US Census Data

Highest median gross rent in California

California counties and cities ranked by median gross rent.

This page ranks the counties and cities of California by median gross rent — which have the highest rents, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, San Mateo County leads at $2,893.

Among cities & places, Acalanes Ridge leads at $3,501.

Counties

#NameMedian gross rent
1San Mateo County$2,893
2Santa Clara County$2,814
3Marin County$2,584
4San Francisco County$2,419
5Orange County$2,352
6Contra Costa County$2,322
7Alameda County$2,318
8Ventura County$2,248
9Santa Cruz County$2,172
10San Diego County$2,154
11Napa County$2,141
12Sonoma County$2,093
13Solano County$2,088
14Santa Barbara County$2,050
15Monterey County$1,995
16Placer County$1,991
17San Benito County$1,922
18San Luis Obispo County$1,899
19Los Angeles County$1,893
20Riverside County$1,814
21Yolo County$1,757
22San Bernardino County$1,706
23Sacramento County$1,702
24Nevada County$1,635
25San Joaquin County$1,633
26El Dorado County$1,626
27Calaveras County$1,615
28Mono County$1,593
29Stanislaus County$1,528
30Amador County$1,380
31Butte County$1,369
32Sutter County$1,364
33Mendocino County$1,325
34Madera County$1,307
35Fresno County$1,300
36Lake County$1,292
37Merced County$1,284
38Mariposa County$1,268
39Shasta County$1,267
40Humboldt County$1,249
41Tuolumne County$1,247
42Kings County$1,228
43Kern County$1,220
44Yuba County$1,209
45Tulare County$1,206
46Del Norte County$1,182
47Sierra County$1,181
48Tehama County$1,159
49Inyo County$1,140
50Colusa County$1,139
51Glenn County$1,103
52Lassen County$1,043
53Siskiyou County$1,043
54Plumas County$1,034
55Imperial County$1,012
56Trinity County$922
57Modoc County$818

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameMedian gross rent
1Acalanes Ridge$3,501
2Alamo$3,501
3Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley$3,501
4Atherton$3,501
5Belvedere$3,501
6Black Point-Green Point$3,501
7Blackhawk$3,501
8Bradbury$3,501
9Broadmoor$3,501
10Cambrian Park$3,501
11Camp Pendleton Mainside$3,501
12Clayton$3,501
13Coto de Caza$3,501
14Cupertino$3,501
15Danville$3,501
16Del Monte Forest$3,501
17Diablo Grande$3,501
18Emerald Lake Hills$3,501
19Foster City$3,501
20Harmony Grove$3,501
21Hidden Hills$3,501
22Highlands$3,501
23Hillsborough$3,501
24Jamul$3,501
25Kensington$3,501
26La Selva Beach$3,501
27Los Altos Hills$3,501
28Los Altos$3,501
29Loyola$3,501
30Lucas Valley-Marinwood$3,501
31Malibu$3,501
32Marina del Rey$3,501
33Mission Canyon$3,501
34Montecito$3,501
35Piedmont$3,501
36Portola Valley$3,501
37Rancho Palos Verdes$3,501
38Rancho Santa Fe$3,501
39Reliez Valley$3,501
40Rolling Hills Estates$3,501
41Rolling Hills$3,501
42Rossmoor$3,501
43San Marino$3,501
44Saratoga$3,501
45Silverado Resort$3,501
46Sleepy Hollow$3,501
47Sunol$3,501
48Tiburon$3,501
49Topanga$3,501
50Westlake Village$3,501
51Woodside$3,501
52Manhattan Beach$3,492
53Corte Madera$3,468
54Ross$3,429
55Sausalito$3,408
56Agua Dulce$3,406
57Millbrae$3,401
58Del Mar$3,377
59Rancho Mission Viejo$3,342
60Rancho Murieta$3,333
61Ladera Ranch$3,331
62Palos Verdes Estates$3,331
63Palo Alto$3,328
64Descanso$3,318
65Mill Valley$3,313
66Ridgemark$3,255
67Coronado$3,250
68East Foothills$3,247
69Mountain House$3,232
70West Menlo Park$3,214
71Blacklake$3,203
72Lagunitas-Forest Knolls$3,200
73Carnelian Bay$3,193
74Harbison Canyon$3,185
75Dublin$3,174
76Rio del Mar$3,172
77Del Rey Oaks$3,162
78Menlo Park$3,156
79Oak Park$3,150
80Newport Beach$3,146
81Fruitdale$3,122
82Walnut$3,120
83Moraga$3,119
84Milpitas$3,112
85Agoura Hills$3,094
86Ladera Heights$3,089
87Allendale$3,086
88Pacifica$3,080
89San Mateo$3,079
90Calabasas$3,070
91Temelec$3,070
92Eastvale$3,065
93Sunnyvale$3,065
94Solana Beach$3,022
95Pleasanton$3,017
96French Valley$3,016
97Hercules$3,003
98Tamalpais-Homestead Valley$2,990
99Santa Clara$2,985
100Mountain View$2,975

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