Rent rising fastest in California

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Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's rent index over the past 12 months. Rank a year ago uses the change over the 12 months before that. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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273 cities

Rank	City	1-yr change	Median rent	5-yr change	Vs. a year ago
51	Pleasant HillCA Pop. 34KCompare →	+6.4%	$3,042/mo	+17.5%	↑31 from #82
52	San RamonCA Pop. 86KCompare →	+6.4%	$3,121/mo	+16.0%	↑176 from #228
53	South Lake TahoeCA Pop. 21KCompare →	+6.3%	$2,377/mo	+21.6%	↑89 from #142
54	Dana PointCA Pop. 33KCompare →	+6.3%	$4,323/mo	+32.3%	↓14 from #40
55	DublinCA Pop. 71KCompare →	+6.3%	$3,325/mo	+14.1%	↑159 from #214
56	FremontCA Pop. 228KCompare →	+6.2%	$3,388/mo	+19.7%	↑66 from #122
57	Fountain ValleyCA Pop. 56KCompare →	+6.2%	$2,998/mo	+29.6%	↑110 from #167
58	AlbanyCA Pop. 19KCompare →	+6.1%	$2,694/mo	--	↑23 from #81
59	AlamedaCA Pop. 77KCompare →	+6.0%	$2,876/mo	+13.9%	↑157 from #216
60	CypressCA Pop. 49KCompare →	+6.0%	$3,015/mo	+32.9%	↑58 from #118
61	Rohnert ParkCA Pop. 45KCompare →	+6.0%	$2,533/mo	+18.0%	↑190 from #251
62	Morgan HillCA Pop. 45KCompare →	+5.8%	$3,797/mo	+23.4%	↑11 from #73
63	EncinitasCA Pop. 61KCompare →	+5.8%	$4,340/mo	+36.0%	↑72 from #135
64	WestminsterCA Pop. 90KCompare →	+5.8%	$2,851/mo	--	↑130 from #194
65	LakewoodCA Pop. 80KCompare →	+5.8%	$3,401/mo	+35.0%	↓63 from #2
66	SalinasCA Pop. 162KCompare →	+5.8%	$2,530/mo	+28.3%	↓40 from #26
67	Rancho Palos VerdesCA Pop. 41KCompare →	+5.5%	$4,522/mo	+24.9%	↑79 from #146
68	LivermoreCA Pop. 86KCompare →	+5.5%	$3,066/mo	+15.5%	↑129 from #197
69	Beverly HillsCA Pop. 32KCompare →	+5.5%	$4,016/mo	+30.6%	↓24 from #45
70	Huntington ParkCA Pop. 53KCompare →	+5.4%	$1,768/mo	--	--
71	MenifeeCA Pop. 110KCompare →	+5.4%	$2,945/mo	+21.3%	↑115 from #186
72	CalabasasCA Pop. 23KCompare →	+5.3%	$4,552/mo	+20.0%	↑159 from #231
73	AtascaderoCA Pop. 30KCompare →	+5.3%	$2,445/mo	--	↓51 from #22
74	Rancho Santa MargaritaCA Pop. 47KCompare →	+5.3%	$2,849/mo	+22.6%	↑146 from #220
75	MarinaCA Pop. 23KCompare →	+5.2%	$2,873/mo	--	↓67 from #8
76	Twentynine PalmsCA Pop. 27KCompare →	+5.2%	$1,494/mo	--	↓56 from #20
77	San JacintoCA Pop. 55KCompare →	+5.2%	$2,366/mo	--	↓20 from #57
78	Walnut CreekCA Pop. 70KCompare →	+5.1%	$2,924/mo	+15.5%	↑91 from #169
79	VictorvilleCA Pop. 138KCompare →	+5.1%	$2,248/mo	+20.8%	↑60 from #139
80	Fair OaksCA Pop. 33KCompare →	+5.1%	$2,089/mo	+21.6%	↑110 from #190
81	San ClementeCA Pop. 63KCompare →	+5.0%	$3,411/mo	+32.2%	↓28 from #53
82	Laguna WoodsCA Pop. 17KCompare →	+5.0%	$3,081/mo	--	↑10 from #92
83	CarlsbadCA Pop. 114KCompare →	+5.0%	$3,531/mo	+27.5%	↑23 from #106
84	Aliso ViejoCA Pop. 51KCompare →	+4.9%	$3,484/mo	+26.1%	↑122 from #206
85	NewarkCA Pop. 47KCompare →	+4.8%	$3,670/mo	+19.7%	↑70 from #155
86	NovatoCA Pop. 53KCompare →	+4.8%	$3,969/mo	+22.6%	↓12 from #74
87	HighlandCA Pop. 57KCompare →	+4.7%	$2,630/mo	--	↑115 from #202
88	OrovilleCA Pop. 20KCompare →	+4.7%	$1,436/mo	--	↓73 from #15
89	Lemon GroveCA Pop. 28KCompare →	+4.7%	$2,671/mo	--	↑132 from #221
90	FolsomCA Pop. 84KCompare →	+4.7%	$2,667/mo	+12.0%	↑118 from #208
91	PowayCA Pop. 49KCompare →	+4.6%	$3,325/mo	--	↑62 from #153
92	ReddingCA Pop. 93KCompare →	+4.6%	$1,647/mo	+27.7%	↓81 from #11
93	PerrisCA Pop. 81KCompare →	+4.5%	$2,846/mo	--	↓46 from #47
94	LodiCA Pop. 68KCompare →	+4.5%	$2,278/mo	+21.8%	↑40 from #134
95	Garden GroveCA Pop. 171KCompare →	+4.4%	$2,703/mo	+31.9%	↑22 from #117
96	BrentwoodCA Pop. 65KCompare →	+4.4%	$3,420/mo	+17.3%	↑5 from #101
97	Santa BarbaraCA Pop. 88KCompare →	+4.4%	$3,642/mo	+30.5%	↓7 from #90
98	La MiradaCA Pop. 47KCompare →	+4.4%	$3,191/mo	--	↓49 from #49
99	UplandCA Pop. 79KCompare →	+4.4%	$2,392/mo	+17.9%	↑123 from #222
100	Palm DesertCA Pop. 52KCompare →	+4.3%	$2,749/mo	+22.3%	↑152 from #252