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Highest median rent, California counties · 1990

California counties ranked by median gross rent (1990 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

01Marin County, CACA253,694$824–

02Orange County, CACA3,149,507$790–

03Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$773–

04San Mateo County, CACA743,568$769–

05Ventura County, CACA830,851$754–

06Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$713–

07Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$675–

08Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$654–

09San Francisco County, CACA826,079$653–

10Sonoma County, CACA486,444$645–

11Napa County, CACA132,949$632–

12Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$626–

13Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$626–

14Monterey County, CACA433,729$625–

15San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$611–

16Nevada County, CACA101,911$598–

17Solano County, CACA455,376$590–

18Placer County, CACA442,081$575–

19San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$573–

20Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$572–

21El Dorado County, CACA192,323$569–

22San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$556–

23Mono County, CACA12,505$550–

24San Benito County, CACA70,082$547–

25Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$527–

26Yolo County, CACA224,410$510–

27Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$500–

28Amador County, CACA41,876$494–

29San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$489–

30Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$482–

31Calaveras County, CACA46,605$476–

32Mendocino County, CACA88,122$471–

33Lake County, CACA67,772$460–

34Kern County, CACA927,068$440–

35Butte County, CACA209,211$439–

36Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$434–

37Shasta County, CACA181,648$432–

38Merced County, CACA297,260$430–

39Madera County, CACA167,927$423–

40Sierra County, CACA3,098$423–

41Del Norte County, CACA26,410$422–

42Alpine County, CACA1,043$413–

43Inyo County, CACA18,158$412–

44Lassen County, CACA28,117$412–

45Kings County, CACA154,327$411–

46Humboldt County, CACA131,647$409–

47Tulare County, CACA485,146$403–

48Imperial County, CACA181,411$394–

49Mariposa County, CACA16,918$392–

50Sutter County, CACA98,787$387–

51Yuba County, CACA88,691$383–

52Trinity County, CACA15,720$367–

53Plumas County, CACA18,583$366–

54Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$366–

55Tehama County, CACA64,665$366–

56Glenn County, CACA28,141$355–

57Colusa County, CACA21,836$354–

58Modoc County, CACA8,426$328–

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