The California rental market
California tracks median rent across 382 cities, ranging from Ridgecrest at $1,274/mo to Montecito at $18,039/mo. The state average of $3,031/mo runs about 57% above the national median of $1,932/mo.
Across California cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +4.5% over the past year. 362 of 405 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 43 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose.
Across California
What the numbers show
Past year
Rent fell in 15 of 382 California cities Zillow tracks over the year to September 2026, and rose in the rest.
Record highs
198 cities are at the highest rent in at least three years of Zillow records. See the list.
Priciest vs. cheapest
Among cities with 15,000+ residents, Los Altos ($6,886/mo) costs 5.4 times as much as Ridgecrest ($1,274/mo).
Cheapest month to sign
Across 219 California cities with five or more years of data, asking rents usually bottom out in January and peak in August, a typical swing of 1.3%.
Rent vs. income since 2019
From 2019 to 2024, rent grew faster than median household income in 95 of 179 California cities with both figures. See where the gap is widest.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for California cities, as of September 2026. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates).
405 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Montecito
Pop. 9,031
$18,039/mo
—
→2
Malibu
Pop. 10,421
$13,161/mo
+5.5%
→3
Isla Vista
Pop. 13,920
$9,714/mo
—
→4
Coto de Caza
Pop. 15,190
$8,250/mo
—
→5
San Marino
Pop. 12,216
$7,866/mo
—
→6
Monte Sereno
Pop. 3,461
$7,150/mo
—
→7
Palos Verdes Estates
Pop. 12,925
$6,933/mo
—
→8
Los Altos
Pop. 30,698
$6,886/mo
+19.3%
→9
Tiburon
Pop. 9,012
$6,832/mo
+32.8%
→10
Del Mar
Pop. 3,903
$6,791/mo
—
→11
Manhattan Beach
Pop. 34,210
$6,406/mo
+9.8%
→12
Topanga
Pop. 8,885
$6,317/mo
—
→13
Saratoga
Pop. 30,319
$6,140/mo
+7.8%
→14
Solana Beach
Pop. 12,823
$5,784/mo
+10.8%
→15
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Pop. 3,162
$5,742/mo
+43.7%
→16
Laguna Beach
Pop. 22,710
$5,519/mo
+7.0%
→17
La Canada Flintridge
$5,394/mo
—
→18
Orinda
Pop. 19,514
$5,239/mo
—
→19
Corte Madera
Pop. 10,077
$5,233/mo
—
→20
Coronado
Pop. 19,015
$5,122/mo
+2.0%
→21
San Francisco
Pop. 830,235
$4,784/mo
+26.3%
→22
Carpinteria
Pop. 13,036
$4,679/mo
+15.6%
→23
Half Moon Bay
Pop. 11,391
$4,661/mo
—
→24
Mill Valley
Pop. 14,012
$4,617/mo
+8.6%
→25
Palo Alto
Pop. 67,237
$4,558/mo
+10.0%
→26
Rancho Mirage
Pop. 17,563
$4,556/mo
+1.5%
→27
Calabasas
Pop. 22,669
$4,552/mo
+5.3%
→28
Mountain View
Pop. 83,732
$4,535/mo
+10.2%
→29
Rancho Palos Verdes
Pop. 40,864
$4,522/mo
+5.5%
→30
Larkspur
Pop. 12,854
$4,469/mo
+24.5%
→31
Foster City
Pop. 32,792
$4,450/mo
+12.1%
→32
Newport Beach
Pop. 83,845
$4,364/mo
+7.8%
→33
Encinitas
Pop. 61,480
$4,340/mo
+5.8%
→34
Danville
Pop. 43,401
$4,324/mo
+3.3%
→35
Dana Point
Pop. 32,790
$4,323/mo
+6.3%
→36
Cupertino
Pop. 58,566
$4,307/mo
+9.0%
→37
Redwood City
Pop. 82,447
$4,301/mo
+9.3%
→38
Menlo Park
Pop. 32,727
$4,277/mo
+10.8%
→39
East Palo Alto
Pop. 29,069
$4,250/mo
—
→40
San Carlos
Pop. 29,614
$4,248/mo
+7.7%
→41
Westlake Village
Pop. 7,743
$4,242/mo
+4.0%
→42
Aptos
Pop. 6,404
$4,226/mo
+10.8%
→43
San Juan Capistrano
Pop. 35,095
$4,164/mo
+8.6%
→44
South San Francisco
Pop. 64,305
$4,141/mo
+19.2%
→45
Burlingame
Pop. 30,525
$4,119/mo
+13.6%
→46
Agoura Hills
Pop. 19,721
$4,107/mo
+3.9%
→47
Millbrae
Pop. 22,689
$4,081/mo
+18.5%
→48
Truckee
Pop. 17,066
$4,044/mo
+7.0%
→49
San Anselmo
Pop. 12,679
$4,027/mo
—
→50
Beverly Hills
Pop. 31,624
$4,016/mo
+5.5%
→51
Marina del Rey
Pop. 9,176
$4,009/mo
+2.0%
→52
Los Gatos
Pop. 32,786
$4,004/mo
+7.9%
→53
Sausalito
Pop. 7,141
$3,984/mo
+6.9%
→54
Sunnyvale
Pop. 154,236
$3,972/mo
+10.4%
→55
Hermosa Beach
Pop. 19,063
$3,970/mo
+9.0%
→56
Novato
Pop. 52,546
$3,969/mo
+4.8%
→57
San Mateo
Pop. 103,105
$3,968/mo
+10.7%
→58
Santa Clara
Pop. 130,256
$3,958/mo
+8.2%
→59
Yorba Linda
Pop. 67,170
$3,870/mo
+2.4%
→60
Solvang
Pop. 6,034
$3,850/mo
—
→61
Goleta
Pop. 32,685
$3,838/mo
+1.4%
→62
Rancho Mission Viejo
Pop. 11,971
$3,821/mo
+3.7%
→63
Altadena
Pop. 41,705
$3,814/mo
—
→64
Belmont
Pop. 27,337
$3,798/mo
+12.4%
→65
Morgan Hill
Pop. 45,425
$3,797/mo
+5.8%
→66
Ojai
Pop. 7,577
$3,747/mo
—
→67
Scotts Valley
Pop. 12,044
$3,686/mo
—
→68
Newark
Pop. 46,903
$3,670/mo
+4.8%
→69
Eastvale
Pop. 70,633
$3,659/mo
+0.2%
→70
Castaic
Pop. 17,999
$3,650/mo
—
→71
Santa Barbara
Pop. 87,779
$3,642/mo
+4.4%
→72
La Quinta
Pop. 38,707
$3,617/mo
+3.3%
→73
Milpitas
Pop. 78,578
$3,614/mo
+10.1%
→74
Irvine
Pop. 311,690
$3,604/mo
+2.0%
→75
Pacifica
Pop. 37,261
$3,594/mo
+9.9%
→76
San Jose
Pop. 990,138
$3,582/mo
+7.7%
→77
Discovery Bay
Pop. 14,911
$3,570/mo
-1.5%
→78
Ladera Ranch
Pop. 23,793
$3,550/mo
+1.7%
→79
Hacienda Heights
Pop. 54,291
$3,538/mo
-0.1%
→80
Carlsbad
Pop. 114,373
$3,531/mo
+5.0%
→81
Windsor
Pop. 26,081
$3,528/mo
—
→82
Culver City
Pop. 39,931
$3,521/mo
+2.4%
→83
Santa Monica
Pop. 91,169
$3,516/mo
+1.9%
→84
Aliso Viejo
Pop. 51,113
$3,484/mo
+4.9%
→85
Redondo Beach
Pop. 69,291
$3,483/mo
+2.6%
→86
Capitola
Pop. 9,689
$3,459/mo
+3.7%
→87
Campbell
Pop. 42,781
$3,433/mo
+7.7%
→88
Healdsburg
Pop. 11,243
$3,425/mo
+2.6%
→89
Brentwood
Pop. 65,208
$3,420/mo
+4.4%
→90
Santa Cruz
Pop. 61,607
$3,418/mo
+4.0%
→91
Arcadia
Pop. 55,170
$3,412/mo
+2.6%
→92
San Clemente
Pop. 63,273
$3,411/mo
+5.0%
→93
Lakewood
Pop. 79,850
$3,401/mo
+5.8%
→94
Fremont
Pop. 228,295
$3,388/mo
+6.2%
→95
Cerritos
Pop. 47,867
$3,385/mo
+1.7%
→96
Lafayette
Pop. 25,285
$3,372/mo
-0.3%
→97
Thousand Oaks
Pop. 125,205
$3,357/mo
+1.6%
→98
American Canyon
Pop. 21,691
$3,347/mo
—
→99
San Bruno
Pop. 42,307
$3,346/mo
+10.1%
→100
Laguna Niguel
Pop. 64,139
$3,343/mo
+7.5%
→101
Watsonville
Pop. 51,712
$3,332/mo
-1.3%
→102
Granite Bay
Pop. 21,673
$3,332/mo
—
→103
Dublin
Pop. 70,803
$3,325/mo
+6.3%
→104
Poway
Pop. 48,713
$3,325/mo
+4.6%
→105
San Marcos
Pop. 94,882
$3,311/mo
+3.3%
→106
Temple City
Pop. 35,430
$3,298/mo
-0.8%
→107
Winchester
Pop. 4,555
$3,297/mo
+1.3%
→108
Diamond Bar
Pop. 53,355
$3,294/mo
+3.0%
→109
Oakley
Pop. 45,183
$3,294/mo
+2.7%
→110
West Hollywood
Pop. 34,884
$3,292/mo
+1.1%
→111
Moorpark
Pop. 35,854
$3,289/mo
+0.9%
→112
Chino
Pop. 92,652
$3,286/mo
+1.5%
→113
El Segundo
Pop. 16,769
$3,253/mo
+2.9%
→114
Nipomo
Pop. 17,516
$3,248/mo
—
→115
Pismo Beach
Pop. 8,014
$3,242/mo
—
→116
Tustin
Pop. 78,981
$3,229/mo
+1.7%
→117
Hercules
Pop. 26,302
$3,209/mo
+7.7%
→118
Fontana
Pop. 214,169
$3,191/mo
+2.9%
→119
La Mirada
Pop. 47,180
$3,191/mo
+4.4%
→120
Pacific Grove
Pop. 14,951
$3,176/mo
+6.4%
→121
Pleasanton
Pop. 76,960
$3,175/mo
+7.3%
→122
Templeton
Pop. 9,580
$3,175/mo
—
→123
Lake Forest
Pop. 86,281
$3,166/mo
+3.4%
→124
San Rafael
Pop. 60,433
$3,166/mo
+4.0%
→125
Fairfax
Pop. 7,516
$3,150/mo
—
→126
Los Alamitos
Pop. 11,794
$3,143/mo
+4.1%
→127
Claremont
Pop. 36,595
$3,128/mo
+2.2%
→128
Costa Mesa
Pop. 110,330
$3,121/mo
+3.4%
→129
San Ramon
Pop. 85,993
$3,121/mo
+6.4%
→130
Boulder Creek
Pop. 4,632
$3,113/mo
—
→131
Huntington Beach
Pop. 195,240
$3,105/mo
+4.2%
→132
Emeryville
Pop. 13,081
$3,104/mo
+10.2%
→133
Gilroy
Pop. 59,004
$3,099/mo
+3.8%
→134
Chino Hills
Pop. 77,927
$3,085/mo
+1.4%
→135
Laguna Woods
Pop. 17,289
$3,081/mo
+5.0%
→136
El Dorado Hills
Pop. 51,026
$3,070/mo
+6.9%
→137
Livermore
Pop. 85,522
$3,066/mo
+5.5%
→138
Moraga
Pop. 16,769
$3,060/mo
—
→139
Lathrop
Pop. 35,052
$3,056/mo
+1.5%
→140
Daly City
Pop. 101,964
$3,046/mo
+11.0%
→141
Pleasant Hill
Pop. 34,235
$3,042/mo
+6.4%
→142
Orange
Pop. 138,266
$3,037/mo
+3.8%
→143
Laguna Hills
Pop. 30,740
$3,029/mo
+4.0%
→144
Arroyo Grande
Pop. 18,372
$3,026/mo
—
→145
Bonita
Pop. 12,652
$3,024/mo
+18.4%
→146
Cypress
Pop. 49,498
$3,015/mo
+6.0%
→147
Castro Valley
Pop. 65,001
$3,011/mo
+7.8%
→148
Pasadena
Pop. 136,969
$3,010/mo
+1.5%
→149
Dixon
Pop. 19,683
$3,009/mo
+20.8%
→150
La Verne
Pop. 30,600
$3,008/mo
+0.1%
→151
Torrance
Pop. 142,130
$3,006/mo
+3.7%
→152
San Diego
Pop. 1,389,526
$3,004/mo
+2.5%
→153
La Crescenta-Montrose
Pop. 19,660
$2,999/mo
+4.0%
→154
Morro Bay
Pop. 10,692
$2,999/mo
+12.2%
→155
Fountain Valley
Pop. 56,258
$2,998/mo
+6.2%
→156
Sonoma
Pop. 10,670
$2,991/mo
+3.2%
→157
View Park-Windsor Hills
Pop. 11,230
$2,984/mo
—
→158
San Luis Obispo
Pop. 48,491
$2,968/mo
+1.8%
→159
Baldwin Park
Pop. 70,138
$2,959/mo
—
→160
Glendora
Pop. 50,926
$2,950/mo
+1.3%
→161
Temecula
Pop. 111,167
$2,946/mo
+4.1%
→162
Menifee
Pop. 110,305
$2,945/mo
+5.4%
→163
Seaside
Pop. 31,814
$2,938/mo
+3.7%
→164
Chula Vista
Pop. 276,375
$2,935/mo
+2.2%
→165
Seal Beach
Pop. 24,722
$2,935/mo
-4.8%
→166
Walnut Creek
Pop. 70,088
$2,924/mo
+5.1%
→167
Brea
Pop. 47,469
$2,916/mo
+3.5%
→168
Fallbrook
Pop. 32,112
$2,915/mo
+8.7%
→169
Oak Park
Pop. 13,757
$2,914/mo
+4.7%
→170
Union City
Pop. 67,464
$2,913/mo
+7.7%
→171
Camarillo
Pop. 70,186
$2,911/mo
+1.6%
→172
Oceanside
Pop. 172,242
$2,910/mo
+2.0%
→173
Carson
Pop. 92,871
$2,909/mo
+2.4%
→174
Stevenson Ranch
Pop. 20,990
$2,899/mo
+0.4%
→175
Ventura
$2,898/mo
+3.5%
→176
Lincoln
Pop. 4,241
$2,897/mo
+3.4%
→177
Montclair
Pop. 37,810
$2,895/mo
+7.0%
→178
Oxnard
Pop. 200,928
$2,894/mo
+0.3%
→179
Hollister
Pop. 43,811
$2,889/mo
+2.5%
→180
Fullerton
Pop. 140,968
$2,888/mo
+3.4%
→181
Lomita
Pop. 20,225
$2,888/mo
+1.5%
→182
Placentia
Pop. 52,826
$2,882/mo
+3.5%
→183
Beaumont
Pop. 56,266
$2,880/mo
+3.1%
→184
Alameda
Pop. 77,238
$2,876/mo
+6.0%
→185
Marina
Pop. 22,563
$2,873/mo
+5.2%
→186
Sebastopol
Pop. 7,445
$2,871/mo
+5.4%
→187
Petaluma
Pop. 59,247
$2,869/mo
+6.9%
→188
Los Osos
Pop. 14,166
$2,869/mo
—
→189
Berkeley
Pop. 120,257
$2,853/mo
+3.4%
→190
Westminster
Pop. 89,860
$2,851/mo
+5.8%
→191
Sierra Madre
Pop. 10,940
$2,850/mo
+1.6%
→192
Soquel
Pop. 10,679
$2,850/mo
—
→193
Rancho Santa Margarita
Pop. 46,990
$2,849/mo
+5.3%
→194
Perris
Pop. 80,511
$2,846/mo
+4.5%
→195
Montebello
Pop. 61,045
$2,837/mo
+4.2%
→196
Santee
Pop. 59,332
$2,829/mo
+3.5%
→197
La Puente
Pop. 37,142
$2,824/mo
—
→198
Monrovia
Pop. 37,571
$2,822/mo
-0.1%
→199
Imperial Beach
Pop. 25,764
$2,822/mo
-1.3%
→200
Santa Ana
Pop. 312,534
$2,820/mo
+1.9%
→201
Napa
Pop. 78,239
$2,815/mo
+2.7%
→202
Antioch
Pop. 116,477
$2,814/mo
+1.9%
→203
Paramount
Pop. 52,050
$2,806/mo
+2.6%
→204
Pinole
Pop. 18,761
$2,800/mo
—
→205
Rancho Cucamonga
Pop. 175,411
$2,786/mo
+3.1%
→206
Santa Clarita
Pop. 230,221
$2,783/mo
-0.1%
→207
Palmdale
Pop. 164,634
$2,780/mo
+2.5%
→208
Duarte
Pop. 22,184
$2,779/mo
-1.4%
→209
Simi Valley
Pop. 125,634
$2,778/mo
+3.2%
→210
Los Angeles
Pop. 3,857,263
$2,772/mo
+1.0%
→211
Glendale
Pop. 190,748
$2,765/mo
+0.1%
→212
Paso Robles
$2,763/mo
+3.7%
→213
San Dimas
Pop. 33,789
$2,761/mo
+1.5%
→214
Oakland
Pop. 439,418
$2,758/mo
+10.7%
→215
Anaheim
Pop. 344,521
$2,755/mo
+2.6%
→216
Rosemead
Pop. 50,013
$2,755/mo
+0.3%
→217
La Habra
Pop. 61,970
$2,753/mo
+2.7%
→218
Burbank
Pop. 5,333
$2,752/mo
+1.4%
→219
Palm Desert
Pop. 51,990
$2,749/mo
+4.3%
→220
Tracy
Pop. 96,966
$2,742/mo
+1.7%
→221
San Lorenzo
Pop. 29,171
$2,734/mo
—
→222
Jurupa Valley
Pop. 107,011
$2,727/mo
+3.2%
→223
Vista
Pop. 99,114
$2,726/mo
+1.2%
→224
El Sobrante
$2,719/mo
—
→225
Wildomar
Pop. 37,277
$2,710/mo
+4.0%
→226
San Gabriel
Pop. 38,392
$2,706/mo
+3.1%
→227
Garden Grove
Pop. 170,964
$2,703/mo
+4.4%
→228
Port Hueneme
Pop. 21,582
$2,698/mo
+1.2%
→229
Monterey
Pop. 29,613
$2,696/mo
+2.2%
→230
Albany
Pop. 19,414
$2,694/mo
+6.1%
→231
Lawndale
Pop. 30,781
$2,692/mo
+6.7%
→232
Lake Arrowhead
Pop. 10,639
$2,692/mo
+6.7%
→233
Florence-Graham
Pop. 60,690
$2,691/mo
—
→234
Elk Grove
Pop. 179,155
$2,688/mo
+1.8%
→235
Stanton
Pop. 39,402
$2,683/mo
+3.5%
→236
Suisun City
Pop. 29,286
$2,683/mo
+1.6%
→237
Rialto
Pop. 104,143
$2,675/mo
+3.0%
→238
Grover Beach
Pop. 12,604
$2,672/mo
+2.5%
→239
Lemon Grove
Pop. 27,686
$2,671/mo
+4.7%
→240
Folsom
Pop. 83,916
$2,667/mo
+4.7%
→241
Norwalk
Pop. 99,789
$2,662/mo
+1.8%
→242
Corona
Pop. 159,670
$2,661/mo
+3.1%
→243
Hayward
Pop. 158,801
$2,652/mo
+4.0%
→244
Murrieta
Pop. 112,064
$2,650/mo
+2.7%
→245
South Pasadena
Pop. 26,068
$2,649/mo
+3.5%
→246
Alhambra
Pop. 81,022
$2,645/mo
+0.2%
→247
Monterey Park
Pop. 59,132
$2,638/mo
+1.2%
→248
Highland
Pop. 56,675
$2,630/mo
+4.7%
→249
Vacaville
Pop. 102,596
$2,627/mo
+2.3%
→250
La Mesa
Pop. 60,797
$2,627/mo
+1.3%
→251
Patterson
Pop. 24,693
$2,619/mo
—
→252
Covina
Pop. 49,888
$2,598/mo
+3.9%
→253
Escondido
Pop. 149,668
$2,590/mo
+0.7%
→254
Buena Park
Pop. 82,871
$2,590/mo
+1.6%
→255
Santa Rosa
Pop. 177,090
$2,582/mo
+3.3%
→256
Ontario
Pop. 180,547
$2,580/mo
+2.5%
→257
Pollock Pines
Pop. 6,212
$2,575/mo
—
→258
Concord
Pop. 124,035
$2,569/mo
+3.0%
→259
West Covina
Pop. 107,037
$2,552/mo
+1.4%
→260
El Cerrito
Pop. 5,325
$2,551/mo
+6.0%
→261
Richmond
Pop. 115,505
$2,538/mo
+3.2%
→262
Rohnert Park
Pop. 44,575
$2,533/mo
+6.0%
→263
Azusa
Pop. 49,031
$2,532/mo
+2.2%
→264
Salinas
Pop. 161,761
$2,530/mo
+5.8%
→265
Manteca
Pop. 89,043
$2,530/mo
+2.4%
→266
Winters
Pop. 7,583
$2,522/mo
—
→267
Roseville
Pop. 155,955
$2,521/mo
+1.6%
→268
San Leandro
Pop. 87,826
$2,517/mo
+3.2%
→269
Ramona
Pop. 22,634
$2,515/mo
+3.0%
→270
Santa Maria
Pop. 110,462
$2,509/mo
+1.1%
→271
Martinez
Pop. 36,903
$2,509/mo
+1.7%
→272
Inglewood
Pop. 104,569
$2,487/mo
+0.6%
→273
Lancaster
Pop. 169,169
$2,460/mo
+0.9%
→274
Benicia
Pop. 26,749
$2,455/mo
-0.2%
→275
Spring Valley
$2,454/mo
+2.9%
→276
El Monte
Pop. 106,109
$2,451/mo
+1.6%
→277
Atascadero
Pop. 29,712
$2,445/mo
+5.3%
→278
Pine Mountain Club
Pop. 2,838
$2,433/mo
—
→279
Galt
Pop. 25,962
$2,432/mo
—
→280
Pittsburg
Pop. 76,257
$2,429/mo
+3.7%
→281
Riverside
Pop. 319,069
$2,427/mo
+2.5%
→282
National City
Pop. 58,893
$2,426/mo
+3.9%
→283
Fairfield
Pop. 120,785
$2,425/mo
+2.3%
→284
Rowland Heights
Pop. 45,911
$2,421/mo
+17.7%
→285
Long Beach
Pop. 455,548
$2,412/mo
+2.5%
→286
Moreno Valley
Pop. 211,666
$2,412/mo
+3.6%
→287
Rancho Cordova
Pop. 81,849
$2,412/mo
+2.4%
→288
Rocklin
Pop. 73,327
$2,408/mo
+2.2%
→289
Whittier
Pop. 86,165
$2,402/mo
+0.8%
→290
Redlands
Pop. 73,375
$2,398/mo
+1.8%
→291
Davis
Pop. 66,978
$2,394/mo
+4.3%
→292
Upland
Pop. 79,257
$2,392/mo
+4.4%
→293
Antelope
Pop. 48,301
$2,389/mo
-0.1%
→294
Lakeside
$2,384/mo
+5.2%
→295
Clovis
Pop. 124,725
$2,381/mo
+1.7%
→296
South Lake Tahoe
Pop. 21,269
$2,377/mo
+6.3%
→297
San Pablo
Pop. 31,720
$2,375/mo
—
→298
San Jacinto
Pop. 55,180
$2,366/mo
+5.2%
→299
Los Banos
Pop. 47,593
$2,354/mo
+2.0%
→300
Lake Elsinore
Pop. 72,461
$2,348/mo
+3.4%
→301
Shafter
Pop. 21,193
$2,344/mo
—
→302
Cathedral City
Pop. 52,267
$2,343/mo
+7.7%
→303
Gardena
Pop. 59,422
$2,334/mo
+3.0%
→304
Westmont
Pop. 34,123
$2,333/mo
+2.5%
→305
Riverbank
Pop. 25,166
$2,328/mo
—
→306
Pomona
Pop. 147,943
$2,319/mo
+1.7%
→307
Loma Linda
Pop. 25,122
$2,317/mo
+3.1%
→308
Indio
Pop. 91,950
$2,316/mo
+3.6%
→309
Compton
Pop. 92,698
$2,315/mo
+4.0%
→310
Cudahy
Pop. 22,087
$2,300/mo
—
→311
South Gate
Pop. 91,483
$2,291/mo
+0.5%
→312
Pico Rivera
Pop. 60,272
$2,291/mo
+0.2%
→313
Santa Paula
Pop. 31,376
$2,288/mo
—
→314
Woodland
Pop. 61,854
$2,287/mo
+3.4%
→315
Lodi
Pop. 67,607
$2,278/mo
+4.5%
→316
Alpine
Pop. 210
$2,274/mo
+1.6%
→317
West Sacramento
Pop. 54,927
$2,263/mo
+3.5%
→318
El Cajon
Pop. 104,449
$2,259/mo
+0.5%
→319
Downey
Pop. 110,939
$2,257/mo
+2.7%
→320
Calimesa
Pop. 10,902
$2,250/mo
—
→321
Victorville
Pop. 137,627
$2,248/mo
+5.1%
→322
Hesperia
Pop. 100,775
$2,237/mo
+2.7%
→323
Olivehurst
Pop. 18,444
$2,235/mo
-1.0%
→324
Grass Valley
Pop. 14,113
$2,227/mo
+0.8%
→325
Bellflower
Pop. 76,819
$2,221/mo
+1.9%
→326
Orangevale
Pop. 35,958
$2,220/mo
+6.7%
→327
Vallejo
Pop. 124,268
$2,200/mo
+2.9%
→328
Yucaipa
Pop. 54,421
$2,199/mo
+3.7%
→329
Shingle Springs
Pop. 3,801
$2,193/mo
+5.4%
→330
Madera
Pop. 67,831
$2,162/mo
+2.0%
→331
Tehachapi
Pop. 11,946
$2,160/mo
+5.1%
→332
Auburn
Pop. 13,768
$2,157/mo
+2.3%
→333
La Riviera
Pop. 11,492
$2,155/mo
—
→334
Hawthorne
Pop. 85,191
$2,151/mo
+2.3%
→335
Rosamond
Pop. 21,473
$2,149/mo
—
→336
Placerville
Pop. 10,762
$2,149/mo
+0.2%
→337
Imperial
Pop. 21,430
$2,138/mo
—
→338
Lompoc
Pop. 43,646
$2,126/mo
+3.0%
→339
East Los Angeles
Pop. 111,647
$2,125/mo
+7.8%
→340
Grand Terrace
Pop. 13,078
$2,100/mo
+3.4%
→341
Marysville
Pop. 12,726
$2,095/mo
+1.1%
→342
Running Springs
Pop. 4,917
$2,092/mo
—
→343
Fair Oaks
Pop. 32,799
$2,089/mo
+5.1%
→344
Palm Springs
Pop. 45,070
$2,067/mo
+2.9%
→345
Turlock
Pop. 72,502
$2,064/mo
+1.8%
→346
Sacramento
Pop. 528,706
$2,045/mo
+1.4%
→347
Lynwood
Pop. 64,578
$2,045/mo
+8.8%
→348
Merced
Pop. 91,953
$2,041/mo
+1.6%
→349
Desert Hot Springs
Pop. 33,200
$2,038/mo
+3.7%
→350
Stockton
Pop. 322,326
$2,032/mo
+1.8%
→351
Florin
Pop. 50,211
$2,024/mo
+0.9%
→352
Modesto
Pop. 219,215
$2,022/mo
+1.8%
→353
Hanford
Pop. 59,754
$2,008/mo
+3.7%
→354
Adelanto
Pop. 37,964
$2,008/mo
+8.5%
→355
Oakdale
Pop. 23,194
$2,006/mo
+1.6%
→356
Joshua Tree
Pop. 6,234
$2,005/mo
+16.7%
→357
Rosemont
Pop. 23,766
$1,996/mo
+2.3%
→358
Yuba City
Pop. 69,471
$1,993/mo
-0.8%
→359
San Bernardino
Pop. 222,724
$1,971/mo
+3.1%
→360
Ceres
Pop. 49,342
$1,960/mo
—
→361
Big Bear Lake
Pop. 5,041
$1,959/mo
+3.7%
→362
Fresno
Pop. 545,970
$1,945/mo
+4.0%
→363
Colton
Pop. 53,772
$1,929/mo
+2.8%
→364
Ukiah
Pop. 16,304
$1,921/mo
+7.3%
→365
McKinleyville
Pop. 17,113
$1,908/mo
+3.9%
→366
Bakersfield
Pop. 411,986
$1,901/mo
+3.1%
→367
Apple Valley
Pop. 75,473
$1,899/mo
+2.4%
→368
Citrus Heights
Pop. 86,995
$1,883/mo
+1.9%
→369
Banning
Pop. 31,093
$1,870/mo
+4.2%
→370
Lemoore
Pop. 27,102
$1,868/mo
+2.9%
→371
Big Bear City
Pop. 11,431
$1,864/mo
+1.7%
→372
Exeter
Pop. 10,258
$1,860/mo
—
→373
Atwater
Pop. 32,162
$1,853/mo
—
→374
Kingsburg
Pop. 12,755
$1,848/mo
—
→375
Visalia
Pop. 143,939
$1,839/mo
+2.1%
→376
Hemet
Pop. 91,326
$1,839/mo
-0.5%
→377
Anderson
Pop. 11,255
$1,839/mo
—
→378
Guerneville
Pop. 4,100
$1,828/mo
—
→379
Yucca Valley
Pop. 21,770
$1,827/mo
+2.1%
→380
Crestline
Pop. 9,835
$1,803/mo
+6.0%
→381
Tulare
Pop. 70,945
$1,792/mo
+2.5%
→382
Huntington Park
Pop. 53,108
$1,768/mo
+5.4%
→383
Carmichael
Pop. 76,948
$1,757/mo
+0.9%
→384
Reedley
Pop. 25,609
$1,680/mo
—
→385
Orland
Pop. 8,357
$1,675/mo
—
→386
Lakeport
Pop. 5,113
$1,672/mo
—
→387
California City
Pop. 14,414
$1,660/mo
+0.1%
→388
Redding
Pop. 93,409
$1,647/mo
+4.6%
→389
Maywood
Pop. 24,317
$1,635/mo
—
→390
Paradise
Pop. 241
$1,613/mo
+5.0%
→391
Eureka
Pop. 26,010
$1,612/mo
+2.4%
→392
Newman
Pop. 12,316
$1,600/mo
—
→393
Arcata
Pop. 18,607
$1,582/mo
+2.4%
→394
Fortuna
Pop. 12,326
$1,577/mo
—
→395
El Centro
Pop. 44,240
$1,573/mo
—
→396
Chico
Pop. 102,188
$1,561/mo
+2.0%
→397
Red Bluff
Pop. 14,549
$1,542/mo
+4.0%
→398
Twentynine Palms
Pop. 27,355
$1,494/mo
+5.2%
→399
Clearlake
Pop. 16,659
$1,478/mo
—
→400
Porterville
Pop. 63,157
$1,475/mo
+3.0%
→401
Barstow
Pop. 25,100
$1,467/mo
+7.5%
→402
Oildale
Pop. 34,687
$1,441/mo
+14.0%
→403
Oroville
Pop. 19,752
$1,436/mo
+4.7%
→404
Taft
Pop. 7,125
$1,288/mo
+7.2%
→405
Ridgecrest
Pop. 28,225
$1,274/mo
+2.3%
→California rent questions
What is the average rent in California?
The average median rent across 382 tracked cities in California is $3,031/mo, about 57% above the national median of $1,932/mo.
Which California city has the highest rent?
Montecito has the highest median rent in California at $18,039/mo.
Which California city has the most affordable rent?
Ridgecrest is the most affordable tracked city in California, with a median rent of $1,274/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in California?
Across California cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +4.5% over the past year.
How does California rent compare to the rest of the country?
362 of 405 tracked California cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,932/mo, and 43 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.
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