/mo22.9%affordable
Yorba Linda, CA$4,083/mo23.5%affordable
South San Francisco, CA$4,084/mo23.5%affordable
Cupertino, CA$4,267/mo24.6%affordable
Newport Beach, CA$4,285/mo24.7%affordable
Palo Alto, CA$4,299/mo24.8%affordable
Mountain View, CA$4,334/mo25%affordable
San Francisco, CA$4,401/mo25.4%affordable
Encinitas, CA$4,498/mo25.9%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).