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 2023, at 74.3%. Piedmont, CA had the lowest, at 10.2%. The median was 55.1% and the figure for California was 54.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest74.3Laguna Woods, CA

Lowest10.2Piedmont, CA

Median55.1376 cities

California54.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Laguna Woods, CA	74.3	+1.3 pts
2	Calabasas, CA	71.2	+2.1 pts
3	El Cajon, CA	70.8	+2 pts
4	Fountain Valley, CA	70.7	+1.7 pts
5	Clayton, CA	70.3	+14.7 pts
6	Clearlake, CA	69.4	+5 pts
7	South El Monte, CA	68.1	+3.7 pts
8	San Luis Obispo, CA	68	+1.4 pts
9	San Fernando, CA	67.7	-4.2 pts
10	Desert Hot Springs, CA	67.6	-1.1 pts
11	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	67.3	+3.2 pts
12	Rancho Mirage, CA	67.1	-1.2 pts
13	La Palma, CA	67	-0.9 pts
14	Seaside, CA	66.6	+2 pts
15	Diamond Bar, CA	66.5	+2.4 pts
16	Yucca Valley, CA	66.3	+0.1 pts
17	Simi Valley, CA	66	+1.6 pts
18	Menifee, CA	65.7	+7.4 pts
19	Banning, CA	65.5	+0.7 pts
20	Novato, CA	65.4	+1.3 pts
21	Cathedral City, CA	65.2	-2.1 pts
22	Sonoma, CA	65.1	+0.5 pts
23	Camarillo, CA	65	+0.5 pts
24	Pittsburg, CA	65	+2.4 pts
25	Highland, CA	64.8	+5 pts
26	Grass Valley, CA	64.7	+4.6 pts
27	Pico Rivera, CA	64.6	+1.3 pts
28	Westminster, CA	64.6	+1.2 pts
29	Cudahy, CA	64.5	0 pts
30	San Jacinto, CA	64.5	+6.9 pts
31	Davis, CA	64.4	+0.3 pts
32	Pinole, CA	64.4	+1.6 pts
33	California City, CA	64.3	+3.9 pts
33	Lincoln, CA	64.3	-0.5 pts
35	Chino Hills, CA	63.7	+0.8 pts
36	Escondido, CA	63.6	-0.9 pts
37	Antioch, CA	63.6	-0.2 pts
38	Glendale, CA	63.5	+1.3 pts
39	Laguna Hills, CA	63.4	+5.1 pts
40	Montclair, CA	63.2	-0.6 pts
40	Palmdale, CA	63.2	+1.5 pts
42	San Bernardino, CA	63.2	+2.2 pts
43	Imperial Beach, CA	63	-1.7 pts
44	Hemet, CA	62.9	+0.6 pts
45	Moreno Valley, CA	62.9	+1.4 pts
46	Auburn, CA	62.7	-4.4 pts
46	Lemon Grove, CA	62.7	+2.8 pts
48	Palm Springs, CA	62.5	+2.1 pts
49	Bell, CA	62.4	-0.9 pts
50	Fullerton, CA	62.3	+1.7 pts
51	Lynwood, CA	62.3	+2.3 pts
52	Anderson, CA	62.1	+3.5 pts
53	Montebello, CA	62.1	+2.1 pts
54	Carpinteria, CA	62	+1.6 pts
55	Fillmore, CA	62	-2.2 pts
56	San Dimas, CA	61.9	+0.6 pts
57	Apple Valley, CA	61.7	-0.7 pts
58	King City, CA	61.6	+2.2 pts
59	La Mesa, CA	61.6	+3.6 pts
60	Fairfield, CA	61.5	+3 pts
61	Santee, CA	61.5	+2.7 pts
62	Arcata, CA	61.5	-2.6 pts
63	Moraga, CA	61.3	+7.8 pts
64	Ontario, CA	61.3	+0.1 pts
65	East Palo Alto, CA	61.2	+3 pts
66	Santa Clarita, CA	61.1	+0.8 pts
67	Santa Fe Springs, CA	61.1	-6 pts
68	Walnut, CA	60.9	-0.1 pts
69	San Marcos, CA	60.9	+0.4 pts
70	Victorville, CA	60.8	-2 pts
71	Port Hueneme, CA	60.7	+0.1 pts
72	Placerville, CA	60.6	+0.2 pts
73	Inglewood, CA	60.6	+0.2 pts
73	La Mirada, CA	60.6	-0.8 pts
75	Anaheim, CA	60.6	+0.1 pts
76	Monterey Park, CA	60.5	+2.4 pts
77	Lake Forest, CA	60.5	-1.1 pts
78	Chico, CA	60.4	+0.9 pts
79	Bell Gardens, CA	60.4	-0.2 pts
79	Chula Vista, CA	60.4	+2.2 pts
81	Palm Desert, CA	60.4	+1.1 pts
81	Rosemead, CA	60.4	-0.5 pts
83	Wasco, CA	60.2	-4.9 pts
84	Sanger, CA	60.2	+9.1 pts
85	Tustin, CA	60.2	-0.1 pts
86	Oceanside, CA	59.8	-1.7 pts
87	Calexico, CA	59.8	-1.5 pts
88	Vallejo, CA	59.7	+1.7 pts
89	Laguna Niguel, CA	59.7	+2.6 pts
90	Garden Grove, CA	59.7	+0.9 pts
91	Lancaster, CA	59.6	+0.8 pts
91	Paramount, CA	59.6	+1.1 pts
91	Stanton, CA	59.6	+0.5 pts
94	Arroyo Grande, CA	59.6	+1 pts
95	Rocklin, CA	59.5	+3.6 pts
96	El Monte, CA	59.5	-1.5 pts
96	Hesperia, CA	59.5	-0.6 pts
98	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	59.4	+6.1 pts
99	Coronado, CA	59.4	+1.9 pts
100	Laguna Beach, CA	59.3	+7.1 pts
101	National City, CA	59.2	+1.1 pts
102	Eureka, CA	59.2	-4.9 pts
103	Los Alamitos, CA	59.2	+2.4 pts
104	Perris, CA	59.2	+0.4 pts
105	Placentia, CA	59	+1.1 pts
106	Corona, CA	59	-0.6 pts
106	Cypress, CA	59	+4.5 pts
108	Colton, CA	59	+0.6 pts
109	Petaluma, CA	58.9	+1 pts
110	Arvin, CA	58.8	-3.6 pts
110	Los Angeles, CA	58.8	0 pts
112	Pacific Grove, CA	58.8	-0.6 pts
113	Concord, CA	58.7	+1.4 pts
114	Lake Elsinore, CA	58.6	-2.9 pts
115	Downey, CA	58.6	+0.8 pts
116	Compton, CA	58.6	-0.2 pts
117	Bellflower, CA	58.5	+0.9 pts
118	Chino, CA	58.3	+0.7 pts
119	Hawthorne, CA	58.2	+1.4 pts
120	McFarland, CA	58.2	-4.7 pts
121	Burbank, CA	58.1	+0.1 pts
122	Pleasant Hill, CA	58.1	+3.2 pts
123	Rialto, CA	58.1	+2.5 pts
124	Citrus Heights, CA	58.1	+2.2 pts
125	Whittier, CA	58	+0.8 pts
126	Santa Paula, CA	58	-2 pts
127	Santa Maria, CA	58	+1 pts
128	Fresno, CA	57.9	+0.5 pts
129	Norwalk, CA	57.9	+0.2 pts
130	Loma Linda, CA	57.8	-3.8 pts
131	Pomona, CA	57.7	-2 pts
132	Beaumont, CA	57.7	+5.7 pts
133	Baldwin Park, CA	57.6	-1.9 pts
134	Mission Viejo, CA	57.6	+0.9 pts
135	Vista, CA	57.6	+1.1 pts
136	San Rafael, CA	57.5	+4.5 pts
137	Oxnard, CA	57.5	-1.3 pts
138	Commerce, CA	57.5	-3.3 pts
139	Brentwood, CA	57.4	+5.6 pts
140	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	57.4	+0.5 pts
141	Riverside, CA	57.3	-0.1 pts
142	Manteca, CA	57.3	0 pts
143	Ukiah, CA	57.2	+0.5 pts
144	Richmond, CA	57.2	-1.8 pts
145	Vacaville, CA	57.2	+3.2 pts
146	Jurupa Valley, CA	57.1	-0.1 pts
147	Claremont, CA	57	-1.9 pts
147	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	57	-0.6 pts
149	Hercules, CA	57	+1 pts
150	Hollister, CA	57	+2.6 pts
150	Murrieta, CA	57	-0.6 pts
152	American Canyon, CA	56.9	-1.4 pts
153	Rohnert Park, CA	56.9	-1.2 pts
154	Thousand Oaks, CA	56.8	0 pts
155	Aliso Viejo, CA	56.8	-0.2 pts
156	Huntington Park, CA	56.7	+1 pts
156	Lawndale, CA	56.7	-1.6 pts
158	Truckee, CA	56.7	-2.1 pts
159	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	56.7	-0.5 pts
160	Parlier, CA	56.7	-2.7 pts
161	Watsonville, CA	56.7	0 pts
162	Carlsbad, CA	56.5	+3.2 pts
163	Indio, CA	56.5	-1.8 pts
164	Tulare, CA	56.2	+1.6 pts
165	Benicia, CA	56	-5.2 pts
166	Modesto, CA	56	+0.5 pts
167	Fortuna, CA	56	+1 pts
167	Long Beach, CA	56	+0.6 pts
169	Arcadia, CA	56	-1.9 pts
170	Galt, CA	55.9	+1.7 pts
171	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	55.9	+5.3 pts
172	Grand Terrace, CA	55.9	+13.5 pts
173	Porterville, CA	55.8	+0.9 pts
174	San Pablo, CA	55.8	-2.6 pts
175	Daly City, CA	55.8	-0.3 pts
176	Moorpark, CA	55.6	-0.8 pts
177	West Covina, CA	55.6	+1.4 pts
178	Lakewood, CA	55.5	+2.3 pts
179	Temecula, CA	55.5	+0.4 pts
180	Larkspur, CA	55.5	+2.7 pts
181	Upland, CA	55.4	+0.3 pts
182	Roseville, CA	55.4	+2 pts
183	Chowchilla, CA	55.4	+13.3 pts
183	Soledad, CA	55.4	-1.8 pts
185	Santa Barbara, CA	55.3	-0.3 pts
186	Adelanto, CA	55.2	+3.4 pts
187	Wildomar, CA	55.2	-0.2 pts
188	Duarte, CA	55.1	-1 pts
189	Madera, CA	55.1	+1.6 pts
189	Poway, CA	55.1	+2 pts
191	Windsor, CA	55.1	+0.3 pts
192	Gardena, CA	55.1	+0.3 pts
193	Sacramento, CA	54.9	+1.1 pts
194	South Gate, CA	54.7	-1 pts
195	Stockton, CA	54.7	-0.8 pts
196	La Verne, CA	54.6	+4.4 pts
197	Maywood, CA	54.6	-2 pts
198	Yuba City, CA	54.5	+2.4 pts
199	Monterey, CA	54.5	+0.5 pts
200	Bakersfield, CA	54.5	+0.7 pts
201	Dana Point, CA	54.4	0 pts
202	San Diego, CA	54.4	+0.2 pts
203	Beverly Hills, CA	54.4	-1.8 pts
204	Salinas, CA	54.3	+0.5 pts
204	Santa Ana, CA	54.3	-0.6 pts
206	Berkeley, CA	54.3	-0.6 pts
207	Santa Cruz, CA	54.3	-1 pts
208	Dinuba, CA	54.2	+0.9 pts
209	San Leandro, CA	54.1	+1.8 pts
210	Hayward, CA	54.1	+0.4 pts
211	Farmersville, CA	54.1	-2.5 pts
212	Livermore, CA	54	+0.5 pts
212	San Anselmo, CA	54	-0.8 pts
214	Pacifica, CA	54	+4.3 pts
215	Red Bluff, CA	53.9	+1.6 pts
215	Seal Beach, CA	53.9	+1.7 pts
217	Corcoran, CA	53.9	+3.3 pts
218	Solana Beach, CA	53.8	-11.8 pts
219	Oroville, CA	53.8	-0.7 pts
220	Barstow, CA	53.8	+4.5 pts
221	Turlock, CA	53.8	-0.6 pts
222	La Puente, CA	53.7	-1.9 pts
223	Merced, CA	53.7	+2.4 pts
224	Alhambra, CA	53.6	-0.1 pts
225	Napa, CA	53.6	-0.6 pts
225	San Clemente, CA	53.6	+1.8 pts
227	Brea, CA	53.6	+1.1 pts
228	South Lake Tahoe, CA	53.5	-1.1 pts
229	Marina, CA	53.4	+0.6 pts
230	Avenal, CA	53.4	+4.2 pts
231	Santa Rosa, CA	53.4	-0.5 pts
232	Lindsay, CA	53.3	-6.2 pts
233	Glendora, CA	53.2	-1 pts
233	Reedley, CA	53.2	-0.1 pts
235	Marysville, CA	53.2	-0.2 pts
236	Delano, CA	53.1	+0.7 pts
237	Temple City, CA	53.1	-6.8 pts
238	Coachella, CA	53.1	-5.4 pts
239	Orange, CA	53	+0.9 pts
240	Ripon, CA	52.9	+1.6 pts
241	Atwater, CA	52.8	+5.5 pts
242	Yucaipa, CA	52.7	+3.4 pts
243	Elk Grove, CA	52.7	-4.5 pts
244	Covina, CA	52.6	-2.6 pts
245	Costa Mesa, CA	52.6	+1.4 pts
246	Newman, CA	52.6	-0.6 pts
247	Canyon Lake, CA	52.6	+6.2 pts
248	Los Banos, CA	52.6	+2.5 pts
249	Oakdale, CA	52.6	0 pts
250	Morgan Hill, CA	52.5	+1.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/california-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/california-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/california-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Piedmont, CA, with 10.2% in 2023.

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