county benchmark · California

Median gross rent, 2018-2022

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

COUNTIES: 57PERIOD: 2018-2022Every figure source-linked

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Distribution

Percentile	Value
10th percentile	$1,052
25th	$1,146
Median	$1,289
75th	$1,874
90th percentile	$2,231

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	$2,805	$2,772 – $2,838	evidence →
2	Santa Clara County	$2,719	$2,700 – $2,738	evidence →
3	Marin County	$2,487	$2,421 – $2,553	evidence →
4	San Francisco County	$2,316	$2,283 – $2,349	evidence →
5	Orange County	$2,248	$2,239 – $2,257	evidence →
6	Contra Costa County	$2,234	$2,213 – $2,255	evidence →
7	Alameda County	$2,229	$2,214 – $2,244	evidence →
8	Ventura County	$2,140	$2,115 – $2,165	evidence →
9	Santa Cruz County	$2,094	$2,032 – $2,156	evidence →
10	Napa County	$2,037	$1,979 – $2,095	evidence →
11	Sonoma County	$2,029	$1,992 – $2,066	evidence →
12	San Diego County	$2,011	$1,998 – $2,024	evidence →
13	Solano County	$1,981	$1,946 – $2,016	evidence →
14	Santa Barbara County	$1,964	$1,933 – $1,995	evidence →
15	Placer County	$1,874	$1,834 – $1,914	evidence →
16	Monterey County	$1,873	$1,847 – $1,899	evidence →
17	San Benito County	$1,830	$1,757 – $1,903	evidence →
18	Los Angeles County	$1,805	$1,800 – $1,810	evidence →
19	San Luis Obispo County	$1,800	$1,772 – $1,828	evidence →
20	Riverside County	$1,711	$1,695 – $1,727	evidence →

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