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

Laguna Woods, CA had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 376 cities in 2022, at 73%. Piedmont, CA had the lowest, at 10.8%. The median was 54.8% and the figure for California was 54.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest73Laguna Woods, CA

Lowest10.8Piedmont, CA

Median54.8376 cities

California54.4History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Laguna Woods, CA	73	+4.7 pts
2	San Fernando, CA	71.9	+1 pts
3	Calabasas, CA	69.1	+2.7 pts
4	Fountain Valley, CA	69.1	-1 pts
5	El Cajon, CA	68.7	+1.7 pts
6	Desert Hot Springs, CA	68.6	-3.7 pts
7	Rancho Mirage, CA	68.3	+3 pts
8	La Palma, CA	68	+0.5 pts
9	Cathedral City, CA	67.3	+1.2 pts
10	Santa Fe Springs, CA	67.1	+1.6 pts
11	Auburn, CA	67.1	+10.3 pts
12	San Luis Obispo, CA	66.6	+0.6 pts
13	Yucca Valley, CA	66.2	+6.9 pts
14	Solana Beach, CA	65.6	-3.3 pts
15	Wasco, CA	65.1	-1.2 pts
16	Lincoln, CA	64.8	+4.9 pts
17	Banning, CA	64.8	-2.6 pts
18	Imperial Beach, CA	64.7	+4.1 pts
19	Seaside, CA	64.7	-1.4 pts
20	Camarillo, CA	64.6	+6 pts
20	Sonoma, CA	64.6	+1.2 pts
22	Escondido, CA	64.6	+1.3 pts
23	Simi Valley, CA	64.4	-0 pts
24	Cudahy, CA	64.4	+0.3 pts
25	Clearlake, CA	64.4	+5.1 pts
25	South El Monte, CA	64.4	-2.9 pts
27	Arcata, CA	64.1	-2.6 pts
28	Fillmore, CA	64.1	+2.9 pts
29	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	64.1	+15.2 pts
30	Diamond Bar, CA	64.1	+3.5 pts
30	Novato, CA	64.1	+4 pts
32	Davis, CA	64.1	+0.7 pts
32	Eureka, CA	64.1	+1.1 pts
34	Antioch, CA	63.8	-0.2 pts
35	Montclair, CA	63.8	-0.2 pts
36	Westminster, CA	63.4	-1.6 pts
37	Bell, CA	63.3	+0.6 pts
38	Pico Rivera, CA	63.3	+3.9 pts
39	Chino Hills, CA	62.9	+1.4 pts
40	McFarland, CA	62.9	-3.9 pts
41	Pinole, CA	62.8	+6.6 pts
42	Victorville, CA	62.8	+0.5 pts
43	Pittsburg, CA	62.6	+0.8 pts
44	Apple Valley, CA	62.4	+3.4 pts
45	Arvin, CA	62.4	-0.1 pts
46	Hemet, CA	62.3	-0.2 pts
47	Glendale, CA	62.2	+0.7 pts
48	Palmdale, CA	61.7	+1.8 pts
49	Loma Linda, CA	61.6	+1.8 pts
50	Lake Forest, CA	61.6	+1.6 pts
51	Lake Elsinore, CA	61.6	-3.1 pts
51	Oceanside, CA	61.6	+0.1 pts
53	Moreno Valley, CA	61.4	-1.3 pts
54	La Mirada, CA	61.4	-4.9 pts
55	Benicia, CA	61.3	+4.9 pts
55	Calexico, CA	61.3	+1.2 pts
57	San Dimas, CA	61.2	+1.1 pts
58	Ontario, CA	61.2	+1.2 pts
59	Walnut, CA	61	+8.4 pts
60	San Bernardino, CA	61	-0.1 pts
61	El Monte, CA	61	+1.2 pts
62	Rosemead, CA	60.9	+2.6 pts
63	Commerce, CA	60.8	+1.6 pts
64	Bell Gardens, CA	60.6	-0.2 pts
64	Fullerton, CA	60.6	+0.2 pts
66	Port Hueneme, CA	60.6	+1.7 pts
67	Anaheim, CA	60.5	-0.1 pts
68	San Marcos, CA	60.5	-2 pts
69	Palm Springs, CA	60.5	-0 pts
70	Placerville, CA	60.4	+7.9 pts
71	Inglewood, CA	60.4	+1.6 pts
72	Carpinteria, CA	60.4	-0.8 pts
73	California City, CA	60.3	-4 pts
74	Tustin, CA	60.3	-1.5 pts
75	Santa Clarita, CA	60.3	-3.8 pts
76	Hesperia, CA	60.1	-0.8 pts
77	Grass Valley, CA	60	-4.3 pts
78	Lynwood, CA	60	+0.6 pts
78	Montebello, CA	60	+2.6 pts
80	Lemon Grove, CA	60	+1.3 pts
81	Santa Paula, CA	59.9	+3.1 pts
82	Temple City, CA	59.9	+1.8 pts
83	Highland, CA	59.8	+2.9 pts
84	Pomona, CA	59.7	-0.3 pts
85	Corona, CA	59.6	+2 pts
86	Baldwin Park, CA	59.6	+3 pts
87	Chico, CA	59.5	+1 pts
88	Lindsay, CA	59.5	-5.6 pts
89	King City, CA	59.4	-1.7 pts
90	Pacific Grove, CA	59.4	+3 pts
91	Parlier, CA	59.4	-0.4 pts
92	Palm Desert, CA	59.3	+1.4 pts
93	Stanton, CA	59.1	-1.3 pts
94	Richmond, CA	59	+2.5 pts
95	Claremont, CA	58.9	+0.3 pts
96	Truckee, CA	58.9	-3.5 pts
97	Perris, CA	58.8	+0.6 pts
98	Compton, CA	58.8	-1.8 pts
98	Lancaster, CA	58.8	-0.4 pts
98	Los Angeles, CA	58.8	+0.1 pts
98	Santee, CA	58.8	+3.9 pts
102	Garden Grove, CA	58.7	+0.2 pts
103	Oxnard, CA	58.7	+0.4 pts
104	Anderson, CA	58.6	-1.7 pts
105	Arroyo Grande, CA	58.6	+2.4 pts
105	Fairfield, CA	58.6	+1.1 pts
107	Coachella, CA	58.5	-7.4 pts
108	Paramount, CA	58.4	-0.1 pts
109	San Pablo, CA	58.4	-1.4 pts
110	Colton, CA	58.4	-1.3 pts
110	Lawndale, CA	58.4	+1.5 pts
112	Laguna Hills, CA	58.3	-2.8 pts
113	American Canyon, CA	58.3	+7.5 pts
114	Menifee, CA	58.3	+0.5 pts
115	Indio, CA	58.2	-2.1 pts
116	East Palo Alto, CA	58.2	+5.2 pts
116	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	58.2	-0.6 pts
118	Chula Vista, CA	58.2	-0.2 pts
119	National City, CA	58.2	-1.7 pts
120	Rohnert Park, CA	58.1	-2 pts
121	Monterey Park, CA	58.1	-0.6 pts
122	Burbank, CA	58.1	-0.4 pts
123	Vallejo, CA	58	+1.3 pts
124	Placentia, CA	58	+3.3 pts
125	La Mesa, CA	57.9	-1.2 pts
126	Arcadia, CA	57.9	+1 pts
127	Downey, CA	57.8	0 pts
128	Petaluma, CA	57.8	-0.4 pts
129	Norwalk, CA	57.7	+1.5 pts
130	Chino, CA	57.6	+0.1 pts
131	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	57.6	+4.1 pts
132	San Jacinto, CA	57.6	-3.3 pts
133	Bellflower, CA	57.6	+0.6 pts
134	Murrieta, CA	57.6	+0.1 pts
135	Coronado, CA	57.5	+0.3 pts
136	Fresno, CA	57.4	-0.1 pts
137	Riverside, CA	57.4	+0.8 pts
138	Concord, CA	57.3	-1.6 pts
139	Manteca, CA	57.3	+3.9 pts
140	Jurupa Valley, CA	57.2	+0.3 pts
141	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	57.2	-1.3 pts
142	Soledad, CA	57.2	-10.1 pts
143	Elk Grove, CA	57.2	+2.1 pts
144	Whittier, CA	57.2	-2.3 pts
145	Laguna Niguel, CA	57.1	-0.6 pts
146	Santa Maria, CA	57	+0.7 pts
147	Aliso Viejo, CA	56.9	-0.2 pts
148	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	56.9	+2 pts
149	Hawthorne, CA	56.8	-0.7 pts
150	Thousand Oaks, CA	56.8	-1.5 pts
151	Los Alamitos, CA	56.8	-0.7 pts
152	Ukiah, CA	56.7	+0.1 pts
153	Mission Viejo, CA	56.7	-0.4 pts
154	Calimesa, CA	56.7	-4.5 pts
155	Watsonville, CA	56.6	-1.9 pts
156	Maywood, CA	56.6	-0.2 pts
157	Farmersville, CA	56.5	+3.5 pts
158	Vista, CA	56.4	-0.6 pts
159	Moorpark, CA	56.4	-5.5 pts
160	Lompoc, CA	56.2	-0.7 pts
161	Beverly Hills, CA	56.2	-0.3 pts
162	Duarte, CA	56.2	-4 pts
163	Daly City, CA	56	-1.1 pts
164	Hercules, CA	56	+8.7 pts
165	Rocklin, CA	55.9	+2.8 pts
166	Citrus Heights, CA	55.8	0 pts
167	Huntington Park, CA	55.8	+0.8 pts
168	South Gate, CA	55.7	-0.5 pts
169	Millbrae, CA	55.6	+5.4 pts
169	Rialto, CA	55.6	+0.3 pts
169	Santa Barbara, CA	55.6	+0.2 pts
172	La Puente, CA	55.6	+3.3 pts
173	Clayton, CA	55.6	-6.4 pts
174	Modesto, CA	55.5	+1.5 pts
174	Stockton, CA	55.5	-2.2 pts
176	Long Beach, CA	55.4	-0 pts
177	Wildomar, CA	55.4	-0.1 pts
178	Santa Cruz, CA	55.3	-1.1 pts
179	Covina, CA	55.3	+1.3 pts
180	La Quinta, CA	55.2	+2.2 pts
181	Buena Park, CA	55.2	-1.9 pts
182	Upland, CA	55.2	+2.2 pts
183	Temecula, CA	55.2	-1.3 pts
184	Fortuna, CA	55	-1.9 pts
185	Santa Ana, CA	55	-0.7 pts
186	Pleasant Hill, CA	54.9	+4.6 pts
186	Porterville, CA	54.9	-2.7 pts
188	Berkeley, CA	54.9	+0.5 pts
189	San Anselmo, CA	54.8	+1.1 pts
189	Windsor, CA	54.8	-4.6 pts
191	Gardena, CA	54.8	-1.1 pts
192	Tulare, CA	54.6	+2.8 pts
193	South Lake Tahoe, CA	54.6	+1.5 pts
194	Oroville, CA	54.5	-8.3 pts
195	Cypress, CA	54.5	+1.3 pts
196	Agoura Hills, CA	54.5	+9.4 pts
197	Hollister, CA	54.4	-0.1 pts
198	Dana Point, CA	54.4	-0.2 pts
199	Turlock, CA	54.4	+0.1 pts
200	Ceres, CA	54.3	+2.1 pts
201	Galt, CA	54.3	+5.5 pts
201	Glendora, CA	54.3	+2.6 pts
203	Napa, CA	54.2	-1.8 pts
204	San Diego, CA	54.2	+0.3 pts
205	West Covina, CA	54.2	+1.2 pts
206	Morro Bay, CA	54	-1.5 pts
206	Shasta Lake, CA	54	-1.9 pts
208	Vacaville, CA	54	-2.2 pts
209	Monterey, CA	53.9	-0.5 pts
210	Paradise, CA	53.9	-4.1 pts
210	Santa Rosa, CA	53.9	-0.2 pts
212	El Centro, CA	53.9	-2.3 pts
213	Scotts Valley, CA	53.8	-4.6 pts
214	Azusa, CA	53.8	-2.3 pts
214	Salinas, CA	53.8	-1.6 pts
216	Bakersfield, CA	53.8	+1.3 pts
217	Sacramento, CA	53.7	+0.8 pts
218	Alhambra, CA	53.7	-0.1 pts
219	Hayward, CA	53.6	+3.4 pts
220	Carson, CA	53.6	+1.1 pts
221	Livermore, CA	53.5	+1.3 pts
221	Madera, CA	53.5	-0.4 pts
221	Moraga, CA	53.5	-2.3 pts
224	Marysville, CA	53.4	-3.9 pts
225	Irvine, CA	53.4	+1.5 pts
226	Roseville, CA	53.4	+0.9 pts
227	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	53.3	+0.7 pts
228	Dinuba, CA	53.3	+3.1 pts
228	Reedley, CA	53.3	-2.2 pts
230	Carlsbad, CA	53.3	+0.7 pts
230	Culver City, CA	53.3	-0.6 pts
232	Lakewood, CA	53.2	+1.8 pts
233	Newman, CA	53.2	+10.4 pts
234	Poway, CA	53.1	+4.3 pts
235	San Rafael, CA	53.1	-1 pts
236	South San Francisco, CA	52.9	-0.3 pts
237	Larkspur, CA	52.8	+1.8 pts
237	Marina, CA	52.8	-0.1 pts
239	Lomita, CA	52.6	+10.1 pts
240	Oakdale, CA	52.5	+2.2 pts
241	Lathrop, CA	52.5	-1.7 pts
242	Delano, CA	52.4	+2.9 pts
243	Brea, CA	52.4	-0.2 pts
244	Blythe, CA	52.4	+4.7 pts
245	San Gabriel, CA	52.4	-1 pts
246	Encinitas, CA	52.4	+3.4 pts
247	Red Bluff, CA	52.3	-5.2 pts
248	San Leandro, CA	52.3	+0.5 pts
249	Laguna Beach, CA	52.3	+4.6 pts
250	Seal Beach, CA	52.2	+0.9 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/california-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/california-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/california-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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), 2022}},
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Piedmont, CA, with 10.8% in 2022.

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