The California rental market
California tracks median rent across 381 cities, ranging from Fortuna at $1,240/mo to Malibu at $11,513/mo. The state average of $2,990/mo runs about 52% above the national median of $1,962/mo.
Across California cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +4.6% over the past year. 360 of 405 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 45 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose.
405 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Montecito
Pop. 9,031
$22,611/mo
—
→2
Malibu
Pop. 10,421
$11,513/mo
-27.6%
→3
Palos Verdes Estates
Pop. 12,925
$8,410/mo
—
→4
Coto de Caza
Pop. 15,190
$8,000/mo
—
→5
San Marino
Pop. 12,216
$7,866/mo
—
→6
Los Altos
Pop. 30,698
$7,837/mo
+20.5%
→7
Del Mar
Pop. 3,903
$7,808/mo
-41.4%
→8
Monte Sereno
Pop. 3,461
$7,150/mo
—
→9
Manhattan Beach
Pop. 34,210
$6,756/mo
+15.0%
→10
Orinda
Pop. 19,514
$6,394/mo
—
→11
Saratoga
Pop. 30,319
$6,244/mo
+10.9%
→12
La Canada Flintridge
$6,077/mo
—
→13
Corte Madera
Pop. 10,077
$5,832/mo
—
→14
Tiburon
Pop. 9,012
$5,799/mo
+4.1%
→15
Coronado
Pop. 19,015
$5,560/mo
+0.4%
→16
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Pop. 3,162
$5,443/mo
+30.5%
→17
Mill Valley
Pop. 14,012
$5,230/mo
+69.4%
→18
Solana Beach
Pop. 12,823
$5,147/mo
+45.9%
→19
Topanga
Pop. 8,885
$5,125/mo
—
→20
Laguna Beach
Pop. 22,710
$4,980/mo
-3.3%
→21
Solvang
Pop. 6,034
$4,900/mo
—
→22
Half Moon Bay
Pop. 11,391
$4,661/mo
—
→23
Truckee
Pop. 17,066
$4,636/mo
-5.2%
→24
San Carlos
Pop. 29,614
$4,554/mo
+20.5%
→25
San Francisco
Pop. 830,235
$4,539/mo
+28.6%
→26
Palo Alto
Pop. 67,237
$4,501/mo
+19.4%
→27
Westlake Village
Pop. 7,743
$4,456/mo
+7.5%
→28
Rancho Palos Verdes
Pop. 40,864
$4,444/mo
-5.2%
→29
Beverly Hills
Pop. 31,624
$4,441/mo
-1.1%
→30
Mountain View
Pop. 83,732
$4,416/mo
+13.5%
→31
Dana Point
Pop. 32,790
$4,416/mo
+19.3%
→32
Encinitas
Pop. 61,480
$4,398/mo
+10.0%
→33
Cupertino
Pop. 58,566
$4,359/mo
+14.9%
→34
Menlo Park
Pop. 32,727
$4,349/mo
+13.4%
→35
Carpinteria
Pop. 13,036
$4,324/mo
+5.0%
→36
Foster City
Pop. 32,792
$4,317/mo
+16.6%
→37
Scotts Valley
Pop. 12,044
$4,278/mo
—
→38
Newport Beach
Pop. 83,845
$4,267/mo
+6.3%
→39
Danville
Pop. 43,401
$4,256/mo
+7.2%
→40
Los Gatos
Pop. 32,786
$4,256/mo
+15.6%
→41
Hermosa Beach
Pop. 19,063
$4,175/mo
+10.2%
→42
Agoura Hills
Pop. 19,721
$4,126/mo
+4.4%
→43
Larkspur
Pop. 12,854
$4,094/mo
+23.1%
→44
South San Francisco
Pop. 64,305
$4,088/mo
+19.6%
→45
Redwood City
Pop. 82,447
$4,077/mo
+13.9%
→46
Yorba Linda
Pop. 67,170
$4,060/mo
+5.5%
→47
Sausalito
Pop. 7,141
$4,037/mo
-7.1%
→48
Rancho Mirage
Pop. 17,563
$3,947/mo
-12.4%
→49
Marina del Rey
Pop. 9,176
$3,939/mo
+1.5%
→50
Santa Clara
Pop. 130,256
$3,935/mo
+12.2%
→51
Aptos
Pop. 6,404
$3,924/mo
+4.2%
→52
Burlingame
Pop. 30,525
$3,921/mo
+12.7%
→53
Sunnyvale
Pop. 154,236
$3,899/mo
+15.8%
→54
Morgan Hill
Pop. 45,425
$3,893/mo
+12.8%
→55
Calabasas
Pop. 22,669
$3,872/mo
-14.0%
→56
Soquel
Pop. 10,679
$3,863/mo
—
→57
Santa Barbara
Pop. 87,779
$3,849/mo
+0.1%
→58
San Juan Capistrano
Pop. 35,095
$3,827/mo
-6.1%
→59
Goleta
Pop. 32,685
$3,823/mo
-0.3%
→60
Novato
Pop. 52,546
$3,822/mo
—
→61
San Mateo
Pop. 103,105
$3,821/mo
+13.2%
→62
Ladera Ranch
Pop. 23,793
$3,789/mo
+18.9%
→63
Moraga
Pop. 16,769
$3,787/mo
—
→64
Millbrae
Pop. 22,689
$3,767/mo
+10.2%
→65
San Anselmo
Pop. 12,679
$3,752/mo
—
→66
Rancho Mission Viejo
Pop. 11,971
$3,750/mo
-3.2%
→67
Milpitas
Pop. 78,578
$3,715/mo
+15.2%
→68
Granite Bay
Pop. 21,673
$3,711/mo
—
→69
Lafayette
Pop. 25,285
$3,668/mo
+35.0%
→70
Eastvale
Pop. 70,633
$3,641/mo
+7.2%
→71
Carlsbad
Pop. 114,373
$3,617/mo
+6.8%
→72
Windsor
Pop. 26,081
$3,606/mo
—
→73
East Palo Alto
Pop. 29,069
$3,603/mo
—
→74
La Quinta
Pop. 38,707
$3,598/mo
+4.3%
→75
Ojai
Pop. 7,577
$3,583/mo
—
→76
Pacifica
Pop. 37,261
$3,582/mo
+9.8%
→77
Newark
Pop. 46,903
$3,578/mo
+8.0%
→78
Aliso Viejo
Pop. 51,113
$3,576/mo
+7.6%
→79
Castaic
Pop. 17,999
$3,575/mo
—
→80
Hacienda Heights
Pop. 54,291
$3,568/mo
+3.3%
→81
Santa Cruz
Pop. 61,607
$3,560/mo
+6.0%
→82
Culver City
Pop. 39,931
$3,553/mo
+4.2%
→83
Belmont
Pop. 27,337
$3,550/mo
+16.7%
→84
Discovery Bay
Pop. 14,911
$3,546/mo
+13.5%
→85
Pismo Beach
Pop. 8,014
$3,529/mo
+0.7%
→86
San Jose
Pop. 990,138
$3,527/mo
+12.5%
→87
Redondo Beach
Pop. 69,291
$3,500/mo
+2.0%
→88
Santa Monica
Pop. 91,169
$3,493/mo
-0.6%
→89
Cerritos
Pop. 47,867
$3,488/mo
-0.3%
→90
Arcadia
Pop. 55,170
$3,483/mo
+3.1%
→91
Irvine
Pop. 311,690
$3,465/mo
+5.2%
→92
Marina
Pop. 22,563
$3,451/mo
-2.5%
→93
San Clemente
Pop. 63,273
$3,420/mo
+6.9%
→94
Isla Vista
Pop. 13,920
$3,417/mo
—
→95
Brentwood
Pop. 65,208
$3,416/mo
+9.3%
→96
Campbell
Pop. 42,781
$3,395/mo
+16.8%
→97
Lakewood
Pop. 79,850
$3,391/mo
-2.0%
→98
Laguna Niguel
Pop. 64,139
$3,372/mo
+7.8%
→99
Winchester
Pop. 4,555
$3,364/mo
+6.6%
→100
Moorpark
Pop. 35,854
$3,362/mo
+7.2%
→101
Fremont
Pop. 228,295
$3,358/mo
+13.9%
→102
La Mirada
Pop. 47,180
$3,357/mo
+11.4%
→103
Healdsburg
Pop. 11,243
$3,351/mo
+11.9%
→104
San Marcos
Pop. 94,882
$3,346/mo
+10.0%
→105
Chino
Pop. 92,652
$3,345/mo
+4.0%
→106
San Bruno
Pop. 42,307
$3,338/mo
+8.4%
→107
Lake Forest
Pop. 86,281
$3,337/mo
+11.9%
→108
Sonoma
Pop. 10,670
$3,336/mo
+12.3%
→109
Templeton
Pop. 9,580
$3,333/mo
—
→110
Fairfax
Pop. 7,516
$3,325/mo
—
→111
Capitola
Pop. 9,689
$3,318/mo
+8.4%
→112
San Ramon
Pop. 85,993
$3,315/mo
+20.9%
→113
Thousand Oaks
Pop. 125,205
$3,307/mo
-1.6%
→114
Dublin
Pop. 70,803
$3,305/mo
+7.8%
→115
Oakley
Pop. 45,183
$3,304/mo
+4.3%
→116
Claremont
Pop. 36,595
$3,300/mo
-4.2%
→117
Gilroy
Pop. 59,004
$3,273/mo
+9.6%
→118
Pleasanton
Pop. 76,960
$3,264/mo
+14.4%
→119
Altadena
Pop. 41,705
$3,255/mo
—
→120
La Crescenta-Montrose
Pop. 19,660
$3,254/mo
+2.3%
→121
Diamond Bar
Pop. 53,355
$3,244/mo
+4.3%
→122
Nipomo
Pop. 17,516
$3,238/mo
—
→123
West Hollywood
Pop. 34,884
$3,236/mo
+5.1%
→124
Temple City
Pop. 35,430
$3,218/mo
-6.6%
→125
Oak Park
Pop. 13,757
$3,217/mo
-2.2%
→126
Watsonville
Pop. 51,712
$3,192/mo
+4.9%
→127
Tustin
Pop. 78,981
$3,172/mo
+1.1%
→128
Morro Bay
Pop. 10,692
$3,166/mo
+22.4%
→129
Arroyo Grande
Pop. 18,372
$3,162/mo
—
→130
El Dorado Hills
Pop. 51,026
$3,157/mo
+8.4%
→131
Poway
Pop. 48,713
$3,157/mo
-1.1%
→132
Cypress
Pop. 49,498
$3,156/mo
+3.5%
→133
Fontana
Pop. 214,169
$3,142/mo
+2.5%
→134
Costa Mesa
Pop. 110,330
$3,136/mo
+3.4%
→135
El Segundo
Pop. 16,769
$3,123/mo
+0.1%
→136
Orange
Pop. 138,266
$3,122/mo
-0.5%
→137
Livermore
Pop. 85,522
$3,115/mo
+5.4%
→138
Seaside
Pop. 31,814
$3,111/mo
+4.2%
→139
Emeryville
Pop. 13,081
$3,106/mo
+10.8%
→140
Hercules
Pop. 26,302
$3,105/mo
+9.2%
→141
San Rafael
Pop. 60,433
$3,100/mo
+5.7%
→142
American Canyon
Pop. 21,691
$3,094/mo
—
→143
Huntington Beach
Pop. 195,240
$3,076/mo
+2.3%
→144
Lathrop
Pop. 35,052
$3,067/mo
+6.4%
→145
Pinole
Pop. 18,761
$3,057/mo
—
→146
San Diego
Pop. 1,389,526
$3,054/mo
+7.0%
→147
Bonita
Pop. 12,652
$3,054/mo
+17.6%
→148
Pacific Grove
Pop. 14,951
$3,038/mo
+4.4%
→149
Temecula
Pop. 111,167
$3,030/mo
+8.1%
→150
Los Alamitos
Pop. 11,794
$3,026/mo
-2.8%
→151
Laguna Hills
Pop. 30,740
$3,018/mo
-0.6%
→152
Seal Beach
Pop. 24,722
$3,017/mo
-0.1%
→153
Chino Hills
Pop. 77,927
$3,016/mo
-4.6%
→154
Fallbrook
Pop. 32,112
$3,002/mo
+11.3%
→155
Chula Vista
Pop. 276,375
$2,996/mo
+2.6%
→156
Petaluma
Pop. 59,247
$2,996/mo
+7.1%
→157
Pasadena
Pop. 136,969
$2,984/mo
+0.6%
→158
Brea
Pop. 47,469
$2,980/mo
+8.3%
→159
Stevenson Ranch
Pop. 20,990
$2,976/mo
+2.5%
→160
Walnut Creek
Pop. 70,088
$2,969/mo
+11.2%
→161
Alameda
Pop. 77,238
$2,961/mo
+14.6%
→162
Dixon
Pop. 19,683
$2,961/mo
—
→163
Lomita
Pop. 20,225
$2,959/mo
-5.6%
→164
San Luis Obispo
Pop. 48,491
$2,948/mo
-15.0%
→165
Fullerton
Pop. 140,968
$2,945/mo
+7.3%
→166
Union City
Pop. 67,464
$2,941/mo
+17.5%
→167
Oceanside
Pop. 172,242
$2,940/mo
+1.8%
→168
Imperial Beach
Pop. 25,764
$2,938/mo
+6.7%
→169
Torrance
Pop. 142,130
$2,921/mo
+3.5%
→170
Menifee
Pop. 110,305
$2,921/mo
+9.7%
→171
Lincoln
Pop. 4,241
$2,920/mo
+0.5%
→172
Carson
Pop. 92,871
$2,917/mo
-6.8%
→173
Rancho Santa Margarita
Pop. 46,990
$2,912/mo
+1.1%
→174
Perris
Pop. 80,511
$2,911/mo
+4.5%
→175
Hollister
Pop. 43,811
$2,911/mo
+6.9%
→176
Camarillo
Pop. 70,186
$2,909/mo
-3.4%
→177
Sierra Madre
Pop. 10,940
$2,890/mo
-11.6%
→178
Montclair
Pop. 37,810
$2,888/mo
+11.5%
→179
Los Osos
Pop. 14,166
$2,875/mo
—
→180
Ventura
$2,875/mo
+2.9%
→181
Oxnard
Pop. 200,928
$2,864/mo
-4.3%
→182
Berkeley
Pop. 120,257
$2,861/mo
-5.8%
→183
Santee
Pop. 59,332
$2,847/mo
+8.6%
→184
Port Hueneme
Pop. 21,582
$2,843/mo
-2.1%
→185
Laguna Woods
Pop. 17,289
$2,840/mo
+5.7%
→186
La Habra
Pop. 61,970
$2,824/mo
+3.8%
→187
Placentia
Pop. 52,826
$2,823/mo
+4.5%
→188
Burbank
Pop. 5,333
$2,817/mo
-3.4%
→189
Santa Clarita
Pop. 230,221
$2,816/mo
+2.0%
→190
Napa
Pop. 78,239
$2,808/mo
+1.5%
→191
Castro Valley
Pop. 65,001
$2,807/mo
+5.8%
→192
Grover Beach
Pop. 12,604
$2,803/mo
—
→193
Rancho Cucamonga
Pop. 175,411
$2,802/mo
-0.8%
→194
La Verne
Pop. 30,600
$2,802/mo
+2.0%
→195
San Gabriel
Pop. 38,392
$2,796/mo
+5.8%
→196
Beaumont
Pop. 56,266
$2,791/mo
-5.5%
→197
Lawndale
Pop. 30,781
$2,783/mo
-10.9%
→198
Santa Ana
Pop. 312,534
$2,781/mo
-0.0%
→199
Glendale
Pop. 190,748
$2,779/mo
-0.4%
→200
Rialto
Pop. 104,143
$2,779/mo
+4.3%
→201
Paso Robles
$2,779/mo
+6.4%
→202
Los Angeles
Pop. 3,857,263
$2,773/mo
+0.9%
→203
Winters
Pop. 7,583
$2,771/mo
—
→204
Monrovia
Pop. 37,571
$2,770/mo
-5.6%
→205
Garden Grove
Pop. 170,964
$2,768/mo
+10.0%
→206
Duarte
Pop. 22,184
$2,768/mo
-5.2%
→207
Daly City
Pop. 101,964
$2,765/mo
+7.6%
→208
Pleasant Hill
Pop. 34,235
$2,759/mo
+6.3%
→209
Monterey
Pop. 29,613
$2,757/mo
-4.2%
→210
Norwalk
Pop. 99,789
$2,753/mo
+6.9%
→211
Boulder Creek
Pop. 4,632
$2,750/mo
—
→212
Tracy
Pop. 96,966
$2,748/mo
+4.8%
→213
Anaheim
Pop. 344,521
$2,745/mo
+2.2%
→214
Palmdale
Pop. 164,634
$2,745/mo
-2.4%
→215
Baldwin Park
Pop. 70,138
$2,744/mo
—
→216
Fountain Valley
Pop. 56,258
$2,738/mo
-1.7%
→217
Simi Valley
Pop. 125,634
$2,730/mo
-4.8%
→218
El Cerrito
Pop. 5,325
$2,730/mo
+11.7%
→219
Westminster
Pop. 89,860
$2,724/mo
+4.5%
→220
Paramount
Pop. 52,050
$2,716/mo
+8.8%
→221
Albany
Pop. 19,414
$2,715/mo
+7.4%
→222
Vista
Pop. 99,114
$2,708/mo
+2.5%
→223
Lake Arrowhead
Pop. 10,639
$2,707/mo
+26.9%
→224
Suisun City
Pop. 29,286
$2,704/mo
+9.8%
→225
Davis
Pop. 66,978
$2,702/mo
+14.8%
→226
Rosemead
Pop. 50,013
$2,699/mo
-5.4%
→227
Wildomar
Pop. 37,277
$2,698/mo
+7.8%
→228
Lemon Grove
Pop. 27,686
$2,697/mo
+3.8%
→229
San Jacinto
Pop. 55,180
$2,692/mo
-8.8%
→230
Oakland
Pop. 439,418
$2,691/mo
+9.7%
→231
Sebastopol
Pop. 7,445
$2,690/mo
-14.2%
→232
Elk Grove
Pop. 179,155
$2,689/mo
+2.2%
→233
La Mesa
Pop. 60,797
$2,689/mo
+3.0%
→234
San Dimas
Pop. 33,789
$2,682/mo
-5.9%
→235
Murrieta
Pop. 112,064
$2,681/mo
+6.0%
→236
Antioch
Pop. 116,477
$2,679/mo
-6.3%
→237
Folsom
Pop. 83,916
$2,670/mo
+8.9%
→238
Corona
Pop. 159,670
$2,669/mo
+0.4%
→239
Monterey Park
Pop. 59,132
$2,649/mo
+6.0%
→240
Buena Park
Pop. 82,871
$2,641/mo
-6.3%
→241
Shafter
Pop. 21,193
$2,640/mo
—
→242
Hayward
Pop. 158,801
$2,635/mo
+2.7%
→243
Stanton
Pop. 39,402
$2,635/mo
-1.9%
→244
Glendora
Pop. 50,926
$2,628/mo
-8.6%
→245
Highland
Pop. 56,675
$2,626/mo
+13.1%
→246
West Covina
Pop. 107,037
$2,625/mo
+1.0%
→247
Palm Desert
Pop. 51,990
$2,615/mo
+1.6%
→248
Manteca
Pop. 89,043
$2,611/mo
+6.4%
→249
Ontario
Pop. 180,547
$2,605/mo
+5.8%
→250
Azusa
Pop. 49,031
$2,602/mo
-2.7%
→251
Concord
Pop. 124,035
$2,599/mo
+2.3%
→252
Vacaville
Pop. 102,596
$2,599/mo
+4.6%
→253
Alhambra
Pop. 81,022
$2,597/mo
+6.4%
→254
Rowland Heights
Pop. 45,911
$2,596/mo
+7.5%
→255
Rohnert Park
Pop. 44,575
$2,591/mo
+7.1%
→256
South Pasadena
Pop. 26,068
$2,588/mo
-7.1%
→257
Jurupa Valley
Pop. 107,011
$2,585/mo
+0.5%
→258
El Sobrante
$2,582/mo
—
→259
Roseville
Pop. 155,955
$2,579/mo
+4.8%
→260
Richmond
Pop. 115,505
$2,577/mo
+4.7%
→261
Santa Rosa
Pop. 177,090
$2,574/mo
+1.8%
→262
Westmont
Pop. 34,123
$2,570/mo
+2.8%
→263
Santa Maria
Pop. 110,462
$2,562/mo
+5.8%
→264
Florence-Graham
Pop. 60,690
$2,559/mo
—
→265
Galt
Pop. 25,962
$2,539/mo
—
→266
Inglewood
Pop. 104,569
$2,526/mo
+0.4%
→267
Montebello
Pop. 61,045
$2,526/mo
+11.2%
→268
South Lake Tahoe
Pop. 21,269
$2,523/mo
+14.5%
→269
Escondido
Pop. 149,668
$2,518/mo
-0.8%
→270
San Leandro
Pop. 87,826
$2,509/mo
+2.4%
→271
Rocklin
Pop. 73,327
$2,497/mo
+5.9%
→272
View Park-Windsor Hills
Pop. 11,230
$2,493/mo
—
→273
Martinez
Pop. 36,903
$2,485/mo
+4.5%
→274
Salinas
Pop. 161,761
$2,472/mo
-3.5%
→275
Benicia
Pop. 26,749
$2,471/mo
-5.7%
→276
Redlands
Pop. 73,375
$2,467/mo
+7.3%
→277
Woodland
Pop. 61,854
$2,462/mo
+13.1%
→278
Spring Valley
$2,459/mo
+0.8%
→279
Long Beach
Pop. 455,548
$2,448/mo
+8.2%
→280
National City
Pop. 58,893
$2,448/mo
-1.8%
→281
Patterson
Pop. 24,693
$2,448/mo
—
→282
Riverside
Pop. 319,069
$2,441/mo
+5.6%
→283
Lancaster
Pop. 169,169
$2,438/mo
+1.0%
→284
Pine Mountain Club
Pop. 2,838
$2,433/mo
—
→285
Ramona
Pop. 22,634
$2,432/mo
+9.8%
→286
Lake Elsinore
Pop. 72,461
$2,414/mo
-3.9%
→287
Indio
Pop. 91,950
$2,413/mo
-4.1%
→288
Rancho Cordova
Pop. 81,849
$2,410/mo
+11.1%
→289
Atascadero
Pop. 29,712
$2,410/mo
+12.4%
→290
Upland
Pop. 79,257
$2,406/mo
+2.6%
→291
Fairfield
Pop. 120,785
$2,403/mo
-2.1%
→292
Antelope
Pop. 48,301
$2,400/mo
+6.7%
→293
Covina
Pop. 49,888
$2,396/mo
-0.4%
→294
Loma Linda
Pop. 25,122
$2,391/mo
+1.1%
→295
Pittsburg
Pop. 76,257
$2,388/mo
-2.8%
→296
Moreno Valley
Pop. 211,666
$2,381/mo
+1.6%
→297
Pomona
Pop. 147,943
$2,378/mo
-3.6%
→298
Bellflower
Pop. 76,819
$2,372/mo
+2.5%
→299
Gardena
Pop. 59,422
$2,366/mo
+3.5%
→300
Los Banos
Pop. 47,593
$2,362/mo
+4.4%
→301
Clovis
Pop. 124,725
$2,354/mo
+5.7%
→302
Whittier
Pop. 86,165
$2,353/mo
+2.1%
→303
Downey
Pop. 110,939
$2,346/mo
+6.4%
→304
La Puente
Pop. 37,142
$2,346/mo
—
→305
Compton
Pop. 92,698
$2,344/mo
+5.3%
→306
Lakeside
$2,339/mo
+5.5%
→307
Santa Paula
Pop. 31,376
$2,325/mo
—
→308
Cathedral City
Pop. 52,267
$2,321/mo
-15.0%
→309
El Monte
Pop. 106,109
$2,316/mo
-5.5%
→310
Cudahy
Pop. 22,087
$2,300/mo
—
→311
Alpine
Pop. 210
$2,291/mo
+0.6%
→312
Victorville
Pop. 137,627
$2,283/mo
+3.5%
→313
El Cajon
Pop. 104,449
$2,275/mo
-2.0%
→314
West Sacramento
Pop. 54,927
$2,253/mo
+2.1%
→315
Calimesa
Pop. 10,902
$2,250/mo
—
→316
San Lorenzo
Pop. 29,171
$2,243/mo
—
→317
Lompoc
Pop. 43,646
$2,240/mo
+8.5%
→318
Pico Rivera
Pop. 60,272
$2,225/mo
+3.9%
→319
Olivehurst
Pop. 18,444
$2,224/mo
—
→320
Shingle Springs
Pop. 3,801
$2,221/mo
-1.6%
→321
Running Springs
Pop. 4,917
$2,213/mo
—
→322
East Los Angeles
Pop. 111,647
$2,204/mo
+2.4%
→323
Madera
Pop. 67,831
$2,196/mo
-1.3%
→324
Hesperia
Pop. 100,775
$2,186/mo
-2.8%
→325
Vallejo
Pop. 124,268
$2,184/mo
+4.0%
→326
Rosamond
Pop. 21,473
$2,172/mo
—
→327
Lodi
Pop. 67,607
$2,170/mo
+11.7%
→328
Rosemont
Pop. 23,766
$2,170/mo
+13.8%
→329
San Pablo
Pop. 31,720
$2,167/mo
—
→330
Auburn
Pop. 13,768
$2,153/mo
+3.7%
→331
Imperial
Pop. 21,430
$2,150/mo
—
→332
Orangevale
Pop. 35,958
$2,149/mo
+8.9%
→333
Hawthorne
Pop. 85,191
$2,145/mo
+9.7%
→334
Yucaipa
Pop. 54,421
$2,140/mo
+3.3%
→335
Lynwood
Pop. 64,578
$2,130/mo
+0.9%
→336
Adelanto
Pop. 37,964
$2,127/mo
+9.3%
→337
Grass Valley
Pop. 14,113
$2,122/mo
+2.6%
→338
Oakdale
Pop. 23,194
$2,120/mo
-10.2%
→339
Turlock
Pop. 72,502
$2,091/mo
+1.3%
→340
Riverbank
Pop. 25,166
$2,083/mo
—
→341
Tehachapi
Pop. 11,946
$2,078/mo
-0.7%
→342
Palm Springs
Pop. 45,070
$2,069/mo
-2.3%
→343
Sacramento
Pop. 528,706
$2,064/mo
+3.1%
→344
Grand Terrace
Pop. 13,078
$2,061/mo
+1.7%
→345
Merced
Pop. 91,953
$2,059/mo
+13.1%
→346
Crestline
Pop. 9,835
$2,056/mo
+21.0%
→347
Yuba City
Pop. 69,471
$2,046/mo
+8.6%
→348
Fair Oaks
Pop. 32,799
$2,040/mo
+3.8%
→349
Lemoore
Pop. 27,102
$2,039/mo
+11.5%
→350
Joshua Tree
Pop. 6,234
$2,032/mo
-8.8%
→351
South Gate
Pop. 91,483
$2,020/mo
+10.9%
→352
Desert Hot Springs
Pop. 33,200
$2,020/mo
+3.6%
→353
Florin
Pop. 50,211
$2,018/mo
-4.7%
→354
Modesto
Pop. 219,215
$2,015/mo
-0.7%
→355
San Bernardino
Pop. 222,724
$2,013/mo
+6.0%
→356
La Riviera
Pop. 11,492
$1,997/mo
—
→357
Stockton
Pop. 322,326
$1,990/mo
+0.6%
→358
Hanford
Pop. 59,754
$1,989/mo
+20.4%
→359
Ukiah
Pop. 16,304
$1,979/mo
-4.4%
→360
Fresno
Pop. 545,970
$1,967/mo
+18.7%
→361
Ceres
Pop. 49,342
$1,960/mo
—
→362
Big Bear Lake
Pop. 5,041
$1,954/mo
-2.5%
→363
Placerville
Pop. 10,762
$1,952/mo
+16.9%
→364
Pollock Pines
Pop. 6,212
$1,950/mo
—
→365
Colton
Pop. 53,772
$1,936/mo
+4.0%
→366
Marysville
Pop. 12,726
$1,930/mo
+18.8%
→367
Citrus Heights
Pop. 86,995
$1,910/mo
-0.3%
→368
Hemet
Pop. 91,326
$1,896/mo
-3.1%
→369
Bakersfield
Pop. 411,986
$1,875/mo
+0.5%
→370
Exeter
Pop. 10,258
$1,860/mo
—
→371
Yucca Valley
Pop. 21,770
$1,854/mo
+9.6%
→372
Tulare
Pop. 70,945
$1,852/mo
+7.1%
→373
Kingsburg
Pop. 12,755
$1,848/mo
—
→374
Lakeport
Pop. 5,113
$1,838/mo
—
→375
Apple Valley
Pop. 75,473
$1,833/mo
-3.8%
→376
Visalia
Pop. 143,939
$1,829/mo
+2.1%
→377
Guerneville
Pop. 4,100
$1,828/mo
—
→378
Big Bear City
Pop. 11,431
$1,811/mo
-13.7%
→379
Huntington Park
Pop. 53,108
$1,800/mo
-8.7%
→380
Carmichael
Pop. 76,948
$1,781/mo
-0.4%
→381
McKinleyville
Pop. 17,113
$1,774/mo
+20.6%
→382
Banning
Pop. 31,093
$1,758/mo
-23.7%
→383
California City
Pop. 14,414
$1,756/mo
+5.4%
→384
Arcata
Pop. 18,607
$1,729/mo
+8.4%
→385
Redding
Pop. 93,409
$1,694/mo
+9.4%
→386
Reedley
Pop. 25,609
$1,680/mo
—
→387
Orland
Pop. 8,357
$1,675/mo
—
→388
El Centro
Pop. 44,240
$1,631/mo
—
→389
Atwater
Pop. 32,162
$1,615/mo
—
→390
Maywood
Pop. 24,317
$1,595/mo
—
→391
Anderson
Pop. 11,255
$1,594/mo
—
→392
Chico
Pop. 102,188
$1,541/mo
-3.1%
→393
Eureka
Pop. 26,010
$1,526/mo
+7.3%
→394
Red Bluff
Pop. 14,549
$1,476/mo
+12.4%
→395
Oildale
Pop. 34,687
$1,441/mo
+14.0%
→396
Paradise
Pop. 241
$1,432/mo
-10.3%
→397
Porterville
Pop. 63,157
$1,425/mo
+17.2%
→398
Twentynine Palms
Pop. 27,355
$1,421/mo
-0.2%
→399
Clearlake
Pop. 16,659
$1,400/mo
—
→400
Oroville
Pop. 19,752
$1,351/mo
-5.1%
→401
Barstow
Pop. 25,100
$1,315/mo
+2.7%
→402
Newman
Pop. 12,316
$1,295/mo
—
→403
Taft
Pop. 7,125
$1,249/mo
+5.9%
→404
Ridgecrest
Pop. 28,225
$1,241/mo
-9.6%
→405
Fortuna
Pop. 12,326
$1,240/mo
—
→California rent questions
What is the average rent in California?
The average median rent across 381 tracked cities in California is $2,990/mo, about 52% above the national median of $1,962/mo.
Which California city has the highest rent?
Malibu has the highest median rent in California at $11,513/mo.
Which California city has the most affordable rent?
Fortuna is the most affordable tracked city in California, with a median rent of $1,240/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in California?
Across California cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +4.6% over the past year.
How does California rent compare to the rest of the country?
360 of 405 tracked California cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,962/mo, and 45 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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