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Highest median rent, California counties · 2010

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

01Marin County, CACA253,694$1,523+31%

02San Mateo County, CACA743,568$1,443+26%

03Orange County, CACA3,149,507$1,423+54%

04Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$1,402+18%

05Ventura County, CACA830,851$1,391+56%

06San Francisco County, CACA826,079$1,328+43%

07Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$1,270+41%

08Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$1,266+37%

09Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$1,265+52%

10San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$1,228+61%

11Napa County, CACA132,949$1,211+48%

12Sonoma County, CACA486,444$1,201+39%

13Solano County, CACA455,376$1,195+50%

14Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$1,188+39%

15Placer County, CACA442,081$1,151+48%

16San Benito County, CACA70,082$1,150+50%

17Monterey County, CACA433,729$1,123+45%

18Nevada County, CACA101,911$1,119+50%

19San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$1,118+55%

20Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$1,117+59%

21Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$1,115+69%

22El Dorado County, CACA192,323$1,074+53%

23San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$1,061+64%

24Amador County, CACA41,876$1,059+55%

25Yolo County, CACA224,410$1,041+52%

26Mono County, CACA12,505$1,029+51%

27Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$980+49%

28San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$972+58%

29Calaveras County, CACA46,605$948+58%

30Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$941+54%

31Alpine County, CACA1,043$913+39%

32Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$901+47%

33Lassen County, CACA28,117$895+60%

34Mendocino County, CACA88,122$888+48%

35Madera County, CACA167,927$864+54%

36Butte County, CACA209,211$861+53%

37Shasta County, CACA181,648$857+52%

38Sutter County, CACA98,787$856+69%

39Del Norte County, CACA26,410$845+63%

40Lake County, CACA67,772$845+49%

41Colusa County, CACA21,836$830+68%

42Humboldt County, CACA131,647$827+54%

43Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$819+53%

44Kings County, CACA154,327$815+53%

45Kern County, CACA927,068$810+56%

46Yuba County, CACA88,691$801+64%

47Merced County, CACA297,260$798+54%

48Inyo County, CACA18,158$793+54%

49Tehama County, CACA64,665$770+58%

50Tulare County, CACA485,146$755+46%

51Sierra County, CACA3,098$734+43%

52Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$729+55%

53Glenn County, CACA28,141$728+59%

54Plumas County, CACA18,583$708+35%

55Trinity County, CACA15,720$705+45%

56Imperial County, CACA181,411$682+35%

57Mariposa County, CACA16,918$682+36%

58Modoc County, CACA8,426$560+31%

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