RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 575

Highest median rent, California cities · 1990

California cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 575 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Atherton, CACA6,960$1,001−50%

02Saratoga, CACA30,418$1,001−41%

03Blackhawk, CACA10,137$1,001–

04Discovery Bay, CACA14,911$1,001−29%

05Kensington, CACA5,179$1,001−36%

06Lake of the Pines, CACA5,461$1,001−11%

07Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,473$1,001−27%

08Marina del Rey, CACA9,176$1,001−31%

09Oak Park, CACA13,757$1,001−45%

10Orinda, CACA19,507$1,001−19%

11Rancho Murieta, CACA5,875$1,001−34%

12San Diego Country Estates, CACA10,223$1,001−12%

13Alamo, CACA14,488$1,001−31%

14Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,559$1,001−26%

15Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,948$1,001−50%

16Canyon Lake, CACA11,113$1,001−15%

17Cerritos, CACA46,367$1,001−21%

18Clayton, CACA10,842$1,001−34%

19Piedmont, CACA10,642$1,001−45%

20Hillsborough, CACA11,206$1,001−50%

21San Marino, CACA11,964$1,001−50%

22Coto de Caza, CACA15,190$1,001−50%

23Danville, CACA43,302$1,001−38%

24Villa Park, CACA5,645$1,001+18%

25Westlake, CACA7,505$1,001−37%

26Woodside, CACA5,181$1,001−36%

27Los Altos, CACA30,965$1,001−42%

28Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419$1,001−45%

29Manhattan Beach, CACA33,122$1,001−26%

30Tiburon, CACA8,881$1,001−36%

31Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,654$1,001−33%

32La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,480$991−14%

33Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,085$986−29%

34Hercules, CACA26,326$983−12%

35Jamul, CACA6,574$982+36%

36Walnut, CACA27,316$979−20%

37La Habra Heights, CACA5,327$975+31%

38Rossmoor, CACA11,532$972−19%

39Rio del Mar, CACA9,201$970−29%

40Foster City, CACA32,411$969−40%

41Mission Viejo, CACA90,484$969−15%

42Newport Beach, CACA81,977$967−23%

43Corte Madera, CACA9,929$966−28%

44Agoura Hills, CACA19,243$962−21%

45Cupertino, CACA58,333$957−43%

46Diamond Bar, CACA51,884$940−7%

47Sausalito, CACA7,019$937−44%

48El Dorado Hills, CACA51,026$933−26%

49Irvine, CACA318,764$925−27%

50Beverly Hills, CACA30,764$925−21%

51Laguna Hills, CACA30,020$919−22%

52Yorba Linda, CACA65,632$918−23%

53San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,119$913−9%

54Moorpark, CACA35,023$911−22%

55Aliso Viejo, CACA49,844$903−29%

56San Ramon, CACA86,209$903−35%

57Alta Sierra CDP (Nevada County), CACA7,361$901−15%

58Laguna Niguel, CACA64,107$901−25%

59Scotts Valley, CACA11,652$901−23%

60Thousand Oaks, CACA122,230$899−21%

61Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,051$898+15%

62Dana Point, CACA32,232$898−21%

63Simi Valley, CACA124,861$896−15%

64Fountain Valley, CACA55,508$893−16%

65Hermosa Beach, CACA18,513$886−23%

66Ladera Heights, CACA7,334$886−17%

67El Granada, CACA5,232$885−23%

68Dublin, CACA71,602$884−35%

69Laguna Beach, CACA22,391$879−20%

70Mill Valley, CACA13,799$879−29%

71Larkspur, CACA12,620$870−34%

72Chino Hills, CACA77,519$869−16%

73Milpitas, CACA78,596$869−32%

74Redondo Beach, CACA67,281$863−13%

75Huntington Beach, CACA191,451$860−13%

76Solana Beach, CACA12,602$859−23%

77West Puente Valley, CACA22,495$856+5%

78Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,912$855−0%

79Menlo Park, CACA32,713$853−35%

80Hacienda Heights, CACA54,291$852−10%

81Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287$852−33%

82Palo Alto, CACA67,609$851−37%

83Los Gatos, CACA32,576$849−36%

84Camarillo, CACA68,652$845−13%

85Pacifica, CACA36,890$839−33%

86Millbrae, CACA22,869$838−28%

87Pleasanton, CACA74,556$836−31%

88Kentfield, CACA6,900$834−31%

89Fairview, CACA10,745$833−25%

90Santa Clarita, CACA228,430$832−12%

91West Carson, CACA22,143$830−5%

92Los Alamitos, CACA11,702$829−6%

93Soquel, CACA10,679$827−28%

94Citrus, CACA10,904$824−11%

95Vandenberg, CACA6,776$822−15%

96Seal Beach, CACA24,075$821−21%

97Novato, CACA51,947$818−29%

98Valinda, CACA20,962$815−3%

99Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,830$814−27%

100Morgan Hill, CACA45,625$811−27%

101Cypress, CACA48,781$811−12%

102Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,779$810−27%

103San Carlos, CACA29,261$810−31%

104Costa Mesa, CACA108,881$810−15%

105La Palma, CACA14,907$810−15%

106South San Jose Hills, CACA16,911$809−7%

107Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,288$805−19%

108Coronado, CACA21,094$805−21%

109Lakewood, CACA78,010$802−9%

110Aptos, CACA6,404$800−27%

111El Segundo, CACA16,379$800−9%

112Placentia, CACA54,911$799−10%

113San Lorenzo, CACA29,171$798−16%

114Encinitas, CACA60,736$796−19%

115Fremont, CACA226,442$795−34%

116Torrance, CACA138,391$795−12%

117Newark, CACA47,895$793−27%

118La Mirada, CACA45,952$791−9%

119San Anselmo, CACA12,555$790−26%

120San Mateo, CACA103,337$788−33%

121Culver City, CACA39,452$788−11%

122Sunnyvale, CACA156,577$784−38%

123La Quinta, CACA39,440$779−5%

124Santa Clara, CACA133,446$779−37%

125San Clemente, CACA62,226$774−16%

126Carlsbad, CACA112,260$774−22%

127Live Oak, CACA16,911$773−21%

128Woodcrest, CACA17,368$773+5%

129Del Aire, CACA11,115$773−20%

130Union City, CACA65,282$768−30%

131Lafayette, CACA25,313$767−29%

132Fairfax, CACA7,417$767−31%

133Orange, CACA138,365$766−13%

134Capitola, CACA9,340$766−21%

135San Bruno, CACA42,305$763−34%

136Livermore, CACA83,457$762−26%

137Rancho San Diego, CACA21,272$760−22%

138American Canyon, CACA22,773$760−18%

139Mountain View, CACA85,438$760−38%

140East Foothills, CACA7,139$759−46%

141Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017$759−23%

142Carpinteria, CACA12,734$759−19%

143Bonita, CACA12,652$757−20%

144San Jose, CACA989,814$755−33%

145Charter Oak, CACA9,442$753−15%

146Brea, CACA47,260$749−20%

147Lawndale, CACA29,892$749−4%

148Tustin, CACA77,843$746−19%

149San Dimas, CACA32,978$745−15%

150Garden Grove, CACA170,455$745−10%

151Pinole, CACA18,543$744−13%

152Valley Center, CACA11,119$740−15%

153Santa Ana, CACA315,586$736−10%

154Westminster, CACA88,966$736−13%

155Belmont, CACA28,752$734−34%

156Daly City, CACA101,261$734−32%

157West Covina, CACA105,301$733−11%

158San Rafael, CACA59,410$730−30%

159Pacific Grove, CACA14,659$730−24%

160Poway, CACA49,180$730−20%

161Glendora, CACA49,671$729−11%

162Redwood City, CACA82,178$728−34%

163Wrightwood, CACA5,067$727−7%

164Buena Park, CACA81,741$727−14%

165Burlingame, CACA31,929$726−34%

166San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,914$723−14%

167Oak View, CACA6,141$722−22%

168Carson, CACA90,808$721−4%

169South San Francisco, CACA64,941$721−32%

170Walnut Creek, CACA70,012$720−30%

171Avocado Heights, CACA12,593$719−10%

172North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100$719−26%

173Stanton, CACA40,161$718−9%

174Wildomar, CACA37,889$718−4%

175Arcadia, CACA54,117$716−14%

176Temple City, CACA35,125$716−11%

177Emeryville, CACA13,251$716−27%

178Oakley, CACA47,583$715−24%

179Santa Barbara, CACA86,422$715−24%

180Norco, CACA25,081$714−18%

181Prunedale, CACA19,723$712−16%

182Anaheim, CACA341,008$712−13%

183La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,660$710−10%

184Petaluma, CACA59,688$709−25%

185Monterey, CACA28,953$709−20%

186Port Hueneme, CACA20,987$709−12%

187Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856$708−19%

188Santa Cruz, CACA61,797$707−25%

189Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,639$706−10%

190Norwalk, CACA97,104$706−8%

191Fullerton, CACA138,675$706−14%

192Ben Lomond, CACA6,858$705−25%

193Rowland Heights, CACA45,911$705−18%

194Cambria, CACA5,978$704−19%

195Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,073$704−29%

196Claremont, CACA35,838$702−9%

197Lomita, CACA19,724$702−10%

198Loomis, CACA7,004$701−12%

199Castro Valley, CACA65,001$700−27%

200Artesia, CACA15,789$700−12%

201Madera Acres, CACA9,846$696−14%

202Palm Desert, CACA53,259$696−6%

203South Pasadena, CACA25,503$696−16%

204El Cerrito, CACA26,121$695−23%

205Rohnert Park, CACA44,811$694−23%

206Mira Monte, CACA6,888$693−15%

207South Whittier, CACA55,650$692−7%

208Sierra Madre, CACA10,620$692−17%

209West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,615$690−11%

210Ojai, CACA7,474$688−15%

211Hayward, CACA157,113$688−25%

212Glendale, CACA187,160$688−9%

213Solvang, CACA5,944$688−20%

214Oxnard, CACA199,651$686−12%

215La Habra, CACA60,908$685−13%

216Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,765$684−30%

217El Cerrito, CACA5,325$682−1%

218Sonoma, CACA10,537$682−29%

219Altadena, CACA41,705$680−10%

220Burbank, CACA102,988$677−13%

221Concord, CACA123,261$677−23%

222Alameda, CACA76,876$676−25%

223Martinez, CACA36,849$676−22%

224La Verne, CACA30,178$675−21%

225Moreno Valley, CACA214,263$675−9%

226Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,872$673−31%

227Benicia, CACA26,401$672−25%

228San Gabriel, CACA38,186$672−11%

229Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,971$669−16%

230Buellton, CACA5,158$667−8%

231Santee, CACA58,205$667−20%

232Marina, CACA23,256$666−14%

233Duarte, CACA22,866$665−16%

234El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CACA16,294$664−17%

235Monterey Park, CACA57,457$661−8%

236Albany, CACA19,195$660−30%

237Murrieta, CACA114,124$659−22%

238Corona, CACA161,734$659−19%

239Gilroy, CACA60,764$659−30%

240San Marcos, CACA94,908$658−17%

241Temecula, CACA114,865$657−22%

242Chino, CACA96,957$656−15%

243Paramount, CACA50,755$654−9%

244Monrovia, CACA38,264$654−12%

245San Francisco, CACA826,079$653−30%

246Rocklin, CACA76,821$653−27%

247Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,765$652−16%

248Covina, CACA49,404$652−12%

249Signal Hill, CACA11,153$652−10%

250Oceanside, CACA170,483$651−20%

251Cameron Park, CACA18,315$650−14%

252Azusa, CACA47,447$650−13%

253Elk Grove, CACA185,007$650−19%

254San Leandro, CACA85,353$650−26%

255Cathedral City, CACA52,375$649−7%

256Downey, CACA108,468$649−11%

257Fillmore, CACA16,937$649−16%

258Rosemead, CACA49,410$648−10%

259Baldwin Park, CACA68,880$648−10%

260Orangevale, CACA35,958$646−19%

261Gardena, CACA58,460$646−9%

262Isla Vista, CACA13,920$644−24%

263Diamond Springs, CACA10,927$643−16%

264Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373$643−10%

265Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,969$642−19%

266Cherryland, CACA14,143$641−23%

267Napa, CACA76,562$641−22%

268Grand Terrace, CACA12,936$639−18%

269Rosemont, CACA23,766$638−13%

270Santa Rosa, CACA179,437$638−26%

271Whittier, CACA85,815$638−12%

272Alhambra, CACA79,820$636−12%

273Antioch, CACA118,958$635−19%

274Vista, CACA98,274$631−20%

275East San Gabriel, CACA23,410$630−12%

276Pasadena, CACA135,804$630−16%

277Bellflower, CACA74,719$630−11%

278Seaside, CACA31,636$630−22%

279Ontario, CACA187,013$629−13%

280Hawthorne, CACA82,741$629−1%

281Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,793$629−16%

282Vacaville, CACA103,850$629−25%

283Ashland, CACA22,210$628−22%

284Windsor, CACA25,864$628−29%

285San Martin, CACA6,954$627−8%

286St. Helena, CACA5,194$626−24%

287Pismo Beach, CACA7,911$625−26%

288Watsonville, CACA50,716$625−16%

289Acton, CACA7,880$623−52%

290Thousand Palms, CACA7,720$623−2%

291Montebello, CACA60,693$623−11%

292Pittsburg, CACA77,542$622−29%

293Escondido, CACA146,030$621−17%

294Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867$621−13%

295Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876$620−6%

296Inglewood, CACA101,662$618−8%

297Santa Paula, CACA31,774$617−10%

298Healdsburg, CACA11,172$617−29%

299Templeton, CACA9,580$616−26%

300Upland, CACA79,446$615−13%

301South San Gabriel, CACA7,923$614−16%

302Pico Rivera, CACA58,915$613−12%

303Montclair, CACA37,563$613−9%

304Citrus Heights, CACA86,348$612−16%

305Sebastopol, CACA7,532$612−24%

306East Pasadena, CACA5,479$611−24%

307Lancaster, CACA170,084$610−5%

308Suisun City, CACA29,454$610−30%

309West Hollywood, CACA34,231$608−21%

310Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA22,447$607−12%

311Crestline, CACA9,835$606−13%

312La Puente, CACA36,423$606−11%

313Long Beach, CACA450,469$605−5%

314Bell Gardens, CACA37,367$605−9%

315Interlaken, CACA8,068$604−35%

316San Diego, CACA1,406,106$602−21%

317Bostonia, CACA16,765$602−21%

318Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089$600−11%

319View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,230$600−12%

320El Monte, CACA105,075$600−11%

321Lemon Grove, CACA27,936$600−15%

322Roseville, CACA167,302$600−26%

323Burbank, CACA5,333$599−32%

324El Rio, CACA6,368$599−14%

325San Luis Obispo, CACA50,636$599−17%

326Cudahy, CACA21,445$599−12%

327Tracy, CACA101,901$598−26%

328La Mesa, CACA59,914$594−22%

329Folsom, CACA91,983$593−37%

330Chula Vista, CACA275,533$592−16%

331South El Monte, CACA18,963$592−13%

332Pomona, CACA147,807$592−8%

333Imperial Beach, CACA25,206$591−14%

334Fallbrook, CACA32,112$590−17%

335La Riviera, CACA11,492$589−19%

336Alondra Park, CACA8,373$589+1%

337Davis, CACA66,110$588−24%

338Redlands, CACA74,128$588−15%

339Alpine, CACA15,180$587−24%

340East Palo Alto, CACA28,872$586−31%

341Rialto, CACA106,554$583−8%

342Nuevo, CACA6,803$582−26%

343Morro Bay, CACA10,613$581−17%

344Lakeland, CACA12,236$580−1%

345Palmdale, CACA161,845$580−8%

346Salinas, CACA159,134$580−20%

347Vallejo, CACA123,287$578−26%

348Stanford, CACA18,662$577−31%

349Pollock Pines, CACA6,212$577−10%

350Fontana, CACA221,223$577−9%

351San Fernando, CACA23,449$576−13%

352Riverside, CACA323,057$575−14%

353Truckee, CACA17,278$573−36%

354Bloomington, CACA25,698$572−12%

355Lake Elsinore, CACA75,067$572−10%

356Big Bear City, CACA11,431$570−10%

357Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,247$570−29%

358Cotati, CACA7,347$570−36%

359Quartz Hill, CACA11,510$568+1%

360Arroyo Grande, CACA18,123$568−22%

361Richmond, CACA114,861$566−26%

362Fair Oaks, CACA32,799$564−21%

363San Pablo, CACA31,678$564−18%

364Brentwood, CACA66,607$563−32%

365Palm Springs, CACA45,315$563−11%

366Fairfield, CACA122,489$563−28%

367North Auburn, CACA13,480$562−19%

368Magalia, CACA7,389$558−17%

369Rio Linda, CACA16,335$558−14%

370East Hemet, CACA20,257$556−12%

371Ramona, CACA22,634$555−21%

372Lynwood, CACA63,512$553−12%

373Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554$551−16%

374Florin, CACA50,211$550−13%

375Lennox, CACA19,449$550−9%

376Compton, CACA90,500$549−8%

377South Gate, CACA90,071$549−11%

378Bell, CACA31,625$548−15%

379El Cajon, CACA101,755$548−18%

380Santa Maria, CACA111,390$548−19%

381Lathrop, CACA42,783$547−26%

382Hollister, CACA45,695$546−29%

383Hesperia, CACA102,605$545−13%

384Oceano, CACA7,128$544−19%

385Dixon, CACA21,116$542−25%

386Manteca, CACA96,693$542−25%

387Commerce, CACA11,688$540−13%

388Oakland, CACA440,838$538−23%

389Auburn, CACA13,847$537−20%

390North Highlands, CACA47,957$537−15%

391Oakhurst, CACA6,091$535−15%

392Loma Linda, CACA25,221$535−19%

393Apple Valley, CACA75,247$534−7%

394Colton, CACA53,383$534−14%

395Castroville, CACA6,720$533−23%

396Home Gardens, CACA10,506$533−24%

397Atascadero, CACA29,464$533−24%

398Foothill Farms, CACA36,435$533−18%

399Santa Monica, CACA90,082$532−33%

400Carmichael, CACA76,948$531−19%

401Nipomo, CACA17,516$531−28%

402Mentone, CACA9,514$531−6%

403West Athens, CACA8,726$529−3%

404Westmont, CACA34,123$527−11%

405Homeland, CACA7,584$526−11%

406Maywood, CACA23,600$525−13%

407Ridgecrest, CACA28,333$523+5%

408Wilton, CACA6,433$521−29%

409Huntington Park, CACA51,544$521−12%

410Country Club, CACA10,161$518−25%

411Modesto, CACA219,652$517−19%

412Cloverdale, CACA8,701$516−32%

413Winters, CACA8,214$515−26%

414Yucaipa, CACA54,953$514−16%

415Lompoc, CACA43,315$514−20%

416Gonzales, CACA8,313$513−24%

417South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115$512−20%

418Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018$509−12%

419Highland, CACA57,614$509−11%

420Victorville, CACA141,395$508−13%

421Salida, CACA13,900$505−27%

422Willowbrook, CACA21,681$505−15%

423Walnut Park, CACA14,958$503−13%

424Rio Vista, CACA10,523$502−29%

425Valle Vista, CACA18,602$501−14%

426California City, CACA13,300$501−6%

427Oroville East, CACA7,504$500−24%

428Hemet, CACA93,649$500−11%

429Calimesa, CACA11,111$499−23%

430Lodi, CACA69,100$499−20%

431Cherry Valley, CACA6,668$498−5%

432Golden Hills, CACA9,891$498−1%

433Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,132$498−24%

434Muscoy, CACA12,025$498−14%

435Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009$498−2%

436Rodeo, CACA8,976$497−37%

437El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,626$497−22%

438Ukiah, CACA16,068$496−17%

439Sacramento, CACA536,449$495−21%

440Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994$495−18%

441Indio, CACA94,269$495−15%

442Ripon, CACA16,140$495−23%

443Durham, CACA5,340$489−17%

444Lincoln, CACA57,367$488−24%

445East Los Angeles, CACA111,647$487−19%

446Soledad, CACA26,357$487−22%

447Grass Valley, CACA14,035$486−25%

448Placerville, CACA10,685$485−26%

449San Bernardino, CACA222,044$485−14%

450Woodland, CACA62,513$484−26%

451Fort Bragg, CACA6,946$482−23%

452Florence-Graham, CACA60,690$481−17%

453Lakeport, CACA5,059$479−21%

454Galt, CACA26,964$478−21%

455National City, CACA57,807$476−17%

456Stockton, CACA324,597$476−18%

457Ceres, CACA48,982$475−22%

458Rosamond, CACA21,473$474−12%

459Clovis, CACA129,347$474−18%

460Oakdale, CACA23,246$472−18%

461Banning, CACA31,852$471−16%

462Bakersfield, CACA422,165$468−17%

463Greenfield, CACA21,138$466−31%

464Barstow, CACA24,804$464−8%

465Keyes, CACA5,577$463−23%

466Visalia, CACA146,541$461−20%

467Ione, CACA9,282$460−28%

468Turlock, CACA72,864$460−22%

469Jackson, CACA5,100$459−32%

470King City, CACA14,002$457−29%

471Chico, CACA105,081$456−23%

472San Jacinto, CACA56,014$455−11%

473Paradise, CACA10,023$454−21%

474Myrtletown, CACA5,322$451−27%

475Garden Acres, CACA10,667$449−27%

476Atwater, CACA32,133$446−14%

477Beaumont, CACA60,835$445−9%

478Waterford, CACA9,258$445−20%

479Yucca Valley, CACA21,887$445−14%

480Perris, CACA83,237$442−30%

481Fresno, CACA555,549$441−18%

482Tehachapi, CACA11,852$440−8%

483Riverbank, CACA26,557$440−35%

484Avenal, CACA13,479$439−10%

485Redding, CACA94,092$439−24%

486Merced, CACA99,724$438−14%

487McKinleyville, CACA17,113$437−27%

488Clearlake, CACA16,893$437−12%

489Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939$436−7%

490Delhi, CACA11,009$435−25%

491El Centro, CACA44,382$431−18%

492Guadalupe, CACA8,846$431−28%

493Reedley, CACA26,982$431−18%

494Arcata, CACA19,047$430−21%

495Joshua Tree, CACA6,234$429−8%

496Lemoore, CACA27,291$428−21%

497Highgrove, CACA8,366$427−3%

498Oildale, CACA34,687$427−15%

499Tulare, CACA73,907$427−21%

500Berkeley, CACA121,911$426−42%

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