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Lowest median rent, California counties

California counties with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 56 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Modoc County, CACA8,426$836+95%

02Lassen County, CACA28,117$1,000+78%

03Imperial County, CACA181,411$1,056+110%

04Trinity County, CACA15,720$1,073+120%

05Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$1,091+132%

06Glenn County, CACA28,141$1,120+145%

07Colusa County, CACA21,836$1,157+134%

08Tehama County, CACA64,665$1,184+144%

09Inyo County, CACA18,158$1,189+130%

10Plumas County, CACA18,583$1,194+127%

11Del Norte County, CACA26,410$1,233+138%

12Tulare County, CACA485,146$1,280+148%

13Humboldt County, CACA131,647$1,287+140%

14Kern County, CACA927,068$1,300+151%

15Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$1,302+113%

16Mariposa County, CACA16,918$1,305+160%

17Yuba County, CACA88,691$1,311+169%

18Mendocino County, CACA88,122$1,317+120%

19Shasta County, CACA181,648$1,317+134%

20Kings County, CACA154,327$1,331+150%

21Merced County, CACA297,260$1,343+159%

22Lake County, CACA67,772$1,368+141%

23Madera County, CACA167,927$1,390+147%

24Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$1,392+161%

25Butte County, CACA209,211$1,414+151%

26Amador County, CACA41,876$1,421+107%

27Sutter County, CACA98,787$1,439+184%

28Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$1,623+166%

29Calaveras County, CACA46,605$1,625+171%

30Mono County, CACA12,505$1,629+139%

31Nevada County, CACA101,911$1,677+125%

32El Dorado County, CACA192,323$1,715+144%

33San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$1,734+181%

34Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$1,790+172%

35San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$1,801+178%

36Yolo County, CACA224,410$1,857+170%

37Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$1,901+188%

38Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$1,954+178%

39San Benito County, CACA70,082$1,992+160%

40San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$1,992+177%

41Monterey County, CACA433,729$2,055+165%

42Placer County, CACA442,081$2,069+165%

43Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$2,131+157%

44Sonoma County, CACA486,444$2,158+150%

45Solano County, CACA455,376$2,163+171%

46Napa County, CACA132,949$2,237+173%

47San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$2,246+195%

48Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$2,264+145%

49Ventura County, CACA830,851$2,317+160%

50Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$2,357+177%

51Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$2,375+164%

52Orange County, CACA3,149,507$2,434+164%

53San Francisco County, CACA826,079$2,476+167%

54Marin County, CACA253,694$2,668+130%

55Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$2,857+141%

56San Mateo County, CACA743,568$2,922+155%

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