county benchmark · California

Median gross rent, 2017-2021

Across 57 counties in California. Every rank carries its margin of error.

COUNTIES: 57PERIOD: 2017-2021Every figure source-linked

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Distribution

Percentile	Value
10th percentile	$972
25th	$1,060
Median	$1,228
75th	$1,734
90th percentile	$2,049

Highest counties

San Mateo County leads reliably only from rank 2 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 2, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.

Rank	County	Estimate	Range (90 %)	Source
1	San Mateo County	$2,599	$2,565 – $2,633	evidence →
2	Santa Clara County	$2,530	$2,512 – $2,548	evidence →
3	Marin County	$2,307	$2,251 – $2,363	evidence →
4	San Francisco County	$2,130	$2,103 – $2,157	evidence →
5	Contra Costa County	$2,061	$2,038 – $2,084	evidence →
6	Orange County	$2,057	$2,045 – $2,069	evidence →
7	Alameda County	$2,043	$2,026 – $2,060	evidence →
8	Ventura County	$1,976	$1,949 – $2,003	evidence →
9	Santa Cruz County	$1,925	$1,879 – $1,971	evidence →
10	Napa County	$1,880	$1,827 – $1,933	evidence →
11	Sonoma County	$1,856	$1,827 – $1,885	evidence →
12	San Diego County	$1,842	$1,833 – $1,851	evidence →
13	Santa Barbara County	$1,810	$1,783 – $1,837	evidence →
14	Solano County	$1,802	$1,774 – $1,830	evidence →
15	Placer County	$1,734	$1,703 – $1,765	evidence →
16	Monterey County	$1,718	$1,697 – $1,739	evidence →
17	San Benito County	$1,703	$1,646 – $1,760	evidence →
18	San Luis Obispo County	$1,654	$1,622 – $1,686	evidence →
19	Los Angeles County	$1,653	$1,648 – $1,658	evidence →
20	Riverside County	$1,552	$1,537 – $1,567	evidence →

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