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Highest median rent, California counties · 2000

California counties ranked by median gross rent (2023 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 2000

01Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$1,185+0%

02Marin County, CACA253,694$1,162+0%

03San Mateo County, CACA743,568$1,144+0%

04San Francisco County, CACA826,079$928+0%

05Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$924+0%

06Orange County, CACA3,149,507$923+0%

07Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$898+0%

08Ventura County, CACA830,851$892+0%

09Sonoma County, CACA486,444$864+0%

10Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$852+0%

11Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$830+0%

12Napa County, CACA132,949$818+0%

13Solano County, CACA455,376$797+0%

14Placer County, CACA442,081$780+0%

15Monterey County, CACA433,729$776+0%

16San Benito County, CACA70,082$765+0%

17San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$761+0%

18Nevada County, CACA101,911$746+0%

19San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$719+0%

20Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$704+0%

21El Dorado County, CACA192,323$702+0%

22Yolo County, CACA224,410$687+0%

23Amador County, CACA41,876$685+0%

24Mono County, CACA12,505$682+0%

25Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$660+0%

26Alpine County, CACA1,043$659+0%

27Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$659+0%

28San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$648+0%

29San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$617+0%

30Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$611+0%

31Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$611+0%

32Mendocino County, CACA88,122$600+0%

33Calaveras County, CACA46,605$599+0%

34Lake County, CACA67,772$567+0%

35Butte County, CACA209,211$563+0%

36Shasta County, CACA181,648$563+0%

37Madera County, CACA167,927$562+0%

38Lassen County, CACA28,117$561+0%

39Humboldt County, CACA131,647$537+0%

40Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$534+0%

41Kings County, CACA154,327$533+0%

42Plumas County, CACA18,583$525+0%

43Del Norte County, CACA26,410$519+0%

44Kern County, CACA927,068$518+0%

45Merced County, CACA297,260$518+0%

46Inyo County, CACA18,158$516+0%

47Tulare County, CACA485,146$516+0%

48Sierra County, CACA3,098$513+0%

49Sutter County, CACA98,787$506+0%

50Imperial County, CACA181,411$504+0%

51Mariposa County, CACA16,918$502+0%

52Colusa County, CACA21,836$494+0%

53Yuba County, CACA88,691$488+0%

54Trinity County, CACA15,720$487+0%

55Tehama County, CACA64,665$486+0%

56Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$471+0%

57Glenn County, CACA28,141$458+0%

58Modoc County, CACA8,426$429+0%

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