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Highest median rent, California cities · 2020

California cities ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

501Lennox, CACA19,449$1,174+95%

502Piñon Hills, CACA7,065$1,170–

503Parkway, CACA15,397$1,167–

504East Los Angeles, CACA111,647$1,165+95%

505Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,392$1,163–

506Gonzales, CACA8,313$1,162+72%

507Valle Vista, CACA18,602$1,161+100%

508Old Fig Garden, CACA5,503$1,160–

509Turlock, CACA72,864$1,159+96%

510Hemet, CACA93,649$1,157+106%

511Imperial, CACA22,330$1,155+93%

512Maywood, CACA23,600$1,153+92%

513Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,639$1,148+46%

514Placerville, CACA10,685$1,148+76%

515Good Hope, CACA8,816$1,147–

516Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,051$1,147+47%

517Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994$1,147+89%

518Cherry Valley, CACA6,668$1,146+118%

519Chico, CACA105,081$1,145+93%

520Bonadelle Ranchos, CACA5,465$1,143–

521Highland, CACA57,614$1,143+99%

522Huntington Park, CACA51,544$1,143+94%

523Oakdale, CACA23,246$1,142+97%

524Quartz Hill, CACA11,510$1,139+102%

525Country Club, CACA10,161$1,139+64%

526Waterford, CACA9,258$1,138+105%

527Wrightwood, CACA5,067$1,132+44%

528Bakersfield, CACA422,165$1,124+99%

529West Sacramento, CACA56,216$1,120+113%

530Big Bear City, CACA11,431$1,119+76%

531Oakhurst, CACA6,091$1,115+78%

532Indio, CACA94,269$1,113+92%

533Redding, CACA94,092$1,112+93%

534Yuba City, CACA69,485$1,111+124%

535Livingston, CACA14,690$1,111+107%

536Commerce, CACA11,688$1,110+78%

537San Bernardino, CACA222,044$1,109+97%

538Tulare, CACA73,907$1,103+104%

539Benton Park, CACA5,707$1,102–

540Goshen, CACA5,136$1,101+90%

541Banning, CACA31,852$1,097+95%

542Lemoore, CACA27,291$1,097+103%

543Kingsburg, CACA13,249$1,093+102%

544Shasta Lake, CACA10,208$1,093+95%

545South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115$1,092+70%

546Visalia, CACA146,541$1,085+88%

547Magalia, CACA7,389$1,084+61%

548Apple Valley, CACA75,247$1,084+89%

549Fowler, CACA7,745$1,084+161%

550Mayfair, CACA5,044$1,082–

551Madera, CACA69,017$1,079+105%

552Keyes, CACA5,577$1,077+78%

553Rosedale, CACA18,877$1,077+72%

554Highgrove, CACA8,366$1,076+144%

555West Modesto, CACA5,978$1,074+87%

556Mentone, CACA9,514$1,072+91%

557Garden Acres, CACA10,667$1,070+74%

558Fort Bragg, CACA6,946$1,070+72%

559Potomac Park, CACA10,138$1,058–

560Paradise, CACA10,023$1,057+84%

561Tehachapi, CACA11,852$1,052+121%

562Jackson, CACA5,100$1,049+55%

563Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009$1,046+106%

564Grass Valley, CACA14,035$1,046+61%

565Atwater, CACA32,133$1,044+100%

566Fresno, CACA555,549$1,041+93%

567Lemon Hill, CACA15,312$1,039–

568Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018$1,039+79%

569Gustine, CACA6,112$1,039+104%

570Merced, CACA99,724$1,032+103%

571Thermalito, CACA6,720$1,030+84%

572Arcata, CACA19,047$1,027+88%

573Hanford, CACA62,229$1,026+80%

574Kerman, CACA17,553$1,025+113%

575Pollock Pines, CACA6,212$1,025+60%

576Olivehurst, CACA18,444$1,021+92%

577Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,408$1,019+81%

578Crescent City, CACA6,002$1,005+132%

579East Niles, CACA28,532$1,003–

580Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,095$998–

581Oildale, CACA34,687$995+97%

582East Porterville, CACA5,066$992+102%

583Dos Palos, CACA5,697$991+94%

584Golden Hills, CACA9,891$989+96%

585Yucca Valley, CACA21,887$988+91%

586Salton City, CACA5,988$976+115%

587Palermo, CACA5,266$975+88%

588Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939$975+107%

589Reedley, CACA26,982$973+85%

590Exeter, CACA10,122$967+85%

591Dinuba, CACA25,949$963+97%

592McKinleyville, CACA17,113$962+62%

593Newman, CACA12,453$961+86%

594Oroville East, CACA7,504$952+45%

595Eureka, CACA25,304$951+92%

596Red Bluff, CACA14,404$951+97%

597Sanger, CACA27,228$950+75%

598Shafter, CACA23,871$949+117%

599Marysville, CACA12,738$948+98%

600Chowchilla, CACA18,730$946+74%

601Joshua Tree, CACA6,234$944+102%

602Porterville, CACA63,088$943+87%

603Arvin, CACA19,820$938+133%

604Live Oak, CACA9,466$937+143%

605Selma, CACA24,702$934+80%

606Calexico, CACA38,623$934+81%

607Rosamond, CACA21,473$933+73%

608Linda, CACA23,871$931+105%

609Susanville, CACA12,816$928+63%

610Ridgecrest, CACA28,333$928+86%

611Orland, CACA8,381$926+91%

612Fortuna, CACA12,003$925+76%

613McFarland, CACA14,709$919+98%

614Hillcrest, CACA10,511$916–

615Delano, CACA52,334$916+96%

616California City, CACA13,300$915+71%

617Clearlake, CACA16,893$914+84%

618McSwain, CACA5,783$913–

619Ione, CACA9,282$909+42%

620August, CACA8,825$908+72%

621Orosi, CACA8,966$899–

622Anderson, CACA11,131$893+87%

623Oroville, CACA20,451$887+99%

624Avenal, CACA13,479$882+81%

625Lucerne Valley, CACA5,957$871–

626Corcoran, CACA22,358$870+77%

627Heber, CACA7,312$856+59%

628Coalinga, CACA17,281$851+82%

629East Bakersfield, CACA11,062$849–

630Parlier, CACA14,622$847+95%

631Farmersville, CACA10,326$846+79%

632Brawley, CACA28,008$840+75%

633Winton, CACA11,797$835+74%

634Colusa, CACA6,519$830+64%

635Coachella, CACA45,411$830+77%

636Gridley, CACA7,258$823+76%

637El Centro, CACA44,382$821+56%

638Yreka, CACA7,714$820+76%

639Mojave, CACA5,173$814+99%

640Barstow, CACA24,804$812+61%

641Lamont, CACA13,164$806+82%

642Corning, CACA8,260$801+88%

643La Cresta, CACA8,389$798–

644Huron, CACA7,394$793+118%

645Wasco, CACA26,525$785+93%

646Taft, CACA6,995$783+72%

647Willows, CACA6,116$776+81%

648Mendota, CACA12,778$764+71%

649Blythe, CACA15,042$763+52%

650Earlimart, CACA7,214$757+93%

651Orange Cove, CACA9,811$753+55%

652Lakeport, CACA5,059$753+24%

653Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,912$746−13%

654Calipatria, CACA6,012$744+55%

655Lindsay, CACA12,578$741+59%

656Woodlake, CACA8,073$709+89%

657Firebaugh, CACA8,774$655+27%

658Holtville, CACA5,591$599+22%

659Mecca, CACA7,184$596+59%

The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $3,500. 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.

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