Cities in California by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Palos Verdes Estates, CA had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 376 cities in 2024, at 79.4%. Piedmont, CA had the lowest, at 9.9%. The median was 55.6% and the figure for California was 55.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest79.4Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Lowest9.9Piedmont, CA

Median55.6376 cities

California55.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	79.4	+12.1 pts
2	Pinole, CA	76.3	+11.9 pts
3	Laguna Woods, CA	75.7	+1.4 pts
4	Clearlake, CA	74.2	+4.8 pts
5	Clayton, CA	73.5	+3.3 pts
6	Calabasas, CA	73.4	+2.2 pts
7	Menifee, CA	70.6	+5 pts
8	El Cajon, CA	70.1	-0.7 pts
9	Anderson, CA	69.3	+7.2 pts
10	San Fernando, CA	68.7	+1 pts
11	Fountain Valley, CA	68.7	-2 pts
12	Davis, CA	68.6	+4.2 pts
13	San Jacinto, CA	68.3	+3.8 pts
14	Highland, CA	67.4	+2.7 pts
15	Rancho Mirage, CA	67.4	+0.3 pts
16	Laguna Hills, CA	67.4	+4 pts
17	San Luis Obispo, CA	67	-1 pts
18	California City, CA	67	+2.7 pts
19	Yucca Valley, CA	66.7	+0.4 pts
20	San Dimas, CA	66.5	+4.6 pts
21	Pittsburg, CA	65.9	+0.9 pts
22	South El Monte, CA	65.9	-2.2 pts
23	Pico Rivera, CA	65.4	+0.8 pts
24	Novato, CA	65.4	-0 pts
25	Seaside, CA	65.3	-1.3 pts
26	Palm Desert, CA	65.1	+4.8 pts
27	Diamond Bar, CA	65.1	-1.4 pts
28	Carpinteria, CA	65	+3.1 pts
29	Placerville, CA	65	+4.4 pts
30	Fairfield, CA	65	+3.4 pts
31	Lincoln, CA	64.8	+0.5 pts
32	Santee, CA	64.7	+3.1 pts
33	Desert Hot Springs, CA	64.7	-2.9 pts
34	La Palma, CA	64.6	-2.4 pts
35	King City, CA	64.3	+2.7 pts
36	Westminster, CA	64.2	-0.3 pts
37	Palm Springs, CA	64.1	+1.5 pts
38	Bell, CA	64	+1.6 pts
38	Palmdale, CA	64	+0.9 pts
40	Inglewood, CA	63.9	+3.3 pts
41	Grand Terrace, CA	63.9	+8 pts
42	Sonoma, CA	63.7	-1.5 pts
43	Grass Valley, CA	63.6	-1 pts
44	Simi Valley, CA	63.6	-2.4 pts
45	Antioch, CA	63.5	-0.1 pts
46	Fillmore, CA	63.5	+1.5 pts
47	San Marcos, CA	63.5	+2.6 pts
48	Arroyo Grande, CA	63.1	+3.6 pts
49	Chino, CA	63.1	+4.8 pts
50	Apple Valley, CA	63.1	+1.3 pts
51	Cathedral City, CA	63.1	-2.1 pts
52	San Bernardino, CA	63	-0.1 pts
53	Los Alamitos, CA	62.9	+3.7 pts
54	Montclair, CA	62.8	-0.4 pts
55	Ontario, CA	62.7	+1.4 pts
56	Camarillo, CA	62.5	-2.5 pts
57	Arcata, CA	62.4	+0.9 pts
57	Fullerton, CA	62.4	+0.1 pts
59	American Canyon, CA	62.4	+5.5 pts
60	Glendale, CA	62.3	-1.1 pts
61	Lake Forest, CA	62.3	+1.8 pts
62	Chula Vista, CA	62.2	+1.8 pts
63	Hemet, CA	62.2	-0.6 pts
64	Chico, CA	62.2	+1.8 pts
65	Escondido, CA	62.2	-1.5 pts
66	Banning, CA	61.8	-3.6 pts
67	Lemon Grove, CA	61.8	-0.9 pts
68	Victorville, CA	61.7	+1 pts
69	Lake Elsinore, CA	61.7	+3.1 pts
70	Coronado, CA	61.7	+2.3 pts
71	Vallejo, CA	61.6	+1.9 pts
72	Tustin, CA	61.6	+1.4 pts
73	Walnut, CA	61.5	+0.6 pts
74	Farmersville, CA	61.5	+7.4 pts
75	Laguna Beach, CA	61.4	+2.1 pts
76	Benicia, CA	61.4	+5.4 pts
76	Moreno Valley, CA	61.4	-1.4 pts
78	San Anselmo, CA	61.3	+7.3 pts
79	Cudahy, CA	61.3	-3.1 pts
79	McFarland, CA	61.3	+3.1 pts
79	Oceanside, CA	61.3	+1.5 pts
82	Lancaster, CA	61.3	+1.7 pts
83	Agoura Hills, CA	61.1	+9.2 pts
84	Monterey Park, CA	61	+0.5 pts
85	Santa Maria, CA	61	+3 pts
86	Eureka, CA	60.9	+1.7 pts
87	Wasco, CA	60.8	+0.6 pts
88	La Mesa, CA	60.8	-0.8 pts
89	Vacaville, CA	60.8	+3.6 pts
90	Lynwood, CA	60.7	-1.6 pts
91	Anaheim, CA	60.5	-0.1 pts
92	Pomona, CA	60.4	+2.7 pts
93	Santa Fe Springs, CA	60.3	-0.8 pts
94	Montebello, CA	60.3	-1.8 pts
95	Madera, CA	60.3	+5.2 pts
96	Corona, CA	60.2	+1.1 pts
97	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	60.1	+3.1 pts
98	National City, CA	60.1	+0.9 pts
99	Santa Clarita, CA	60.1	-1 pts
100	Imperial Beach, CA	60.1	-2.9 pts
100	Rosemead, CA	60.1	-0.3 pts
102	Sanger, CA	60	-0.2 pts
103	Moraga, CA	60	-1.3 pts
104	Auburn, CA	59.9	-2.9 pts
105	Calexico, CA	59.8	0 pts
106	Chino Hills, CA	59.7	-4 pts
107	La Mirada, CA	59.7	-0.9 pts
108	Los Banos, CA	59.7	+7.1 pts
109	Garden Grove, CA	59.7	+0.1 pts
110	Arvin, CA	59.7	+0.9 pts
111	Rocklin, CA	59.6	+0.1 pts
112	Hercules, CA	59.6	+2.6 pts
112	Newman, CA	59.6	+7 pts
114	Vista, CA	59.6	+2 pts
115	Whittier, CA	59.5	+1.5 pts
116	Burbank, CA	59.4	+1.3 pts
117	Hesperia, CA	59.3	-0.2 pts
118	Concord, CA	59.3	+0.6 pts
119	Brentwood, CA	59.3	+1.9 pts
120	Los Angeles, CA	59.3	+0.5 pts
121	Santa Paula, CA	59.1	+1.1 pts
122	Pacific Grove, CA	59	+0.2 pts
123	Hawthorne, CA	58.9	+0.7 pts
123	Jurupa Valley, CA	58.9	+1.8 pts
125	Paramount, CA	58.7	-0.9 pts
126	Rialto, CA	58.6	+0.6 pts
127	Ukiah, CA	58.6	+1.4 pts
128	Riverside, CA	58.6	+1.3 pts
129	Murrieta, CA	58.6	+1.6 pts
130	Red Bluff, CA	58.5	+4.6 pts
131	Arcadia, CA	58.5	+2.5 pts
132	Port Hueneme, CA	58.3	-2.4 pts
133	Stanton, CA	58.3	-1.3 pts
134	Oakdale, CA	58.2	+5.7 pts
135	Loma Linda, CA	58.1	+0.3 pts
136	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	58.1	+0.7 pts
137	Fresno, CA	58.1	+0.2 pts
138	El Monte, CA	58	-1.4 pts
139	Downey, CA	58	-0.7 pts
139	East Palo Alto, CA	58	-3.2 pts
141	Bellflower, CA	57.9	-0.6 pts
141	Indio, CA	57.9	+1.5 pts
143	San Rafael, CA	57.9	+0.3 pts
144	Lawndale, CA	57.8	+1.1 pts
145	Laguna Niguel, CA	57.7	-1.9 pts
146	Mission Viejo, CA	57.7	+0.1 pts
147	Daly City, CA	57.7	+1.9 pts
147	Pleasant Hill, CA	57.7	-0.4 pts
149	Adelanto, CA	57.6	+2.4 pts
150	Windsor, CA	57.6	+2.5 pts
151	Compton, CA	57.5	-1 pts
151	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	57.5	+0.8 pts
153	Perris, CA	57.5	-1.7 pts
154	Temecula, CA	57.5	+2 pts
155	Modesto, CA	57.5	+1.5 pts
156	Placentia, CA	57.4	-1.7 pts
157	Petaluma, CA	57.4	-1.5 pts
158	Roseville, CA	57.3	+2 pts
159	Baldwin Park, CA	57.3	-0.3 pts
160	Huntington Park, CA	57.2	+0.5 pts
161	Oxnard, CA	57.2	-0.3 pts
162	Dinuba, CA	57.2	+3 pts
163	Claremont, CA	57.1	+0.1 pts
164	Norwalk, CA	57	-0.8 pts
165	West Covina, CA	57	+1.4 pts
166	Marysville, CA	56.9	+3.7 pts
167	Colton, CA	56.9	-2 pts
168	Bakersfield, CA	56.8	+2.3 pts
169	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	56.6	-2.8 pts
170	Aliso Viejo, CA	56.6	-0.2 pts
171	Carlsbad, CA	56.6	0 pts
172	Napa, CA	56.4	+2.8 pts
173	San Pablo, CA	56.4	+0.6 pts
174	Bell Gardens, CA	56.3	-4.1 pts
175	Citrus Heights, CA	56.1	-1.9 pts
175	Maywood, CA	56.1	+1.6 pts
177	Reedley, CA	56.1	+2.9 pts
178	Monterey, CA	56.1	+1.6 pts
179	Richmond, CA	56.1	-1.1 pts
179	Rohnert Park, CA	56.1	-0.9 pts
181	Tulare, CA	56	-0.1 pts
182	San Clemente, CA	56	+2.4 pts
183	Oroville, CA	56	+2.2 pts
184	Thousand Oaks, CA	56	-0.8 pts
185	Sacramento, CA	55.9	+1 pts
186	Santa Barbara, CA	55.7	+0.4 pts
187	Berkeley, CA	55.7	+1.4 pts
187	Poway, CA	55.7	+0.5 pts
189	Stockton, CA	55.6	+0.9 pts
190	San Leandro, CA	55.6	+1.5 pts
191	Long Beach, CA	55.6	-0.4 pts
192	Cypress, CA	55.5	-3.5 pts
193	La Puente, CA	55.5	+1.8 pts
194	Manteca, CA	55.4	-1.9 pts
195	Livermore, CA	55.4	+1.4 pts
196	Gardena, CA	55.4	+0.3 pts
197	Morgan Hill, CA	55.2	+2.6 pts
198	Temple City, CA	55.2	+2 pts
199	Merced, CA	55.1	+1.5 pts
199	Watsonville, CA	55.1	-1.5 pts
201	La Quinta, CA	55.1	+2.9 pts
202	La Verne, CA	55	+0.4 pts
203	Beaumont, CA	55	-2.8 pts
203	Monrovia, CA	55	+3.5 pts
203	Santa Rosa, CA	55	+1.6 pts
206	Truckee, CA	54.9	-1.8 pts
207	Glendora, CA	54.9	+1.6 pts
208	Riverbank, CA	54.8	+11 pts
209	Parlier, CA	54.8	-1.9 pts
210	Ripon, CA	54.7	+1.8 pts
211	San Diego, CA	54.7	+0.3 pts
212	Commerce, CA	54.7	-2.8 pts
213	Beverly Hills, CA	54.6	+0.3 pts
214	Danville, CA	54.6	+10.4 pts
215	Porterville, CA	54.6	-1.3 pts
216	South Gate, CA	54.4	-0.3 pts
217	Ceres, CA	54.4	+4.5 pts
218	Seal Beach, CA	54.4	+0.4 pts
219	Salinas, CA	54.3	-0 pts
220	Blythe, CA	54.3	+3 pts
220	Lodi, CA	54.3	+3.1 pts
222	Hayward, CA	54.1	+0.1 pts
223	Hollister, CA	54.1	-2.9 pts
224	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	54.1	-1.9 pts
224	Lompoc, CA	54.1	+1.7 pts
226	Healdsburg, CA	54	+1.6 pts
227	Santa Cruz, CA	54	-0.3 pts
228	El Centro, CA	54	+3.1 pts
229	Suisun City, CA	53.8	+8.1 pts
230	Azusa, CA	53.7	+1.8 pts
231	Fontana, CA	53.6	+1.5 pts
232	Santa Ana, CA	53.6	-0.7 pts
233	Orange, CA	53.5	+0.5 pts
234	Atwater, CA	53.5	+0.6 pts
235	Gilroy, CA	53.4	+1.9 pts
236	Rancho Cordova, CA	53.3	+3 pts
237	Galt, CA	53.3	-2.6 pts
238	Brea, CA	53.3	-0.3 pts
239	Buena Park, CA	53.2	+2.8 pts
240	Atascadero, CA	53.2	+2 pts
241	Clovis, CA	53.2	+1.4 pts
242	Costa Mesa, CA	53.1	+0.5 pts
242	Lakewood, CA	53.1	-2.4 pts
244	Yucaipa, CA	53.1	+0.4 pts
245	Coachella, CA	53	-0.1 pts
246	Solana Beach, CA	53	-0.8 pts
247	Larkspur, CA	53	-2.5 pts
247	Twentynine Palms, CA	53	+3.1 pts
249	Soledad, CA	52.9	-2.4 pts
250	Carson, CA	52.9	+0.5 pts

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Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, 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-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in California by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/california-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in California by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/california-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/california-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in California by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/california-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, 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-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Piedmont, CA, with 9.9% in 2024.

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