Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in California
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
California ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modoc County | $818 | $1,699 | $212,000 |
| 2 | Trinity County | $922 | $2,466 | $329,000 |
| 3 | Imperial County | $1,012 | $2,201 | $279,500 |
| 4 | Plumas County | $1,034 | $2,505 | $327,400 |
| 5 | Lassen County | $1,043 | $2,035 | $259,500 |
| 6 | Siskiyou County | $1,043 | $2,194 | $284,500 |
| 7 | Glenn County | $1,103 | $2,561 | $338,400 |
| 8 | Colusa County | $1,139 | $2,817 | $375,100 |
| 9 | Inyo County | $1,140 | $2,577 | $338,400 |
| 10 | Tehama County | $1,159 | $2,400 | $315,600 |
| 11 | Sierra County | $1,181 | $2,567 | $334,100 |
| 12 | Del Norte County | $1,182 | $2,415 | $319,600 |
| 13 | Tulare County | $1,206 | $2,338 | $303,000 |
| 14 | Yuba County | $1,209 | $2,880 | $380,000 |
| 15 | Kern County | $1,220 | $2,438 | $310,600 |
| 16 | Kings County | $1,228 | $2,363 | $305,700 |
| 17 | Tuolumne County | $1,247 | $3,035 | $406,200 |
| 18 | Humboldt County | $1,249 | $3,114 | $418,800 |
| 19 | Shasta County | $1,267 | $2,637 | $347,200 |
| 20 | Mariposa County | $1,268 | $2,705 | $358,000 |
| 21 | Merced County | $1,284 | $2,775 | $368,400 |
| 22 | Lake County | $1,292 | $2,433 | $316,800 |
| 23 | Fresno County | $1,300 | $2,757 | $362,600 |
| 24 | Madera County | $1,307 | $2,778 | $367,700 |
| 25 | Mendocino County | $1,325 | $3,593 | $486,000 |
| 26 | Sutter County | $1,364 | $3,023 | $399,400 |
| 27 | Butte County | $1,369 | $3,058 | $408,700 |
| 28 | Amador County | $1,380 | $3,157 | $422,800 |
| 29 | Stanislaus County | $1,528 | $3,188 | $426,600 |
| 30 | Mono County | $1,593 | $3,819 | $514,300 |
| 31 | Calaveras County | $1,615 | $3,295 | $441,800 |
| 32 | El Dorado County | $1,626 | $4,665 | $640,500 |
| 33 | San Joaquin County | $1,633 | $3,681 | $494,500 |
| 34 | Nevada County | $1,635 | $4,423 | $602,800 |
| 35 | Sacramento County | $1,702 | $3,707 | $498,900 |
| 36 | San Bernardino County | $1,706 | $3,521 | $475,000 |
| 37 | Yolo County | $1,757 | $4,374 | $593,800 |
| 38 | Riverside County | $1,814 | $3,815 | $510,300 |
| 39 | Los Angeles County | $1,893 | $5,646 | $783,300 |
| 40 | San Luis Obispo County | $1,899 | $5,610 | $777,200 |
| 41 | San Benito County | $1,922 | $5,498 | $751,500 |
| 42 | Placer County | $1,991 | $4,872 | $658,800 |
| 43 | Monterey County | $1,995 | $5,210 | $723,100 |
| 44 | Santa Barbara County | $2,050 | $5,298 | $735,700 |
| 45 | Solano County | $2,088 | $4,335 | $589,600 |
| 46 | Sonoma County | $2,093 | $5,631 | $779,000 |
| 47 | Napa County | $2,141 | $6,031 | $838,800 |
| 48 | San Diego County | $2,154 | $5,707 | $791,600 |
| 49 | Santa Cruz County | $2,172 | $7,185 | $1,015,200 |
| 50 | Ventura County | $2,248 | $5,542 | $768,400 |
| 51 | Alameda County | $2,318 | $7,599 | $1,057,400 |
| 52 | Contra Costa County | $2,322 | $6,069 | $830,800 |
| 53 | Orange County | $2,352 | $6,537 | $915,500 |
| 54 | San Francisco County | $2,419 | $9,756 | $1,380,500 |
| 55 | Marin County | $2,584 | $9,864 | $1,390,000 |
| 56 | Santa Clara County | $2,814 | $9,799 | $1,382,800 |
| 57 | San Mateo County | $2,893 | $10,456 | $1,494,500 |
| 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
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in California