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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 598

Highest median rent, California cities · 2000

California cities ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 598 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Highest median rent by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990
01Atherton, CACA6,960$2,001+100%
02Coto de Caza, CACA15,190$2,001+100%
03Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,948$2,001+100%
04San Marino, CACA11,964$2,001+100%
05Hillsborough, CACA11,206$2,001+100%
06Oak Park, CACA13,757$1,832+83%
07Piedmont, CACA10,642$1,814+81%
08Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419$1,810+81%
09Los Altos, CACA30,965$1,727+73%
10Cupertino, CACA58,333$1,693+77%
11Saratoga, CACA30,418$1,689+69%
12Sausalito, CACA7,019$1,660+77%
13Malibu, CACA9,574$1,652
14Foster City, CACA32,411$1,620+67%
15Danville, CACA43,302$1,604+60%
16Westlake, CACA7,505$1,582+58%
17Kensington, CACA5,179$1,559+56%
18Woodside, CACA5,181$1,557+56%
19Tiburon, CACA8,881$1,557+56%
20Rancho Murieta, CACA5,875$1,523+52%
21Clayton, CACA10,842$1,516+51%
22Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,654$1,496+49%
23Marina del Rey, CACA9,176$1,453+45%
24Alamo, CACA14,488$1,449+45%
25Discovery Bay, CACA14,911$1,410+41%
26East Foothills, CACA7,139$1,394+84%
27San Ramon, CACA86,209$1,388+54%
28Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,085$1,387+41%
29Rio del Mar, CACA9,201$1,375+42%
30Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,473$1,364+36%
31Manhattan Beach, CACA33,122$1,358+36%
32Dublin, CACA71,602$1,356+53%
33Montecito, CACA9,031$1,355
34Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,559$1,351+35%
35Palo Alto, CACA67,609$1,349+59%
36Corte Madera, CACA9,929$1,347+39%
37Los Gatos, CACA32,576$1,331+57%
38Larkspur, CACA12,620$1,321+52%
39Menlo Park, CACA32,713$1,319+55%
40Acton, CACA7,880$1,297+108%
41Milpitas, CACA78,596$1,279+47%
42Irvine, CACA318,764$1,272+38%
43Sunnyvale, CACA156,577$1,270+62%
44Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287$1,269+49%
45Aliso Viejo, CACA49,844$1,268+40%
46Pacifica, CACA36,890$1,261+50%
47Cerritos, CACA46,367$1,260+26%
48Newport Beach, CACA81,977$1,257+30%
49El Dorado Hills, CACA51,026$1,255+35%
50Orinda, CACA19,507$1,239+24%
51Santa Clara, CACA133,446$1,238+59%
52Calabasas, CACA22,027$1,233
53Mill Valley, CACA13,799$1,233+40%
54Walnut, CACA27,316$1,223+25%
55Mountain View, CACA85,438$1,222+61%
56Pleasanton, CACA74,556$1,219+46%
57Agoura Hills, CACA19,243$1,215+26%
58Laguna Niguel, CACA64,107$1,205+34%
59Kentfield, CACA6,900$1,201+44%
60Fremont, CACA226,442$1,196+50%
61Rossmoor, CACA11,532$1,194+23%
63Yorba Linda, CACA65,632$1,191+30%
64Laguna Hills, CACA30,020$1,184+29%
65San Carlos, CACA29,261$1,181+46%
66Scotts Valley, CACA11,652$1,177+31%
67Moorpark, CACA35,023$1,172+29%
68Beverly Hills, CACA30,764$1,171+27%
69Canyon Lake, CACA11,113$1,171+17%
70San Mateo, CACA103,337$1,168+48%
71San Bruno, CACA42,305$1,162+52%
72Millbrae, CACA22,869$1,161+39%
73Campbell, CACA42,490$1,154
74La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,480$1,148+16%
75El Granada, CACA5,232$1,147+30%
76Soquel, CACA10,679$1,147+39%
77Novato, CACA51,947$1,146+40%
78Hermosa Beach, CACA18,513$1,146+29%
79Mission Viejo, CACA90,484$1,145+18%
80San Diego Country Estates, CACA10,223$1,143+14%
81Dana Point, CACA32,232$1,139+27%
82Thousand Oaks, CACA122,230$1,131+26%
83Gold River, CACA7,924$1,130
84Lake of the Pines, CACA5,461$1,129+13%
85San Jose, CACA989,814$1,123+49%
87Fairview, CACA10,745$1,116+34%
88Belmont, CACA28,752$1,116+52%
89Morgan Hill, CACA45,625$1,112+37%
90Solana Beach, CACA12,602$1,112+29%
91Hercules, CACA26,326$1,111+13%
92Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,779$1,110+37%
93Burlingame, CACA31,929$1,108+53%
94Fairfax, CACA7,417$1,108+44%
95Redwood City, CACA82,178$1,105+52%
96Alum Rock, CACA10,440$1,100
97Laguna Beach, CACA22,391$1,096+25%
98Union City, CACA65,282$1,094+42%
99Newark, CACA47,895$1,093+38%
100Aptos, CACA6,404$1,091+36%
101Granite Bay, CACA21,673$1,088
102Lake Forest, CACA86,333$1,085
103Lafayette, CACA25,313$1,076+40%
104Daly City, CACA101,261$1,074+46%
105San Anselmo, CACA12,555$1,074+36%
106Ladera Heights, CACA7,334$1,065+20%
108Fountain Valley, CACA55,508$1,058+18%
109Simi Valley, CACA124,861$1,058+18%
110South San Francisco, CACA64,941$1,057+47%
111San Rafael, CACA59,410$1,040+42%
112Laguna Woods, CACA16,844$1,036
113Seal Beach, CACA24,075$1,036+26%
114Livermore, CACA83,457$1,035+36%
115Chino Hills, CACA77,519$1,035+19%
116Coronado, CACA21,094$1,024+27%
117Walnut Creek, CACA70,012$1,024+42%
118Diamond Bar, CACA51,884$1,012+8%
119San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,119$1,006+10%
120Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,288$998+24%
122Redondo Beach, CACA67,281$995+15%
123Vineyard, CACA43,751$991
124Carlsbad, CACA112,260$989+28%
125Goleta, CACA32,401$989
126Emeryville, CACA13,251$985+38%
127Huntington Beach, CACA191,451$985+15%
128Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017$984+30%
129Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,872$982+46%
130Live Oak, CACA16,911$979+27%
131Rancho San Diego, CACA21,272$977+29%
132Encinitas, CACA60,736$977+23%
133Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,765$976+43%
134Camarillo, CACA68,652$975+15%
135Capitola, CACA9,340$973+27%
136Vandenberg, CACA6,776$970+18%
137Del Aire, CACA11,115$969+25%
138North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100$967+34%
139Pacific Grove, CACA14,659$962+32%
140Sonoma, CACA10,537$959+41%
141Costa Mesa, CACA108,881$956+18%
142La Palma, CACA14,907$955+18%
143Castro Valley, CACA65,001$954+36%
144San Lorenzo, CACA29,171$953+19%
145Albany, CACA19,195$947+43%
146Ben Lomond, CACA6,858$946+34%
147Hacienda Heights, CACA54,291$946+11%
148Petaluma, CACA59,688$946+33%
149Oakley, CACA47,583$944+32%
150Santa Clarita, CACA228,430$943+13%
151Bonita, CACA12,652$942+24%
152Santa Cruz, CACA61,797$941+33%
153Folsom, CACA91,983$939+58%
154Carpinteria, CACA12,734$938+24%
155Santa Barbara, CACA86,422$936+31%
156Gilroy, CACA60,764$936+42%
157Brea, CACA47,260$935+25%
158Interlaken, CACA8,068$929+54%
159San Francisco, CACA826,079$928+42%
160Oak View, CACA6,141$927+28%
161Tustin, CACA77,843$925+24%
162Citrus, CACA10,904$924+12%
163American Canyon, CACA22,773$924+22%
164Cypress, CACA48,781$922+14%
165Hayward, CACA157,113$921+34%
166San Clemente, CACA62,226$916+18%
167Poway, CACA49,180$910+25%
168El Cerrito, CACA26,121$907+31%
169Rohnert Park, CACA44,811$903+30%
170Torrance, CACA138,391$903+14%
171Rocklin, CACA76,821$900+38%
172Alameda, CACA76,876$899+33%
173Truckee, CACA17,278$893+56%
174Benicia, CACA26,401$892+33%
175Placentia, CACA54,911$890+11%
176Windsor, CACA25,864$889+42%
177Monterey, CACA28,953$888+25%
178Culver City, CACA39,452$887+13%
179Lakewood, CACA78,010$886+10%
180Charter Oak, CACA9,442$885+18%
181Cotati, CACA7,347$885+55%
182Orange, CACA138,365$884+15%
183Los Alamitos, CACA11,702$883+7%
184El Segundo, CACA16,379$882+10%
185Rancho Calaveras, CACA7,131$880
186Concord, CACA123,261$880+30%
187Pittsburg, CACA77,542$880+41%
188Burbank, CACA5,333$879+47%
189San Dimas, CACA32,978$876+18%
190South San Jose Hills, CACA16,911$874+8%
191San Leandro, CACA85,353$873+34%
192West Carson, CACA22,143$872+5%
193Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856$872+23%
194La Mirada, CACA45,952$870+10%
195Martinez, CACA36,849$870+29%
196Suisun City, CACA29,454$870+43%
197Cambria, CACA5,978$868+23%
198Valley Center, CACA11,119$868+17%
199Orcutt, CACA31,454$868
200Healdsburg, CACA11,172$868+41%
201Norco, CACA25,081$867+21%
202Santa Rosa, CACA179,437$862+35%
203Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,912$857+0%
204La Verne, CACA30,178$856+27%
205Rowland Heights, CACA45,911$855+21%
206Pinole, CACA18,543$855+15%
207Solvang, CACA5,944$855+24%
208East Palo Alto, CACA28,872$854+46%
209Prunedale, CACA19,723$852+20%
210Villa Park, CACA5,645$850−15%
211Temecula, CACA114,865$846+29%
212Pismo Beach, CACA7,911$845+35%
213Stanford, CACA18,662$842+46%
214Isla Vista, CACA13,920$842+31%
215Murrieta, CACA114,124$842+28%
216Vacaville, CACA103,850$842+34%
217Westminster, CACA88,966$842+14%
218San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,914$841+16%
219Buena Park, CACA81,741$841+16%
220Valinda, CACA20,962$839+3%
221Cherryland, CACA14,143$836+30%
222Templeton, CACA9,580$836+36%
223Sierra Madre, CACA10,620$836+21%
224Santee, CACA58,205$833+25%
225South Pasadena, CACA25,503$833+20%
226Arcadia, CACA54,117$830+16%
227Brentwood, CACA66,607$830+47%
228West Covina, CACA105,301$828+13%
229Garden Grove, CACA170,455$827+11%
230St. Helena, CACA5,194$826+32%
231Glendora, CACA49,671$822+13%
232Fullerton, CACA138,675$820+16%
233Napa, CACA76,562$819+28%
234Anaheim, CACA341,008$818+15%
235Oceanside, CACA170,483$818+26%
236La Quinta, CACA39,440$817+5%
237West Puente Valley, CACA22,495$816−5%
238Santa Ana, CACA315,586$815+11%
239Ojai, CACA7,474$814+18%
240Madera Acres, CACA9,846$813+17%
241Corona, CACA161,734$812+23%
242Mira Monte, CACA6,888$811+17%
243Seaside, CACA31,636$810+29%
244Roseville, CACA167,302$809+35%
245Tracy, CACA101,901$807+35%
246East Pasadena, CACA5,479$805+32%
247Avocado Heights, CACA12,593$803+12%
248Port Hueneme, CACA20,987$803+13%
250Orangevale, CACA35,958$802+24%
251Sebastopol, CACA7,532$801+31%
252Ashland, CACA22,210$800+27%
253Temple City, CACA35,125$800+12%
254Elk Grove, CACA185,007$800+23%
255Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,971$799+19%
256Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,247$799+40%
257San Marcos, CACA94,908$797+21%
258Artesia, CACA15,789$795+14%
259Stanton, CACA40,161$793+10%
260Loomis, CACA7,004$793+13%
262Santa Monica, CACA90,082$792+49%
263Duarte, CACA22,866$791+19%
264Rodeo, CACA8,976$790+59%
265La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,660$789+11%
266Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,639$788+12%
267Vista, CACA98,274$788+25%
268La Habra, CACA60,908$787+15%
269Antioch, CACA118,958$786+24%
270Wrightwood, CACA5,067$785+8%
271Lomita, CACA19,724$784+12%
272Nuevo, CACA6,803$783+35%
273Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,766$783
274Lawndale, CACA29,892$783+5%
275Vallejo, CACA123,287$781+35%
276Oxnard, CACA199,651$780+14%
277Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,051$778−13%
278Burbank, CACA102,988$778+15%
279Fairfield, CACA122,489$778+38%
280Marina, CACA23,256$778+17%
281Grand Terrace, CACA12,936$777+22%
282Fillmore, CACA16,937$777+20%
283Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,765$775+19%
284Davis, CACA66,110$775+32%
285West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,615$774+12%
286West Hollywood, CACA34,231$773+27%
287Claremont, CACA35,838$771+10%
288Winter Gardens, CACA22,131$770
289Alpine, CACA15,180$769+31%
290Chino, CACA96,957$769+17%
291Hollister, CACA45,695$769+41%
292Norwalk, CACA97,104$767+9%
293Diamond Springs, CACA10,927$765+19%
294Bostonia, CACA16,765$764+27%
295Richmond, CACA114,861$764+35%
296San Diego, CACA1,406,106$763+27%
297Cloverdale, CACA8,701$760+47%
298La Mesa, CACA59,914$759+28%
299San Gabriel, CACA38,186$759+13%
300Glendale, CACA187,160$758+10%
301Cameron Park, CACA18,315$757+16%
302Carson, CACA90,808$754+5%
303Altadena, CACA41,705$752+11%
304South Whittier, CACA55,650$748+8%
305Wildomar, CACA37,889$748+4%
306Grover Beach, CACA12,456$747
307Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,793$747+19%
308La Habra Heights, CACA5,327$746−23%
309Pasadena, CACA135,804$746+18%
310Escondido, CACA146,030$746+20%
311Monrovia, CACA38,264$746+14%
312Palm Desert, CACA53,259$744+7%
313Azusa, CACA47,447$743+14%
314Moreno Valley, CACA214,263$743+10%
315Nipomo, CACA17,516$742+40%
316Lathrop, CACA42,783$742+36%
317Covina, CACA49,404$742+14%
318Watsonville, CACA50,716$742+19%
319Berkeley, CACA121,911$740+74%
320Rosemont, CACA23,766$736+15%
321Woodcrest, CACA17,368$733−5%
322Wilton, CACA6,433$731+40%
323Downey, CACA108,468$731+13%
324La Presa, CACA34,962$729
325South San Gabriel, CACA7,923$728+19%
326Citrus Heights, CACA86,348$728+19%
327Arroyo Grande, CACA18,123$725+28%
328Buellton, CACA5,158$725+9%
329Salinas, CACA159,134$725+25%
330Signal Hill, CACA11,153$725+11%
331Jamul, CACA6,574$724−26%
332Baldwin Park, CACA68,880$724+12%
333San Luis Obispo, CACA50,636$724+21%
334Manteca, CACA96,693$724+34%
335La Riviera, CACA11,492$723+23%
336Dixon, CACA21,116$723+33%
337Whittier, CACA85,815$723+13%
338Rosemead, CACA49,410$722+11%
339Monterey Park, CACA57,457$722+9%
340Alhambra, CACA79,820$721+13%
341Bay Point, CACA24,231$721
342Ontario, CACA187,013$720+14%
343Paramount, CACA50,755$720+10%
344East San Gabriel, CACA23,410$718+14%
345Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373$718+12%
346Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867$715+15%
347Fair Oaks, CACA32,799$710+26%
348Lemon Grove, CACA27,936$710+18%
349Gardena, CACA58,460$710+10%
350Upland, CACA79,446$710+15%
351Fallbrook, CACA32,112$707+20%
352Chula Vista, CACA275,533$707+19%
353Rio Vista, CACA10,523$706+41%
354Bellflower, CACA74,719$704+12%
355Atascadero, CACA29,464$701+32%
356Ramona, CACA22,634$700+26%
357Pico Rivera, CACA58,915$700+14%
358Home Gardens, CACA10,506$699+31%
359El Rio, CACA6,368$698+17%
360Montebello, CACA60,693$698+12%
361Morro Bay, CACA10,613$697+20%
362Oakland, CACA440,838$696+29%
363Salida, CACA13,900$696+38%
364Crestline, CACA9,835$695+15%
365Country Club, CACA10,161$695+34%
366Cathedral City, CACA52,375$695+7%
368Winters, CACA8,214$692+34%
369El Cerrito, CACA5,325$690+1%
370North Auburn, CACA13,480$690+23%
371Imperial Beach, CACA25,206$690+17%
372Santa Paula, CACA31,774$689+12%
373Redlands, CACA74,128$689+17%
374Castroville, CACA6,720$688+29%
375San Pablo, CACA31,678$687+22%
376South El Monte, CACA18,963$684+16%
377Riverbank, CACA26,557$680+55%
378San Martin, CACA6,954$679+8%
379View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,230$678+13%
380La Puente, CACA36,423$678+12%
381Cudahy, CACA21,445$677+13%
382Gonzales, CACA8,313$676+32%
383Jackson, CACA5,100$675+47%
384Santa Maria, CACA111,390$675+23%
385Auburn, CACA13,847$674+26%
386Magalia, CACA7,389$673+21%
387Greenfield, CACA21,138$673+44%
388Inglewood, CACA101,662$673+9%
389Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089$672+12%
390El Monte, CACA105,075$672+12%
391El Cajon, CACA101,755$671+22%
392Montclair, CACA37,563$671+9%
393Oceano, CACA7,128$670+23%
394Riverside, CACA323,057$670+17%
395Bell Gardens, CACA37,367$665+10%
396San Fernando, CACA23,449$665+15%
397Loma Linda, CACA25,221$660+23%
398Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554$659+20%
399Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876$658+6%
400Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,132$657+32%
401Oroville East, CACA7,504$656+31%
402Carmichael, CACA76,948$655+23%
403Woodland, CACA62,513$655+35%
404Placerville, CACA10,685$652+34%
405Foothill Farms, CACA36,435$651+22%
406Grass Valley, CACA14,035$650+34%
407Rio Linda, CACA16,335$649+16%
408Bloomington, CACA25,698$648+13%
409Lincoln, CACA57,367$646+32%
410King City, CACA14,002$644+41%
411Calimesa, CACA11,111$644+29%
412Pomona, CACA147,807$644+9%
413Lancaster, CACA170,084$643+5%
414Ripon, CACA16,140$643+30%
415Bell, CACA31,625$642+17%
416Ione, CACA9,282$642+40%
417South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115$642+25%
419Long Beach, CACA450,469$639+6%
420Pollock Pines, CACA6,212$639+11%
421Lompoc, CACA43,315$639+24%
422Modesto, CACA219,652$639+24%
423Thousand Palms, CACA7,720$636+2%
424Hawthorne, CACA82,741$636+1%
425Fontana, CACA221,223$636+10%
426Big Bear City, CACA11,431$635+11%
427North Highlands, CACA47,957$633+18%
428Lake Elsinore, CACA75,067$633+11%
429East Hemet, CACA20,257$631+13%
430Rialto, CACA106,554$631+8%
431Palm Springs, CACA45,315$631+12%
432Florin, CACA50,211$630+15%
433Palmdale, CACA161,845$630+9%
434Perris, CACA83,237$630+43%
435Lynwood, CACA63,512$629+14%
436Lemoore Station, CACA6,175$628
437Oakhurst, CACA6,091$628+17%
438Sacramento, CACA536,449$625+26%
439Rosedale, CACA18,877$625+48%
440Hesperia, CACA102,605$625+15%
441Commerce, CACA11,688$623+15%
442Fort Bragg, CACA6,946$623+29%
443Soledad, CACA26,357$623+28%
444Lodi, CACA69,100$621+24%
445South Gate, CACA90,071$620+13%
446Colton, CACA53,383$618+16%
447Garden Acres, CACA10,667$615+37%
448Myrtletown, CACA5,322$615+36%
449Yucaipa, CACA54,953$610+19%
450Lakeport, CACA5,059$608+27%
451Ceres, CACA48,982$607+28%
452Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994$606+22%
453Keyes, CACA5,577$604+30%
454Galt, CACA26,964$604+26%
455Lennox, CACA19,449$603+10%
456Maywood, CACA23,600$602+15%
457Guadalupe, CACA8,846$601+39%
458Ukiah, CACA16,068$599+21%
459East Los Angeles, CACA111,647$598+23%
460Compton, CACA90,500$597+9%
461Imperial, CACA22,330$597+44%
462McKinleyville, CACA17,113$595+36%
463Willowbrook, CACA21,681$595+18%
464Chico, CACA105,081$594+30%
465Westmont, CACA34,123$593+13%
466Huntington Park, CACA51,544$590+13%
467Turlock, CACA72,864$590+28%
468Homeland, CACA7,584$589+12%
469Durham, CACA5,340$588+20%
470Lakeland, CACA12,236$585+1%
471Victorville, CACA141,395$584+15%
472Alondra Park, CACA8,373$582−1%
473Florence-Graham, CACA60,690$581+21%
474Goshen, CACA5,136$581
475Valle Vista, CACA18,602$581+16%
476Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018$581+14%
477Stockton, CACA324,597$581+22%
478Walnut Park, CACA14,958$580+15%
479Clovis, CACA129,347$580+22%
480Oakdale, CACA23,246$579+23%
481Indio, CACA94,269$579+17%
482Muscoy, CACA12,025$578+16%
483Visalia, CACA146,541$578+25%
484Delhi, CACA11,009$577+33%
485Redding, CACA94,092$576+31%
486Highland, CACA57,614$574+13%
487West Modesto, CACA5,978$573
488Apple Valley, CACA75,247$573+7%
489National City, CACA57,807$573+20%
490Paradise, CACA10,023$573+26%
491Hanford, CACA62,229$569+35%
492Susanville, CACA12,816$568+38%
493Bakersfield, CACA422,165$564+21%
494Banning, CACA31,852$564+20%
495Quartz Hill, CACA11,510$563−1%
496Hemet, CACA93,649$563+13%
497San Bernardino, CACA222,044$563+16%
499Mentone, CACA9,514$562+6%
500Los Banos, CACA49,614$562+37%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS