Rent Affordability for A Marketing Manager in California

A typical marketing manager in California earns about $196,364 a year, which supports approximately $4,909 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$1,475/mo9%very comfortable
Chico, CA$1,561/mo9.5%very comfortable
El Centro, CA$1,573/mo9.6%very comfortable
Redding, CA$1,647/mo10.1%very comfortable
Carmichael, CA$1,757/mo10.7%very comfortable
Huntington Park, CA$1,768/mo10.8%very comfortable
Tulare, CA$1,792/mo11%very comfortable
Visalia, CA$1,839/mo11.2%very comfortable
Hemet, CA$1,839/mo11.2%very comfortable
Citrus Heights, CA$1,883/mo11.5%very comfortable
Bakersfield, CA$1,901/mo11.6%very comfortable
Apple Valley, CA$1,899/mo11.6%very comfortable
Colton, CA$1,929/mo11.8%very comfortable
Fresno, CA$1,945/mo11.9%very comfortable
San Bernardino, CA$1,971/mo12%very comfortable
Ceres, CA$1,960/mo12%very comfortable
Yuba City, CA$1,993/mo12.2%very comfortable
Hanford, CA$2,008/mo12.3%very comfortable
Stockton, CA$2,032/mo12.4%very comfortable
Modesto, CA$2,022/mo12.4%very comfortable
Florin, CA$2,024/mo12.4%very comfortable
Sacramento, CA$2,045/mo12.5%very comfortable
Merced, CA$2,041/mo12.5%very comfortable
Lynwood, CA$2,045/mo12.5%very comfortable
Turlock, CA$2,064/mo12.6%very comfortable
Palm Springs, CA$2,067/mo12.6%very comfortable
East Los Angeles, CA$2,125/mo13%very comfortable
Hawthorne, CA$2,151/mo13.1%very comfortable
Madera, CA$2,162/mo13.2%very comfortable
Vallejo, CA$2,200/mo13.4%very comfortable
Yucaipa, CA$2,199/mo13.4%very comfortable
Bellflower, CA$2,221/mo13.6%very comfortable
Victorville, CA$2,248/mo13.7%very comfortable
Hesperia, CA$2,237/mo13.7%very comfortable
Downey, CA$2,257/mo13.8%very comfortable
El Cajon, CA$2,259/mo13.8%very comfortable
West Sacramento, CA$2,263/mo13.8%very comfortable
Lodi, CA$2,278/mo13.9%very comfortable
South Gate, CA$2,291/mo14%very comfortable
Woodland, CA$2,287/mo14%very comfortable
Pico Rivera, CA$2,291/mo14%very comfortable
Compton, CA$2,315/mo14.1%very comfortable
Pomona, CA$2,319/mo14.2%very comfortable
Indio, CA$2,316/mo14.2%very comfortable
Lake Elsinore, CA$2,348/mo14.3%very comfortable
Gardena, CA$2,334/mo14.3%very comfortable
Cathedral City, CA$2,343/mo14.3%very comfortable
Los Banos, CA$2,354/mo14.4%very comfortable
San Jacinto, CA$2,366/mo14.5%very comfortable
Clovis, CA$2,381/mo14.6%very comfortable
Upland, CA$2,392/mo14.6%very comfortable
Davis, CA$2,394/mo14.6%very comfortable
Antelope, CA$2,389/mo14.6%very comfortable
Long Beach, CA$2,412/mo14.7%very comfortable
Moreno Valley, CA$2,412/mo14.7%very comfortable
Whittier, CA$2,402/mo14.7%very comfortable
Rancho Cordova, CA$2,412/mo14.7%very comfortable
Redlands, CA$2,398/mo14.7%very comfortable
Rocklin, CA$2,408/mo14.7%very comfortable
Riverside, CA$2,427/mo14.8%very comfortable
Fairfield, CA$2,425/mo14.8%very comfortable
Pittsburg, CA$2,429/mo14.8%very comfortable
National City, CA$2,426/mo14.8%very comfortable
Rowland Heights, CA$2,421/mo14.8%very comfortable
Lancaster, CA$2,460/mo15%very comfortable
El Monte, CA$2,451/mo15%very comfortable
Inglewood, CA$2,487/mo15.2%very comfortable
Santa Maria, CA$2,509/mo15.3%very comfortable
Roseville, CA$2,521/mo15.4%very comfortable
San Leandro, CA$2,517/mo15.4%very comfortable
Salinas, CA$2,530/mo15.5%very comfortable
Richmond, CA$2,538/mo15.5%very comfortable
Manteca, CA$2,530/mo15.5%very comfortable
Azusa, CA$2,532/mo15.5%very comfortable
Rohnert Park, CA$2,533/mo15.5%very comfortable
West Covina, CA$2,552/mo15.6%very comfortable
Concord, CA$2,569/mo15.7%very comfortable
Ontario, CA$2,580/mo15.8%very comfortable
Santa Rosa, CA$2,582/mo15.8%very comfortable
Escondido, CA$2,590/mo15.8%very comfortable
Buena Park, CA$2,590/mo15.8%very comfortable
Covina, CA$2,598/mo15.9%very comfortable
Vacaville, CA$2,627/mo16.1%very comfortable
La Mesa, CA$2,627/mo16.1%very comfortable
Monterey Park, CA$2,638/mo16.1%very comfortable
Highland, CA$2,630/mo16.1%very comfortable
Hayward, CA$2,652/mo16.2%very comfortable
Murrieta, CA$2,650/mo16.2%very comfortable
Alhambra, CA$2,645/mo16.2%very comfortable
Corona, CA$2,661/mo16.3%very comfortable
Rialto, CA$2,675/mo16.3%very comfortable
Norwalk, CA$2,662/mo16.3%very comfortable
Folsom, CA$2,667/mo16.3%very comfortable
Elk Grove, CA$2,688/mo16.4%very comfortable
Florence-Graham, CA$2,691/mo16.4%very comfortable
Garden Grove, CA$2,703/mo16.5%very comfortable
Jurupa Valley, CA$2,727/mo16.7%very comfortable
Vista, CA$2,726/mo16.7%very comfortable
Anaheim, CA$2,755/mo16.8%very comfortable
Tracy, CA$2,742/mo16.8%very comfortable
La Habra, CA$2,753/mo16.8%very comfortable
Palm Desert, CA$2,749/mo16.8%very comfortable
Rosemead, CA$2,755/mo16.8%very comfortable
Los Angeles, CA$2,772/mo16.9%very comfortable
Oakland, CA$2,758/mo16.9%very comfortable
Glendale, CA$2,765/mo16.9%very comfortable
Santa Clarita, CA$2,783/mo17%very comfortable
Rancho Cucamonga, CA$2,786/mo17%very comfortable
Palmdale, CA$2,780/mo17%very comfortable
Simi Valley, CA$2,778/mo17%very comfortable
Paramount, CA$2,806/mo17.1%very comfortable
Santa Ana, CA$2,820/mo17.2%very comfortable
Antioch, CA$2,814/mo17.2%very comfortable
Napa, CA$2,815/mo17.2%very comfortable
Montebello, CA$2,837/mo17.3%very comfortable
Santee, CA$2,829/mo17.3%very comfortable
Berkeley, CA$2,853/mo17.4%very comfortable
Westminster, CA$2,851/mo17.4%very comfortable
Perris, CA$2,846/mo17.4%very comfortable
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA$2,849/mo17.4%very comfortable
Petaluma, CA$2,869/mo17.5%very comfortable
Fullerton, CA$2,888/mo17.6%very comfortable
Alameda, CA$2,876/mo17.6%very comfortable
Beaumont, CA$2,880/mo17.6%very comfortable
Placentia, CA$2,882/mo17.6%very comfortable
Oxnard, CA$2,894/mo17.7%very comfortable
Oceanside, CA$2,910/mo17.8%very comfortable
Carson, CA$2,909/mo17.8%very comfortable
Camarillo, CA$2,911/mo17.8%very comfortable
Union City, CA$2,913/mo17.8%very comfortable
Brea, CA$2,916/mo17.8%very comfortable
Chula Vista, CA$2,935/mo17.9%very comfortable
Walnut Creek, CA$2,924/mo17.9%very comfortable
Temecula, CA$2,946/mo18%very comfortable
Menifee, CA$2,945/mo18%very comfortable
Glendora, CA$2,950/mo18%very comfortable
Baldwin Park, CA$2,959/mo18.1%very comfortable
San Luis Obispo, CA$2,968/mo18.1%very comfortable
Fountain Valley, CA$2,998/mo18.3%very comfortable
San Diego, CA$3,004/mo18.4%very comfortable
Torrance, CA$3,006/mo18.4%very comfortable
Pasadena, CA$3,010/mo18.4%very comfortable
Castro Valley, CA$3,011/mo18.4%very comfortable
Cypress, CA$3,015/mo18.4%very comfortable
Orange, CA$3,037/mo18.6%very comfortable
Daly City, CA$3,046/mo18.6%very comfortable
Livermore, CA$3,066/mo18.7%very comfortable
El Dorado Hills, CA$3,070/mo18.8%very comfortable
Chino Hills, CA$3,085/mo18.9%very comfortable
Gilroy, CA$3,099/mo18.9%very comfortable
Huntington Beach, CA$3,105/mo19%very comfortable
Costa Mesa, CA$3,121/mo19.1%very comfortable
San Ramon, CA$3,121/mo19.1%very comfortable
Lake Forest, CA$3,166/mo19.3%very comfortable
San Rafael, CA$3,166/mo19.3%very comfortable
Pleasanton, CA$3,175/mo19.4%very comfortable
Fontana, CA$3,191/mo19.5%very comfortable
La Mirada, CA$3,191/mo19.5%very comfortable
Tustin, CA$3,229/mo19.7%very comfortable
Chino, CA$3,286/mo20.1%affordable
Diamond Bar, CA$3,294/mo20.1%affordable
Oakley, CA$3,294/mo20.1%affordable
San Marcos, CA$3,311/mo20.2%affordable
Dublin, CA$3,325/mo20.3%affordable
Poway, CA$3,325/mo20.3%affordable
Laguna Niguel, CA$3,343/mo20.4%affordable
Watsonville, CA$3,332/mo20.4%affordable
Thousand Oaks, CA$3,357/mo20.5%affordable
Fremont, CA$3,388/mo20.7%affordable
Cerritos, CA$3,385/mo20.7%affordable
Lakewood, CA$3,401/mo20.8%affordable
San Clemente, CA$3,411/mo20.8%affordable
Brentwood, CA$3,420/mo20.9%affordable
Santa Cruz, CA$3,418/mo20.9%affordable
Arcadia, CA$3,412/mo20.9%affordable
Redondo Beach, CA$3,483/mo21.3%affordable
Aliso Viejo, CA$3,484/mo21.3%affordable
Santa Monica, CA$3,516/mo21.5%affordable
Carlsbad, CA$3,531/mo21.6%affordable
Hacienda Heights, CA$3,538/mo21.6%affordable
San Jose, CA$3,582/mo21.9%affordable
Irvine, CA$3,604/mo22%affordable
Milpitas, CA$3,614/mo22.1%affordable
Santa Barbara, CA$3,642/mo22.3%affordable
Eastvale, CA$3,659/mo22.4%affordable
Newark, CA$3,670/mo22.4%affordable
Morgan Hill, CA$3,797/mo23.2%affordable
Yorba Linda, CA$3,870/mo23.6%affordable
Santa Clara, CA$3,958/mo24.2%affordable
San Mateo, CA$3,968/mo24.2%affordable
Sunnyvale, CA$3,972/mo24.3%affordable
Novato, CA$3,969/mo24.3%affordable
South San Francisco, CA$4,141/mo25.3%affordable
Redwood City, CA$4,301/mo26.3%affordable
Cupertino, CA$4,307/mo26.3%affordable
Encinitas, CA$4,340/mo26.5%affordable
Newport Beach, CA$4,364/mo26.7%affordable
Mountain View, CA$4,535/mo27.7%affordable
Palo Alto, CA$4,558/mo27.9%affordable
San Francisco, CA$4,784/mo29.2%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).