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Highest median rent, California cities

California cities ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $3,500 for 2024. Places shown as “$3,500+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

501▼51Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,132$1,536+134%

502▼33King City, CACA14,002$1,534+138%

503▼106Nuevo, CACA6,803$1,531+96%

504▼21South Gate, CACA90,071$1,531+147%

505▲12Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,051$1,530+97%

506▲10Good Hope, CACA8,816$1,528–

507▼58University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,121$1,526–

508▼29Phelan, CACA18,496$1,525–

509▲3Maywood, CACA23,600$1,525+153%

510▼4Gonzales, CACA8,313$1,524+125%

511▼27Florence-Graham, CACA60,690$1,521+162%

512▼9Parkway, CACA15,397$1,517–

513▼12Lennox, CACA19,449$1,517+152%

514▲104McSwain, CACA5,783$1,516–

515▼88Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876$1,510+129%

516▲21San Bernardino, CACA222,044$1,508+168%

517▲5Huntington Park, CACA51,544$1,505+155%

518▼19Auburn, CACA13,847$1,501+123%

519▲88Rosamond, CACA21,473$1,498+177%

520▼20Thousand Palms, CACA7,720$1,495+135%

521▼17East Los Angeles, CACA111,647$1,494+150%

522▲24Visalia, CACA146,541$1,490+158%

523▼4Chico, CACA105,081$1,488+151%

524▼31Walnut Park, CACA14,958$1,483+156%

525▲22Magalia, CACA7,389$1,478+120%

526▲54Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,095$1,473–

527▲1Bakersfield, CACA422,165$1,472+161%

528▲28Mentone, CACA9,514$1,472+162%

529▼48Westmont, CACA34,123$1,466+147%

530▲24Highgrove, CACA8,366$1,463+232%

531▲33Grass Valley, CACA14,035$1,458+124%

532▲36Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018$1,454+150%

533▲1Yuba City, CACA69,485$1,454+193%

534▲14Apple Valley, CACA75,247$1,444+152%

535▲118Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,912$1,439+68%

536▼39Adelanto, CACA38,798$1,437+203%

537▼5Indio, CACA94,269$1,437+148%

538▼105Cloverdale, CACA8,701$1,435+89%

539▼1Tulare, CACA73,907$1,435+165%

540▲15West Modesto, CACA5,978$1,432+150%

541▲21Jackson, CACA5,100$1,429+112%

542▼34Old Fig Garden, CACA5,503$1,428–

543▲42Yucca Valley, CACA21,887$1,428+176%

544▲22Fresno, CACA555,549$1,421+164%

545▲22Lemon Hill, CACA15,312$1,421–

546▲47Newman, CACA12,453$1,420+174%

547▲16Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009$1,412+177%

548▼274Eucalyptus Hills, CACA5,840$1,408–

549▼31Cherry Valley, CACA6,668$1,399+166%

550▼45Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,392$1,399–

551▲18Gustine, CACA6,112$1,395+174%

552▲18Merced, CACA99,724$1,393+174%

553▲24Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,408$1,391+148%

554▼21Redding, CACA94,092$1,379+139%

555▲29Golden Hills, CACA9,891$1,377+173%

556▲30Salton City, CACA5,988$1,372+202%

557Garden Acres, CACA10,667$1,354+120%

558▼7Madera, CACA69,017$1,353+157%

559▲29Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939$1,352+188%

560▼82Ukiah, CACA16,068$1,331+122%

561▲11Arcata, CACA19,047$1,327+143%

562▲14Olivehurst, CACA18,444$1,326+149%

563▼28Livingston, CACA14,690$1,315+144%

564▲9Hanford, CACA62,229$1,309+130%

565▲51California City, CACA13,300$1,300+143%

566▼23Shasta Lake, CACA10,208$1,298+132%

567▲32Marysville, CACA12,738$1,295+170%

568▼7Tehachapi, CACA11,852$1,295+171%

569▼11Fort Bragg, CACA6,946$1,290+107%

570▲19Reedley, CACA26,982$1,288+145%

571▲19Exeter, CACA10,122$1,286+146%

572▼159Happy Valley, CACA5,944$1,282–

573▲8Oildale, CACA34,687$1,281+154%

574▲1Pollock Pines, CACA6,212$1,281+100%

575▼10Atwater, CACA32,133$1,279+145%

576▼32Kingsburg, CACA13,249$1,277+136%

577▼83Delhi, CACA11,009$1,274+121%

578▼28Mayfair, CACA5,044$1,260–

579▲35Hillcrest, CACA10,511$1,259–

580▼69Imperial, CACA22,330$1,255+110%

581▲17Shafter, CACA23,871$1,253+187%

582▼3East Niles, CACA28,532$1,250–

583▲18Joshua Tree, CACA6,234$1,246+167%

584▼45Benton Park, CACA5,707$1,243–

585▼25Paradise, CACA10,023$1,241+117%

586▲31Clearlake, CACA16,893$1,240+149%

587▲60Willows, CACA6,116$1,237+188%

588▼74Placerville, CACA10,685$1,234+89%

589▲16Selma, CACA24,702$1,232+137%

590▼50Goshen, CACA5,136$1,231+112%

591▼17Kerman, CACA17,553$1,223+154%

592▲28August, CACA8,825$1,221+131%

593▼34Potomac Park, CACA10,138$1,218–

594▼45Fowler, CACA7,745$1,218+193%

595▲44Mojave, CACA5,173$1,214+197%

596▲12Linda, CACA23,871$1,211+167%

597▼3Oroville East, CACA7,504$1,211+85%

598▼7Dinuba, CACA25,949$1,209+148%

599▼2Sanger, CACA27,228$1,209+123%

600▼588La Habra Heights, CACA5,327$1,206+62%

601▲20Orosi, CACA8,966$1,204–

602▲13Delano, CACA52,334$1,199+157%

603▼7Eureka, CACA25,304$1,195+141%

604▼26Crescent City, CACA6,002$1,192+175%

605▲4Ridgecrest, CACA28,333$1,186+137%

606▼118Williams, CACA5,529$1,184+112%

607▲18Lucerne Valley, CACA5,957$1,181–

608▼37Thermalito, CACA6,720$1,178+110%

609▼9Chowchilla, CACA18,730$1,178+116%

610▲33La Cresta, CACA8,389$1,177–

611▲25Gridley, CACA7,258$1,176+152%

612Fortuna, CACA12,003$1,168+122%

613▲13Corcoran, CACA22,358$1,160+136%

614▲19Winton, CACA11,797$1,156+141%

615▼13Porterville, CACA63,088$1,148+128%

616▼5Orland, CACA8,381$1,146+137%

617▲18Coachella, CACA45,411$1,144+143%

618▼31Palermo, CACA5,266$1,135+119%

619▲15Colusa, CACA6,519$1,132+124%

620▼7McFarland, CACA14,709$1,131+144%

621▼38Dos Palos, CACA5,697$1,125+121%

622▼19Arvin, CACA19,820$1,122+178%

623▼28Red Bluff, CACA14,404$1,121+132%

624▲7Farmersville, CACA10,326$1,114+136%

625▼188Durham, CACA5,340$1,105+88%

626▲4Parlier, CACA14,622$1,105+155%

627▲24Orange Cove, CACA9,811$1,103+127%

628▼5Oroville, CACA20,451$1,093+146%

629▼23Calexico, CACA38,623$1,093+111%

630▼2Coalinga, CACA17,281$1,093+134%

631▲9Barstow, CACA24,804$1,091+116%

632▼3East Bakersfield, CACA11,062$1,090–

633▲12Wasco, CACA26,525$1,089+168%

634▼7Heber, CACA7,312$1,086+101%

635▲11Taft, CACA6,995$1,069+134%

636▲16Lakeport, CACA5,059$1,063+75%

637▲7Huron, CACA7,394$1,054+190%

638▼1El Centro, CACA44,382$1,052+100%

639▼57East Porterville, CACA5,066$1,044+112%

640▲8Mendota, CACA12,778$1,042+133%

641▼17Avenal, CACA13,479$1,015+108%

642▼38Live Oak, CACA9,466$1,014+163%

643▲12Lindsay, CACA12,578$1,009+117%

644▼3Lamont, CACA13,164$991+124%

645▼13Brawley, CACA28,008$988+105%

646▼8Yreka, CACA7,714$987+112%

647▲10Firebaugh, CACA8,774$982+90%

648▲8Woodlake, CACA8,073$968+158%

649▲1Earlimart, CACA7,214$965+146%

650▼28Anderson, CACA11,131$962+101%

651▼9Corning, CACA8,260$961+126%

652▼3Blythe, CACA15,042$938+87%

653▲1Calipatria, CACA6,012$919+91%

654▲5Mecca, CACA7,184$916+144%

655▼45Susanville, CACA12,816$902+59%

656▲2Holtville, CACA5,591$861+75%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES