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Lowest median rent, California counties · 2020

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

01Alpine County, CACA1,043$639−3%

02Modoc County, CACA8,426$757+76%

03Glenn County, CACA28,141$810+77%

04Trinity County, CACA15,720$813+67%

05Imperial County, CACA181,411$847+68%

06Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$878+86%

07Colusa County, CACA21,836$918+86%

08Lassen County, CACA28,117$928+65%

09Inyo County, CACA18,158$938+82%

10Plumas County, CACA18,583$944+80%

11Del Norte County, CACA26,410$946+82%

12Tehama County, CACA64,665$972+100%

13Tulare County, CACA485,146$974+89%

14Kern County, CACA927,068$994+92%

15Humboldt County, CACA131,647$1,002+87%

16Mariposa County, CACA16,918$1,010+101%

17Yuba County, CACA88,691$1,015+108%

18Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$1,025+68%

19Lake County, CACA67,772$1,028+81%

20Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$1,029+93%

21Kings County, CACA154,327$1,030+93%

22Sierra County, CACA3,098$1,032+101%

23Merced County, CACA297,260$1,054+103%

24Amador County, CACA41,876$1,057+54%

25Madera County, CACA167,927$1,068+90%

26Shasta County, CACA181,648$1,075+91%

27Butte County, CACA209,211$1,087+93%

28Sutter County, CACA98,787$1,095+116%

29Mendocino County, CACA88,122$1,134+89%

30Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$1,210+98%

31Mono County, CACA12,505$1,248+83%

32San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$1,286+108%

33Nevada County, CACA101,911$1,315+76%

34El Dorado County, CACA192,323$1,320+88%

35Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$1,333+102%

36San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$1,338+106%

37Calaveras County, CACA46,605$1,354+126%

38Yolo County, CACA224,410$1,369+99%

39Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$1,447+119%

40San Benito County, CACA70,082$1,533+100%

41Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$1,534+118%

42San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$1,535+113%

43Monterey County, CACA433,729$1,600+106%

44Placer County, CACA442,081$1,616+107%

45Solano County, CACA455,376$1,684+111%

46Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$1,697+104%

47San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$1,732+128%

48Sonoma County, CACA486,444$1,743+102%

49Napa County, CACA132,949$1,775+117%

50Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$1,843+99%

51Ventura County, CACA830,851$1,854+108%

52Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$1,904+123%

53Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$1,928+115%

54Orange County, CACA3,149,507$1,928+109%

55San Francisco County, CACA826,079$2,010+117%

56Marin County, CACA253,694$2,170+87%

57Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$2,386+101%

58San Mateo County, CACA743,568$2,435+113%

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