Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in California
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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California ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Mateo County | $2,893 | $10,456 | $1,494,500 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County | $2,814 | $9,799 | $1,382,800 |
| 3 | Marin County | $2,584 | $9,864 | $1,390,000 |
| 4 | San Francisco County | $2,419 | $9,756 | $1,380,500 |
| 5 | Orange County | $2,352 | $6,537 | $915,500 |
| 6 | Contra Costa County | $2,322 | $6,069 | $830,800 |
| 7 | Alameda County | $2,318 | $7,599 | $1,057,400 |
| 8 | Ventura County | $2,248 | $5,542 | $768,400 |
| 9 | Santa Cruz County | $2,172 | $7,185 | $1,015,200 |
| 10 | San Diego County | $2,154 | $5,707 | $791,600 |
| 11 | Napa County | $2,141 | $6,031 | $838,800 |
| 12 | Sonoma County | $2,093 | $5,631 | $779,000 |
| 13 | Solano County | $2,088 | $4,335 | $589,600 |
| 14 | Santa Barbara County | $2,050 | $5,298 | $735,700 |
| 15 | Monterey County | $1,995 | $5,210 | $723,100 |
| 16 | Placer County | $1,991 | $4,872 | $658,800 |
| 17 | San Benito County | $1,922 | $5,498 | $751,500 |
| 18 | San Luis Obispo County | $1,899 | $5,610 | $777,200 |
| 19 | Los Angeles County | $1,893 | $5,646 | $783,300 |
| 20 | Riverside County | $1,814 | $3,815 | $510,300 |
| 21 | Yolo County | $1,757 | $4,374 | $593,800 |
| 22 | San Bernardino County | $1,706 | $3,521 | $475,000 |
| 23 | Sacramento County | $1,702 | $3,707 | $498,900 |
| 24 | Nevada County | $1,635 | $4,423 | $602,800 |
| 25 | San Joaquin County | $1,633 | $3,681 | $494,500 |
| 26 | El Dorado County | $1,626 | $4,665 | $640,500 |
| 27 | Calaveras County | $1,615 | $3,295 | $441,800 |
| 28 | Mono County | $1,593 | $3,819 | $514,300 |
| 29 | Stanislaus County | $1,528 | $3,188 | $426,600 |
| 30 | Amador County | $1,380 | $3,157 | $422,800 |
| 31 | Butte County | $1,369 | $3,058 | $408,700 |
| 32 | Sutter County | $1,364 | $3,023 | $399,400 |
| 33 | Mendocino County | $1,325 | $3,593 | $486,000 |
| 34 | Madera County | $1,307 | $2,778 | $367,700 |
| 35 | Fresno County | $1,300 | $2,757 | $362,600 |
| 36 | Lake County | $1,292 | $2,433 | $316,800 |
| 37 | Merced County | $1,284 | $2,775 | $368,400 |
| 38 | Mariposa County | $1,268 | $2,705 | $358,000 |
| 39 | Shasta County | $1,267 | $2,637 | $347,200 |
| 40 | Humboldt County | $1,249 | $3,114 | $418,800 |
| 41 | Tuolumne County | $1,247 | $3,035 | $406,200 |
| 42 | Kings County | $1,228 | $2,363 | $305,700 |
| 43 | Kern County | $1,220 | $2,438 | $310,600 |
| 44 | Yuba County | $1,209 | $2,880 | $380,000 |
| 45 | Tulare County | $1,206 | $2,338 | $303,000 |
| 46 | Del Norte County | $1,182 | $2,415 | $319,600 |
| 47 | Sierra County | $1,181 | $2,567 | $334,100 |
| 48 | Tehama County | $1,159 | $2,400 | $315,600 |
| 49 | Inyo County | $1,140 | $2,577 | $338,400 |
| 50 | Colusa County | $1,139 | $2,817 | $375,100 |
| 51 | Glenn County | $1,103 | $2,561 | $338,400 |
| 52 | Lassen County | $1,043 | $2,035 | $259,500 |
| 53 | Siskiyou County | $1,043 | $2,194 | $284,500 |
| 54 | Plumas County | $1,034 | $2,505 | $327,400 |
| 55 | Imperial County | $1,012 | $2,201 | $279,500 |
| 56 | Trinity County | $922 | $2,466 | $329,000 |
| 57 | Modoc County | $818 | $1,699 | $212,000 |
| 58 | Alpine County | — | $3,452 | $466,100 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in California