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Highest median rent, California cities · 2010

California cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

501Ukiah, CACA16,068$921+54%

502Old Fig Garden, CACA5,503$920–

503Banning, CACA31,852$920+63%

504Magalia, CACA7,389$917+36%

505Lompoc, CACA43,315$917+44%

506Stockton, CACA324,597$917+58%

507Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,132$915+39%

508Muscoy, CACA12,025$911+58%

509Beaumont, CACA60,835$909+86%

510Rodeo, CACA8,976$907+15%

511West Athens, CACA8,726$907+67%

512California City, CACA13,300$907+70%

513Bakersfield, CACA422,165$906+61%

514San Bernardino, CACA222,044$905+61%

515Florence-Graham, CACA60,690$904+56%

516Fort Bragg, CACA6,946$904+45%

517Grass Valley, CACA14,035$902+39%

518Chico, CACA105,081$901+52%

519Alondra Park, CACA8,373$900+55%

520Westmont, CACA34,123$900+52%

521Willowbrook, CACA21,681$898+51%

522Good Hope, CACA8,816$898–

523Turlock, CACA72,864$898+52%

524South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115$895+39%

525Commerce, CACA11,688$894+43%

526Visalia, CACA146,541$894+55%

527National City, CACA57,807$893+56%

528Susanville, CACA12,816$890+57%

529Rancho Murieta, CACA5,875$888−42%

530Ceres, CACA48,982$887+46%

531Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939$885+88%

532Tulare, CACA73,907$884+63%

533Lemoore, CACA27,291$883+63%

534Walnut Park, CACA14,958$881+52%

535McKinleyville, CACA17,113$879+48%

536Kingsburg, CACA13,249$878+62%

537Gridley, CACA7,258$878+88%

538University of California-Davis, CACA8,696$877–

539Newman, CACA12,453$876+69%

540Jackson, CACA5,100$875+30%

541Oroville East, CACA7,504$873+33%

542East Los Angeles, CACA111,647$873+46%

543Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009$870+71%

544Atwater, CACA32,133$869+67%

545Chowchilla, CACA18,730$867+59%

546Lakeport, CACA5,059$860+41%

547Redding, CACA94,092$859+49%

548Williams, CACA5,529$857+53%

549Yuba City, CACA69,485$857+73%

550Castroville, CACA6,720$856+24%

551Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994$854+41%

552West Sacramento, CACA56,216$853+62%

553Huntington Park, CACA51,544$852+44%

554Live Oak, CACA9,466$848+120%

555Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,095$846–

556Hanford, CACA62,229$846+49%

557Lucerne Valley, CACA5,957$844–

558Delhi, CACA11,009$843+46%

559Madera, CACA69,017$841+60%

560Golden Hills, CACA9,891$840+66%

561Coachella, CACA45,411$833+77%

562Fresno, CACA555,549$832+55%

563Garden Acres, CACA10,667$829+35%

564Yucca Valley, CACA21,887$826+59%

565Orland, CACA8,381$822+70%

566Highgrove, CACA8,366$820+86%

567Parkway, CACA15,397$812–

568Lemon Hill, CACA15,312$809–

569Coalinga, CACA17,281$805+72%

570August, CACA8,825$804+52%

571Reedley, CACA26,982$799+52%

572Rosamond, CACA21,473$798+48%

573Arcata, CACA19,047$797+46%

574Anderson, CACA11,131$792+66%

575Escalon, CACA7,394$792+46%

576Joshua Tree, CACA6,234$789+69%

577West Modesto, CACA5,978$787+37%

578Gustine, CACA6,112$787+54%

579Barstow, CACA24,804$784+56%

580Thermalito, CACA6,720$783+40%

581Fortuna, CACA12,003$781+48%

582Tehachapi, CACA11,852$776+63%

583Merced, CACA99,724$775+52%

584Exeter, CACA10,122$774+48%

585Oildale, CACA34,687$771+53%

586Sanger, CACA27,228$771+42%

587Olivehurst, CACA18,444$768+44%

588Linda, CACA23,871$767+69%

589Dinuba, CACA25,949$767+57%

590Paradise, CACA10,023$767+34%

591Marysville, CACA12,738$767+60%

592Waterford, CACA9,258$765+38%

593Clearlake, CACA16,893$765+54%

594Eureka, CACA25,304$764+54%

595Crescent City, CACA6,002$757+74%

596Red Bluff, CACA14,404$742+54%

597Ridgecrest, CACA28,333$739+48%

598Mayfair, CACA5,044$737–

599Corcoran, CACA22,358$737+50%

600Calexico, CACA38,623$736+42%

601Kerman, CACA17,553$729+52%

602Colusa, CACA6,519$728+44%

603Arvin, CACA19,820$726+80%

604Winton, CACA11,797$725+51%

605Fowler, CACA7,745$723+74%

606Selma, CACA24,702$723+39%

607Goshen, CACA5,136$718+24%

608Heber, CACA7,312$716+33%

609Keyes, CACA5,577$714+18%

610Parlier, CACA14,622$713+64%

611Willows, CACA6,116$705+64%

612Porterville, CACA63,088$693+38%

613El Centro, CACA44,382$692+31%

614Delano, CACA52,334$690+48%

615Yreka, CACA7,714$687+48%

616Farmersville, CACA10,326$685+45%

617Imperial, CACA22,330$677+13%

618Lamont, CACA13,164$675+52%

619McFarland, CACA14,709$675+46%

620Palermo, CACA5,266$674+30%

621Brawley, CACA28,008$671+40%

622Shafter, CACA23,871$671+54%

623Orange Cove, CACA9,811$669+38%

624Dos Palos, CACA5,697$667+31%

625Blythe, CACA15,042$658+31%

626Orosi, CACA8,966$654–

627Taft, CACA6,995$652+43%

628East Porterville, CACA5,066$645+31%

629Oroville, CACA20,451$644+45%

630Avenal, CACA13,479$643+32%

631Firebaugh, CACA8,774$627+21%

632Mecca, CACA7,184$623+66%

633Corning, CACA8,260$623+46%

634Holtville, CACA5,591$619+26%

635Mendota, CACA12,778$603+35%

636Lindsay, CACA12,578$586+26%

637Woodlake, CACA8,073$572+53%

638Wasco, CACA26,525$568+40%

639Calipatria, CACA6,012$556+16%

640Mojave, CACA5,173$534+31%

641Huron, CACA7,394$505+39%

642Earlimart, CACA7,214$492+25%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES