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Lowest median rent, California counties · 2010

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$560+31%

02Imperial County, CACA181,411$682+35%

03Mariposa County, CACA16,918$682+36%

04Trinity County, CACA15,720$705+45%

05Plumas County, CACA18,583$708+35%

06Glenn County, CACA28,141$728+59%

07Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$729+55%

08Sierra County, CACA3,098$734+43%

09Tulare County, CACA485,146$755+46%

10Tehama County, CACA64,665$770+58%

11Inyo County, CACA18,158$793+54%

12Merced County, CACA297,260$798+54%

13Yuba County, CACA88,691$801+64%

14Kern County, CACA927,068$810+56%

15Kings County, CACA154,327$815+53%

16Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$819+53%

17Humboldt County, CACA131,647$827+54%

18Colusa County, CACA21,836$830+68%

19Del Norte County, CACA26,410$845+63%

20Lake County, CACA67,772$845+49%

21Sutter County, CACA98,787$856+69%

22Shasta County, CACA181,648$857+52%

23Butte County, CACA209,211$861+53%

24Madera County, CACA167,927$864+54%

25Mendocino County, CACA88,122$888+48%

26Lassen County, CACA28,117$895+60%

27Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$901+47%

28Alpine County, CACA1,043$913+39%

29Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$941+54%

30Calaveras County, CACA46,605$948+58%

31San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$972+58%

32Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$980+49%

33Mono County, CACA12,505$1,029+51%

34Yolo County, CACA224,410$1,041+52%

35Amador County, CACA41,876$1,059+55%

36San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$1,061+64%

37El Dorado County, CACA192,323$1,074+53%

38Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$1,115+69%

39Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$1,117+59%

40San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$1,118+55%

41Nevada County, CACA101,911$1,119+50%

42Monterey County, CACA433,729$1,123+45%

43San Benito County, CACA70,082$1,150+50%

44Placer County, CACA442,081$1,151+48%

45Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$1,188+39%

46Solano County, CACA455,376$1,195+50%

47Sonoma County, CACA486,444$1,201+39%

48Napa County, CACA132,949$1,211+48%

49San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$1,228+61%

50Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$1,265+52%

51Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$1,266+37%

52Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$1,270+41%

53San Francisco County, CACA826,079$1,328+43%

54Ventura County, CACA830,851$1,391+56%

55Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$1,402+18%

56Orange County, CACA3,149,507$1,423+54%

57San Mateo County, CACA743,568$1,443+26%

58Marin County, CACA253,694$1,523+31%

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