U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 five-year estimates
California counties: highest median gross rents | ACS 2024
Rank 56 California counties by available median gross rent estimates, highest to lowest; ACS 2024 five-year data.
Ranked observations
2 counties excluded for unavailable median gross rent; ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.
| Rank | County | GEOID | Median gross rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Mateo County, California | 06081 | $2,922 (±$40 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, California | 06085 | $2,857 (±$19 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 3 | Marin County, California | 06041 | $2,668 (±$83 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 4 | San Francisco County, California | 06075 | $2,476 (±$30 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 5 | Orange County, California | 06059 | $2,434 (±$13 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 6 | Contra Costa County, California | 06013 | $2,375 (±$22 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 7 | Alameda County, California | 06001 | $2,357 (±$16 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 8 | Ventura County, California | 06111 | $2,317 (±$25 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 9 | Santa Cruz County, California | 06087 | $2,264 (±$51 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 10 | San Diego County, California | 06073 | $2,246 (±$11 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 11 | Napa County, California | 06055 | $2,237 (±$56 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 12 | Solano County, California | 06095 | $2,163 (±$31 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 13 | Sonoma County, California | 06097 | $2,158 (±$30 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 14 | Santa Barbara County, California | 06083 | $2,131 (±$35 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 15 | Placer County, California | 06061 | $2,069 (±$44 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 16 | Monterey County, California | 06053 | $2,055 (±$32 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 17 | San Benito County, California | 06069 | $1,992 (±$113 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 18 | San Luis Obispo County, California | 06079 | $1,992 (±$45 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 19 | Los Angeles County, California | 06037 | $1,954 (±$6 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 20 | Riverside County, California | 06065 | $1,901 (±$17 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 21 | Yolo County, California | 06113 | $1,857 (±$42 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 22 | San Bernardino County, California | 06071 | $1,801 (±$15 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 23 | Sacramento County, California | 06067 | $1,790 (±$12 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 24 | San Joaquin County, California | 06077 | $1,734 (±$23 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 25 | El Dorado County, California | 06017 | $1,715 (±$65 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 26 | Nevada County, California | 06057 | $1,677 (±$96 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 27 | Mono County, California | 06051 | $1,629 (±$211 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 28 | Calaveras County, California | 06009 | $1,625 (±$146 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 29 | Stanislaus County, California | 06099 | $1,623 (±$24 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 30 | Sutter County, California | 06101 | $1,439 (±$44 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 31 | Amador County, California | 06005 | $1,421 (±$96 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 32 | Butte County, California | 06007 | $1,414 (±$26 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 33 | Fresno County, California | 06019 | $1,392 (±$16 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 34 | Madera County, California | 06039 | $1,390 (±$42 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 35 | Lake County, California | 06033 | $1,368 (±$81 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 36 | Merced County, California | 06047 | $1,343 (±$27 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 37 | Kings County, California | 06031 | $1,331 (±$49 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 38 | Mendocino County, California | 06045 | $1,317 (±$51 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 39 | Shasta County, California | 06089 | $1,317 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 40 | Yuba County, California | 06115 | $1,311 (±$54 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 41 | Mariposa County, California | 06043 | $1,305 (±$164 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 42 | Tuolumne County, California | 06109 | $1,302 (±$95 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 43 | Kern County, California | 06029 | $1,300 (±$21 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 44 | Humboldt County, California | 06023 | $1,287 (±$52 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 45 | Tulare County, California | 06107 | $1,280 (±$25 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 46 | Del Norte County, California | 06015 | $1,233 (±$64 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 47 | Plumas County, California | 06063 | $1,194 (±$85 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 48 | Inyo County, California | 06027 | $1,189 (±$112 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 49 | Tehama County, California | 06103 | $1,184 (±$71 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 50 | Colusa County, California | 06011 | $1,157 (±$69 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 51 | Glenn County, California | 06021 | $1,120 (±$85 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 52 | Siskiyou County, California | 06093 | $1,091 (±$73 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 53 | Trinity County, California | 06105 | $1,073 (±$210 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 54 | Imperial County, California | 06025 | $1,056 (±$30 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 55 | Lassen County, California | 06035 | $1,000 (±$100 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 56 | Modoc County, California | 06049 | $836 (±$48 ACS 90% MOE) |
Method and provenance
ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated California bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. California county map and full table.