RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 575

Lowest median rent, California cities · 1990

California cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 575 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Parlier, CACA14,622$292−33%

02Earlimart, CACA7,214$297−24%

03Heber, CACA7,312$298−45%

04Gridley, CACA7,258$316−32%

05Live Oak, CACA9,466$317−18%

06Arvin, CACA19,820$320−21%

07Fowler, CACA7,745$328−21%

08McFarland, CACA14,709$331−29%

09Woodlake, CACA8,073$332−11%

10Huron, CACA7,394$338−7%

11Orland, CACA8,381$339−30%

12Mendota, CACA12,778$340−24%

13Lindsay, CACA12,578$342−27%

14Willows, CACA6,116$343−20%

15Corning, CACA8,260$348−18%

16Firebaugh, CACA8,774$348−33%

17Wasco, CACA26,525$352−13%

18Hughson, CACA8,051$353−30%

19Orange Cove, CACA9,811$355−27%

20Red Bluff, CACA14,404$356−26%

21Lamont, CACA13,164$357−19%

22Coachella, CACA45,411$357−24%

23Colusa, CACA6,519$360−29%

24Calipatria, CACA6,012$363−25%

25Brawley, CACA28,008$364−24%

26Williams, CACA5,529$365−35%

27Shafter, CACA23,871$366−16%

28Patterson, CACA26,587$367−30%

29Farmersville, CACA10,326$367−22%

30Yreka, CACA7,714$370−20%

31Exeter, CACA10,122$371−29%

32Linda, CACA23,871$372−18%

33Delano, CACA52,334$374−20%

34Oroville, CACA20,451$374−16%

35East Porterville, CACA5,066$376−24%

36Dinuba, CACA25,949$376−23%

37Corcoran, CACA22,358$379−23%

38Marysville, CACA12,738$379−21%

39Holtville, CACA5,591$379−23%

40Crescent City, CACA6,002$380−12%

41Newman, CACA12,453$384−26%

42Selma, CACA24,702$386−26%

43Mecca, CACA7,184$388+3%

44Yuba City, CACA69,485$391−21%

45Coalinga, CACA17,281$391−16%

46Olivehurst, CACA18,444$392−26%

47Blythe, CACA15,042$393−22%

48Eureka, CACA25,304$393−21%

49August, CACA8,825$396−25%

50Taft, CACA6,995$396−13%

51Thermalito, CACA6,720$399−29%

52Calexico, CACA38,623$401−22%

53Chowchilla, CACA18,730$401−26%

54Sanger, CACA27,228$404−26%

55Mojave, CACA5,173$406−1%

56Porterville, CACA63,088$407−19%

57Palermo, CACA5,266$410−21%

58Los Banos, CACA49,614$410−27%

59Anderson, CACA11,131$411−14%

60Madera, CACA69,017$412−22%

61Gustine, CACA6,112$413−19%

62Susanville, CACA12,816$413−27%

63Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,408$415−26%

64Dos Palos, CACA5,697$416−18%

65Imperial, CACA22,330$416−30%

66Escalon, CACA7,394$417−23%

67Fortuna, CACA12,003$418−21%

68Adelanto, CACA38,798$419−12%

69Kerman, CACA17,553$420−13%

70Kingsburg, CACA13,249$420−22%

71Hanford, CACA62,229$421−26%

72Rosedale, CACA18,877$422−32%

73Livingston, CACA14,690$424−21%

74Winton, CACA11,797$425−11%

75Berkeley, CACA121,911$426−42%

76West Sacramento, CACA56,216$426−19%

77Highgrove, CACA8,366$427−3%

78Oildale, CACA34,687$427−15%

79Tulare, CACA73,907$427−21%

80Lemoore, CACA27,291$428−21%

81Joshua Tree, CACA6,234$429−8%

82Arcata, CACA19,047$430−21%

83El Centro, CACA44,382$431−18%

84Guadalupe, CACA8,846$431−28%

85Reedley, CACA26,982$431−18%

86Delhi, CACA11,009$435−25%

87Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939$436−7%

88McKinleyville, CACA17,113$437−27%

89Clearlake, CACA16,893$437−12%

90Merced, CACA99,724$438−14%

91Redding, CACA94,092$439−24%

92Avenal, CACA13,479$439−10%

93Riverbank, CACA26,557$440−35%

94Tehachapi, CACA11,852$440−8%

95Fresno, CACA555,549$441−18%

96Perris, CACA83,237$442−30%

97Beaumont, CACA60,835$445−9%

98Waterford, CACA9,258$445−20%

99Yucca Valley, CACA21,887$445−14%

100Atwater, CACA32,133$446−14%

101Garden Acres, CACA10,667$449−27%

102Myrtletown, CACA5,322$451−27%

103Paradise, CACA10,023$454−21%

104San Jacinto, CACA56,014$455−11%

105Chico, CACA105,081$456−23%

106King City, CACA14,002$457−29%

107Jackson, CACA5,100$459−32%

108Ione, CACA9,282$460−28%

109Turlock, CACA72,864$460−22%

110Visalia, CACA146,541$461−20%

111Keyes, CACA5,577$463−23%

112Barstow, CACA24,804$464−8%

113Greenfield, CACA21,138$466−31%

114Bakersfield, CACA422,165$468−17%

115Banning, CACA31,852$471−16%

116Oakdale, CACA23,246$472−18%

117Rosamond, CACA21,473$474−12%

118Clovis, CACA129,347$474−18%

119Ceres, CACA48,982$475−22%

120National City, CACA57,807$476−17%

121Stockton, CACA324,597$476−18%

122Galt, CACA26,964$478−21%

123Lakeport, CACA5,059$479−21%

124Florence-Graham, CACA60,690$481−17%

125Fort Bragg, CACA6,946$482−23%

126Woodland, CACA62,513$484−26%

127Placerville, CACA10,685$485−26%

128San Bernardino, CACA222,044$485−14%

129Grass Valley, CACA14,035$486−25%

130East Los Angeles, CACA111,647$487−19%

131Soledad, CACA26,357$487−22%

132Lincoln, CACA57,367$488−24%

133Durham, CACA5,340$489−17%

134Sacramento, CACA536,449$495−21%

135Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994$495−18%

136Indio, CACA94,269$495−15%

137Ripon, CACA16,140$495−23%

138Ukiah, CACA16,068$496−17%

139Rodeo, CACA8,976$497−37%

140El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,626$497−22%

141Cherry Valley, CACA6,668$498−5%

142Golden Hills, CACA9,891$498−1%

143Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,132$498−24%

144Muscoy, CACA12,025$498−14%

145Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009$498−2%

146Calimesa, CACA11,111$499−23%

147Lodi, CACA69,100$499−20%

148Oroville East, CACA7,504$500−24%

149Hemet, CACA93,649$500−11%

150Valle Vista, CACA18,602$501−14%

151California City, CACA13,300$501−6%

152Rio Vista, CACA10,523$502−29%

153Walnut Park, CACA14,958$503−13%

154Salida, CACA13,900$505−27%

155Willowbrook, CACA21,681$505−15%

156Victorville, CACA141,395$508−13%

157Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018$509−12%

158Highland, CACA57,614$509−11%

159South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115$512−20%

160Gonzales, CACA8,313$513−24%

161Yucaipa, CACA54,953$514−16%

162Lompoc, CACA43,315$514−20%

163Winters, CACA8,214$515−26%

164Cloverdale, CACA8,701$516−32%

165Modesto, CACA219,652$517−19%

166Country Club, CACA10,161$518−25%

167Wilton, CACA6,433$521−29%

168Huntington Park, CACA51,544$521−12%

169Ridgecrest, CACA28,333$523+5%

170Maywood, CACA23,600$525−13%

171Homeland, CACA7,584$526−11%

172Westmont, CACA34,123$527−11%

173West Athens, CACA8,726$529−3%

174Carmichael, CACA76,948$531−19%

175Nipomo, CACA17,516$531−28%

176Mentone, CACA9,514$531−6%

177Santa Monica, CACA90,082$532−33%

178Castroville, CACA6,720$533−23%

179Home Gardens, CACA10,506$533−24%

180Atascadero, CACA29,464$533−24%

181Foothill Farms, CACA36,435$533−18%

182Apple Valley, CACA75,247$534−7%

183Colton, CACA53,383$534−14%

184Oakhurst, CACA6,091$535−15%

185Loma Linda, CACA25,221$535−19%

186North Highlands, CACA47,957$537−15%

187Auburn, CACA13,847$537−20%

188Oakland, CACA440,838$538−23%

189Commerce, CACA11,688$540−13%

190Dixon, CACA21,116$542−25%

191Manteca, CACA96,693$542−25%

192Oceano, CACA7,128$544−19%

193Hesperia, CACA102,605$545−13%

194Hollister, CACA45,695$546−29%

195Lathrop, CACA42,783$547−26%

196Bell, CACA31,625$548−15%

197El Cajon, CACA101,755$548−18%

198Santa Maria, CACA111,390$548−19%

199Compton, CACA90,500$549−8%

200South Gate, CACA90,071$549−11%

201Florin, CACA50,211$550−13%

202Lennox, CACA19,449$550−9%

203Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554$551−16%

204Lynwood, CACA63,512$553−12%

205Ramona, CACA22,634$555−21%

206East Hemet, CACA20,257$556−12%

207Magalia, CACA7,389$558−17%

208Rio Linda, CACA16,335$558−14%

209North Auburn, CACA13,480$562−19%

210Brentwood, CACA66,607$563−32%

211Palm Springs, CACA45,315$563−11%

212Fairfield, CACA122,489$563−28%

213Fair Oaks, CACA32,799$564−21%

214San Pablo, CACA31,678$564−18%

215Richmond, CACA114,861$566−26%

216Quartz Hill, CACA11,510$568+1%

217Arroyo Grande, CACA18,123$568−22%

218Big Bear City, CACA11,431$570−10%

219Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,247$570−29%

220Cotati, CACA7,347$570−36%

221Bloomington, CACA25,698$572−12%

222Lake Elsinore, CACA75,067$572−10%

223Truckee, CACA17,278$573−36%

224Riverside, CACA323,057$575−14%

225San Fernando, CACA23,449$576−13%

226Stanford, CACA18,662$577−31%

227Pollock Pines, CACA6,212$577−10%

228Fontana, CACA221,223$577−9%

229Vallejo, CACA123,287$578−26%

230Lakeland, CACA12,236$580−1%

231Palmdale, CACA161,845$580−8%

232Salinas, CACA159,134$580−20%

233Morro Bay, CACA10,613$581−17%

234Nuevo, CACA6,803$582−26%

235Rialto, CACA106,554$583−8%

236East Palo Alto, CACA28,872$586−31%

237Alpine, CACA15,180$587−24%

238Davis, CACA66,110$588−24%

239Redlands, CACA74,128$588−15%

240La Riviera, CACA11,492$589−19%

241Alondra Park, CACA8,373$589+1%

242Fallbrook, CACA32,112$590−17%

243Imperial Beach, CACA25,206$591−14%

244Chula Vista, CACA275,533$592−16%

245Pomona, CACA147,807$592−8%

246South El Monte, CACA18,963$592−13%

247Folsom, CACA91,983$593−37%

248La Mesa, CACA59,914$594−22%

249Tracy, CACA101,901$598−26%

250Burbank, CACA5,333$599−32%

251El Rio, CACA6,368$599−14%

252Cudahy, CACA21,445$599−12%

253San Luis Obispo, CACA50,636$599−17%

254Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089$600−11%

255View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,230$600−12%

256El Monte, CACA105,075$600−11%

257Lemon Grove, CACA27,936$600−15%

258Roseville, CACA167,302$600−26%

259San Diego, CACA1,406,106$602−21%

260Bostonia, CACA16,765$602−21%

261Interlaken, CACA8,068$604−35%

262Long Beach, CACA450,469$605−5%

263Bell Gardens, CACA37,367$605−9%

264Crestline, CACA9,835$606−13%

265La Puente, CACA36,423$606−11%

266Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA22,447$607−12%

267West Hollywood, CACA34,231$608−21%

268Lancaster, CACA170,084$610−5%

269Suisun City, CACA29,454$610−30%

270East Pasadena, CACA5,479$611−24%

271Sebastopol, CACA7,532$612−24%

272Citrus Heights, CACA86,348$612−16%

273Montclair, CACA37,563$613−9%

274Pico Rivera, CACA58,915$613−12%

275South San Gabriel, CACA7,923$614−16%

276Upland, CACA79,446$615−13%

277Templeton, CACA9,580$616−26%

278Santa Paula, CACA31,774$617−10%

279Healdsburg, CACA11,172$617−29%

280Inglewood, CACA101,662$618−8%

281Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876$620−6%

282Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867$621−13%

283Escondido, CACA146,030$621−17%

284Pittsburg, CACA77,542$622−29%

285Acton, CACA7,880$623−52%

286Thousand Palms, CACA7,720$623−2%

287Montebello, CACA60,693$623−11%

288Pismo Beach, CACA7,911$625−26%

289Watsonville, CACA50,716$625−16%

290St. Helena, CACA5,194$626−24%

291San Martin, CACA6,954$627−8%

292Ashland, CACA22,210$628−22%

293Windsor, CACA25,864$628−29%

294Ontario, CACA187,013$629−13%

295Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,793$629−16%

296Vacaville, CACA103,850$629−25%

297Hawthorne, CACA82,741$629−1%

298East San Gabriel, CACA23,410$630−12%

299Bellflower, CACA74,719$630−11%

300Pasadena, CACA135,804$630−16%

301Seaside, CACA31,636$630−22%

302Vista, CACA98,274$631−20%

303Antioch, CACA118,958$635−19%

304Alhambra, CACA79,820$636−12%

305Rosemont, CACA23,766$638−13%

306Santa Rosa, CACA179,437$638−26%

307Whittier, CACA85,815$638−12%

308Grand Terrace, CACA12,936$639−18%

309Cherryland, CACA14,143$641−23%

310Napa, CACA76,562$641−22%

311Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,969$642−19%

312Diamond Springs, CACA10,927$643−16%

313Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373$643−10%

314Isla Vista, CACA13,920$644−24%

315Orangevale, CACA35,958$646−19%

316Gardena, CACA58,460$646−9%

317Rosemead, CACA49,410$648−10%

318Baldwin Park, CACA68,880$648−10%

319Downey, CACA108,468$649−11%

320Fillmore, CACA16,937$649−16%

321Cathedral City, CACA52,375$649−7%

322Cameron Park, CACA18,315$650−14%

323Azusa, CACA47,447$650−13%

324Elk Grove, CACA185,007$650−19%

325San Leandro, CACA85,353$650−26%

326Oceanside, CACA170,483$651−20%

327Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,765$652−16%

328Covina, CACA49,404$652−12%

329Signal Hill, CACA11,153$652−10%

330San Francisco, CACA826,079$653−30%

331Rocklin, CACA76,821$653−27%

332Paramount, CACA50,755$654−9%

333Monrovia, CACA38,264$654−12%

334Chino, CACA96,957$656−15%

335Temecula, CACA114,865$657−22%

336San Marcos, CACA94,908$658−17%

337Corona, CACA161,734$659−19%

338Murrieta, CACA114,124$659−22%

339Gilroy, CACA60,764$659−30%

340Albany, CACA19,195$660−30%

341Monterey Park, CACA57,457$661−8%

342El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CACA16,294$664−17%

343Duarte, CACA22,866$665−16%

344Marina, CACA23,256$666−14%

345Buellton, CACA5,158$667−8%

346Santee, CACA58,205$667−20%

347Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,971$669−16%

348Benicia, CACA26,401$672−25%

349San Gabriel, CACA38,186$672−11%

350Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,872$673−31%

351Moreno Valley, CACA214,263$675−9%

352La Verne, CACA30,178$675−21%

353Alameda, CACA76,876$676−25%

354Martinez, CACA36,849$676−22%

355Concord, CACA123,261$677−23%

356Burbank, CACA102,988$677−13%

357Altadena, CACA41,705$680−10%

358El Cerrito, CACA5,325$682−1%

359Sonoma, CACA10,537$682−29%

360Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,765$684−30%

361La Habra, CACA60,908$685−13%

362Oxnard, CACA199,651$686−12%

363Ojai, CACA7,474$688−15%

364Glendale, CACA187,160$688−9%

365Hayward, CACA157,113$688−25%

366Solvang, CACA5,944$688−20%

367West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,615$690−11%

368South Whittier, CACA55,650$692−7%

369Sierra Madre, CACA10,620$692−17%

370Mira Monte, CACA6,888$693−15%

371Rohnert Park, CACA44,811$694−23%

372El Cerrito, CACA26,121$695−23%

373Madera Acres, CACA9,846$696−14%

374Palm Desert, CACA53,259$696−6%

375South Pasadena, CACA25,503$696−16%

376Castro Valley, CACA65,001$700−27%

377Artesia, CACA15,789$700−12%

378Loomis, CACA7,004$701−12%

379Claremont, CACA35,838$702−9%

380Lomita, CACA19,724$702−10%

381Cambria, CACA5,978$704−19%

382Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,073$704−29%

383Ben Lomond, CACA6,858$705−25%

384Rowland Heights, CACA45,911$705−18%

385Norwalk, CACA97,104$706−8%

386Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,639$706−10%

387Fullerton, CACA138,675$706−14%

388Santa Cruz, CACA61,797$707−25%

389Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856$708−19%

390Monterey, CACA28,953$709−20%

391Petaluma, CACA59,688$709−25%

392Port Hueneme, CACA20,987$709−12%

393La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,660$710−10%

394Prunedale, CACA19,723$712−16%

395Anaheim, CACA341,008$712−13%

396Norco, CACA25,081$714−18%

397Oakley, CACA47,583$715−24%

398Santa Barbara, CACA86,422$715−24%

399Temple City, CACA35,125$716−11%

400Arcadia, CACA54,117$716−14%

401Emeryville, CACA13,251$716−27%

402Stanton, CACA40,161$718−9%

403Wildomar, CACA37,889$718−4%

404Avocado Heights, CACA12,593$719−10%

405North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100$719−26%

406Walnut Creek, CACA70,012$720−30%

407Carson, CACA90,808$721−4%

408South San Francisco, CACA64,941$721−32%

409Oak View, CACA6,141$722−22%

410San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,914$723−14%

411Burlingame, CACA31,929$726−34%

412Wrightwood, CACA5,067$727−7%

413Buena Park, CACA81,741$727−14%

414Redwood City, CACA82,178$728−34%

415Glendora, CACA49,671$729−11%

416San Rafael, CACA59,410$730−30%

417Pacific Grove, CACA14,659$730−24%

418Poway, CACA49,180$730−20%

419West Covina, CACA105,301$733−11%

420Belmont, CACA28,752$734−34%

421Daly City, CACA101,261$734−32%

422Santa Ana, CACA315,586$736−10%

423Westminster, CACA88,966$736−13%

424Valley Center, CACA11,119$740−15%

425Pinole, CACA18,543$744−13%

426San Dimas, CACA32,978$745−15%

427Garden Grove, CACA170,455$745−10%

428Tustin, CACA77,843$746−19%

429Brea, CACA47,260$749−20%

430Lawndale, CACA29,892$749−4%

431Charter Oak, CACA9,442$753−15%

432San Jose, CACA989,814$755−33%

433Bonita, CACA12,652$757−20%

434East Foothills, CACA7,139$759−46%

435Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017$759−23%

436Carpinteria, CACA12,734$759−19%

437Rancho San Diego, CACA21,272$760−22%

438American Canyon, CACA22,773$760−18%

439Mountain View, CACA85,438$760−38%

440Livermore, CACA83,457$762−26%

441San Bruno, CACA42,305$763−34%

442Orange, CACA138,365$766−13%

443Capitola, CACA9,340$766−21%

444Fairfax, CACA7,417$767−31%

445Lafayette, CACA25,313$767−29%

446Union City, CACA65,282$768−30%

447Live Oak, CACA16,911$773−21%

448Woodcrest, CACA17,368$773+5%

449Del Aire, CACA11,115$773−20%

450San Clemente, CACA62,226$774−16%

451Carlsbad, CACA112,260$774−22%

452La Quinta, CACA39,440$779−5%

453Santa Clara, CACA133,446$779−37%

454Sunnyvale, CACA156,577$784−38%

455Culver City, CACA39,452$788−11%

456San Mateo, CACA103,337$788−33%

457San Anselmo, CACA12,555$790−26%

458La Mirada, CACA45,952$791−9%

459Newark, CACA47,895$793−27%

460Fremont, CACA226,442$795−34%

461Torrance, CACA138,391$795−12%

462Encinitas, CACA60,736$796−19%

463San Lorenzo, CACA29,171$798−16%

464Placentia, CACA54,911$799−10%

465Aptos, CACA6,404$800−27%

466El Segundo, CACA16,379$800−9%

467Lakewood, CACA78,010$802−9%

468Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,288$805−19%

469Coronado, CACA21,094$805−21%

470South San Jose Hills, CACA16,911$809−7%

471Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,779$810−27%

472Costa Mesa, CACA108,881$810−15%

473San Carlos, CACA29,261$810−31%

474La Palma, CACA14,907$810−15%

475Cypress, CACA48,781$811−12%

476Morgan Hill, CACA45,625$811−27%

477Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,830$814−27%

478Valinda, CACA20,962$815−3%

479Novato, CACA51,947$818−29%

480Seal Beach, CACA24,075$821−21%

481Vandenberg, CACA6,776$822−15%

482Citrus, CACA10,904$824−11%

483Soquel, CACA10,679$827−28%

484Los Alamitos, CACA11,702$829−6%

485West Carson, CACA22,143$830−5%

486Santa Clarita, CACA228,430$832−12%

487Fairview, CACA10,745$833−25%

488Kentfield, CACA6,900$834−31%

489Pleasanton, CACA74,556$836−31%

490Millbrae, CACA22,869$838−28%

491Pacifica, CACA36,890$839−33%

492Camarillo, CACA68,652$845−13%

493Los Gatos, CACA32,576$849−36%

494Palo Alto, CACA67,609$851−37%

495Hacienda Heights, CACA54,291$852−10%

496Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287$852−33%

497Menlo Park, CACA32,713$853−35%

498Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,912$855−0%

499West Puente Valley, CACA22,495$856+5%

500Solana Beach, CACA12,602$859−23%

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