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Cities in California by median gross rent (monthly)

Clayton, CA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 376 cities in 2023, at $3,501. Mendota, CA had the lowest, at $874. The median was $2,011 and the figure for California was $1,956. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,501Clayton, CA
Lowest874Mendota, CA
Median2,011376 cities
California1,956History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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, CA3,501Piedmont, 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, CA3,501Manhattan Beach, CA: 3,492 USDManhattan Beach, CA3,492Millbrae, CA: 3,401 USDMillbrae, CA3,401Palos Verdes Estates, CA: 3,331 USDPalos Verdes Estates, CA3,331Palo Alto, CA: 3,328 USDPalo Alto, CA3,328Mill Valley, CA: 3,313 USDMill Valley, CA3,313Coronado, CA: 3,250 USDCoronado, CA3,250Mountain House, CA: 3,232 USDMountain House, CA3,232Dublin, CA: 3,174 USDDublin, CA3,174Menlo Park, CA: 3,156 USDMenlo Park, CA3,156Newport Beach, CA: 3,146 USDNewport Beach, CA3,146Walnut, CA: 3,120 USDWalnut, CA3,120Moraga, CA: 3,119 USDMoraga, CA3,119Milpitas, CA: 3,112 USDMilpitas, CA3,112Agoura Hills, CA: 3,094 USDAgoura Hills, CA3,094Pacifica, CA: 3,080 USDPacifica, CA3,080San Mateo, CA: 3,079 USDSan Mateo, CA3,079Calabasas, CA: 3,070 USDCalabasas, CA3,070Eastvale, CA: 3,065 USDEastvale, CA3,065Sunnyvale, CA: 3,065 USDSunnyvale, CA3,065Solana Beach, CA: 3,022 USDSolana Beach, CA3,022Pleasanton, CA: 3,017 USDPleasanton, CA3,017Hercules, CA: 3,003 USDHercules, CA3,003Santa Clara, CA: 2,985 USDSanta Clara, CA2,985Mountain View, CA: 2,975 USDMountain View, CA2,975Los Gatos, CA: 2,969 USDLos Gatos, CA2,969Redwood City, CA: 2,959 USDRedwood City, CA2,959San Ramon, CA: 2,916 USDSan Ramon, CA2,916Cerritos, CA: 2,909 USDCerritos, CA2,909Fremont, CA: 2,905 USDFremont, CA2,905Belmont, CA: 2,894 USDBelmont, CA2,894Clayton, 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, CA3,501Piedmont, 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, CA3,501Manhattan Beach, CA: 3,492 USDManhattan Beach, CA3,492Millbrae, CA: 3,401 USDMillbrae, CA3,401Palos Verdes Estates, CA: 3,331 USDPalos Verdes Estates, CA3,331Palo Alto, CA: 3,328 USDPalo Alto, CA3,328Mill Valley, CA: 3,313 USDMill Valley, CA3,313Coronado, CA: 3,250 USDCoronado, CA3,250Mountain House, CA: 3,232 USDMountain House, CA3,232Dublin, CA: 3,174 USDDublin, CA3,174Menlo Park, CA: 3,156 USDMenlo Park, CA3,156Newport Beach, CA: 3,146 USDNewport Beach, CA3,146Walnut, CA: 3,120 USDWalnut, CA3,120Moraga, CA: 3,119 USDMoraga, CA3,119Milpitas, CA: 3,112 USDMilpitas, CA3,112Agoura Hills, CA: 3,094 USDAgoura Hills, CA3,094Pacifica, CA: 3,080 USDPacifica, CA3,080San Mateo, CA: 3,079 USDSan Mateo, CA3,079Calabasas, CA: 3,070 USDCalabasas, CA3,070Eastvale, CA: 3,065 USDEastvale, CA3,065Sunnyvale, CA: 3,065 USDSunnyvale, CA3,065Solana Beach, CA: 3,022 USDSolana Beach, CA3,022Pleasanton, CA: 3,017 USDPleasanton, CA3,017Hercules, CA: 3,003 USDHercules, CA3,003Santa Clara, CA: 2,985 USDSanta Clara, CA2,985Mountain View, CA: 2,975 USDMountain View, CA2,975Los Gatos, CA: 2,969 USDLos Gatos, CA2,969Redwood City, CA: 2,959 USDRedwood City, CA2,959San Ramon, CA: 2,916 USDSan Ramon, CA2,916Cerritos, CA: 2,909 USDCerritos, CA2,909Fremont, CA: 2,905 USDFremont, CA2,905Belmont, CA: 2,894 USDBelmont, CA2,894
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
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%
1Piedmont, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Estimated3,501+6.6%
1San Marino, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Saratoga, CA Estimated3,5010%
11Manhattan Beach, CA3,492+3.7%
12Millbrae, CA3,401+2.4%
13Palos Verdes Estates, CA3,331+9%
14Palo Alto, CA3,328+5%
15Mill Valley, CA3,313+10.9%
16Coronado, CA3,250+6.7%
17Mountain House, CA3,232+3%
18Dublin, CA3,174+2.6%
19Menlo Park, CA3,156+9%
20Newport Beach, CA3,146+7.7%
21Walnut, CA3,120+10.2%
22Moraga, CA3,119+13.8%
23Milpitas, CA3,112+4.4%
24Agoura Hills, CA3,094+1.2%
25Pacifica, CA3,080+4.8%
26San Mateo, CA3,079+3.6%
27Calabasas, CA3,070+6.2%
28Eastvale, CA3,065+3.4%
28Sunnyvale, CA3,065+2.5%
30Solana Beach, CA3,022+4.9%
31Pleasanton, CA3,017+7.2%
32Hercules, CA3,003+8.8%
33Santa Clara, CA2,985+5.1%
34Mountain View, CA2,975+4.2%
35Los Gatos, CA2,969+3.4%
36Redwood City, CA2,959+2.1%
37San Ramon, CA2,916+5.3%
38Cerritos, CA2,909+6.1%
39Fremont, CA2,905+2.9%
40Belmont, CA2,894+1.8%
41Irvine, CA2,893+5.2%
42Dana Point, CA2,883+10.6%
43Larkspur, CA2,867+5.6%
44Lafayette, CA2,855-0%
45La Cañada Flintridge, CA2,842-18.8%
46Emeryville, CA2,833-0.2%
46South San Francisco, CA2,833+6.9%
48Laguna Niguel, CA2,819+3%
49Hermosa Beach, CA2,812+5.8%
50Beverly Hills, CA2,805+4.9%
51Laguna Beach, CA2,802+3.7%
51San Carlos, CA2,802+1.6%
53Yorba Linda, CA2,779+10.1%
54Aliso Viejo, CA2,774+5.7%
55Campbell, CA2,751+5%
56Chino Hills, CA2,750+6.8%
56San Anselmo, CA2,750+11.8%
58Pinole, CA2,738+13.7%
59Encinitas, CA2,730+10.1%
59Newark, CA2,730+3.3%
61Mission Viejo, CA2,713+3.5%
61Union City, CA2,713+4.6%
63San Bruno, CA2,696+0.9%
64Culver City, CA2,683+8.4%
65Carlsbad, CA2,678+8.1%
66Moorpark, CA2,657+8.1%
67Camarillo, CA2,650+6.7%
68Burlingame, CA2,643+2%
69Livermore, CA2,640+6.4%
70Laguna Hills, CA2,622+5%
71San Jose, CA2,617+3.6%
72Lake Forest, CA2,616+5.4%
73Walnut Creek, CA2,613+4.4%
74Thousand Oaks, CA2,580+3.9%
75Redondo Beach, CA2,562+4%
76El Segundo, CA2,547+2.9%
77Canyon Lake, CA2,524+6.1%
78Daly City, CA2,523-1.2%
79Simi Valley, CA2,513+4.6%
80Pleasant Hill, CA2,511+3.8%
81Brentwood, CA2,509+2.4%
82Fountain Valley, CA2,507+3.9%
83San Juan Capistrano, CA2,500+7.3%
84Santa Clarita, CA2,486+7.4%
85Rancho Santa Margarita, CA2,481+1.6%
86Cypress, CA2,454+6.3%
87El Cerrito, CA2,444+4.3%
88Huntington Beach, CA2,424+4.6%
89Diamond Bar, CA2,422+3.9%
89Novato, CA2,422+4.3%
91San Francisco, CA2,419+4.4%
91Seal Beach, CA2,419+4.8%
93Orinda, CA2,407+0.6%
94American Canyon, CA2,399+3.7%
95San Clemente, CA2,398+4.8%
96Costa Mesa, CA2,395+5.6%
97Alameda, CA2,394+4%
98Albany, CA2,389+5.1%
99Goleta, CA2,385+7.9%
100Pacific Grove, CA2,384+3.6%
101Petaluma, CA2,379+0.8%
102Lathrop, CA2,367+9.4%
103Scotts Valley, CA2,362+1.7%
104Hayward, CA2,360+4.4%
105San Rafael, CA2,346+3.9%
106Carpinteria, CA2,341+2.8%
107Tustin, CA2,340+6.1%
108Santa Monica, CA2,338+5%
109Murrieta, CA2,330+8.4%
110Tracy, CA2,325+7.5%
111Lakewood, CA2,324+4.1%
112Seaside, CA2,314+8.2%
113Santa Barbara, CA2,302+4.2%
113Santa Cruz, CA2,302+3.1%
115Half Moon Bay, CA2,299+6.5%
116Temecula, CA2,297+3.4%
117Monterey, CA2,288+4.2%
118Rancho Cucamonga, CA2,286+4.7%
119Brea, CA2,285+3%
120Folsom, CA2,279+5.3%
121Artesia, CA2,276+7%
122Morgan Hill, CA2,275+1.2%
123Los Alamitos, CA2,273+0.8%
124Gilroy, CA2,270+1.1%
125Placentia, CA2,267+4.7%
126Martinez, CA2,265+3.5%
127Poway, CA2,261+4.4%
128Orange, CA2,252+4.8%
129Antioch, CA2,241+4.2%
130La Palma, CA2,239+3.8%
131Benicia, CA2,234+0.6%
132Laguna Woods, CA2,232+4.5%
132San Dimas, CA2,232+1.4%
134Vacaville, CA2,227+4%
135Concord, CA2,226+4.2%
136San Diego, CA2,223+6.9%
137Glendora, CA2,218+6.5%
137Pasadena, CA2,218+5.6%
137South Pasadena, CA2,218+3.9%
140Sonoma, CA2,216+2.4%
141Torrance, CA2,214+3.8%
142Rohnert Park, CA2,211+3.8%
143East Palo Alto, CA2,209+3.1%
144Chino, CA2,208+10.3%
145Oceanside, CA2,207+6.2%
146La Verne, CA2,204+11%
147Healdsburg, CA2,202+1.6%
148Pittsburg, CA2,201+3.1%
149Santee, CA2,197+10.8%
150Fairfield, CA2,191+7%
150San Marcos, CA2,191+6.2%
152Elk Grove, CA2,180+5%
153Rocklin, CA2,178+3.3%
154Napa, CA2,165+5.6%
155West Covina, CA2,153+4.8%
156Suisun City, CA2,151+4.8%
157Vista, CA2,148+7.3%
158Corona, CA2,136+5.7%
159Berkeley, CA2,127+2.9%
160Claremont, CA2,125+7.9%
161Fullerton, CA2,124+6.8%
162Chula Vista, CA2,122+4.3%
163Arcadia, CA2,118+6.1%
164San Leandro, CA2,115+5.9%
165Buena Park, CA2,112+5%
166Port Hueneme, CA2,106+11.5%
167Marina, CA2,105+9%
168West Hollywood, CA2,103+6.8%
169San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA2,101+8.2%
170Westminster, CA2,100+6.2%
171Roseville, CA2,099+8.2%
172Glendale, CA2,095+4.6%
173Burbank, CA2,089+4.2%
173Truckee, CA2,089+2.3%
175Windsor, CA2,087-6.7%
176Sierra Madre, CA2,086+4.6%
177Santa Rosa, CA2,084+3%
178Anaheim, CA2,082+6.3%
179Lincoln, CA2,081+0.7%
180La Mirada, CA2,052+6.5%
180Menifee, CA2,052+5.4%
182Davis, CA2,043+6%
183La Habra, CA2,039+8.7%
184Moreno Valley, CA2,036+9.6%
185Temple City, CA2,034+3%
186Oakley, CA2,031-5.9%
187Norwalk, CA2,014+8.3%
188Vallejo, CA2,013+6.3%
189Monrovia, CA2,009+2.7%
190Duarte, CA1,991+6.1%
191Upland, CA1,976+7.3%
192Santa Ana, CA1,975+4.8%
193Garden Grove, CA1,971+4.5%
194Santa Fe Springs, CA1,965+6.9%
195Oxnard, CA1,962+2.9%
196La Mesa, CA1,958+7.6%
197El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA1,947+17.2%
198Manteca, CA1,934+7.3%
199Salinas, CA1,923+7.1%
200Escondido, CA1,922+4.9%
201Grover Beach, CA1,921+6.8%
202Lomita, CA1,918+7.3%
203Oakland, CA1,917+3.7%
204Ontario, CA1,916+4.9%
205Lake Elsinore, CA1,915+6.3%
206Carson, CA1,914+5.5%
206Imperial Beach, CA1,914+4%
208Wildomar, CA1,910+6.5%
209San Luis Obispo, CA1,906+3%
210Stanton, CA1,905+4.1%
211Richmond, CA1,895+2.3%
212Norco, CA1,893+0.5%
213Downey, CA1,892+4.3%
214Arroyo Grande, CA1,890-5.2%
214San Pablo, CA1,890+4%
216Redlands, CA1,883+7.3%
217Los Angeles, CA1,879+4.9%
218San Gabriel, CA1,874+4.4%
219Atascadero, CA1,855+8.9%
220Alhambra, CA1,852+3.6%
220Calimesa, CA1,852+11.8%
222Lawndale, CA1,847+4.3%
223Hollister, CA1,846+2.5%
224Monterey Park, CA1,845+3%
225Santa Maria, CA1,842+4.2%
226Covina, CA1,839+3.5%
227Azusa, CA1,831+2.7%
228Whittier, CA1,829+6%
229Morro Bay, CA1,820+5%
230Baldwin Park, CA1,817+3.4%
230Signal Hill, CA1,817-1.4%
232Riverside, CA1,812+5.9%
233Long Beach, CA1,803+6.2%
234Fillmore, CA1,799-3.7%
234Ripon, CA1,799+4.1%
236Perris, CA1,791+14.6%
237El Cajon, CA1,790+6.2%
238La Puente, CA1,788+5.4%
239Watsonville, CA1,784+2.9%
240Grand Terrace, CA1,782+4.8%
241Pico Rivera, CA1,775+4.3%
242Paramount, CA1,772+4.3%
243Bellflower, CA1,771+5%
243Montebello, CA1,771+4.1%
245Lemon Grove, CA1,769+4.6%
246Citrus Heights, CA1,764+6.5%
247Gardena, CA1,761+7.5%
248Loma Linda, CA1,759+7.5%
248Montclair, CA1,759+3.1%
250La Quinta, CA1,747-1.5%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Mendota, CA, with $874 in 2023.

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