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Highest median rent, California cities · 2020

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

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Highest median rent by state
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%
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
516Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994$1,147+89%
517Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,051$1,147+47%
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%
534Livingston, CACA14,690$1,111+107%
535Yuba City, CACA69,485$1,111+124%
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%
541Lemoore, CACA27,291$1,097+103%
542Banning, CACA31,852$1,097+95%
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%
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%
605Calexico, CACA38,623$934+81%
606Selma, CACA24,702$934+80%
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%
634Coachella, CACA45,411$830+77%
635Colusa, CACA6,519$830+64%
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%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES