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Cities in California by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Clayton, CA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 376 cities in 2024, at $3,501. Susanville, CA had the lowest, at $902. The median was $2,086 and the figure for California was $2,036. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,501Clayton, CA
Lowest902Susanville, CA
Median2,086376 cities
California2,036History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Clayton, CA: 3,501 USDClayton, CA3,501Cupertino, CA: 3,501 USDCupertino, CA3,501Danville, CA: 3,501 USDDanville, CA3,501Foster City, CA: 3,501 USDFoster City, CA3,501Hillsborough, CA: 3,501 USDHillsborough, CA3,501Los Altos, CA: 3,501 USDLos Altos, CA3,501Mountain House, CA: 3,501 USDMountain House, CA3,501Orinda, CA: 3,501 USDOrinda, CA3,501Piedmont, CA: 3,501 USDPiedmont, CA3,501Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: 3,501 USDRancho Palos Verdes, CA3,501San Marino, CA: 3,501 USDSan Marino, CA3,501Saratoga, CA: 3,501 USDSaratoga, CA3,501Palo Alto, CA: 3,484 USDPalo Alto, CA3,484Manhattan Beach, CA: 3,449 USDManhattan Beach, CA3,449Newport Beach, CA: 3,316 USDNewport Beach, CA3,316Mill Valley, CA: 3,278 USDMill Valley, CA3,278Millbrae, CA: 3,272 USDMillbrae, CA3,272Coronado, CA: 3,257 USDCoronado, CA3,257Eastvale, CA: 3,252 USDEastvale, CA3,252Los Gatos, CA: 3,247 USDLos Gatos, CA3,247Menlo Park, CA: 3,239 USDMenlo Park, CA3,239Agoura Hills, CA: 3,218 USDAgoura Hills, CA3,218Palos Verdes Estates, CA: 3,217 USDPalos Verdes Estates, CA3,217Solana Beach, CA: 3,212 USDSolana Beach, CA3,212Walnut, CA: 3,202 USDWalnut, CA3,202Dublin, CA: 3,191 USDDublin, CA3,191Milpitas, CA: 3,120 USDMilpitas, CA3,120Dana Point, CA: 3,106 USDDana Point, CA3,106Pacifica, CA: 3,098 USDPacifica, CA3,098Calabasas, CA: 3,089 USDCalabasas, CA3,089San Mateo, CA: 3,077 USDSan Mateo, CA3,077Mountain View, CA: 3,062 USDMountain View, CA3,062Pleasanton, CA: 3,060 USDPleasanton, CA3,060Sunnyvale, CA: 3,039 USDSunnyvale, CA3,039Santa Clara, CA: 3,016 USDSanta Clara, CA3,016Larkspur, CA: 3,001 USDLarkspur, CA3,001Irvine, CA: 2,997 USDIrvine, CA2,997Hercules, CA: 2,991 USDHercules, CA2,991Laguna Beach, CA: 2,986 USDLaguna Beach, CA2,986Redwood City, CA: 2,968 USDRedwood City, CA2,968Clayton, CA: 3,501 USDClayton, CA3,501Cupertino, CA: 3,501 USDCupertino, CA3,501Danville, CA: 3,501 USDDanville, CA3,501Foster City, CA: 3,501 USDFoster City, CA3,501Hillsborough, CA: 3,501 USDHillsborough, CA3,501Los Altos, CA: 3,501 USDLos Altos, CA3,501Mountain House, CA: 3,501 USDMountain House, CA3,501Orinda, CA: 3,501 USDOrinda, CA3,501Piedmont, CA: 3,501 USDPiedmont, CA3,501Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: 3,501 USDRancho Palos Verdes, CA3,501San Marino, CA: 3,501 USDSan Marino, CA3,501Saratoga, CA: 3,501 USDSaratoga, CA3,501Palo Alto, CA: 3,484 USDPalo Alto, CA3,484Manhattan Beach, CA: 3,449 USDManhattan Beach, CA3,449Newport Beach, CA: 3,316 USDNewport Beach, CA3,316Mill Valley, CA: 3,278 USDMill Valley, CA3,278Millbrae, CA: 3,272 USDMillbrae, CA3,272Coronado, CA: 3,257 USDCoronado, CA3,257Eastvale, CA: 3,252 USDEastvale, CA3,252Los Gatos, CA: 3,247 USDLos Gatos, CA3,247Menlo Park, CA: 3,239 USDMenlo Park, CA3,239Agoura Hills, CA: 3,218 USDAgoura Hills, CA3,218Palos Verdes Estates, CA: 3,217 USDPalos Verdes Estates, CA3,217Solana Beach, CA: 3,212 USDSolana Beach, CA3,212Walnut, CA: 3,202 USDWalnut, CA3,202Dublin, CA: 3,191 USDDublin, CA3,191Milpitas, CA: 3,120 USDMilpitas, CA3,120Dana Point, CA: 3,106 USDDana Point, CA3,106Pacifica, CA: 3,098 USDPacifica, CA3,098Calabasas, CA: 3,089 USDCalabasas, CA3,089San Mateo, CA: 3,077 USDSan Mateo, CA3,077Mountain View, CA: 3,062 USDMountain View, CA3,062Pleasanton, CA: 3,060 USDPleasanton, CA3,060Sunnyvale, CA: 3,039 USDSunnyvale, CA3,039Santa Clara, CA: 3,016 USDSanta Clara, CA3,016Larkspur, CA: 3,001 USDLarkspur, CA3,001Irvine, CA: 2,997 USDIrvine, CA2,997Hercules, CA: 2,991 USDHercules, CA2,991Laguna Beach, CA: 2,986 USDLaguna Beach, CA2,986Redwood City, CA: 2,968 USDRedwood City, CA2,968
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Clayton, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Cupertino, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Danville, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Foster City, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Hillsborough, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Los Altos, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Mountain House, CA Estimated3,501+8.3%
1Orinda, CA Estimated3,501+45.5%
1Piedmont, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Estimated3,5010%
1San Marino, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Saratoga, CA Estimated3,5010%
13Palo Alto, CA3,484+4.7%
14Manhattan Beach, CA3,449-1.2%
15Newport Beach, CA3,316+5.4%
16Mill Valley, CA3,278-1.1%
17Millbrae, CA3,272-3.8%
18Coronado, CA3,257+0.2%
19Eastvale, CA3,252+6.1%
20Los Gatos, CA3,247+9.4%
21Menlo Park, CA3,239+2.6%
22Agoura Hills, CA3,218+4%
23Palos Verdes Estates, CA3,217-3.4%
24Solana Beach, CA3,212+6.3%
25Walnut, CA3,202+2.6%
26Dublin, CA3,191+0.5%
27Milpitas, CA3,120+0.3%
28Dana Point, CA3,106+7.7%
29Pacifica, CA3,098+0.6%
30Calabasas, CA3,089+0.6%
31San Mateo, CA3,077-0.1%
32Mountain View, CA3,062+2.9%
33Pleasanton, CA3,060+1.4%
34Sunnyvale, CA3,039-0.8%
35Santa Clara, CA3,016+1%
36Larkspur, CA3,001+4.7%
37Irvine, CA2,997+3.6%
38Hercules, CA2,991-0.4%
39Laguna Beach, CA2,986+6.6%
40Redwood City, CA2,968+0.3%
40San Ramon, CA2,968+1.8%
42Emeryville, CA2,936+3.6%
43Fremont, CA2,933+1%
44Cerritos, CA2,930+0.7%
45Laguna Niguel, CA2,903+3%
46Moraga, CA2,895-7.2%
47Chino Hills, CA2,894+5.2%
48Lafayette, CA2,892+1.3%
49Hermosa Beach, CA2,887+2.7%
50Encinitas, CA2,886+5.7%
51Belmont, CA2,875-0.7%
52La Cañada Flintridge, CA2,873+1.1%
53Aliso Viejo, CA2,854+2.9%
53San Carlos, CA2,854+1.9%
55Yorba Linda, CA2,846+2.4%
56Mission Viejo, CA2,839+4.6%
57Beverly Hills, CA2,830+0.9%
58Carlsbad, CA2,808+4.9%
59South San Francisco, CA2,802-1.1%
60San Anselmo, CA2,797+1.7%
61Burlingame, CA2,785+5.4%
62Newark, CA2,776+1.7%
63San Bruno, CA2,773+2.9%
64Brentwood, CA2,758+9.9%
65Campbell, CA2,737-0.5%
65Culver City, CA2,737+2%
67Camarillo, CA2,734+3.2%
68Laguna Hills, CA2,728+4%
69Union City, CA2,7130%
70Pinole, CA2,700-1.4%
71Redondo Beach, CA2,691+5%
72Walnut Creek, CA2,680+2.6%
73Livermore, CA2,677+1.4%
74Lake Forest, CA2,672+2.1%
75San Jose, CA2,669+2%
76Thousand Oaks, CA2,664+3.3%
77Seal Beach, CA2,649+9.5%
78Fountain Valley, CA2,631+4.9%
79Rancho Santa Margarita, CA2,625+5.8%
80Canyon Lake, CA2,608+3.3%
81Simi Valley, CA2,579+2.6%
82Lathrop, CA2,570+8.6%
83Moorpark, CA2,559-3.7%
84El Segundo, CA2,556+0.4%
85Daly City, CA2,551+1.1%
86El Cerrito, CA2,548+4.3%
87Santa Clarita, CA2,544+2.3%
88American Canyon, CA2,537+5.8%
89Pleasant Hill, CA2,533+0.9%
90Diamond Bar, CA2,521+4.1%
91Huntington Beach, CA2,510+3.5%
92Novato, CA2,506+3.5%
93Scotts Valley, CA2,491+5.5%
94Cypress, CA2,483+1.2%
95Tracy, CA2,478+6.6%
96San Francisco, CA2,476+2.4%
97Alameda, CA2,474+3.3%
97Morgan Hill, CA2,474+8.7%
99San Clemente, CA2,460+2.6%
100Pacific Grove, CA2,455+3%
101Santa Cruz, CA2,452+6.5%
102Tustin, CA2,449+4.7%
103Costa Mesa, CA2,446+2.1%
104Albany, CA2,445+2.3%
105Petaluma, CA2,440+2.6%
106San Juan Capistrano, CA2,438-2.5%
107Goleta, CA2,437+2.2%
108Half Moon Bay, CA2,433+5.8%
108Windsor, CA2,433+16.6%
110Santa Barbara, CA2,413+4.8%
111Seaside, CA2,409+4.1%
112Santa Monica, CA2,402+2.7%
113Brea, CA2,397+4.9%
114Hayward, CA2,391+1.3%
115Murrieta, CA2,388+2.5%
115Placentia, CA2,388+5.3%
117Carpinteria, CA2,377+1.5%
117San Rafael, CA2,377+1.3%
119Los Alamitos, CA2,365+4%
120Rancho Cucamonga, CA2,357+3.1%
121Martinez, CA2,353+3.9%
121Monterey, CA2,353+2.8%
123Folsom, CA2,352+3.2%
124San Marcos, CA2,348+7.2%
125Lakewood, CA2,347+1%
125Temecula, CA2,347+2.2%
127Chino, CA2,336+5.8%
128Laguna Woods, CA2,328+4.3%
129Orange, CA2,327+3.3%
130La Verne, CA2,315+5%
131San Diego, CA2,313+4%
132Oceanside, CA2,303+4.3%
133Gilroy, CA2,301+1.4%
133Poway, CA2,301+1.8%
135Vacaville, CA2,299+3.2%
136South Pasadena, CA2,284+3%
137Napa, CA2,282+5.4%
138Benicia, CA2,280+2.1%
138Torrance, CA2,280+3%
140Rohnert Park, CA2,279+3.1%
141Antioch, CA2,278+1.7%
141San Dimas, CA2,278+2.1%
143Concord, CA2,274+2.2%
144Fairfield, CA2,266+3.4%
145Pasadena, CA2,265+2.1%
146Pittsburg, CA2,264+2.9%
147Elk Grove, CA2,262+3.8%
147La Palma, CA2,262+1%
149Rocklin, CA2,258+3.7%
150Glendora, CA2,254+1.6%
151Santee, CA2,250+2.4%
152Vista, CA2,249+4.7%
153West Covina, CA2,245+4.3%
154East Palo Alto, CA2,244+1.6%
155Claremont, CA2,237+5.3%
156Chula Vista, CA2,229+5%
157Corona, CA2,228+4.3%
157Port Hueneme, CA2,228+5.8%
159Sonoma, CA2,226+0.5%
160Artesia, CA2,219-2.5%
161La Mirada, CA2,217+8%
162Buena Park, CA2,206+4.5%
163San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA2,198+4.6%
163Sierra Madre, CA2,198+5.4%
165Fullerton, CA2,194+3.3%
166Burbank, CA2,192+4.9%
167Arcadia, CA2,191+3.4%
168Davis, CA2,187+7%
169San Leandro, CA2,186+3.4%
170Glendale, CA2,182+4.2%
171Anaheim, CA2,175+4.5%
172Arroyo Grande, CA2,173+15%
173Westminster, CA2,168+3.2%
174Healdsburg, CA2,158-2%
175Suisun City, CA2,157+0.3%
176Santa Rosa, CA2,152+3.3%
177Roseville, CA2,142+2%
178Moreno Valley, CA2,135+4.9%
178Temple City, CA2,135+5%
180Berkeley, CA2,133+0.3%
181La Habra, CA2,129+4.4%
182Monrovia, CA2,114+5.2%
183Menifee, CA2,110+2.8%
184Duarte, CA2,105+5.7%
185Marina, CA2,101-0.2%
186West Hollywood, CA2,091-0.6%
187Lincoln, CA2,090+0.4%
187Norwalk, CA2,090+3.8%
189Santa Ana, CA2,082+5.4%
190Lake Elsinore, CA2,078+8.5%
191Vallejo, CA2,073+3%
192Manteca, CA2,065+6.8%
193Grover Beach, CA2,061+7.3%
194La Mesa, CA2,049+4.6%
195Escondido, CA2,046+6.5%
196Santa Fe Springs, CA2,033+3.5%
197Oxnard, CA2,032+3.6%
198Ontario, CA2,030+5.9%
199Upland, CA2,029+2.7%
200Grand Terrace, CA2,024+13.6%
201San Pablo, CA2,018+6.8%
202Garden Grove, CA2,012+2.1%
203Imperial Beach, CA2,011+5.1%
204Redlands, CA2,005+6.5%
205Wildomar, CA2,003+4.9%
206Stanton, CA1,997+4.8%
207Salinas, CA1,991+3.5%
208El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA1,981+1.7%
209Oakland, CA1,979+3.2%
210San Luis Obispo, CA1,965+3.1%
211Lomita, CA1,961+2.2%
211Truckee, CA1,961-6.1%
213Richmond, CA1,960+3.4%
214Carson, CA1,956+2.2%
215Oakley, CA1,953-3.8%
216Alhambra, CA1,939+4.7%
217Lawndale, CA1,938+4.9%
218Downey, CA1,937+2.4%
219Los Angeles, CA1,933+2.9%
220Covina, CA1,931+5%
221Norco, CA1,925+1.7%
221Santa Maria, CA1,925+4.5%
223San Gabriel, CA1,915+2.2%
224Hollister, CA1,914+3.7%
224Riverside, CA1,914+5.6%
226Whittier, CA1,906+4.2%
227Lemon Grove, CA1,893+7%
228Montclair, CA1,889+7.4%
228Watsonville, CA1,889+5.9%
230Monterey Park, CA1,888+2.3%
231Azusa, CA1,887+3.1%
232Perris, CA1,876+4.7%
233Paramount, CA1,875+5.8%
234Long Beach, CA1,871+3.8%
235Fillmore, CA1,870+3.9%
236Baldwin Park, CA1,867+2.8%
237Dixon, CA1,859+7.6%
238Morro Bay, CA1,858+2.1%
239El Cajon, CA1,856+3.7%
240Loma Linda, CA1,855+5.5%
241Atascadero, CA1,854-0.1%
242Ripon, CA1,851+2.9%
242Signal Hill, CA1,851+1.9%
244La Puente, CA1,849+3.4%
245Fontana, CA1,839+6.1%
246Rosemead, CA1,834+6.1%
247Bellflower, CA1,830+3.3%
248Citrus Heights, CA1,827+3.6%
248Montebello, CA1,827+3.2%
250Pomona, CA1,810+4.1%

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Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Clayton, CA, with $3,501 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Susanville, CA, with $902 in 2024.

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