RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 598

Lowest median rent, California cities · 2000

California cities with the lowest median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 598 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Huron, CACA7,394$363+7%

02Woodlake, CACA8,073$375+13%

03Mecca, CACA7,184$376−3%

04Live Oak, CACA9,466$385+21%

05Earlimart, CACA7,214$393+32%

06Arvin, CACA19,820$403+26%

07Wasco, CACA26,525$406+15%

08Mojave, CACA5,173$409+1%

09Fowler, CACA7,745$416+27%

10Corning, CACA8,260$426+22%

11Willows, CACA6,116$429+25%

12Crescent City, CACA6,002$434+14%

13Parlier, CACA14,622$434+49%

14Shafter, CACA23,871$437+19%

15Highgrove, CACA8,366$441+3%

16Lamont, CACA13,164$443+24%

17Oroville, CACA20,451$445+19%

18Mendota, CACA12,778$447+31%

19Linda, CACA23,871$454+22%

20Salton City, CACA5,988$455–

21Taft, CACA6,995$456+15%

22McFarland, CACA14,709$463+40%

23Yreka, CACA7,714$465+26%

24Lindsay, CACA12,578$466+36%

25Joshua Tree, CACA6,234$467+9%

26Delano, CACA52,334$467+25%

27Gridley, CACA7,258$467+48%

28Coalinga, CACA17,281$468+20%

29Coachella, CACA45,411$470+32%

30Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939$470+8%

31Farmersville, CACA10,326$472+29%

32Adelanto, CACA38,798$474+13%

33Tehachapi, CACA11,852$477+8%

34Anderson, CACA11,131$478+16%

35Winton, CACA11,797$480+13%

36Marysville, CACA12,738$480+27%

37Kerman, CACA17,553$481+15%

38Brawley, CACA28,008$481+32%

39Calipatria, CACA6,012$481+33%

40Red Bluff, CACA14,404$483+36%

41Orland, CACA8,381$484+43%

42Orange Cove, CACA9,811$486+37%

43Avenal, CACA13,479$488+11%

44Dinuba, CACA25,949$488+30%

45Beaumont, CACA60,835$489+10%

46Corcoran, CACA22,358$491+30%

47East Porterville, CACA5,066$492+31%

48Holtville, CACA5,591$493+30%

49Eureka, CACA25,304$495+26%

50Yuba City, CACA69,485$496+27%

51Clearlake, CACA16,893$498+14%

52Ridgecrest, CACA28,333$500−4%

53Blythe, CACA15,042$501+27%

54Hughson, CACA8,051$503+42%

55Oildale, CACA34,687$504+18%

56Barstow, CACA24,804$504+9%

57Porterville, CACA63,088$504+24%

58Golden Hills, CACA9,891$505+1%

59Colusa, CACA6,519$505+40%

60Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009$509+2%

61Merced, CACA99,724$509+16%

62Dos Palos, CACA5,697$510+23%

63Gustine, CACA6,112$510+23%

64San Jacinto, CACA56,014$513+13%

65Calexico, CACA38,623$517+29%

66Firebaugh, CACA8,774$517+49%

67Newman, CACA12,453$518+35%

68Yucca Valley, CACA21,887$518+16%

69Palermo, CACA5,266$519+27%

70Selma, CACA24,702$520+35%

71Atwater, CACA32,133$521+17%

72Exeter, CACA10,122$522+41%

73Cherry Valley, CACA6,668$525+5%

74West Sacramento, CACA56,216$525+23%

75Fortuna, CACA12,003$526+26%

76Reedley, CACA26,982$526+22%

77El Centro, CACA44,382$527+22%

78Madera, CACA69,017$527+28%

79Patterson, CACA26,587$528+44%

80August, CACA8,825$529+34%

81Olivehurst, CACA18,444$533+36%

82California City, CACA13,300$535+7%

83Fresno, CACA555,549$538+22%

84Livingston, CACA14,690$538+27%

85Heber, CACA7,312$540+81%

86Rosamond, CACA21,473$540+14%

87Kingsburg, CACA13,249$541+29%

88Lemoore, CACA27,291$541+26%

89Escalon, CACA7,394$541+30%

90Tulare, CACA73,907$541+27%

91West Athens, CACA8,726$543+3%

92Sanger, CACA27,228$543+34%

93Chowchilla, CACA18,730$545+36%

94Arcata, CACA19,047$546+27%

95Waterford, CACA9,258$554+24%

96Williams, CACA5,529$559+53%

97Shasta Lake, CACA10,208$560–

98Thermalito, CACA6,720$561+41%

99Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,408$562+35%

100Mentone, CACA9,514$562+6%

101Los Banos, CACA49,614$562+37%

102Quartz Hill, CACA11,510$563−1%

103Hemet, CACA93,649$563+13%

104San Bernardino, CACA222,044$563+16%

105Bakersfield, CACA422,165$564+21%

106Banning, CACA31,852$564+20%

107Susanville, CACA12,816$568+38%

108Hanford, CACA62,229$569+35%

109West Modesto, CACA5,978$573–

110Apple Valley, CACA75,247$573+7%

111National City, CACA57,807$573+20%

112Paradise, CACA10,023$573+26%

113Highland, CACA57,614$574+13%

114Redding, CACA94,092$576+31%

115Delhi, CACA11,009$577+33%

116Muscoy, CACA12,025$578+16%

117Visalia, CACA146,541$578+25%

118Oakdale, CACA23,246$579+23%

119Indio, CACA94,269$579+17%

120Walnut Park, CACA14,958$580+15%

121Clovis, CACA129,347$580+22%

122Florence-Graham, CACA60,690$581+21%

123Goshen, CACA5,136$581–

124Valle Vista, CACA18,602$581+16%

125Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018$581+14%

126Stockton, CACA324,597$581+22%

127Alondra Park, CACA8,373$582−1%

128Victorville, CACA141,395$584+15%

129Lakeland, CACA12,236$585+1%

130Durham, CACA5,340$588+20%

131Homeland, CACA7,584$589+12%

132Huntington Park, CACA51,544$590+13%

133Turlock, CACA72,864$590+28%

134Westmont, CACA34,123$593+13%

135Chico, CACA105,081$594+30%

136McKinleyville, CACA17,113$595+36%

137Willowbrook, CACA21,681$595+18%

138Compton, CACA90,500$597+9%

139Imperial, CACA22,330$597+44%

140East Los Angeles, CACA111,647$598+23%

141Ukiah, CACA16,068$599+21%

142Guadalupe, CACA8,846$601+39%

143Maywood, CACA23,600$602+15%

144Lennox, CACA19,449$603+10%

145Keyes, CACA5,577$604+30%

146Galt, CACA26,964$604+26%

147Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994$606+22%

148Ceres, CACA48,982$607+28%

149Lakeport, CACA5,059$608+27%

150Yucaipa, CACA54,953$610+19%

151Garden Acres, CACA10,667$615+37%

152Myrtletown, CACA5,322$615+36%

153Colton, CACA53,383$618+16%

154South Gate, CACA90,071$620+13%

155Lodi, CACA69,100$621+24%

156Commerce, CACA11,688$623+15%

157Soledad, CACA26,357$623+28%

158Fort Bragg, CACA6,946$623+29%

159Sacramento, CACA536,449$625+26%

160Rosedale, CACA18,877$625+48%

161Hesperia, CACA102,605$625+15%

162Lemoore Station, CACA6,175$628–

163Oakhurst, CACA6,091$628+17%

164Lynwood, CACA63,512$629+14%

165Florin, CACA50,211$630+15%

166Palmdale, CACA161,845$630+9%

167Perris, CACA83,237$630+43%

168East Hemet, CACA20,257$631+13%

169Rialto, CACA106,554$631+8%

170Palm Springs, CACA45,315$631+12%

171North Highlands, CACA47,957$633+18%

172Lake Elsinore, CACA75,067$633+11%

173Big Bear City, CACA11,431$635+11%

174Thousand Palms, CACA7,720$636+2%

175Hawthorne, CACA82,741$636+1%

176Fontana, CACA221,223$636+10%

177Long Beach, CACA450,469$639+6%

178Pollock Pines, CACA6,212$639+11%

179Lompoc, CACA43,315$639+24%

180Modesto, CACA219,652$639+24%

181El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,626$640+29%

182Bell, CACA31,625$642+17%

183Ione, CACA9,282$642+40%

184South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115$642+25%

185Lancaster, CACA170,084$643+5%

186Ripon, CACA16,140$643+30%

187King City, CACA14,002$644+41%

188Calimesa, CACA11,111$644+29%

189Pomona, CACA147,807$644+9%

190Lincoln, CACA57,367$646+32%

191Bloomington, CACA25,698$648+13%

192Rio Linda, CACA16,335$649+16%

193Grass Valley, CACA14,035$650+34%

194Foothill Farms, CACA36,435$651+22%

195Placerville, CACA10,685$652+34%

196Carmichael, CACA76,948$655+23%

197Woodland, CACA62,513$655+35%

198Oroville East, CACA7,504$656+31%

199Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,132$657+32%

200Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876$658+6%

201Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554$659+20%

202Loma Linda, CACA25,221$660+23%

203Bell Gardens, CACA37,367$665+10%

204San Fernando, CACA23,449$665+15%

205Oceano, CACA7,128$670+23%

206Riverside, CACA323,057$670+17%

207El Cajon, CACA101,755$671+22%

208Montclair, CACA37,563$671+9%

209Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089$672+12%

210El Monte, CACA105,075$672+12%

211Magalia, CACA7,389$673+21%

212Greenfield, CACA21,138$673+44%

213Inglewood, CACA101,662$673+9%

214Auburn, CACA13,847$674+26%

215Jackson, CACA5,100$675+47%

216Santa Maria, CACA111,390$675+23%

217Gonzales, CACA8,313$676+32%

218Cudahy, CACA21,445$677+13%

219View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,230$678+13%

220La Puente, CACA36,423$678+12%

221San Martin, CACA6,954$679+8%

222Riverbank, CACA26,557$680+55%

223South El Monte, CACA18,963$684+16%

224San Pablo, CACA31,678$687+22%

225Castroville, CACA6,720$688+29%

226Santa Paula, CACA31,774$689+12%

227Redlands, CACA74,128$689+17%

228El Cerrito, CACA5,325$690+1%

229North Auburn, CACA13,480$690+23%

230Imperial Beach, CACA25,206$690+17%

231Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA22,447$692+14%

232Winters, CACA8,214$692+34%

233Crestline, CACA9,835$695+15%

234Country Club, CACA10,161$695+34%

235Cathedral City, CACA52,375$695+7%

236Oakland, CACA440,838$696+29%

237Salida, CACA13,900$696+38%

238Morro Bay, CACA10,613$697+20%

239El Rio, CACA6,368$698+17%

240Montebello, CACA60,693$698+12%

241Home Gardens, CACA10,506$699+31%

242Ramona, CACA22,634$700+26%

243Pico Rivera, CACA58,915$700+14%

244Atascadero, CACA29,464$701+32%

245Bellflower, CACA74,719$704+12%

246Rio Vista, CACA10,523$706+41%

247Fallbrook, CACA32,112$707+20%

248Chula Vista, CACA275,533$707+19%

249Lemon Grove, CACA27,936$710+18%

250Fair Oaks, CACA32,799$710+26%

251Upland, CACA79,446$710+15%

252Gardena, CACA58,460$710+10%

253Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867$715+15%

254East San Gabriel, CACA23,410$718+14%

255Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373$718+12%

256Paramount, CACA50,755$720+10%

257Ontario, CACA187,013$720+14%

258Alhambra, CACA79,820$721+13%

259Bay Point, CACA24,231$721–

260Rosemead, CACA49,410$722+11%

261Monterey Park, CACA57,457$722+9%

262La Riviera, CACA11,492$723+23%

263Dixon, CACA21,116$723+33%

264Whittier, CACA85,815$723+13%

265Baldwin Park, CACA68,880$724+12%

266Jamul, CACA6,574$724−26%

267San Luis Obispo, CACA50,636$724+21%

268Manteca, CACA96,693$724+34%

269Arroyo Grande, CACA18,123$725+28%

270Buellton, CACA5,158$725+9%

271Signal Hill, CACA11,153$725+11%

272Salinas, CACA159,134$725+25%

273South San Gabriel, CACA7,923$728+19%

274Citrus Heights, CACA86,348$728+19%

275La Presa, CACA34,962$729–

276Wilton, CACA6,433$731+40%

277Downey, CACA108,468$731+13%

278Woodcrest, CACA17,368$733−5%

279Rosemont, CACA23,766$736+15%

280Berkeley, CACA121,911$740+74%

281Nipomo, CACA17,516$742+40%

282Lathrop, CACA42,783$742+36%

283Covina, CACA49,404$742+14%

284Watsonville, CACA50,716$742+19%

285Azusa, CACA47,447$743+14%

286Moreno Valley, CACA214,263$743+10%

287Palm Desert, CACA53,259$744+7%

288La Habra Heights, CACA5,327$746−23%

289Pasadena, CACA135,804$746+18%

290Escondido, CACA146,030$746+20%

291Monrovia, CACA38,264$746+14%

292Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,793$747+19%

293Grover Beach, CACA12,456$747–

294South Whittier, CACA55,650$748+8%

295Wildomar, CACA37,889$748+4%

296Altadena, CACA41,705$752+11%

297Carson, CACA90,808$754+5%

298Cameron Park, CACA18,315$757+16%

299Glendale, CACA187,160$758+10%

300La Mesa, CACA59,914$759+28%

301San Gabriel, CACA38,186$759+13%

302Cloverdale, CACA8,701$760+47%

303San Diego, CACA1,406,106$763+27%

304Bostonia, CACA16,765$764+27%

305Richmond, CACA114,861$764+35%

306Diamond Springs, CACA10,927$765+19%

307Norwalk, CACA97,104$767+9%

308Alpine, CACA15,180$769+31%

309Chino, CACA96,957$769+17%

310Hollister, CACA45,695$769+41%

311Winter Gardens, CACA22,131$770–

312Claremont, CACA35,838$771+10%

313West Hollywood, CACA34,231$773+27%

314West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,615$774+12%

315Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,765$775+19%

316Davis, CACA66,110$775+32%

317Grand Terrace, CACA12,936$777+22%

318Fillmore, CACA16,937$777+20%

319Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,051$778−13%

320Burbank, CACA102,988$778+15%

321Marina, CACA23,256$778+17%

322Fairfield, CACA122,489$778+38%

323Oxnard, CACA199,651$780+14%

324Vallejo, CACA123,287$781+35%

325Nuevo, CACA6,803$783+35%

326Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,766$783–

327Lawndale, CACA29,892$783+5%

328Lomita, CACA19,724$784+12%

329Wrightwood, CACA5,067$785+8%

330Antioch, CACA118,958$786+24%

331La Habra, CACA60,908$787+15%

332Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,639$788+12%

333Vista, CACA98,274$788+25%

334La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,660$789+11%

335Rodeo, CACA8,976$790+59%

336Duarte, CACA22,866$791+19%

337Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,969$792+23%

338Santa Monica, CACA90,082$792+49%

339Stanton, CACA40,161$793+10%

340Loomis, CACA7,004$793+13%

341Artesia, CACA15,789$795+14%

342San Marcos, CACA94,908$797+21%

343Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,971$799+19%

344Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,247$799+40%

345Ashland, CACA22,210$800+27%

346Temple City, CACA35,125$800+12%

347Elk Grove, CACA185,007$800+23%

348Sebastopol, CACA7,532$801+31%

349El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CACA16,294$802+21%

350Orangevale, CACA35,958$802+24%

351Avocado Heights, CACA12,593$803+12%

352Port Hueneme, CACA20,987$803+13%

353East Pasadena, CACA5,479$805+32%

354Tracy, CACA101,901$807+35%

355Roseville, CACA167,302$809+35%

356Seaside, CACA31,636$810+29%

357Mira Monte, CACA6,888$811+17%

358Corona, CACA161,734$812+23%

359Madera Acres, CACA9,846$813+17%

360Ojai, CACA7,474$814+18%

361Santa Ana, CACA315,586$815+11%

362West Puente Valley, CACA22,495$816−5%

363La Quinta, CACA39,440$817+5%

364Anaheim, CACA341,008$818+15%

365Oceanside, CACA170,483$818+26%

366Napa, CACA76,562$819+28%

367Fullerton, CACA138,675$820+16%

368Glendora, CACA49,671$822+13%

369St. Helena, CACA5,194$826+32%

370Garden Grove, CACA170,455$827+11%

371West Covina, CACA105,301$828+13%

372Arcadia, CACA54,117$830+16%

373Brentwood, CACA66,607$830+47%

374Santee, CACA58,205$833+25%

375South Pasadena, CACA25,503$833+20%

376Cherryland, CACA14,143$836+30%

377Templeton, CACA9,580$836+36%

378Sierra Madre, CACA10,620$836+21%

379Valinda, CACA20,962$839+3%

380Buena Park, CACA81,741$841+16%

381San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,914$841+16%

382Stanford, CACA18,662$842+46%

383Isla Vista, CACA13,920$842+31%

384Murrieta, CACA114,124$842+28%

385Vacaville, CACA103,850$842+34%

386Westminster, CACA88,966$842+14%

387Pismo Beach, CACA7,911$845+35%

388Temecula, CACA114,865$846+29%

389Villa Park, CACA5,645$850−15%

390Prunedale, CACA19,723$852+20%

391East Palo Alto, CACA28,872$854+46%

392Rowland Heights, CACA45,911$855+21%

393Pinole, CACA18,543$855+15%

394Solvang, CACA5,944$855+24%

395La Verne, CACA30,178$856+27%

396Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,912$857+0%

397Santa Rosa, CACA179,437$862+35%

398Norco, CACA25,081$867+21%

399Cambria, CACA5,978$868+23%

400Valley Center, CACA11,119$868+17%

401Orcutt, CACA31,454$868–

402Healdsburg, CACA11,172$868+41%

403La Mirada, CACA45,952$870+10%

404Martinez, CACA36,849$870+29%

405Suisun City, CACA29,454$870+43%

406West Carson, CACA22,143$872+5%

407Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856$872+23%

408San Leandro, CACA85,353$873+34%

409South San Jose Hills, CACA16,911$874+8%

410San Dimas, CACA32,978$876+18%

411Burbank, CACA5,333$879+47%

412Rancho Calaveras, CACA7,131$880–

413Concord, CACA123,261$880+30%

414Pittsburg, CACA77,542$880+41%

415El Segundo, CACA16,379$882+10%

416Los Alamitos, CACA11,702$883+7%

417Orange, CACA138,365$884+15%

418Charter Oak, CACA9,442$885+18%

419Cotati, CACA7,347$885+55%

420Lakewood, CACA78,010$886+10%

421Culver City, CACA39,452$887+13%

422Monterey, CACA28,953$888+25%

423Windsor, CACA25,864$889+42%

424Placentia, CACA54,911$890+11%

425Benicia, CACA26,401$892+33%

426Truckee, CACA17,278$893+56%

427Alameda, CACA76,876$899+33%

428Rocklin, CACA76,821$900+38%

429Torrance, CACA138,391$903+14%

430Rohnert Park, CACA44,811$903+30%

431El Cerrito, CACA26,121$907+31%

432Poway, CACA49,180$910+25%

433San Clemente, CACA62,226$916+18%

434Hayward, CACA157,113$921+34%

435Cypress, CACA48,781$922+14%

436Citrus, CACA10,904$924+12%

437American Canyon, CACA22,773$924+22%

438Tustin, CACA77,843$925+24%

439Oak View, CACA6,141$927+28%

440San Francisco, CACA826,079$928+42%

441Interlaken, CACA8,068$929+54%

442Brea, CACA47,260$935+25%

443Santa Barbara, CACA86,422$936+31%

444Gilroy, CACA60,764$936+42%

445Carpinteria, CACA12,734$938+24%

446Folsom, CACA91,983$939+58%

447Santa Cruz, CACA61,797$941+33%

448Bonita, CACA12,652$942+24%

449Santa Clarita, CACA228,430$943+13%

450Oakley, CACA47,583$944+32%

451Ben Lomond, CACA6,858$946+34%

452Hacienda Heights, CACA54,291$946+11%

453Petaluma, CACA59,688$946+33%

454Albany, CACA19,195$947+43%

455San Lorenzo, CACA29,171$953+19%

456Castro Valley, CACA65,001$954+36%

457La Palma, CACA14,907$955+18%

458Costa Mesa, CACA108,881$956+18%

459Sonoma, CACA10,537$959+41%

460Pacific Grove, CACA14,659$962+32%

461North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100$967+34%

462Del Aire, CACA11,115$969+25%

463Vandenberg, CACA6,776$970+18%

464Capitola, CACA9,340$973+27%

465Camarillo, CACA68,652$975+15%

466Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,765$976+43%

467Rancho San Diego, CACA21,272$977+29%

468Encinitas, CACA60,736$977+23%

469Live Oak, CACA16,911$979+27%

470Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,872$982+46%

471Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017$984+30%

472Emeryville, CACA13,251$985+38%

473Huntington Beach, CACA191,451$985+15%

474Carlsbad, CACA112,260$989+28%

475Goleta, CACA32,401$989–

476Vineyard, CACA43,751$991–

477Redondo Beach, CACA67,281$995+15%

478Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,288$998+24%

479Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,073$998+42%

480San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,119$1,006+10%

481Diamond Bar, CACA51,884$1,012+8%

482Coronado, CACA21,094$1,024+27%

483Walnut Creek, CACA70,012$1,024+42%

484Livermore, CACA83,457$1,035+36%

485Chino Hills, CACA77,519$1,035+19%

486Laguna Woods, CACA16,844$1,036–

487Seal Beach, CACA24,075$1,036+26%

488San Rafael, CACA59,410$1,040+42%

489South San Francisco, CACA64,941$1,057+47%

490Simi Valley, CACA124,861$1,058+18%

491Fountain Valley, CACA55,508$1,058+18%

492Alta Sierra CDP (Nevada County), CACA7,361$1,061+18%

493Ladera Heights, CACA7,334$1,065+20%

494Daly City, CACA101,261$1,074+46%

495San Anselmo, CACA12,555$1,074+36%

496Lafayette, CACA25,313$1,076+40%

497Lake Forest, CACA86,333$1,085–

498Granite Bay, CACA21,673$1,088–

499Aptos, CACA6,404$1,091+36%

500Newark, CACA47,895$1,093+38%

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