Most Affordable Cities in California.

Cities in California ranked by median rent as a share of median household income.

498 cities ranked · See the national list

#CityMedian Rent
1La Cañada Flintridge$2,873
2San Carlos$2,854
3Lafayette$2,892
4Ridgecrest$1,186
5Palos Verdes Estates$3,217
6Moraga$2,895
7Castaic$1,770
8Ripon$1,851
9North Tustin$2,462
10Imperial$1,255
11Los Altos$3,500+
12Saratoga$3,500+
13Orinda$3,500+
14Alamo$3,500+
15Hillsborough$3,500+
16Piedmont$3,500+
17Belmont$2,875
18Rancho Mirage$1,510
19Oakley$1,953
20Blackhawk$3,500+
21Coto de Caza$3,500+
22Golden Hills$1,377
23Tamalpais-Homestead Valley$3,500+
24Coalinga$1,093
25Quartz Hill$1,540
26Susanville$902
27Granite Bay$2,740
28Dublin$3,191
29Cupertino$3,500+
30Los Gatos$3,247
31Truckee$1,961
32Corte Madera$3,500+
33Palo Alto$3,484
34Danville$3,500+
35Norco$1,925
36Morgan Hill$2,474
37San Ramon$2,968
38Sierra Madre$2,198
39Half Moon Bay$2,433
40Menlo Park$3,239
41El Dorado Hills$2,552
42Poway$2,301
43Prunedale$1,618
44Sanger$1,209
45Beaumont$1,681
46Casa de Oro-Mount Helix$1,973
47East Whittier$1,794
48Mill Valley$3,278
49Olivehurst$1,326
50Burlingame$2,785
51Pleasanton$3,060
52San Anselmo$2,797
53Mountain View$3,062
54Fremont$2,933
55Sunnyvale$3,039
56Fair Oaks$1,910
57View Park-Windsor Hills$2,132
58Signal Hill$1,851
59San Marino$3,500+
60Newark$2,776
61Rossmoor$3,500+
62Blythe$938
63Kingsburg$1,277
64Linda$1,211
65Livermore$2,677
66Brawley$988
67Coachella$1,144
68Folsom$2,352
69Santa Clara$3,016
70Manhattan Beach$3,449
71Galt$1,596
72El Segundo$2,556
73Albany$2,445
74Exeter$1,286
75Ramona$1,830
76Hollister$1,914
77Hanford$1,309
78West Whittier-Los Nietos$1,913
79Rancho Santa Margarita$2,625
80Moorpark$2,559
81Gilroy$2,301
82Scotts Valley$2,491
83Hermosa Beach$2,887
84El Sobrante (Riverside County)$2,880
85Milpitas$3,120
86Pleasant Hill$2,533
87Soledad$1,698
88La Crescenta-Montrose$2,281
89Woodland$1,583
90San Clemente$2,460
91San Francisco$2,476
92Foster City$3,500+
93Shafter$1,253
94Livingston$1,315
95Cameron Park$1,806
96Patterson$1,655
97Chowchilla$1,178
98Tehachapi$1,295
99Fairview$2,644
100Encinitas$2,886
101Claremont$2,237
102Jurupa Valley$1,741
103West Sacramento$1,665
104Fontana$1,839
105Castro Valley$2,554
106Delano$1,199
107Redondo Beach$2,691
108Stevenson Ranch$2,841
109Roseville$2,142
110South Pasadena$2,284
111Elk Grove$2,262
112Alameda$2,474
113La Quinta$1,785
114Carson$1,956
115Newman$1,420
116Malibu$3,500+
117Clovis$1,792
118Yorba Linda$2,846
119Dixon$1,859
120Auburn$1,501
121Rancho Mission Viejo$3,500+
122Alpine$1,973
123Windsor$2,433
124Ladera Ranch$3,350
125Visalia$1,490
126East San Gabriel$1,976
127Rocklin$2,258
128San Jose$2,669
129Riverbank$1,604
130Valinda$1,829
131Bakersfield$1,472
132Brea$2,397
133Altadena$2,355
134Farmersville$1,114
135Placerville$1,234
136Walnut Park$1,483
137Martinez$2,353
138Fallbrook$1,786
139Avenal$1,015
140Lemoore$1,555
141Indio$1,437
142Lincoln$2,090
143Calabasas$3,089
144Bonita$2,218
145Fortuna$1,168
146Oakdale$1,559
147Agoura Hills$3,218
148Los Osos$2,047
149Redwood City$2,968
150Benicia$2,280
151San Juan Capistrano$2,438
152Campbell$2,737
153Yucaipa$1,711
154Alum Rock$2,389
155Rosamond$1,498
156La Riviera$1,849
157Delhi$1,274
158Woodcrest$2,909
159South Whittier$1,908
160Lindsay$1,009
161Lodi$1,680
162Porterville$1,148
163Cypress$2,483
164Soquel$2,266
165Phelan$1,525
166Rio Linda$1,839
167Redlands$2,005
168Nipomo$2,106
169La Palma$2,262
170Upland$2,029
171San Lorenzo$2,163
172Shasta Lake$1,298
173Yuba City$1,454
174El Sobrante (Contra Costa County)$2,216
175Pacifica$3,098
176Arcadia$2,191
177Rio Vista$1,724
178Oak Park$3,149
179Wildomar$2,003
180Orangevale$1,932
181Brentwood$2,758
182Corcoran$1,160
183Morro Bay$1,858
184Temecula$2,347
185Turlock$1,612
186Oakland$1,979
187Rancho Palos Verdes$3,500+
188West Rancho Dominguez$1,695
189Winter Gardens$1,913
190Redding$1,379
191Covina$1,931
192South Lake Tahoe$1,606
193San Diego Country Estates$2,851
194Whittier$1,906
195Torrance$2,280
196San Bruno$2,773
197Thousand Oaks$2,664
198Carlsbad$2,808
199Orcutt$2,193
200Lake Arrowhead$1,875
201Lakewood$2,347
202Bloomington$1,609
203Berkeley$2,133
204Stockton$1,577
205Mountain House$3,500+
206Lake Forest$2,672
207East Palo Alto$2,244
208Crestline$1,538
209Rialto$1,759
210Carmichael$1,702
211La Presa$1,852
212Tulare$1,435
213El Centro$1,052
214Atwater$1,279
215Santee$2,250
216Vineyard$2,090
217Glendora$2,254
218Spring Valley (San Diego County)$2,166
219Orange$2,327
220South San Jose Hills$1,884
221San Rafael$2,377
222Goleta$2,437
223Clayton$3,500+
224El Cerrito$2,548
225Rancho Cordova$1,787
226Buena Park$2,206
227Duarte$2,105
228Millbrae$3,272
229Fresno$1,421
230San Jacinto$1,615
231Aliso Viejo$2,854
232San Mateo$3,077
233Commerce$1,549
234Ukiah$1,331
235Fillmore$1,870
236East Hemet$1,655
237Pico Rivera$1,786
238Eastern Goleta Valley$2,964
239Winton$1,156
240Atascadero$1,854
241La Mirada$2,217
242Union City$2,713
243Anderson$962
244Eastvale$3,252
245Dinuba$1,209
246Lathrop$2,570
247Rosemont$1,831
248Greenfield$1,724
249Reedley$1,288
250Garden Acres$1,354
251Sacramento$1,779
252West Carson$1,891
253Lake Elsinore$2,078
254Corona$2,228
255Barstow$1,091
256Temple City$2,135
257Selma$1,232
258Calimesa$1,783
259Kerman$1,223
260Tracy$2,478
261South San Francisco$2,802
262South Gate$1,531
263Arden-Arcade$1,588
264Richmond$1,960
265Walnut Creek$2,680
266Canyon Lake$2,608
267Vincent$2,064
268Discovery Bay$3,029
269Placentia$2,388
270Chula Vista$2,229
271Daly City$2,551
272Apple Valley$1,444
273Laguna Niguel$2,903
274Santa Clarita$2,544
275Vacaville$2,299
276Mendota$1,042
277McFarland$1,131
278Eureka$1,195
279Ceres$1,639
280Huntington Beach$2,510
281Laguna Beach$2,986
282Azusa$1,887
283Healdsburg$2,158
284American Canyon$2,537
285Mission Viejo$2,839
286Norwalk$2,090
287Lakeside (San Diego County)$2,016
288Lomita$1,961
289Santa Monica$2,402
290Oroville$1,093
291Concord$2,274
292Adelanto$1,437
293Murrieta$2,388
294French Valley$3,119
295Riverside$1,914
296Del Aire$2,976
297Fullerton$2,194
298Wasco$1,089
299San Fernando$1,748
300Hacienda Heights$2,300
301Rancho Cucamonga$2,357
302Perris$1,876
303Hayward$2,391
304Parlier$1,105
305Solana Beach$3,212
306Oxnard$2,032
307Highland$1,629
308Simi Valley$2,579
309Petaluma$2,440
310Newport Beach$3,316
311Pinole$2,700
312Modesto$1,690
313Madera$1,353
314San Gabriel$1,915
315Laguna Hills$2,728
316Arroyo Grande$2,173
317Compton$1,664
318Santa Cruz$2,452
319La Habra$2,129
320Manteca$2,065
321Beverly Hills$2,830
322Ventura$2,198
323Gardena$1,809
324La Puente$1,849
325Downey$1,937
326Palm Springs$1,562
327Larkspur$3,001
328Long Beach$1,871
329San Diego$2,313
330Home Gardens$2,065
331San Marcos$2,348
332Paso Robles$1,981
333Lemon Grove$1,893
334Pasadena$2,265
335Napa$2,282
336San Leandro$2,186
337West Hollywood$2,091
338La Mesa$2,049
339Avocado Heights$1,989
340Twentynine Palms$1,352
341California City$1,300
342San Dimas$2,278
343Cerritos$2,930
344Lancaster$1,764
345Novato$2,506
346Salinas$1,991
347Lakeland Village$1,858
348Santa Rosa$2,152
349East Los Angeles$1,494
350Victorville$1,618
351Red Bluff$1,121
352Cathedral City$1,601
353Tustin$2,449
354Diamond Springs$1,682
355Garden Grove$2,012
356Santa Paula$1,736
357Marina$2,101
358McKinleyville$1,607
359Salida$2,081
360Irvine$2,997
361Costa Mesa$2,446
362Dana Point$3,106
363Calexico$1,093
364Artesia$2,219
365University of California-Santa Barbara$1,526
366Monrovia$2,114
367Alhambra$1,939
368Hesperia$1,590
369Palmdale$1,802
370Rancho San Diego$2,618
371North Fair Oaks$2,314
372Lompoc$1,589
373Merced$1,393
374Lynwood$1,652
375Antelope$2,189
376Santa Ana$2,082
377Mead Valley$1,926
378Citrus Heights$1,827
379West Covina$2,245
380Hawaiian Gardens$1,696
381Chico$1,488
382Fairfield$2,266
383Escondido$2,046
384La Verne$2,315
385Chino$2,336
386San Bernardino$1,508
387Loma Linda$1,855
388Menifee$2,110
389Burbank$2,192
390Sonoma$2,226
391Citrus$2,344
392Pittsburg$2,264
393East Niles$1,250
394Lawndale$1,938
395Country Club$1,848
396Santa Maria$1,925
397Santa Barbara$2,413
398Suisun City$2,157
399Pomona$1,810
400Florin$1,622
401Arvin$1,122
402Ontario$2,030
403Fountain Valley$2,631
404Los Banos$1,557
405Anaheim$2,175
406Montebello$1,827
407Monterey$2,353
408Moreno Valley$2,135
409Chino Hills$2,894
410Palm Desert$1,778
411Marysville$1,295
412Rohnert Park$2,279
413Rowland Heights$1,967
414King City$1,534
415Vallejo$2,073
416Santa Fe Springs$2,033
417Monterey Park$1,888
418Hercules$2,991
419Baldwin Park$1,867
420Pacific Grove$2,455
421Bellflower$1,830
422Diamond Bar$2,521
423Culver City$2,737
424Colton$1,661
425East Rancho Dominguez$1,701
426Live Oak$2,421
427Florence-Graham$1,521
428Imperial Beach$2,011
429Antioch$2,278
430Hawthorne$1,782
431Oceanside$2,303
432Parkway$1,517
433Stanton$1,997
434Los Angeles$1,933
435Carpinteria$2,377
436Vista$2,249
437Potomac Park$1,218
438Grover Beach$2,061
439Yucca Valley$1,428
440South El Monte$1,752
441Port Hueneme$2,228
442Temescal Valley$2,938
443Watsonville$1,889
444Camarillo$2,734
445Grand Terrace$2,024
446Coronado$3,257
447Davis$2,187
448Sun Village$1,753
449Montclair$1,889
450Los Alamitos$2,365
451North Auburn$1,742
452Inglewood$1,787
453Glendale$2,182
454Walnut$3,202
455Cherryland$2,140
456Foothill Farms$1,695
457Lake Los Angeles$1,530
458Paramount$1,875
459Rosemead$1,834
460Oildale$1,281
461North Highlands$1,636
462Bay Point$2,063
463Maywood$1,525
464Emeryville$2,936
465Huntington Park$1,505
466Willowbrook$1,570
467National City$1,692
468Westminster$2,168
469San Pablo$2,018
470El Monte$1,736
471Bell$1,575
472Ashland$2,110
473Big Bear City$1,854
474Valle Vista$1,738
475Lennox$1,517
476Stanford$1,976
477Bostonia$2,087
478West Puente Valley$2,342
479Lamont$991
480San Luis Obispo$1,965
481Banning$1,650
482Desert Hot Springs$1,412
483Bell Gardens$1,694
484Hillcrest$1,259
485Hemet$1,575
486El Cajon$1,856
487Grass Valley$1,458
488East Bakersfield$1,090
489Seaside$2,409
490Arcata$1,327
491Spring Valley Lake$2,350
492Westmont$1,466
493Lemon Hill$1,421
494Clearlake$1,240
495Cudahy$1,711
496Seal Beach$2,649
497Laguna Woods$2,328
498Isla Vista$1,878