county benchmark · California

Median gross rent, 2019-2023

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

COUNTIES: 57PERIOD: 2019-2023Every figure source-linked

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Distribution

Percentile	Value
10th percentile	$1,079
25th	$1,220
Median	$1,528
75th	$1,995
90th percentile	$2,320

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	$2,893	$2,857 – $2,929	evidence →
2	Santa Clara County	$2,814	$2,798 – $2,830	evidence →
3	Marin County	$2,584	$2,501 – $2,667	evidence →
4	San Francisco County	$2,419	$2,393 – $2,445	evidence →
5	Orange County	$2,352	$2,343 – $2,361	evidence →
6	Contra Costa County	$2,322	$2,300 – $2,344	evidence →
7	Alameda County	$2,318	$2,301 – $2,335	evidence →
8	Ventura County	$2,248	$2,225 – $2,271	evidence →
9	Santa Cruz County	$2,172	$2,122 – $2,222	evidence →
10	San Diego County	$2,154	$2,141 – $2,167	evidence →
11	Napa County	$2,141	$2,074 – $2,208	evidence →
12	Sonoma County	$2,093	$2,053 – $2,133	evidence →
13	Solano County	$2,088	$2,057 – $2,119	evidence →
14	Santa Barbara County	$2,050	$2,020 – $2,080	evidence →
15	Monterey County	$1,995	$1,958 – $2,032	evidence →
16	Placer County	$1,991	$1,946 – $2,036	evidence →
17	San Benito County	$1,922	$1,819 – $2,025	evidence →
18	San Luis Obispo County	$1,899	$1,857 – $1,941	evidence →
19	Los Angeles County	$1,893	$1,887 – $1,899	evidence →
20	Riverside County	$1,814	$1,801 – $1,827	evidence →

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