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Highest median rent, California cities · 2000

California cities ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

501Thermalito, CACA6,720$561+41%

502Shasta Lake, CACA10,208$560–

503Williams, CACA5,529$559+53%

504Waterford, CACA9,258$554+24%

505Arcata, CACA19,047$546+27%

506Chowchilla, CACA18,730$545+36%

507West Athens, CACA8,726$543+3%

508Sanger, CACA27,228$543+34%

509Kingsburg, CACA13,249$541+29%

510Lemoore, CACA27,291$541+26%

511Escalon, CACA7,394$541+30%

512Tulare, CACA73,907$541+27%

513Heber, CACA7,312$540+81%

514Rosamond, CACA21,473$540+14%

515Fresno, CACA555,549$538+22%

516Livingston, CACA14,690$538+27%

517California City, CACA13,300$535+7%

518Olivehurst, CACA18,444$533+36%

519August, CACA8,825$529+34%

520Patterson, CACA26,587$528+44%

521El Centro, CACA44,382$527+22%

522Madera, CACA69,017$527+28%

523Fortuna, CACA12,003$526+26%

524Reedley, CACA26,982$526+22%

525Cherry Valley, CACA6,668$525+5%

526West Sacramento, CACA56,216$525+23%

527Exeter, CACA10,122$522+41%

528Atwater, CACA32,133$521+17%

529Selma, CACA24,702$520+35%

530Palermo, CACA5,266$519+27%

531Newman, CACA12,453$518+35%

532Yucca Valley, CACA21,887$518+16%

533Calexico, CACA38,623$517+29%

534Firebaugh, CACA8,774$517+49%

535San Jacinto, CACA56,014$513+13%

536Dos Palos, CACA5,697$510+23%

537Gustine, CACA6,112$510+23%

538Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009$509+2%

539Merced, CACA99,724$509+16%

540Golden Hills, CACA9,891$505+1%

541Colusa, CACA6,519$505+40%

542Oildale, CACA34,687$504+18%

543Barstow, CACA24,804$504+9%

544Porterville, CACA63,088$504+24%

545Hughson, CACA8,051$503+42%

546Blythe, CACA15,042$501+27%

547Ridgecrest, CACA28,333$500−4%

548Clearlake, CACA16,893$498+14%

549Yuba City, CACA69,485$496+27%

550Eureka, CACA25,304$495+26%

551Holtville, CACA5,591$493+30%

552East Porterville, CACA5,066$492+31%

553Corcoran, CACA22,358$491+30%

554Beaumont, CACA60,835$489+10%

555Avenal, CACA13,479$488+11%

556Dinuba, CACA25,949$488+30%

557Orange Cove, CACA9,811$486+37%

558Orland, CACA8,381$484+43%

559Red Bluff, CACA14,404$483+36%

560Kerman, CACA17,553$481+15%

561Brawley, CACA28,008$481+32%

562Calipatria, CACA6,012$481+33%

563Winton, CACA11,797$480+13%

564Marysville, CACA12,738$480+27%

565Anderson, CACA11,131$478+16%

566Tehachapi, CACA11,852$477+8%

567Adelanto, CACA38,798$474+13%

568Farmersville, CACA10,326$472+29%

569Coachella, CACA45,411$470+32%

570Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939$470+8%

571Coalinga, CACA17,281$468+20%

572Joshua Tree, CACA6,234$467+9%

573Delano, CACA52,334$467+25%

574Gridley, CACA7,258$467+48%

575Lindsay, CACA12,578$466+36%

576Yreka, CACA7,714$465+26%

577McFarland, CACA14,709$463+40%

578Taft, CACA6,995$456+15%

579Salton City, CACA5,988$455–

580Linda, CACA23,871$454+22%

581Mendota, CACA12,778$447+31%

582Oroville, CACA20,451$445+19%

583Lamont, CACA13,164$443+24%

584Highgrove, CACA8,366$441+3%

585Shafter, CACA23,871$437+19%

586Crescent City, CACA6,002$434+14%

587Parlier, CACA14,622$434+49%

588Willows, CACA6,116$429+25%

589Corning, CACA8,260$426+22%

590Fowler, CACA7,745$416+27%

591Mojave, CACA5,173$409+1%

592Wasco, CACA26,525$406+15%

593Arvin, CACA19,820$403+26%

594Earlimart, CACA7,214$393+32%

595Live Oak, CACA9,466$385+21%

596Mecca, CACA7,184$376−3%

597Woodlake, CACA8,073$375+13%

598Huron, CACA7,394$363+7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS