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Lowest median rent, California counties · 2000

California counties with the lowest median gross rent (2023 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

01Modoc County, CACA8,426$429+0%

02Glenn County, CACA28,141$458+0%

03Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$471+0%

04Tehama County, CACA64,665$486+0%

05Trinity County, CACA15,720$487+0%

06Yuba County, CACA88,691$488+0%

07Colusa County, CACA21,836$494+0%

08Mariposa County, CACA16,918$502+0%

09Imperial County, CACA181,411$504+0%

10Sutter County, CACA98,787$506+0%

11Sierra County, CACA3,098$513+0%

12Inyo County, CACA18,158$516+0%

13Tulare County, CACA485,146$516+0%

14Kern County, CACA927,068$518+0%

15Merced County, CACA297,260$518+0%

16Del Norte County, CACA26,410$519+0%

17Plumas County, CACA18,583$525+0%

18Kings County, CACA154,327$533+0%

19Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$534+0%

20Humboldt County, CACA131,647$537+0%

21Lassen County, CACA28,117$561+0%

22Madera County, CACA167,927$562+0%

23Butte County, CACA209,211$563+0%

24Shasta County, CACA181,648$563+0%

25Lake County, CACA67,772$567+0%

26Calaveras County, CACA46,605$599+0%

27Mendocino County, CACA88,122$600+0%

28Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$611+0%

29Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$611+0%

30San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$617+0%

31San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$648+0%

32Alpine County, CACA1,043$659+0%

33Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$659+0%

34Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$660+0%

35Mono County, CACA12,505$682+0%

36Amador County, CACA41,876$685+0%

37Yolo County, CACA224,410$687+0%

38El Dorado County, CACA192,323$702+0%

39Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$704+0%

40San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$719+0%

41Nevada County, CACA101,911$746+0%

42San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$761+0%

43San Benito County, CACA70,082$765+0%

44Monterey County, CACA433,729$776+0%

45Placer County, CACA442,081$780+0%

46Solano County, CACA455,376$797+0%

47Napa County, CACA132,949$818+0%

48Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$830+0%

49Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$852+0%

50Sonoma County, CACA486,444$864+0%

51Ventura County, CACA830,851$892+0%

52Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$898+0%

53Orange County, CACA3,149,507$923+0%

54Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$924+0%

55San Francisco County, CACA826,079$928+0%

56San Mateo County, CACA743,568$1,144+0%

57Marin County, CACA253,694$1,162+0%

58Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$1,185+0%

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