Rent estimate · CA
Rent estimates — every county in California
Median gross rent by county in California, from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024 5-year). Each number is what households actually pay, so it is the demand floor for pricing your own listing — plan on asking close to it to fill a unit fast.
California counties
Median gross rent by county and bedroom count. Select a county for the full breakdown, margin of error, and year-over-year change.
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | Median gross rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, California | $1,746 | $2,046 | $2,552 | $3,051 | $3,501 | $2,357 |
| Amador County, California | $1,218 | n/a | $1,470 | $1,822 | $1,780 | $1,421 |
| Butte County, California | $1,031 | $1,112 | $1,417 | $1,795 | $2,102 | $1,414 |
| Calaveras County, California | $857 | $947 | $1,367 | $2,033 | $1,892 | $1,625 |
| Colusa County, California | $903 | $930 | $1,128 | $1,375 | $1,364 | $1,157 |
| Contra Costa County, California | $2,050 | $1,975 | $2,354 | $2,841 | $3,365 | $2,375 |
| Del Norte County, California | $723 | $1,084 | $1,127 | $1,775 | $1,708 | $1,233 |
| El Dorado County, California | $846 | $1,249 | $1,711 | $2,038 | $2,887 | $1,715 |
| Fresno County, California | $1,132 | $1,094 | $1,337 | $1,705 | $1,934 | $1,392 |
| Glenn County, California | $675 | $759 | $1,124 | $1,340 | $1,842 | $1,120 |
| Humboldt County, California | $973 | $1,001 | $1,334 | $1,888 | $2,152 | $1,287 |
| Imperial County, California | $739 | $770 | $1,037 | $1,294 | $1,661 | $1,056 |
| Inyo County, California | $483 | $1,174 | $1,143 | $1,556 | $2,596 | $1,189 |
| Kern County, California | $1,008 | $946 | $1,197 | $1,560 | $1,947 | $1,300 |
| Kings County, California | $904 | $908 | $1,190 | $1,553 | $1,817 | $1,331 |
| Lake County, California | $1,014 | $860 | $1,351 | $1,622 | $2,490 | $1,368 |
| Lassen County, California | $583 | $687 | $972 | $1,377 | n/a | $1,000 |
| Los Angeles County, California | $1,523 | $1,724 | $2,127 | $2,484 | $2,866 | $1,954 |
| Madera County, California | $1,184 | $898 | $1,199 | $1,561 | $1,912 | $1,390 |
| Marin County, California | $1,892 | $2,145 | $2,794 | $3,501 | $3,501 | $2,668 |
| Mariposa County, California | $687 | $681 | $1,240 | $1,758 | $1,630 | $1,305 |
| Mendocino County, California | $943 | $998 | $1,381 | $1,818 | $1,852 | $1,317 |
| Merced County, California | $1,057 | $1,073 | $1,217 | $1,489 | $1,801 | $1,343 |
| Modoc County, California | $388 | $676 | $856 | $1,017 | n/a | $836 |
| Mono County, California | $923 | $1,372 | $1,795 | $1,685 | $1,996 | $1,629 |
| Monterey County, California | $1,650 | $1,732 | $2,088 | $2,408 | $2,592 | $2,055 |
| Napa County, California | $1,459 | $1,711 | $2,331 | $2,718 | $3,394 | $2,237 |
| Nevada County, California | n/a | $1,152 | $1,648 | $2,317 | $2,669 | $1,677 |
| Orange County, California | $2,100 | $2,115 | $2,460 | $3,107 | $3,501 | $2,434 |
| Placer County, California | $1,813 | $1,606 | $2,025 | $2,490 | $3,068 | $2,069 |
| Plumas County, California | $725 | $835 | $1,179 | $1,373 | $1,838 | $1,194 |
| Riverside County, California | $1,372 | $1,440 | $1,810 | $2,166 | $2,666 | $1,901 |
| Sacramento County, California | $1,446 | $1,492 | $1,783 | $2,119 | $2,396 | $1,790 |
| San Benito County, California | $1,130 | $1,047 | $1,850 | $2,574 | $2,922 | $1,992 |
| San Bernardino County, California | $1,374 | $1,432 | $1,717 | $2,050 | $2,471 | $1,801 |
| San Diego County, California | $1,761 | $1,888 | $2,290 | $2,826 | $3,451 | $2,246 |
| San Francisco County, California | $1,574 | $2,455 | $3,124 | $3,469 | $3,501 | $2,476 |
| San Joaquin County, California | $1,255 | $1,299 | $1,609 | $1,983 | $2,532 | $1,734 |
| San Luis Obispo County, California | $1,409 | $1,452 | $2,052 | $2,492 | $3,073 | $1,992 |
| San Mateo County, California | $2,263 | $2,526 | $3,215 | $3,501 | $3,501 | $2,922 |
| Santa Barbara County, California | $1,708 | $1,838 | $2,150 | $2,516 | $2,954 | $2,131 |
| Santa Clara County, California | $2,205 | $2,487 | $2,950 | $3,501 | $3,501 | $2,857 |
| Santa Cruz County, California | $1,710 | $1,859 | $2,376 | $2,925 | $3,130 | $2,264 |
| Shasta County, California | $987 | $917 | $1,270 | $1,755 | $2,224 | $1,317 |
| Siskiyou County, California | $1,304 | $716 | $1,015 | $1,393 | $1,600 | $1,091 |
| Solano County, California | $1,548 | $1,720 | $2,093 | $2,492 | $2,867 | $2,163 |
| Sonoma County, California | $1,677 | $1,666 | $2,207 | $2,780 | $3,184 | $2,158 |
| Stanislaus County, California | $1,042 | $1,167 | $1,554 | $1,802 | $2,192 | $1,623 |
| Sutter County, California | $1,047 | $1,290 | $1,292 | $1,757 | $2,162 | $1,439 |
| Tehama County, California | $678 | $718 | $1,131 | $1,465 | $2,083 | $1,184 |
| Trinity County, California | n/a | $585 | $925 | $1,170 | $1,119 | $1,073 |
| Tulare County, California | $988 | $827 | $1,166 | $1,454 | $1,752 | $1,280 |
| Tuolumne County, California | $1,034 | $1,045 | $1,368 | $1,645 | $2,404 | $1,302 |
| Ventura County, California | $1,772 | $1,946 | $2,249 | $2,754 | $3,220 | $2,317 |
| Yolo County, California | $1,475 | $1,444 | $1,862 | $2,313 | $2,347 | $1,857 |
| Yuba County, California | $887 | $803 | $1,261 | $1,706 | $2,203 | $1,311 |
Frequently asked questions
How do county rent estimates compare across California?
The table ranks every county in California by median gross rent. Open one to see the per-bedroom median, the margin of error, and how it changed year over year.
What does the margin of error mean on these county rents?
The Census Bureau publishes a margin of error with every estimate. It reflects how confident we can be that the true median sits near the published number — small for populous counties, wider for rural ones. Treat each county figure as the center of a range, not an exact price.
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