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Lowest median rent, California cities · 2000

California cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 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 2000

01Huron, CACA7,394$363+0%

02Woodlake, CACA8,073$375+0%

03Mecca, CACA7,184$376+0%

04Live Oak, CACA9,466$385+0%

05Earlimart, CACA7,214$393+0%

06Arvin, CACA19,820$403+0%

07Wasco, CACA26,525$406+0%

08Mojave, CACA5,173$409+0%

09Fowler, CACA7,745$416+0%

10Corning, CACA8,260$426+0%

11Willows, CACA6,116$429+0%

12Crescent City, CACA6,002$434+0%

13Parlier, CACA14,622$434+0%

14Shafter, CACA23,871$437+0%

15Highgrove, CACA8,366$441+0%

16Lamont, CACA13,164$443+0%

17Oroville, CACA20,451$445+0%

18Mendota, CACA12,778$447+0%

19Linda, CACA23,871$454+0%

20Salton City, CACA5,988$455+0%

21Taft, CACA6,995$456+0%

22McFarland, CACA14,709$463+0%

23Yreka, CACA7,714$465+0%

24Lindsay, CACA12,578$466+0%

25Joshua Tree, CACA6,234$467+0%

26Delano, CACA52,334$467+0%

27Gridley, CACA7,258$467+0%

28Coalinga, CACA17,281$468+0%

29Coachella, CACA45,411$470+0%

30Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939$470+0%

31Farmersville, CACA10,326$472+0%

32Adelanto, CACA38,798$474+0%

33Tehachapi, CACA11,852$477+0%

34Anderson, CACA11,131$478+0%

35Winton, CACA11,797$480+0%

36Marysville, CACA12,738$480+0%

37Kerman, CACA17,553$481+0%

38Brawley, CACA28,008$481+0%

39Calipatria, CACA6,012$481+0%

40Red Bluff, CACA14,404$483+0%

41Orland, CACA8,381$484+0%

42Orange Cove, CACA9,811$486+0%

43Avenal, CACA13,479$488+0%

44Dinuba, CACA25,949$488+0%

45Beaumont, CACA60,835$489+0%

46Corcoran, CACA22,358$491+0%

47East Porterville, CACA5,066$492+0%

48Holtville, CACA5,591$493+0%

49Eureka, CACA25,304$495+0%

50Yuba City, CACA69,485$496+0%

51Clearlake, CACA16,893$498+0%

52Ridgecrest, CACA28,333$500+0%

53Blythe, CACA15,042$501+0%

54Hughson, CACA8,051$503+0%

55Oildale, CACA34,687$504+0%

56Barstow, CACA24,804$504+0%

57Porterville, CACA63,088$504+0%

58Golden Hills, CACA9,891$505+0%

59Colusa, CACA6,519$505+0%

60Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009$509+0%

61Merced, CACA99,724$509+0%

62Dos Palos, CACA5,697$510+0%

63Gustine, CACA6,112$510+0%

64San Jacinto, CACA56,014$513+0%

65Calexico, CACA38,623$517+0%

66Firebaugh, CACA8,774$517+0%

67Newman, CACA12,453$518+0%

68Yucca Valley, CACA21,887$518+0%

69Palermo, CACA5,266$519+0%

70Selma, CACA24,702$520+0%

71Atwater, CACA32,133$521+0%

72Exeter, CACA10,122$522+0%

73Cherry Valley, CACA6,668$525+0%

74West Sacramento, CACA56,216$525+0%

75Fortuna, CACA12,003$526+0%

76Reedley, CACA26,982$526+0%

77El Centro, CACA44,382$527+0%

78Madera, CACA69,017$527+0%

79Patterson, CACA26,587$528+0%

80August, CACA8,825$529+0%

81Olivehurst, CACA18,444$533+0%

82California City, CACA13,300$535+0%

83Fresno, CACA555,549$538+0%

84Livingston, CACA14,690$538+0%

85Heber, CACA7,312$540+0%

86Rosamond, CACA21,473$540+0%

87Kingsburg, CACA13,249$541+0%

88Lemoore, CACA27,291$541+0%

89Escalon, CACA7,394$541+0%

90Tulare, CACA73,907$541+0%

91West Athens, CACA8,726$543+0%

92Sanger, CACA27,228$543+0%

93Chowchilla, CACA18,730$545+0%

94Arcata, CACA19,047$546+0%

95Waterford, CACA9,258$554+0%

96Williams, CACA5,529$559+0%

97Shasta Lake, CACA10,208$560+0%

98Thermalito, CACA6,720$561+0%

99Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,408$562+0%

100Mentone, CACA9,514$562+0%

101Los Banos, CACA49,614$562+0%

102Quartz Hill, CACA11,510$563+0%

103Hemet, CACA93,649$563+0%

104San Bernardino, CACA222,044$563+0%

105Bakersfield, CACA422,165$564+0%

106Banning, CACA31,852$564+0%

107Susanville, CACA12,816$568+0%

108Hanford, CACA62,229$569+0%

109West Modesto, CACA5,978$573+0%

110Apple Valley, CACA75,247$573+0%

111National City, CACA57,807$573+0%

112Paradise, CACA10,023$573+0%

113Highland, CACA57,614$574+0%

114Redding, CACA94,092$576+0%

115Delhi, CACA11,009$577+0%

116Muscoy, CACA12,025$578+0%

117Visalia, CACA146,541$578+0%

118Oakdale, CACA23,246$579+0%

119Indio, CACA94,269$579+0%

120Clovis, CACA129,347$580+0%

121Walnut Park, CACA14,958$580+0%

122Florence-Graham, CACA60,690$581+0%

123Goshen, CACA5,136$581+0%

124Valle Vista, CACA18,602$581+0%

125Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018$581+0%

126Stockton, CACA324,597$581+0%

127Alondra Park, CACA8,373$582+0%

128Victorville, CACA141,395$584+0%

129Lakeland, CACA12,236$585+0%

130Durham, CACA5,340$588+0%

131Homeland, CACA7,584$589+0%

132Turlock, CACA72,864$590+0%

133Huntington Park, CACA51,544$590+0%

134Westmont, CACA34,123$593+0%

135Chico, CACA105,081$594+0%

136McKinleyville, CACA17,113$595+0%

137Willowbrook, CACA21,681$595+0%

138Compton, CACA90,500$597+0%

139Imperial, CACA22,330$597+0%

140East Los Angeles, CACA111,647$598+0%

141Ukiah, CACA16,068$599+0%

142Guadalupe, CACA8,846$601+0%

143Maywood, CACA23,600$602+0%

144Lennox, CACA19,449$603+0%

145Keyes, CACA5,577$604+0%

146Galt, CACA26,964$604+0%

147Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994$606+0%

148Ceres, CACA48,982$607+0%

149Lakeport, CACA5,059$608+0%

150Yucaipa, CACA54,953$610+0%

151Garden Acres, CACA10,667$615+0%

152Myrtletown, CACA5,322$615+0%

153Colton, CACA53,383$618+0%

154South Gate, CACA90,071$620+0%

155Lodi, CACA69,100$621+0%

156Commerce, CACA11,688$623+0%

157Fort Bragg, CACA6,946$623+0%

158Soledad, CACA26,357$623+0%

159Sacramento, CACA536,449$625+0%

160Rosedale, CACA18,877$625+0%

161Hesperia, CACA102,605$625+0%

162Lemoore Station, CACA6,175$628+0%

163Oakhurst, CACA6,091$628+0%

164Lynwood, CACA63,512$629+0%

165Florin, CACA50,211$630+0%

166Palmdale, CACA161,845$630+0%

167Perris, CACA83,237$630+0%

168East Hemet, CACA20,257$631+0%

169Rialto, CACA106,554$631+0%

170Palm Springs, CACA45,315$631+0%

171Lake Elsinore, CACA75,067$633+0%

172North Highlands, CACA47,957$633+0%

173Big Bear City, CACA11,431$635+0%

174Thousand Palms, CACA7,720$636+0%

175Hawthorne, CACA82,741$636+0%

176Fontana, CACA221,223$636+0%

177Long Beach, CACA450,469$639+0%

178Lompoc, CACA43,315$639+0%

179Pollock Pines, CACA6,212$639+0%

180Modesto, CACA219,652$639+0%

181El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,626$640+0%

182Bell, CACA31,625$642+0%

183South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115$642+0%

184Ione, CACA9,282$642+0%

185Lancaster, CACA170,084$643+0%

186Ripon, CACA16,140$643+0%

187Calimesa, CACA11,111$644+0%

188King City, CACA14,002$644+0%

189Pomona, CACA147,807$644+0%

190Lincoln, CACA57,367$646+0%

191Bloomington, CACA25,698$648+0%

192Rio Linda, CACA16,335$649+0%

193Grass Valley, CACA14,035$650+0%

194Foothill Farms, CACA36,435$651+0%

195Placerville, CACA10,685$652+0%

196Carmichael, CACA76,948$655+0%

197Woodland, CACA62,513$655+0%

198Oroville East, CACA7,504$656+0%

199Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,132$657+0%

200Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876$658+0%

201Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554$659+0%

202Loma Linda, CACA25,221$660+0%

203San Fernando, CACA23,449$665+0%

204Bell Gardens, CACA37,367$665+0%

205Oceano, CACA7,128$670+0%

206Riverside, CACA323,057$670+0%

207El Cajon, CACA101,755$671+0%

208Montclair, CACA37,563$671+0%

209Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089$672+0%

210El Monte, CACA105,075$672+0%

211Magalia, CACA7,389$673+0%

212Greenfield, CACA21,138$673+0%

213Inglewood, CACA101,662$673+0%

214Auburn, CACA13,847$674+0%

215Jackson, CACA5,100$675+0%

216Santa Maria, CACA111,390$675+0%

217Gonzales, CACA8,313$676+0%

218Cudahy, CACA21,445$677+0%

219View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,230$678+0%

220La Puente, CACA36,423$678+0%

221San Martin, CACA6,954$679+0%

222Riverbank, CACA26,557$680+0%

223South El Monte, CACA18,963$684+0%

224San Pablo, CACA31,678$687+0%

225Castroville, CACA6,720$688+0%

226Santa Paula, CACA31,774$689+0%

227Redlands, CACA74,128$689+0%

228El Cerrito, CACA5,325$690+0%

229North Auburn, CACA13,480$690+0%

230Imperial Beach, CACA25,206$690+0%

231Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA22,447$692+0%

232Winters, CACA8,214$692+0%

233Crestline, CACA9,835$695+0%

234Cathedral City, CACA52,375$695+0%

235Country Club, CACA10,161$695+0%

236Oakland, CACA440,838$696+0%

237Salida, CACA13,900$696+0%

238Morro Bay, CACA10,613$697+0%

239El Rio, CACA6,368$698+0%

240Montebello, CACA60,693$698+0%

241Home Gardens, CACA10,506$699+0%

242Ramona, CACA22,634$700+0%

243Pico Rivera, CACA58,915$700+0%

244Atascadero, CACA29,464$701+0%

245Bellflower, CACA74,719$704+0%

246Rio Vista, CACA10,523$706+0%

247Fallbrook, CACA32,112$707+0%

248Chula Vista, CACA275,533$707+0%

249Fair Oaks, CACA32,799$710+0%

250Lemon Grove, CACA27,936$710+0%

251Gardena, CACA58,460$710+0%

252Upland, CACA79,446$710+0%

253Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867$715+0%

254East San Gabriel, CACA23,410$718+0%

255Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373$718+0%

256Paramount, CACA50,755$720+0%

257Ontario, CACA187,013$720+0%

258Alhambra, CACA79,820$721+0%

259Bay Point, CACA24,231$721+0%

260Rosemead, CACA49,410$722+0%

261Monterey Park, CACA57,457$722+0%

262La Riviera, CACA11,492$723+0%

263Dixon, CACA21,116$723+0%

264Whittier, CACA85,815$723+0%

265Jamul, CACA6,574$724+0%

266Baldwin Park, CACA68,880$724+0%

267San Luis Obispo, CACA50,636$724+0%

268Manteca, CACA96,693$724+0%

269Arroyo Grande, CACA18,123$725+0%

270Buellton, CACA5,158$725+0%

271Signal Hill, CACA11,153$725+0%

272Salinas, CACA159,134$725+0%

273Citrus Heights, CACA86,348$728+0%

274South San Gabriel, CACA7,923$728+0%

275La Presa, CACA34,962$729+0%

276Wilton, CACA6,433$731+0%

277Downey, CACA108,468$731+0%

278Woodcrest, CACA17,368$733+0%

279Rosemont, CACA23,766$736+0%

280Berkeley, CACA121,911$740+0%

281Nipomo, CACA17,516$742+0%

282Lathrop, CACA42,783$742+0%

283Covina, CACA49,404$742+0%

284Watsonville, CACA50,716$742+0%

285Azusa, CACA47,447$743+0%

286Moreno Valley, CACA214,263$743+0%

287Palm Desert, CACA53,259$744+0%

288La Habra Heights, CACA5,327$746+0%

289Pasadena, CACA135,804$746+0%

290Escondido, CACA146,030$746+0%

291Monrovia, CACA38,264$746+0%

292Grover Beach, CACA12,456$747+0%

293Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,793$747+0%

294South Whittier, CACA55,650$748+0%

295Wildomar, CACA37,889$748+0%

296Altadena, CACA41,705$752+0%

297Carson, CACA90,808$754+0%

298Cameron Park, CACA18,315$757+0%

299Glendale, CACA187,160$758+0%

300La Mesa, CACA59,914$759+0%

301San Gabriel, CACA38,186$759+0%

302Cloverdale, CACA8,701$760+0%

303San Diego, CACA1,406,106$763+0%

304Bostonia, CACA16,765$764+0%

305Richmond, CACA114,861$764+0%

306Diamond Springs, CACA10,927$765+0%

307Norwalk, CACA97,104$767+0%

308Alpine, CACA15,180$769+0%

309Chino, CACA96,957$769+0%

310Hollister, CACA45,695$769+0%

311Winter Gardens, CACA22,131$770+0%

312Claremont, CACA35,838$771+0%

313West Hollywood, CACA34,231$773+0%

314West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,615$774+0%

315Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,765$775+0%

316Davis, CACA66,110$775+0%

317Grand Terrace, CACA12,936$777+0%

318Fillmore, CACA16,937$777+0%

319Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,051$778+0%

320Burbank, CACA102,988$778+0%

321Fairfield, CACA122,489$778+0%

322Marina, CACA23,256$778+0%

323Oxnard, CACA199,651$780+0%

324Vallejo, CACA123,287$781+0%

325Nuevo, CACA6,803$783+0%

326Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,766$783+0%

327Lawndale, CACA29,892$783+0%

328Lomita, CACA19,724$784+0%

329Wrightwood, CACA5,067$785+0%

330Antioch, CACA118,958$786+0%

331La Habra, CACA60,908$787+0%

332Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,639$788+0%

333Vista, CACA98,274$788+0%

334La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,660$789+0%

335Rodeo, CACA8,976$790+0%

336Duarte, CACA22,866$791+0%

337Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,969$792+0%

338Santa Monica, CACA90,082$792+0%

339Loomis, CACA7,004$793+0%

340Stanton, CACA40,161$793+0%

341Artesia, CACA15,789$795+0%

342San Marcos, CACA94,908$797+0%

343Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,971$799+0%

344Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,247$799+0%

345Ashland, CACA22,210$800+0%

346Elk Grove, CACA185,007$800+0%

347Temple City, CACA35,125$800+0%

348Sebastopol, CACA7,532$801+0%

349El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CACA16,294$802+0%

350Orangevale, CACA35,958$802+0%

351Avocado Heights, CACA12,593$803+0%

352Port Hueneme, CACA20,987$803+0%

353East Pasadena, CACA5,479$805+0%

354Tracy, CACA101,901$807+0%

355Roseville, CACA167,302$809+0%

356Seaside, CACA31,636$810+0%

357Mira Monte, CACA6,888$811+0%

358Corona, CACA161,734$812+0%

359Madera Acres, CACA9,846$813+0%

360Ojai, CACA7,474$814+0%

361Santa Ana, CACA315,586$815+0%

362West Puente Valley, CACA22,495$816+0%

363La Quinta, CACA39,440$817+0%

364Anaheim, CACA341,008$818+0%

365Oceanside, CACA170,483$818+0%

366Napa, CACA76,562$819+0%

367Fullerton, CACA138,675$820+0%

368Glendora, CACA49,671$822+0%

369St. Helena, CACA5,194$826+0%

370Garden Grove, CACA170,455$827+0%

371West Covina, CACA105,301$828+0%

372Arcadia, CACA54,117$830+0%

373Brentwood, CACA66,607$830+0%

374Santee, CACA58,205$833+0%

375South Pasadena, CACA25,503$833+0%

376Cherryland, CACA14,143$836+0%

377Templeton, CACA9,580$836+0%

378Sierra Madre, CACA10,620$836+0%

379Valinda, CACA20,962$839+0%

380Buena Park, CACA81,741$841+0%

381San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,914$841+0%

382Stanford, CACA18,662$842+0%

383Isla Vista, CACA13,920$842+0%

384Murrieta, CACA114,124$842+0%

385Vacaville, CACA103,850$842+0%

386Westminster, CACA88,966$842+0%

387Pismo Beach, CACA7,911$845+0%

388Temecula, CACA114,865$846+0%

389Villa Park, CACA5,645$850+0%

390Prunedale, CACA19,723$852+0%

391East Palo Alto, CACA28,872$854+0%

392Rowland Heights, CACA45,911$855+0%

393Pinole, CACA18,543$855+0%

394Solvang, CACA5,944$855+0%

395La Verne, CACA30,178$856+0%

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

397Santa Rosa, CACA179,437$862+0%

398Norco, CACA25,081$867+0%

399Cambria, CACA5,978$868+0%

400Valley Center, CACA11,119$868+0%

401Orcutt, CACA31,454$868+0%

402Healdsburg, CACA11,172$868+0%

403La Mirada, CACA45,952$870+0%

404Martinez, CACA36,849$870+0%

405Suisun City, CACA29,454$870+0%

406West Carson, CACA22,143$872+0%

407Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856$872+0%

408San Leandro, CACA85,353$873+0%

409South San Jose Hills, CACA16,911$874+0%

410San Dimas, CACA32,978$876+0%

411Burbank, CACA5,333$879+0%

412Rancho Calaveras, CACA7,131$880+0%

413Concord, CACA123,261$880+0%

414Pittsburg, CACA77,542$880+0%

415El Segundo, CACA16,379$882+0%

416Los Alamitos, CACA11,702$883+0%

417Orange, CACA138,365$884+0%

418Charter Oak, CACA9,442$885+0%

419Cotati, CACA7,347$885+0%

420Lakewood, CACA78,010$886+0%

421Culver City, CACA39,452$887+0%

422Monterey, CACA28,953$888+0%

423Windsor, CACA25,864$889+0%

424Placentia, CACA54,911$890+0%

425Benicia, CACA26,401$892+0%

426Truckee, CACA17,278$893+0%

427Alameda, CACA76,876$899+0%

428Rocklin, CACA76,821$900+0%

429Torrance, CACA138,391$903+0%

430Rohnert Park, CACA44,811$903+0%

431El Cerrito, CACA26,121$907+0%

432Poway, CACA49,180$910+0%

433San Clemente, CACA62,226$916+0%

434Hayward, CACA157,113$921+0%

435Cypress, CACA48,781$922+0%

436Citrus, CACA10,904$924+0%

437American Canyon, CACA22,773$924+0%

438Tustin, CACA77,843$925+0%

439Oak View, CACA6,141$927+0%

440San Francisco, CACA826,079$928+0%

441Interlaken, CACA8,068$929+0%

442Brea, CACA47,260$935+0%

443Santa Barbara, CACA86,422$936+0%

444Gilroy, CACA60,764$936+0%

445Carpinteria, CACA12,734$938+0%

446Folsom, CACA91,983$939+0%

447Santa Cruz, CACA61,797$941+0%

448Bonita, CACA12,652$942+0%

449Santa Clarita, CACA228,430$943+0%

450Oakley, CACA47,583$944+0%

451Ben Lomond, CACA6,858$946+0%

452Hacienda Heights, CACA54,291$946+0%

453Petaluma, CACA59,688$946+0%

454Albany, CACA19,195$947+0%

455San Lorenzo, CACA29,171$953+0%

456Castro Valley, CACA65,001$954+0%

457La Palma, CACA14,907$955+0%

458Costa Mesa, CACA108,881$956+0%

459Sonoma, CACA10,537$959+0%

460Pacific Grove, CACA14,659$962+0%

461North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100$967+0%

462Del Aire, CACA11,115$969+0%

463Vandenberg, CACA6,776$970+0%

464Capitola, CACA9,340$973+0%

465Camarillo, CACA68,652$975+0%

466Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,765$976+0%

467Rancho San Diego, CACA21,272$977+0%

468Encinitas, CACA60,736$977+0%

469Live Oak, CACA16,911$979+0%

470Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,872$982+0%

471Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017$984+0%

472Emeryville, CACA13,251$985+0%

473Huntington Beach, CACA191,451$985+0%

474Carlsbad, CACA112,260$989+0%

475Goleta, CACA32,401$989+0%

476Vineyard, CACA43,751$991+0%

477Redondo Beach, CACA67,281$995+0%

478Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,288$998+0%

479Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,073$998+0%

480San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,119$1,006+0%

481Diamond Bar, CACA51,884$1,012+0%

482Coronado, CACA21,094$1,024+0%

483Walnut Creek, CACA70,012$1,024+0%

484Chino Hills, CACA77,519$1,035+0%

485Livermore, CACA83,457$1,035+0%

486Laguna Woods, CACA16,844$1,036+0%

487Seal Beach, CACA24,075$1,036+0%

488San Rafael, CACA59,410$1,040+0%

489South San Francisco, CACA64,941$1,057+0%

490Fountain Valley, CACA55,508$1,058+0%

491Simi Valley, CACA124,861$1,058+0%

492Alta Sierra CDP (Nevada County), CACA7,361$1,061+0%

493Ladera Heights, CACA7,334$1,065+0%

494Daly City, CACA101,261$1,074+0%

495San Anselmo, CACA12,555$1,074+0%

496Lafayette, CACA25,313$1,076+0%

497Lake Forest, CACA86,333$1,085+0%

498Granite Bay, CACA21,673$1,088+0%

499Aptos, CACA6,404$1,091+0%

500Newark, CACA47,895$1,093+0%

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