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Where rent has outpaced income in California since 2019

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Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's yearly average rent from 2019 to 2024, minus the change in Census median household income over the same years. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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173 cities

Rank	City	Gap (points)	Rent since 2019	Income since 2019	Median rent
51	BeniciaCA Pop. 27KCompare →	+8.1	+25.3%	+17.2%	$2,455/mo
52	Moreno ValleyCA Pop. 212KCompare →	+7.8	+48.8%	+41.0%	$2,412/mo
53	ModestoCA Pop. 219KCompare →	+7.7	+42.5%	+34.8%	$2,022/mo
54	Santa BarbaraCA Pop. 88KCompare →	+7.3	+45.9%	+38.6%	$3,642/mo
55	OxnardCA Pop. 201KCompare →	+7.2	+39.3%	+32.1%	$2,894/mo
56	EastvaleCA Pop. 71KCompare →	+7.1	+41.3%	+34.3%	$3,659/mo
57	OrangeCA Pop. 138KCompare →	+7.1	+34.7%	+27.6%	$3,037/mo
58	MonroviaCA Pop. 38KCompare →	+7.1	+31.7%	+24.5%	$2,822/mo
59	Santa ClaritaCA Pop. 230KCompare →	+7.1	+30.5%	+23.5%	$2,783/mo
60	FresnoCA Pop. 546KCompare →	+7.0	+47.8%	+40.8%	$1,945/mo
61	ReddingCA Pop. 93KCompare →	+6.8	+36.7%	+29.8%	$1,647/mo
62	MercedCA Pop. 92KCompare →	+6.7	+46.3%	+39.6%	$2,041/mo
63	CerritosCA Pop. 48KCompare →	+6.6	+34.2%	+27.5%	$3,385/mo
64	San Luis ObispoCA Pop. 48KCompare →	+6.6	+38.1%	+31.4%	$2,968/mo
65	RidgecrestCA Pop. 28KCompare →	+6.3	+34.6%	+28.3%	$1,274/mo
66	BrentwoodCA Pop. 65KCompare →	+6.2	+37.0%	+30.7%	$3,420/mo
67	Thousand OaksCA Pop. 125KCompare →	+6.2	+30.2%	+24.0%	$3,357/mo
68	MartinezCA Pop. 37KCompare →	+6.2	+24.9%	+18.7%	$2,509/mo
69	FairfieldCA Pop. 121KCompare →	+6.1	+26.6%	+20.5%	$2,425/mo
70	BellflowerCA Pop. 77KCompare →	+6.0	+37.2%	+31.2%	$2,221/mo
71	Lake ElsinoreCA Pop. 72KCompare →	+5.8	+48.4%	+42.5%	$2,348/mo
72	IrvineCA Pop. 312KCompare →	+5.6	+35.6%	+30.1%	$3,604/mo
73	TurlockCA Pop. 73KCompare →	+5.5	+44.6%	+39.1%	$2,064/mo
74	Dana PointCA Pop. 33KCompare →	+5.4	+47.7%	+42.4%	$4,323/mo
75	Huntington BeachCA Pop. 195KCompare →	+5.3	+32.5%	+27.2%	$3,105/mo
76	FolsomCA Pop. 84KCompare →	+3.9	+26.1%	+22.2%	$2,667/mo
77	TustinCA Pop. 79KCompare →	+3.8	+36.6%	+32.8%	$3,229/mo
78	MontereyCA Pop. 30KCompare →	+3.7	+31.1%	+27.5%	$2,696/mo
79	South PasadenaCA Pop. 26KCompare →	+3.5	+25.4%	+21.9%	$2,649/mo
80	Citrus HeightsCA Pop. 87KCompare →	+3.5	+35.7%	+32.2%	$1,883/mo
81	Garden GroveCA Pop. 171KCompare →	+3.3	+36.4%	+33.0%	$2,703/mo
82	CarmichaelCA Pop. 77KCompare →	+3.2	+36.0%	+32.8%	$1,757/mo
83	FullertonCA Pop. 141KCompare →	+3.1	+33.5%	+30.4%	$2,888/mo
84	RocklinCA Pop. 73KCompare →	+2.4	+28.3%	+26.0%	$2,408/mo
85	TorranceCA Pop. 142KCompare →	+2.2	+26.5%	+24.3%	$3,006/mo
86	San DiegoCA Pop. 1.4MCompare →	+2.2	+37.9%	+35.7%	$3,004/mo
87	San MarcosCA Pop. 95KCompare →	+1.8	+40.6%	+38.8%	$3,311/mo
88	OntarioCA Pop. 181KCompare →	+1.8	+38.5%	+36.7%	$2,580/mo
89	Rancho Palos VerdesCA Pop. 41KCompare →	+1.0	+30.6%	+29.6%	$4,522/mo
90	Elk GroveCA Pop. 179KCompare →	+0.8	+35.1%	+34.3%	$2,688/mo
91	LancasterCA Pop. 169KCompare →	+0.6	+48.2%	+47.6%	$2,460/mo
92	Costa MesaCA Pop. 110KCompare →	+0.4	+33.0%	+32.5%	$3,121/mo
93	PasadenaCA Pop. 137KCompare →	+0.3	+27.0%	+26.6%	$3,010/mo
94	EscondidoCA Pop. 150KCompare →	-0.2	+43.4%	+43.6%	$2,590/mo
95	West SacramentoCA Pop. 55KCompare →	-0.4	+31.4%	+31.8%	$2,263/mo
96	CalabasasCA Pop. 23KCompare →	-0.5	+30.9%	+31.4%	$4,552/mo
97	NapaCA Pop. 78KCompare →	-0.5	+25.6%	+26.1%	$2,815/mo
98	AntiochCA Pop. 116KCompare →	-0.5	+26.7%	+27.2%	$2,814/mo
99	Fair OaksCA Pop. 33KCompare →	-0.5	+37.6%	+38.1%	$2,089/mo
100	Manhattan BeachCA Pop. 34KCompare →	-0.6	+32.9%	+33.5%	$6,406/mo