The California rental market
California tracks median rent across 387 cities, ranging from Ridgecrest at $1,204/mo to Malibu at $11,932/mo. The state average of $3,008/mo runs about 53% above the national median of $1,965/mo.
Across California cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +4.4% over the past year. 357 of 405 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 48 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose.
405 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Montecito
Pop. 9,031
$21,544/mo
—
→2
Malibu
Pop. 10,421
$11,932/mo
-25.9%
→3
Palos Verdes Estates
Pop. 12,925
$8,898/mo
—
→4
Coto de Caza
Pop. 15,190
$8,000/mo
—
→5
Los Altos
Pop. 30,698
$7,992/mo
+23.4%
→6
Del Mar
Pop. 3,903
$7,867/mo
-38.9%
→7
San Marino
Pop. 12,216
$7,489/mo
—
→8
Monte Sereno
Pop. 3,461
$7,150/mo
—
→9
Manhattan Beach
Pop. 34,210
$6,459/mo
+9.6%
→10
Topanga
Pop. 8,885
$6,454/mo
—
→11
La Canada Flintridge
$6,327/mo
—
→12
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Pop. 3,162
$6,281/mo
+47.1%
→13
Saratoga
Pop. 30,319
$6,091/mo
+7.8%
→14
Orinda
Pop. 19,514
$6,019/mo
—
→15
Corte Madera
Pop. 10,077
$5,915/mo
—
→16
Tiburon
Pop. 9,012
$5,734/mo
+5.1%
→17
Coronado
Pop. 19,015
$5,354/mo
-0.6%
→18
Mill Valley
Pop. 14,012
$5,305/mo
+71.9%
→19
Solana Beach
Pop. 12,823
$5,244/mo
+47.0%
→20
Laguna Beach
Pop. 22,710
$5,068/mo
-1.6%
→21
Westlake Village
Pop. 7,743
$5,001/mo
+21.8%
→22
Solvang
Pop. 6,034
$4,900/mo
—
→23
San Carlos
Pop. 29,614
$4,837/mo
+30.0%
→24
Half Moon Bay
Pop. 11,391
$4,542/mo
—
→25
Truckee
Pop. 17,066
$4,538/mo
-7.7%
→26
Agoura Hills
Pop. 19,721
$4,530/mo
+15.9%
→27
Encinitas
Pop. 61,480
$4,498/mo
+12.6%
→28
Scotts Valley
Pop. 12,044
$4,436/mo
—
→29
Rancho Palos Verdes
Pop. 40,864
$4,433/mo
-5.5%
→30
San Francisco
Pop. 830,235
$4,401/mo
+26.0%
→31
Menlo Park
Pop. 32,727
$4,400/mo
+15.1%
→32
Mountain View
Pop. 83,732
$4,334/mo
+11.5%
→33
Beverly Hills
Pop. 31,624
$4,314/mo
-3.3%
→34
Palo Alto
Pop. 67,237
$4,299/mo
+14.5%
→35
Newport Beach
Pop. 83,845
$4,285/mo
+7.0%
→36
Cupertino
Pop. 58,566
$4,267/mo
+13.4%
→37
Dana Point
Pop. 32,790
$4,249/mo
+14.8%
→38
Los Gatos
Pop. 32,786
$4,242/mo
+14.8%
→39
Foster City
Pop. 32,792
$4,181/mo
+13.9%
→40
Danville
Pop. 43,401
$4,133/mo
+4.4%
→41
Hermosa Beach
Pop. 19,063
$4,130/mo
+9.1%
→42
South San Francisco
Pop. 64,305
$4,084/mo
+19.3%
→43
Yorba Linda
Pop. 67,170
$4,083/mo
+7.3%
→44
Larkspur
Pop. 12,854
$4,077/mo
+23.1%
→45
Aptos
Pop. 6,404
$4,054/mo
+8.7%
→46
San Juan Capistrano
Pop. 35,095
$3,994/mo
-1.2%
→47
Lafayette
Pop. 25,285
$3,974/mo
+47.1%
→48
Santa Barbara
Pop. 87,779
$3,967/mo
+3.6%
→49
Moraga
Pop. 16,769
$3,950/mo
—
→50
Redwood City
Pop. 82,447
$3,949/mo
+11.0%
→51
Santa Clara
Pop. 130,256
$3,890/mo
+11.4%
→52
Soquel
Pop. 10,679
$3,863/mo
—
→53
Novato
Pop. 52,546
$3,857/mo
+1.9%
→54
Rancho Mission Viejo
Pop. 11,971
$3,855/mo
-0.2%
→55
Rancho Mirage
Pop. 17,563
$3,847/mo
-14.2%
→56
Goleta
Pop. 32,685
$3,843/mo
+0.1%
→57
Sunnyvale
Pop. 154,236
$3,821/mo
+13.9%
→58
Marina
Pop. 22,563
$3,804/mo
+8.0%
→59
Calabasas
Pop. 22,669
$3,781/mo
-16.2%
→60
Morgan Hill
Pop. 45,425
$3,772/mo
+9.5%
→61
Ladera Ranch
Pop. 23,793
$3,769/mo
+19.2%
→62
Marina del Rey
Pop. 9,176
$3,753/mo
-3.4%
→63
La Quinta
Pop. 38,707
$3,744/mo
+9.4%
→64
Ojai
Pop. 7,577
$3,706/mo
—
→65
Burlingame
Pop. 30,525
$3,697/mo
+7.2%
→66
Altadena
Pop. 41,705
$3,691/mo
—
→67
Sausalito
Pop. 7,141
$3,677/mo
-15.6%
→68
Milpitas
Pop. 78,578
$3,676/mo
+14.6%
→69
San Mateo
Pop. 103,105
$3,667/mo
+9.3%
→70
San Anselmo
Pop. 12,679
$3,657/mo
—
→71
Santa Cruz
Pop. 61,607
$3,649/mo
+8.4%
→72
Healdsburg
Pop. 11,243
$3,609/mo
+21.4%
→73
East Palo Alto
Pop. 29,069
$3,608/mo
—
→74
Cerritos
Pop. 47,867
$3,600/mo
+3.2%
→75
Discovery Bay
Pop. 14,911
$3,599/mo
+15.0%
→76
Aliso Viejo
Pop. 51,113
$3,594/mo
+7.4%
→77
Fairfax
Pop. 7,516
$3,588/mo
—
→78
Carpinteria
Pop. 13,036
$3,586/mo
-15.3%
→79
Pacifica
Pop. 37,261
$3,584/mo
+12.1%
→80
Castaic
Pop. 17,999
$3,575/mo
—
→81
Eastvale
Pop. 70,633
$3,567/mo
+5.5%
→82
Carlsbad
Pop. 114,373
$3,560/mo
+5.0%
→83
Redondo Beach
Pop. 69,291
$3,543/mo
+3.4%
→84
Santa Monica
Pop. 91,169
$3,517/mo
-0.1%
→85
Granite Bay
Pop. 21,673
$3,516/mo
—
→86
Templeton
Pop. 9,580
$3,500/mo
—
→87
Nipomo
Pop. 17,516
$3,498/mo
—
→88
Millbrae
Pop. 22,689
$3,481/mo
+1.0%
→89
San Jose
Pop. 990,138
$3,479/mo
+11.3%
→90
Culver City
Pop. 39,931
$3,478/mo
+2.4%
→91
Windsor
Pop. 26,081
$3,447/mo
—
→92
San Clemente
Pop. 63,273
$3,442/mo
+8.4%
→93
Winchester
Pop. 4,555
$3,435/mo
+8.6%
→94
Lakewood
Pop. 79,850
$3,430/mo
-1.0%
→95
Capitola
Pop. 9,689
$3,418/mo
+11.2%
→96
Isla Vista
Pop. 13,920
$3,417/mo
—
→97
Irvine
Pop. 311,690
$3,390/mo
+3.0%
→98
Chino
Pop. 92,652
$3,388/mo
+5.0%
→99
Newark
Pop. 46,903
$3,371/mo
+1.6%
→100
Oakley
Pop. 45,183
$3,369/mo
+6.3%
→101
Brentwood
Pop. 65,208
$3,365/mo
+8.3%
→102
Campbell
Pop. 42,781
$3,364/mo
+15.8%
→103
La Crescenta-Montrose
Pop. 19,660
$3,358/mo
+6.6%
→104
San Ramon
Pop. 85,993
$3,352/mo
+22.3%
→105
Belmont
Pop. 27,337
$3,346/mo
+10.2%
→106
Arcadia
Pop. 55,170
$3,325/mo
-1.4%
→107
Fremont
Pop. 228,295
$3,308/mo
+12.6%
→108
Diamond Bar
Pop. 53,355
$3,301/mo
+6.5%
→109
Lake Forest
Pop. 86,281
$3,299/mo
+10.4%
→110
Laguna Niguel
Pop. 64,139
$3,289/mo
+5.0%
→111
Oak Park
Pop. 13,757
$3,286/mo
-0.5%
→112
Thousand Oaks
Pop. 125,205
$3,274/mo
-2.6%
→113
Pismo Beach
Pop. 8,014
$3,274/mo
-5.9%
→114
San Bruno
Pop. 42,307
$3,260/mo
+6.0%
→115
San Marcos
Pop. 94,882
$3,258/mo
+6.6%
→116
Watsonville
Pop. 51,712
$3,257/mo
+8.0%
→117
Hacienda Heights
Pop. 54,291
$3,254/mo
-5.0%
→118
Dublin
Pop. 70,803
$3,233/mo
+5.2%
→119
Temple City
Pop. 35,430
$3,231/mo
-5.2%
→120
Claremont
Pop. 36,595
$3,224/mo
-5.8%
→121
Moorpark
Pop. 35,854
$3,200/mo
+3.3%
→122
Seal Beach
Pop. 24,722
$3,189/mo
+6.8%
→123
West Hollywood
Pop. 34,884
$3,185/mo
+3.4%
→124
Orange
Pop. 138,266
$3,181/mo
+1.7%
→125
Pleasanton
Pop. 76,960
$3,180/mo
+11.5%
→126
Emeryville
Pop. 13,081
$3,179/mo
+13.0%
→127
El Dorado Hills
Pop. 51,026
$3,156/mo
+8.5%
→128
Seaside
Pop. 31,814
$3,155/mo
+5.2%
→129
Tustin
Pop. 78,981
$3,151/mo
+0.3%
→130
Cypress
Pop. 49,498
$3,132/mo
+2.5%
→131
Sonoma
Pop. 10,670
$3,128/mo
+7.9%
→132
Lomita
Pop. 20,225
$3,118/mo
+0.9%
→133
Costa Mesa
Pop. 110,330
$3,113/mo
+2.8%
→134
Albany
Pop. 19,414
$3,107/mo
+23.8%
→135
Pinole
Pop. 18,761
$3,107/mo
—
→136
Poway
Pop. 48,713
$3,103/mo
-2.1%
→137
Los Alamitos
Pop. 11,794
$3,093/mo
-1.1%
→138
Lathrop
Pop. 35,052
$3,083/mo
+6.1%
→139
Livermore
Pop. 85,522
$3,082/mo
+3.5%
→140
Gilroy
Pop. 59,004
$3,082/mo
+2.6%
→141
Huntington Beach
Pop. 195,240
$3,078/mo
+2.1%
→142
Bonita
Pop. 12,652
$3,054/mo
+17.6%
→143
Laguna Hills
Pop. 30,740
$3,048/mo
+0.6%
→144
Arroyo Grande
Pop. 18,372
$3,048/mo
—
→145
American Canyon
Pop. 21,691
$3,047/mo
—
→146
Fallbrook
Pop. 32,112
$3,045/mo
+12.5%
→147
Fontana
Pop. 214,169
$3,042/mo
-0.2%
→148
San Diego
Pop. 1,389,526
$3,038/mo
+6.6%
→149
Hollister
Pop. 43,811
$3,037/mo
+11.8%
→150
La Mirada
Pop. 47,180
$3,036/mo
+0.8%
→151
Morro Bay
Pop. 10,692
$3,024/mo
+18.6%
→152
Hercules
Pop. 26,302
$3,013/mo
+6.1%
→153
Imperial Beach
Pop. 25,764
$3,011/mo
+9.6%
→154
Chino Hills
Pop. 77,927
$3,010/mo
-4.6%
→155
Chula Vista
Pop. 276,375
$3,008/mo
+3.4%
→156
Lincoln
Pop. 4,241
$3,006/mo
+3.5%
→157
Walnut Creek
Pop. 70,088
$3,003/mo
+12.5%
→158
Torrance
Pop. 142,130
$2,997/mo
+6.2%
→159
San Rafael
Pop. 60,433
$2,992/mo
+2.5%
→160
Oceanside
Pop. 172,242
$2,974/mo
+3.2%
→161
San Luis Obispo
Pop. 48,491
$2,966/mo
-14.0%
→162
Brea
Pop. 47,469
$2,960/mo
+8.0%
→163
Temecula
Pop. 111,167
$2,954/mo
+5.4%
→164
Carson
Pop. 92,871
$2,953/mo
-5.9%
→165
Lawndale
Pop. 30,781
$2,950/mo
-5.0%
→166
Alameda
Pop. 77,238
$2,948/mo
+14.0%
→167
Berkeley
Pop. 120,257
$2,941/mo
-2.3%
→168
Pasadena
Pop. 136,969
$2,939/mo
-0.9%
→169
Petaluma
Pop. 59,247
$2,927/mo
+4.8%
→170
El Segundo
Pop. 16,769
$2,914/mo
-5.7%
→171
Rancho Santa Margarita
Pop. 46,990
$2,910/mo
+1.0%
→172
Stevenson Ranch
Pop. 20,990
$2,907/mo
+0.1%
→173
Laguna Woods
Pop. 17,289
$2,894/mo
+6.8%
→174
Sierra Madre
Pop. 10,940
$2,886/mo
-11.1%
→175
Camarillo
Pop. 70,186
$2,885/mo
-4.5%
→176
Oxnard
Pop. 200,928
$2,882/mo
-3.7%
→177
Port Hueneme
Pop. 21,582
$2,879/mo
-2.5%
→178
Ventura
$2,874/mo
+3.1%
→179
Fullerton
Pop. 140,968
$2,872/mo
+5.0%
→180
Monrovia
Pop. 37,571
$2,872/mo
-1.5%
→181
Glendora
Pop. 50,926
$2,869/mo
-0.5%
→182
Union City
Pop. 67,464
$2,867/mo
+15.3%
→183
Pacific Grove
Pop. 14,951
$2,860/mo
-2.1%
→184
Los Osos
Pop. 14,166
$2,856/mo
—
→185
Rosemead
Pop. 50,013
$2,848/mo
+0.7%
→186
Perris
Pop. 80,511
$2,833/mo
+2.2%
→187
Dixon
Pop. 19,683
$2,825/mo
—
→188
Menifee
Pop. 110,305
$2,824/mo
+6.5%
→189
Monterey
Pop. 29,613
$2,822/mo
-1.7%
→190
Rancho Cucamonga
Pop. 175,411
$2,813/mo
-0.7%
→191
Santa Clarita
Pop. 230,221
$2,806/mo
+2.2%
→192
Rowland Heights
Pop. 45,911
$2,799/mo
+14.8%
→193
Placentia
Pop. 52,826
$2,796/mo
+3.1%
→194
San Jacinto
Pop. 55,180
$2,793/mo
-6.2%
→195
Santee
Pop. 59,332
$2,790/mo
+6.9%
→196
Santa Ana
Pop. 312,534
$2,785/mo
+0.1%
→197
Napa
Pop. 78,239
$2,781/mo
+0.8%
→198
El Cerrito
Pop. 5,325
$2,777/mo
+14.1%
→199
San Gabriel
Pop. 38,392
$2,776/mo
+5.7%
→200
Los Angeles
Pop. 3,857,263
$2,773/mo
+1.0%
→201
Winters
Pop. 7,583
$2,771/mo
—
→202
Montclair
Pop. 37,810
$2,770/mo
+7.7%
→203
Castro Valley
Pop. 65,001
$2,767/mo
+4.3%
→204
Galt
Pop. 25,962
$2,767/mo
—
→205
Pleasant Hill
Pop. 34,235
$2,766/mo
+6.8%
→206
Burbank
Pop. 5,333
$2,765/mo
-4.9%
→207
Duarte
Pop. 22,184
$2,758/mo
-6.1%
→208
Norwalk
Pop. 99,789
$2,757/mo
+6.9%
→209
Boulder Creek
Pop. 4,632
$2,750/mo
—
→210
La Habra
Pop. 61,970
$2,745/mo
+0.8%
→211
Rialto
Pop. 104,143
$2,740/mo
+2.7%
→212
Glendale
Pop. 190,748
$2,732/mo
-1.9%
→213
South Lake Tahoe
Pop. 21,269
$2,729/mo
+24.2%
→214
Sebastopol
Pop. 7,445
$2,724/mo
-12.2%
→215
Paramount
Pop. 52,050
$2,723/mo
+10.0%
→216
Palmdale
Pop. 164,634
$2,720/mo
-3.1%
→217
Simi Valley
Pop. 125,634
$2,717/mo
-4.9%
→218
Tracy
Pop. 96,966
$2,717/mo
+3.6%
→219
Daly City
Pop. 101,964
$2,706/mo
+5.4%
→220
Davis
Pop. 66,978
$2,706/mo
+15.3%
→221
Beaumont
Pop. 56,266
$2,705/mo
-8.1%
→222
Stanton
Pop. 39,402
$2,701/mo
+0.4%
→223
Grover Beach
Pop. 12,604
$2,701/mo
—
→224
Fountain Valley
Pop. 56,258
$2,698/mo
-2.8%
→225
Wildomar
Pop. 37,277
$2,698/mo
+8.3%
→226
San Dimas
Pop. 33,789
$2,694/mo
-4.6%
→227
Elk Grove
Pop. 179,155
$2,688/mo
+2.6%
→228
Paso Robles
$2,684/mo
+2.0%
→229
West Covina
Pop. 107,037
$2,683/mo
+3.6%
→230
Florence-Graham
Pop. 60,690
$2,683/mo
—
→231
Corona
Pop. 159,670
$2,682/mo
+0.8%
→232
Vista
Pop. 99,114
$2,682/mo
+2.1%
→233
Garden Grove
Pop. 170,964
$2,679/mo
+6.5%
→234
Anaheim
Pop. 344,521
$2,674/mo
-0.4%
→235
Suisun City
Pop. 29,286
$2,669/mo
+8.8%
→236
La Mesa
Pop. 60,797
$2,662/mo
+1.9%
→237
Folsom
Pop. 83,916
$2,655/mo
+8.5%
→238
Rohnert Park
Pop. 44,575
$2,649/mo
+9.2%
→239
Roseville
Pop. 155,955
$2,645/mo
+7.7%
→240
La Verne
Pop. 30,600
$2,640/mo
-2.8%
→241
Shafter
Pop. 21,193
$2,640/mo
—
→242
Palm Desert
Pop. 51,990
$2,638/mo
+2.2%
→243
Ontario
Pop. 180,547
$2,635/mo
+7.7%
→244
Westminster
Pop. 89,860
$2,629/mo
+0.8%
→245
Azusa
Pop. 49,031
$2,626/mo
-2.1%
→246
Manteca
Pop. 89,043
$2,624/mo
+6.7%
→247
Lemon Grove
Pop. 27,686
$2,618/mo
+0.8%
→248
Indio
Pop. 91,950
$2,616/mo
+4.1%
→249
Hayward
Pop. 158,801
$2,615/mo
+2.1%
→250
Oakland
Pop. 439,418
$2,614/mo
+6.9%
→251
Murrieta
Pop. 112,064
$2,610/mo
+3.2%
→252
Inglewood
Pop. 104,569
$2,605/mo
+4.1%
→253
Buena Park
Pop. 82,871
$2,603/mo
-8.3%
→254
Baldwin Park
Pop. 70,138
$2,598/mo
—
→255
Alhambra
Pop. 81,022
$2,592/mo
+6.7%
→256
Concord
Pop. 124,035
$2,584/mo
+2.0%
→257
Antioch
Pop. 116,477
$2,575/mo
-9.7%
→258
South Pasadena
Pop. 26,068
$2,565/mo
-7.0%
→259
Vacaville
Pop. 102,596
$2,562/mo
+2.9%
→260
Jurupa Valley
Pop. 107,011
$2,556/mo
+0.1%
→261
Monterey Park
Pop. 59,132
$2,545/mo
+2.4%
→262
Santa Rosa
Pop. 177,090
$2,534/mo
+0.4%
→263
Santa Maria
Pop. 110,462
$2,520/mo
+4.4%
→264
Richmond
Pop. 115,505
$2,509/mo
+2.2%
→265
Escondido
Pop. 149,668
$2,504/mo
-1.2%
→266
Compton
Pop. 92,698
$2,500/mo
+9.2%
→267
Westmont
Pop. 34,123
$2,500/mo
-2.0%
→268
Salinas
Pop. 161,761
$2,498/mo
-2.6%
→269
Benicia
Pop. 26,749
$2,493/mo
-4.7%
→270
View Park-Windsor Hills
Pop. 11,230
$2,493/mo
—
→271
Bellflower
Pop. 76,819
$2,472/mo
+6.2%
→272
National City
Pop. 58,893
$2,472/mo
-0.4%
→273
Rocklin
Pop. 73,327
$2,469/mo
+4.3%
→274
San Leandro
Pop. 87,826
$2,468/mo
+0.8%
→275
Woodland
Pop. 61,854
$2,467/mo
+14.3%
→276
Martinez
Pop. 36,903
$2,461/mo
+4.0%
→277
Highland
Pop. 56,675
$2,459/mo
+5.5%
→278
Patterson
Pop. 24,693
$2,448/mo
—
→279
Fairfield
Pop. 120,785
$2,446/mo
+0.2%
→280
El Sobrante
$2,440/mo
—
→281
Lake Elsinore
Pop. 72,461
$2,436/mo
-2.5%
→282
Spring Valley
$2,435/mo
+1.0%
→283
Pine Mountain Club
Pop. 2,838
$2,433/mo
—
→284
Riverside
Pop. 319,069
$2,420/mo
+4.7%
→285
Redlands
Pop. 73,375
$2,418/mo
+6.0%
→286
Rancho Cordova
Pop. 81,849
$2,412/mo
+11.8%
→287
Upland
Pop. 79,257
$2,408/mo
+2.6%
→288
Atascadero
Pop. 29,712
$2,404/mo
+13.7%
→289
Lancaster
Pop. 169,169
$2,403/mo
-0.3%
→290
Pittsburg
Pop. 76,257
$2,396/mo
-2.5%
→291
Cathedral City
Pop. 52,267
$2,390/mo
-12.4%
→292
Whittier
Pop. 86,165
$2,388/mo
+3.6%
→293
Pomona
Pop. 147,943
$2,385/mo
-3.3%
→294
La Puente
Pop. 37,142
$2,383/mo
—
→295
El Monte
Pop. 106,109
$2,381/mo
-2.7%
→296
Antelope
Pop. 48,301
$2,379/mo
+5.9%
→297
Covina
Pop. 49,888
$2,372/mo
-2.0%
→298
Long Beach
Pop. 455,548
$2,364/mo
+4.5%
→299
Moreno Valley
Pop. 211,666
$2,364/mo
+0.4%
→300
Gardena
Pop. 59,422
$2,363/mo
+1.9%
→301
Los Banos
Pop. 47,593
$2,363/mo
+4.3%
→302
Cudahy
Pop. 22,087
$2,350/mo
—
→303
Madera
Pop. 67,831
$2,344/mo
+5.0%
→304
Clovis
Pop. 124,725
$2,341/mo
+5.2%
→305
Loma Linda
Pop. 25,122
$2,338/mo
-0.3%
→306
Olivehurst
Pop. 18,444
$2,335/mo
—
→307
Santa Paula
Pop. 31,376
$2,325/mo
—
→308
East Los Angeles
Pop. 111,647
$2,319/mo
+8.3%
→309
Downey
Pop. 110,939
$2,312/mo
+5.4%
→310
Lake Arrowhead
Pop. 10,639
$2,310/mo
+7.5%
→311
Alpine
Pop. 210
$2,308/mo
+0.6%
→312
Montebello
Pop. 61,045
$2,289/mo
+0.3%
→313
Ramona
Pop. 22,634
$2,284/mo
+4.1%
→314
El Cajon
Pop. 104,449
$2,277/mo
-1.8%
→315
Riverbank
Pop. 25,166
$2,275/mo
—
→316
Running Springs
Pop. 4,917
$2,275/mo
—
→317
Shingle Springs
Pop. 3,801
$2,262/mo
+0.9%
→318
San Pablo
Pop. 31,720
$2,255/mo
—
→319
Lompoc
Pop. 43,646
$2,254/mo
+10.0%
→320
Guerneville
Pop. 4,100
$2,253/mo
—
→321
Calimesa
Pop. 10,902
$2,248/mo
—
→322
San Lorenzo
Pop. 29,171
$2,238/mo
—
→323
West Sacramento
Pop. 54,927
$2,228/mo
+1.2%
→324
Victorville
Pop. 137,627
$2,227/mo
+1.8%
→325
Hesperia
Pop. 100,775
$2,224/mo
-1.8%
→326
Crestline
Pop. 9,835
$2,219/mo
+29.7%
→327
Rosamond
Pop. 21,473
$2,213/mo
—
→328
Lakeside
$2,203/mo
-0.7%
→329
Palm Springs
Pop. 45,070
$2,201/mo
+4.1%
→330
Vallejo
Pop. 124,268
$2,181/mo
+3.7%
→331
Pico Rivera
Pop. 60,272
$2,169/mo
+1.4%
→332
Oakdale
Pop. 23,194
$2,163/mo
—
→333
Imperial
Pop. 21,430
$2,150/mo
—
→334
Hawthorne
Pop. 85,191
$2,138/mo
+9.0%
→335
Lodi
Pop. 67,607
$2,137/mo
+10.6%
→336
Rosemont
Pop. 23,766
$2,125/mo
+10.9%
→337
Florin
Pop. 50,211
$2,111/mo
+0.1%
→338
Adelanto
Pop. 37,964
$2,105/mo
+11.6%
→339
Yucaipa
Pop. 54,421
$2,095/mo
+2.1%
→340
Auburn
Pop. 13,768
$2,090/mo
+0.3%
→341
Turlock
Pop. 72,502
$2,083/mo
+1.2%
→342
Sacramento
Pop. 528,706
$2,071/mo
+3.8%
→343
Orangevale
Pop. 35,958
$2,063/mo
+4.9%
→344
Big Bear Lake
Pop. 5,041
$2,055/mo
+2.1%
→345
Hanford
Pop. 59,754
$2,053/mo
+25.5%
→346
Grand Terrace
Pop. 13,078
$2,051/mo
+0.6%
→347
Joshua Tree
Pop. 6,234
$2,043/mo
-8.2%
→348
Fair Oaks
Pop. 32,799
$2,038/mo
+3.5%
→349
Grass Valley
Pop. 14,113
$2,036/mo
+1.0%
→350
Lynwood
Pop. 64,578
$2,035/mo
-2.9%
→351
South Gate
Pop. 91,483
$2,002/mo
+11.7%
→352
San Bernardino
Pop. 222,724
$1,994/mo
+5.0%
→353
Stockton
Pop. 322,326
$1,989/mo
+0.6%
→354
Modesto
Pop. 219,215
$1,986/mo
-1.8%
→355
Placerville
Pop. 10,762
$1,974/mo
+21.2%
→356
Desert Hot Springs
Pop. 33,200
$1,970/mo
+2.1%
→357
Yuba City
Pop. 69,471
$1,967/mo
+3.8%
→358
Merced
Pop. 91,953
$1,964/mo
+7.8%
→359
Fresno
Pop. 545,970
$1,954/mo
+17.9%
→360
Pollock Pines
Pop. 6,212
$1,950/mo
—
→361
Hemet
Pop. 91,326
$1,939/mo
-1.0%
→362
Lakeport
Pop. 5,113
$1,933/mo
—
→363
Citrus Heights
Pop. 86,995
$1,931/mo
+0.8%
→364
Colton
Pop. 53,772
$1,929/mo
+3.4%
→365
Tehachapi
Pop. 11,946
$1,923/mo
-8.7%
→366
Yucca Valley
Pop. 21,770
$1,919/mo
+12.4%
→367
Visalia
Pop. 143,939
$1,909/mo
+6.7%
→368
La Riviera
Pop. 11,492
$1,909/mo
—
→369
Marysville
Pop. 12,726
$1,888/mo
+17.1%
→370
Ceres
Pop. 49,342
$1,884/mo
—
→371
Big Bear City
Pop. 11,431
$1,878/mo
-11.5%
→372
Apple Valley
Pop. 75,473
$1,868/mo
-2.4%
→373
Bakersfield
Pop. 411,986
$1,865/mo
+0.3%
→374
Exeter
Pop. 10,258
$1,860/mo
—
→375
Lemoore
Pop. 27,102
$1,858/mo
+3.2%
→376
Ukiah
Pop. 16,304
$1,856/mo
-10.1%
→377
Tulare
Pop. 70,945
$1,849/mo
+7.3%
→378
Kingsburg
Pop. 12,755
$1,848/mo
—
→379
Huntington Park
Pop. 53,108
$1,820/mo
-7.8%
→380
Carmichael
Pop. 76,948
$1,795/mo
+0.8%
→381
Maywood
Pop. 24,317
$1,788/mo
—
→382
Banning
Pop. 31,093
$1,767/mo
-22.9%
→383
El Centro
Pop. 44,240
$1,719/mo
—
→384
California City
Pop. 14,414
$1,708/mo
+3.3%
→385
Reedley
Pop. 25,609
$1,680/mo
—
→386
Orland
Pop. 8,357
$1,675/mo
—
→387
Atwater
Pop. 32,162
$1,649/mo
—
→388
Redding
Pop. 93,409
$1,642/mo
+6.6%
→389
Arcata
Pop. 18,607
$1,615/mo
+0.5%
→390
McKinleyville
Pop. 17,113
$1,607/mo
+10.1%
→391
Anderson
Pop. 11,255
$1,594/mo
—
→392
Chico
Pop. 102,188
$1,577/mo
-0.6%
→393
Clearlake
Pop. 16,659
$1,550/mo
—
→394
Eureka
Pop. 26,010
$1,528/mo
+8.0%
→395
Red Bluff
Pop. 14,549
$1,477/mo
+12.2%
→396
Oildale
Pop. 34,687
$1,441/mo
+14.0%
→397
Twentynine Palms
Pop. 27,355
$1,428/mo
+0.9%
→398
Paradise
Pop. 241
$1,409/mo
-11.9%
→399
Porterville
Pop. 63,157
$1,377/mo
+13.7%
→400
Barstow
Pop. 25,100
$1,322/mo
+4.2%
→401
Oroville
Pop. 19,752
$1,315/mo
-8.1%
→402
Newman
Pop. 12,316
$1,295/mo
—
→403
Fortuna
Pop. 12,326
$1,268/mo
—
→404
Taft
Pop. 7,125
$1,243/mo
+12.5%
→405
Ridgecrest
Pop. 28,225
$1,204/mo
-12.2%
→California rent questions
What is the average rent in California?
The average median rent across 387 tracked cities in California is $3,008/mo, about 53% above the national median of $1,965/mo.
Which California city has the highest rent?
Malibu has the highest median rent in California at $11,932/mo.
Which California city has the most affordable rent?
Ridgecrest is the most affordable tracked city in California, with a median rent of $1,204/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in California?
Across California cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +4.4% over the past year.
How does California rent compare to the rest of the country?
357 of 405 tracked California cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,965/mo, and 48 fall below it.
What are the largest rental markets in California?
By population, the largest rental markets in California are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose. Each has its own rent data, trends, and ZIP-level breakdowns on RentDataNow.
Explore more rent data