Rent prices in California, city by city
As of October 17, 2026, 229,929 rentals are listed across 408 California cities we track. Statewide median asking rent: studio about $1,549, 1-bedroom about $2,000, 2-bedroom about $2,800, 3+ bedroom about $4,200.
The most expensive 5 cities for a 1-bedroom: Malibu ($6,495), Del Mar ($6,000), Coronado ($5,000), San Francisco ($4,225), Laguna Beach ($3,995). The least expensive: Bakersfield ($1,050), Eureka ($1,100), Merced ($1,100), Redding ($1,138), Fresno ($1,150). Cheapest and most expensive places to rent in California
229,929 listings across 408 cities with at least 50 rentals listed. Medians use listings with a single price and bedroom count; fewer than 20 and the figure is left out. Statewide figures are estimated from city medians weighted by listing count. Updated . How we calculate
| City | Listings | 1 bed | 2 beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 36,511 | $2,000 | $2,850 |
| San Diego | 12,909 | $2,200 | $2,995 |
| San Francisco | 11,501 | $4,225 | $6,200 |
| Long Beach | 6,588 | $1,850 | $2,395 |
| Oakland | 6,500 | $1,895 | $2,572 |
| San Jose | 4,514 | $2,300 | $3,000 |
| Sacramento | 4,200 | $1,400 | $1,825 |
| Glendale | 4,104 | $1,950 | $2,800 |
| Santa Monica | 3,202 | $2,995 | $4,172 |
| North Hollywood | 2,818 | $1,950 | $2,725 |
| Fresno | 2,638 | $1,150 | $1,450 |
| Bakersfield | 2,367 | $1,050 | $1,395 |
| Berkeley | 2,337 | $2,300 | $2,998 |
| Anaheim | 2,174 | $2,000 | $2,645 |
| Inglewood | 2,128 | $1,900 | $2,450 |
| Van Nuys | 2,093 | $1,813 | $2,418 |
| Pasadena | 2,007 | $2,195 | $2,950 |
| Huntington Beach | 1,872 | $2,395 | $2,995 |
| Burbank | 1,627 | $2,095 | $2,850 |
| Santa Rosa | 1,550 | $1,875 | $2,350 |
| West Hollywood | 1,431 | $2,600 | $4,800 |
| Stockton | 1,412 | $1,299 | $1,700 |
| Hawthorne | 1,399 | $1,795 | $2,500 |
| Hayward | 1,278 | $1,925 | $2,600 |
| Sunnyvale | 1,269 | $2,560 | $3,480 |
| Santa Ana | 1,267 | $2,095 | $2,800 |
| Redwood City | 1,265 | $2,795 | $4,085 |
| Beverly Hills | 1,233 | $2,999 | $4,595 |
| Riverside | 1,152 | $1,700 | $2,300 |
| Santa Clara | 1,135 | $2,850 | $3,390 |
| San Bernardino | 1,134 | $1,500 | $1,850 |
| Alhambra | 1,107 | $1,950 | $2,595 |
| Sherman Oaks | 1,106 | $2,095 | $2,850 |
| Oceanside | 1,105 | $2,300 | $3,000 |
| El Cajon | 1,028 | $1,750 | $2,295 |
| San Mateo | 1,018 | $2,725 | $4,270 |
| Chula Vista | 1,017 | $1,900 | $2,900 |
| Costa Mesa | 1,016 | $2,395 | $3,425 |
| Whittier | 939 | $1,967 | $2,500 |
| Apple Valley | 933 | — | $1,500 |
| Modesto | 924 | $1,395 | $1,750 |
| Torrance | 912 | $2,155 | $2,826 |
| San Pedro | 894 | $1,872 | $2,600 |
| Garden Grove | 879 | $1,995 | $2,695 |
| Oxnard | 852 | $1,950 | $2,795 |
| Santa Barbara | 851 | $3,000 | $4,330 |
| Ventura | 840 | $2,250 | $2,885 |
| Alameda | 830 | $2,295 | $2,675 |
| Richmond | 823 | — | $2,338 |
| Chico | 803 | $1,235 | $1,450 |
| Ontario | 802 | $1,712 | $2,400 |
| Redondo Beach | 794 | $2,598 | $3,495 |
| Mountain View | 793 | $2,995 | $3,995 |
| Fullerton | 790 | $2,100 | $2,750 |
| Palm Springs | 789 | $1,650 | $2,985 |
| Palm Desert | 757 | — | $3,850 |
| Orange | 745 | $2,200 | $3,195 |
| Downey | 727 | $1,935 | $2,495 |
| La Mesa | 701 | $1,925 | $2,695 |
| Venice | 698 | $2,850 | $5,395 |
| San Leandro | 691 | $1,870 | $2,495 |
| Huntington Park | 688 | $1,762 | — |
| Irvine | 680 | $2,550 | $3,900 |
| Gardena | 669 | $1,850 | $2,399 |
| Lancaster | 641 | $1,600 | $1,999 |
| Merced | 638 | $1,100 | $1,387 |
| Escondido | 636 | $1,988 | $2,600 |
| Carlsbad | 633 | $2,650 | $3,950 |
| Bellflower | 625 | $1,900 | $2,450 |
| Fremont | 614 | $2,362 | $3,050 |
| Concord | 611 | $1,900 | $2,400 |
| Vallejo | 610 | $1,550 | $2,100 |
| Salinas | 606 | $1,925 | $2,575 |
| Redding | 603 | $1,138 | $1,395 |
| Imperial Beach | 578 | $2,150 | $2,825 |
| El Monte | 575 | — | $2,175 |
| La Quinta | 575 | — | $4,400 |
| Valley Village | 567 | $2,150 | $2,690 |
| Davis | 549 | $1,700 | $2,100 |
| Newport Beach | 539 | $2,975 | $5,175 |
| San Rafael | 534 | $2,400 | $3,422 |
| Vista | 531 | $2,195 | $2,645 |
| Menlo Park | 526 | — | — |
| Canoga Park | 520 | $1,700 | $2,489 |
| Palo Alto | 520 | $3,495 | — |
| Corona | 519 | $1,200 | $2,495 |
| Santa Cruz | 518 | $2,400 | $3,450 |
| Culver City | 514 | $2,498 | $3,300 |
| Arcadia | 510 | $2,000 | $2,700 |
| Fontana | 508 | $1,750 | $2,025 |
| Burlingame | 507 | — | — |
| Daly City | 501 | — | — |
| Pomona | 497 | — | $2,350 |
| Studio City | 496 | $2,495 | $3,195 |
| Visalia | 492 | $1,212 | $1,500 |
| Palmdale | 490 | $1,484 | $1,799 |
| San Luis Obispo | 474 | $2,100 | $2,900 |
| South San Francisco | 473 | — | — |
| Roseville | 466 | $1,600 | $2,072 |
| National City | 464 | $1,850 | $2,500 |
| La Jolla | 463 | $3,510 | $6,500 |
| Antioch | 460 | $1,750 | $2,172 |
| Upland | 455 | $1,750 | $2,325 |
| El Segundo | 448 | — | $3,000 |
| Clovis | 444 | — | $1,600 |
| Walnut Creek | 443 | $2,285 | $2,972 |
| Westminster | 441 | — | $2,550 |
| South Pasadena | 441 | $2,322 | $2,795 |
| Moreno Valley | 439 | $1,785 | $2,045 |
| Buena Park | 434 | $1,975 | $2,495 |
| South Gate | 431 | $1,780 | $2,500 |
| San Gabriel | 429 | — | $2,450 |
| Laguna Beach | 412 | $3,995 | $6,875 |
| Turlock | 412 | — | $1,750 |
| San Clemente | 411 | — | $4,950 |
| Reseda | 404 | $1,950 | $2,595 |
| Victorville | 404 | — | $1,550 |
| Hemet | 403 | $1,450 | $1,800 |
| Northridge | 401 | $1,895 | $2,692 |
| Panorama City | 384 | $1,798 | $2,450 |
| Bell | 383 | — | — |
| Campbell | 382 | — | — |
| Indio | 381 | — | $3,900 |
| Coronado | 376 | $5,000 | $6,500 |
| Monrovia | 376 | — | $2,598 |
| Covina | 374 | — | $2,370 |
| Compton | 372 | $1,800 | $2,600 |
| Napa | 370 | $1,975 | $2,750 |
| Lodi | 361 | — | $1,695 |
| Hesperia | 359 | — | $1,825 |
| Woodland Hills | 356 | $2,395 | $3,200 |
| Malibu | 351 | $6,495 | $6,500 |
| Montebello | 345 | $1,850 | $2,422 |
| Monterey Park | 340 | — | $2,400 |
| South Lake Tahoe | 339 | $1,650 | $2,450 |
| Encinitas | 336 | — | $5,000 |
| Cathedral City | 332 | $1,727 | $3,495 |
| Spring Valley | 331 | — | $2,295 |
| Dana Point | 330 | — | $5,025 |
| Redlands | 330 | — | $2,250 |
| Barstow | 324 | — | $1,325 |
| Goleta | 322 | — | $4,510 |
| Bell Gardens | 319 | $1,800 | $2,450 |
| Livermore | 317 | $2,175 | $2,698 |
| Murrieta | 316 | — | $2,398 |
| Tujunga | 314 | $1,850 | $2,599 |
| Santa Maria | 311 | $1,872 | $2,300 |
| Fairfield | 308 | — | $1,900 |
| Manteca | 305 | — | $1,938 |
| Monterey | 299 | $2,155 | $3,050 |
| San Bruno | 296 | — | — |
| La Habra | 293 | $1,995 | — |
| Lynwood | 292 | — | — |
| Elk Grove | 292 | — | $2,422 |
| Castro Valley | 290 | — | — |
| Los Alamitos | 285 | — | — |
| Pittsburg | 284 | $1,795 | $2,300 |
| West Sacramento | 283 | $1,434 | $2,175 |
| Tustin | 282 | $2,150 | $3,050 |
| Temecula | 279 | — | $2,398 |
| Desert Hot Springs | 278 | $1,495 | $1,750 |
| Lake Elsinore | 277 | $1,585 | $2,195 |
| Wilmington | 275 | — | — |
| Tracy | 275 | $1,600 | $2,225 |
| Vacaville | 273 | — | $2,200 |
| San Pablo | 272 | — | $2,250 |
| Rialto | 264 | — | — |
| Rancho Cordova | 262 | $1,350 | $1,650 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 260 | — | $2,500 |
| North Hills | 259 | — | $2,500 |
| Twentynine Palms | 255 | $1,298 | $1,350 |
| Los Gatos | 253 | — | — |
| Encino | 252 | $1,950 | $2,750 |
| Paramount | 249 | — | $2,495 |
| Norwalk | 248 | $1,925 | $2,450 |
| Mill Valley | 248 | — | $4,075 |
| Rancho Mirage | 246 | — | $4,500 |
| Lompoc | 245 | $1,750 | $2,000 |
| Petaluma | 242 | — | — |
| Folsom | 242 | — | $2,200 |
| El Cerrito | 241 | — | — |
| Martinez | 240 | — | — |
| Yuba City | 238 | — | $1,550 |
| Hanford | 238 | $1,275 | $1,400 |
| Montclair | 237 | — | — |
| Hermosa Beach | 236 | — | — |
| Carmichael | 232 | — | $1,795 |
| San Carlos | 231 | — | — |
| Simi Valley | 228 | — | $2,800 |
| Marina del Rey | 227 | — | $6,495 |
| Gilroy | 227 | — | — |
| Manhattan Beach | 222 | — | $6,000 |
| Pleasanton | 222 | — | $2,990 |
| Rohnert Park | 220 | — | — |
| Lawndale | 216 | — | — |
| Thousand Oaks | 216 | — | $3,000 |
| Tarzana | 216 | $1,975 | $2,500 |
| Milpitas | 215 | — | — |
| Madera | 214 | — | $1,648 |
| Fallbrook | 213 | $2,100 | $2,450 |
| Citrus Heights | 213 | — | $1,950 |
| Santa Paula | 211 | — | $2,300 |
| Ridgecrest | 207 | — | $1,125 |
| Cupertino | 207 | — | — |
| Lemon Grove | 206 | $1,820 | $2,475 |
| Sylmar | 204 | $1,912 | $2,575 |
| San Marcos | 200 | — | $2,938 |
| Menifee | 196 | — | — |
| Woodland | 193 | — | $1,850 |
| Emeryville | 192 | — | — |
| Millbrae | 191 | — | — |
| Dublin | 190 | — | $3,300 |
| Novato | 190 | — | $2,995 |
| Lafayette | 189 | — | — |
| Rosemead | 188 | — | — |
| Sonoma | 187 | — | $2,800 |
| Atwater | 187 | — | — |
| Lake Forest | 185 | — | $3,000 |
| San Ramon | 185 | — | $3,052 |
| Azusa | 182 | — | $2,400 |
| Santa Clarita | 180 | — | $2,750 |
| Yucca Valley | 180 | — | $1,500 |
| Sun Valley | 179 | — | — |
| Pacifica | 179 | — | — |
| Lomita | 177 | — | $2,750 |
| Maywood | 177 | — | — |
| Sausalito | 172 | — | — |
| Playa del Rey | 171 | — | $3,750 |
| San Fernando | 171 | $1,900 | — |
| Watsonville | 171 | — | — |
| Auburn | 170 | $1,625 | $2,000 |
| Tulare | 170 | — | $1,450 |
| Granada Hills | 169 | — | $2,848 |
| Glendora | 169 | — | — |
| Seal Beach | 168 | — | — |
| Belmont | 168 | — | — |
| Montrose | 165 | — | — |
| Lakeside | 162 | — | $2,248 |
| Harbor City | 161 | — | — |
| West Covina | 159 | — | — |
| Adelanto | 157 | — | — |
| Albany | 157 | — | — |
| Hollister | 155 | — | $2,200 |
| Del Mar | 154 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Camarillo | 154 | — | — |
| Chino | 153 | — | — |
| Yucaipa | 153 | — | — |
| Porterville | 153 | — | $1,325 |
| Lakewood | 152 | — | — |
| Temple City | 152 | — | — |
| Cudahy | 151 | — | — |
| Rocklin | 150 | — | — |
| Newark | 149 | — | — |
| Pacific Palisades | 147 | — | — |
| Big Bear Lake | 147 | — | $1,950 |
| Eureka | 145 | $1,100 | $1,500 |
| Brentwood | 143 | — | — |
| Arcata | 142 | $1,195 | $1,498 |
| Baldwin Park | 141 | — | — |
| Loma Linda | 141 | — | $2,250 |
| Morgan Hill | 138 | — | — |
| Marysville | 136 | — | $1,438 |
| Mission Viejo | 134 | — | $3,700 |
| Paso Robles | 134 | — | $2,400 |
| Santee | 133 | — | — |
| Placentia | 131 | — | — |
| Cypress | 129 | — | — |
| Colton | 128 | — | — |
| La Puente | 126 | — | — |
| Beaumont | 125 | — | — |
| Port Hueneme | 125 | — | $2,600 |
| Healdsburg | 125 | — | — |
| Valencia | 124 | — | $3,000 |
| Highland | 124 | — | — |
| Stanton | 122 | — | — |
| Benicia | 121 | — | — |
| San Jacinto | 120 | — | $1,675 |
| Seaside | 120 | — | — |
| Solana Beach | 118 | — | $6,722 |
| Laguna Niguel | 118 | — | $3,650 |
| Winnetka | 118 | — | — |
| Lincoln | 118 | — | — |
| Ukiah | 116 | — | $1,550 |
| Carson | 115 | — | — |
| Chatsworth | 115 | — | — |
| Oroville | 115 | — | $1,395 |
| Los Banos | 114 | — | — |
| Winchester | 113 | — | — |
| Altadena | 113 | — | — |
| Ceres | 113 | — | — |
| Corona Del Mar | 112 | — | — |
| Atascadero | 112 | $2,125 | $2,200 |
| West Hills | 112 | $2,150 | — |
| San Anselmo | 112 | — | — |
| Brea | 111 | — | — |
| Calabasas | 111 | — | — |
| Lemoore | 111 | — | — |
| San Ysidro | 110 | — | — |
| Claremont | 110 | — | — |
| Tehachapi | 110 | — | $1,475 |
| Pacific Grove | 110 | — | $2,950 |
| Pacoima | 109 | — | — |
| Jurupa Valley | 106 | $1,088 | — |
| Perris | 105 | — | — |
| Red Bluff | 105 | — | $1,472 |
| Sierra Madre | 104 | — | $2,750 |
| California City | 103 | — | $1,349 |
| Marina | 103 | — | — |
| Indian Wells | 101 | — | — |
| Lathrop | 101 | $1,349 | — |
| Laguna Woods | 100 | — | $3,000 |
| Danville | 100 | — | — |
| Sebastopol | 100 | — | — |
| Pico Rivera | 98 | — | — |
| Sunland | 98 | — | — |
| Oakdale | 98 | — | $1,550 |
| Grass Valley | 97 | — | — |
| Poway | 96 | — | — |
| Ojai | 96 | — | — |
| Big Bear City | 93 | — | $1,850 |
| Union City | 93 | — | — |
| Pleasant Hill | 92 | — | — |
| Joshua Tree | 90 | — | $1,950 |
| Banning | 89 | — | — |
| Placerville | 89 | — | $2,100 |
| Blythe | 88 | — | — |
| Mammoth Lakes | 87 | — | — |
| Canyon Country | 86 | — | — |
| El Centro | 86 | — | — |
| Carpinteria | 85 | — | — |
| Toluca Lake | 85 | — | — |
| McKinleyville | 84 | — | $1,400 |
| East Palo Alto | 82 | — | — |
| San Lorenzo | 82 | — | — |
| El Sobrante | 81 | — | — |
| South El Monte | 80 | — | — |
| Signal Hill | 79 | — | — |
| Chino Hills | 79 | — | — |
| Pismo Beach | 79 | — | $3,200 |
| Fair Oaks | 79 | — | — |
| Oakley | 78 | — | — |
| East Los Angeles | 77 | — | — |
| Ramona | 77 | — | — |
| Dinuba | 77 | — | — |
| Yorba Linda | 76 | — | — |
| La Crescenta | 76 | — | — |
| Fillmore | 75 | — | — |
| Reedley | 75 | — | — |
| Mountain House | 73 | — | — |
| Anderson | 73 | — | — |
| La Mirada | 71 | — | — |
| Bermuda Dunes | 71 | — | $2,395 |
| Los Altos | 71 | — | — |
| Rosamond | 70 | — | — |
| Capitola | 70 | — | — |
| Aptos | 70 | — | — |
| Midway City | 69 | — | — |
| La Verne | 68 | — | — |
| Half Moon Bay | 68 | — | — |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 67 | — | — |
| Fairfax | 67 | — | — |
| Grover Beach | 66 | — | — |
| Dixon | 66 | — | — |
| Porter Ranch | 65 | — | — |
| Aliso Viejo | 63 | — | — |
| Arroyo Grande | 63 | — | — |
| Foster City | 63 | — | — |
| North Highlands | 63 | — | — |
| Playa Vista | 62 | — | $5,062 |
| San Juan Capistrano | 62 | — | — |
| Fountain Valley | 62 | — | — |
| Wildomar | 62 | — | — |
| Cloverdale | 62 | — | — |
| Cotati | 62 | — | — |
| Cameron Park | 62 | — | — |
| El Dorado Hills | 62 | — | — |
| Sonora | 62 | — | — |
| Patterson | 61 | — | — |
| Windsor | 61 | — | — |
| Brawley | 60 | — | — |
| Truckee | 60 | — | — |
| San Dimas | 59 | — | — |
| Artesia | 58 | — | — |
| Agoura Hills | 58 | — | — |
| Newhall | 57 | — | — |
| Lake Arrowhead | 57 | — | — |
| Clearlake | 57 | — | — |
| Guerneville | 56 | — | — |
| Orangevale | 56 | — | — |
| Olivehurst | 56 | — | — |
| Calistoga | 55 | — | — |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | 54 | — | $3,100 |
| Westlake Village | 54 | — | — |
| Duarte | 54 | — | — |
| Greenbrae | 54 | — | — |
| Paradise | 54 | — | — |
| Selma | 54 | — | — |
| Morro Bay | 53 | — | — |
| Coachella | 53 | — | — |
| Mission Hills | 52 | — | — |
| Corte Madera | 52 | — | — |
| Galt | 52 | — | — |
| Coalinga | 52 | — | — |
| Ripon | 51 | — | — |
| Suisun City | 51 | — | — |
| Chowchilla | 51 | — | — |
| Pinole | 50 | — | — |
| Sanger | 50 | — | — |