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Highest median rent, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by median gross rent (2020 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

01San Mateo County, CACA743,568$2,435+113%

02Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$2,386+101%

03Marin County, CACA253,694$2,170+87%

04San Francisco County, CACA826,079$2,010+117%

05Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$1,928+115%

06Orange County, CACA3,149,507$1,928+109%

07Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$1,904+123%

08Ventura County, CACA830,851$1,854+108%

09Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$1,843+99%

10Napa County, CACA132,949$1,775+117%

11Sonoma County, CACA486,444$1,743+102%

12San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$1,732+128%

13Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$1,697+104%

14Solano County, CACA455,376$1,684+111%

15Placer County, CACA442,081$1,616+107%

16Monterey County, CACA433,729$1,600+106%

17San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$1,535+113%

18Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$1,534+118%

19San Benito County, CACA70,082$1,533+100%

20Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$1,447+119%

21Yolo County, CACA224,410$1,369+99%

22Calaveras County, CACA46,605$1,354+126%

23San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$1,338+106%

24Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$1,333+102%

25El Dorado County, CACA192,323$1,320+88%

26Nevada County, CACA101,911$1,315+76%

27San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$1,286+108%

28Mono County, CACA12,505$1,248+83%

29Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$1,210+98%

30Mendocino County, CACA88,122$1,134+89%

31Sutter County, CACA98,787$1,095+116%

32Butte County, CACA209,211$1,087+93%

33Shasta County, CACA181,648$1,075+91%

34Madera County, CACA167,927$1,068+90%

35Amador County, CACA41,876$1,057+54%

36Merced County, CACA297,260$1,054+103%

37Sierra County, CACA3,098$1,032+101%

38Kings County, CACA154,327$1,030+93%

39Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$1,029+93%

40Lake County, CACA67,772$1,028+81%

41Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$1,025+68%

42Yuba County, CACA88,691$1,015+108%

43Mariposa County, CACA16,918$1,010+101%

44Humboldt County, CACA131,647$1,002+87%

45Kern County, CACA927,068$994+92%

46Tulare County, CACA485,146$974+89%

47Tehama County, CACA64,665$972+100%

48Del Norte County, CACA26,410$946+82%

49Plumas County, CACA18,583$944+80%

50Inyo County, CACA18,158$938+82%

51Lassen County, CACA28,117$928+65%

52Colusa County, CACA21,836$918+86%

53Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$878+86%

54Imperial County, CACA181,411$847+68%

55Trinity County, CACA15,720$813+67%

56Glenn County, CACA28,141$810+77%

57Modoc County, CACA8,426$757+76%

58Alpine County, CACA1,043$639−3%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS