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Towns where rent is easiest to afford in California

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 422 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Cupertino 1 Cupertino 33.1% Median rent $3,501 Sunnyvale 2 Sunnyvale 34.7% Median rent $3,039 3 Lafayette 35.5% Median rent $2,892
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 Cupertino Cupertino58,566 people 33.1% $3,501 7,913
2 Sunnyvale Sunnyvale154,236 people 34.7% $3,039 33,040
3 Lafayette25,285 people 35.5% $2,892 2,157
4 Map of El Segundo El Segundo16,769 people 35.7% $2,556 4,141
5 Cerritos47,867 people 35.8% $2,930 3,555
6 Susanville14,177 people 35.9% $902 1,722
7 Milpitas Milpitas78,578 people 36% $3,120 9,877
8 Santa Clara Santa Clara130,256 people 36.6% $3,016 28,603
9 Map of Coalinga Coalinga17,203 people 37.4% $1,093 1,790
10 Pleasure Point5,489 people 37.5% $2,705 1,002
11 Map of San Carlos San Carlos29,614 people 37.9% $2,854 3,377
12 Mountain View83,732 people 38.4% $3,062 21,357
13 Mill Valley14,012 people 39.3% $3,278 1,825
14 San Francisco830,235 people 39.6% $2,476 214,569
15 Los Altos30,698 people 39.7% $3,501 1,875
16 Map of Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach34,210 people 40.2% $3,449 4,376
17 Ridgecrest Ridgecrest28,225 people 40.6% $1,186 4,217
18 Patterson24,693 people 40.6% $1,655 1,809
19 Eastern Goleta Valley28,295 people 40.9% $2,964 2,446
20 Huron6,519 people 41% $1,054 1,338
21 Dixon Dixon19,683 people 41.4% $1,859 2,409
22 Capitola9,689 people 41.7% $2,512 2,069
23 Los Gatos Los Gatos32,786 people 41.8% $3,247 4,216
24 Foster City32,792 people 42.1% $3,501 6,179
25 Belmont Belmont27,337 people 42.1% $2,875 4,518
26 Cotati7,489 people 42.3% $2,056 1,174
27 Greenfield20,232 people 42.8% $1,724 1,943
28 Map of Solvang Solvang6,034 people 42.9% $1,666 1,170
29 Fremont228,295 people 43.3% $2,933 29,747
30 Map of Dublin Dublin70,803 people 43.4% $3,191 8,041
31 Eastvale70,633 people 43.5% $3,252 3,858
32 Oceano7,128 people 44% $1,584 1,108
33 Prunedale Prunedale19,723 people 44.3% $1,618 1,150
34 Palo Alto67,237 people 44.4% $3,484 11,177
35 Map of Burlingame Burlingame30,525 people 44.4% $2,785 6,154
36 Map of North Tustin North Tustin25,807 people 44.4% $2,462 1,088
37 Sausalito7,141 people 44.5% $3,501 1,517
38 Map of Santa Monica Santa Monica91,169 people 44.6% $2,402 32,669
39 Martinez Martinez36,903 people 44.6% $2,353 4,195
40 Map of West Hollywood West Hollywood34,884 people 44.6% $2,091 17,703
41 Alameda Alameda77,238 people 44.8% $2,474 14,211
42 Hermosa Beach19,063 people 44.8% $2,887 4,188
43 Map of Fort Irwin Fort Irwin8,419 people 44.8% $1,818 2,664
44 Newark46,903 people 45.1% $2,776 4,395
45 Albany19,414 people 45.8% $2,445 3,490
46 Map of Cameron Park Cameron Park18,315 people 46.2% $1,806 2,442
47 Menlo Park32,727 people 46.3% $3,239 5,259
48 South Pasadena26,068 people 46.3% $2,284 5,549
49 San Mateo103,105 people 46.5% $3,077 19,253
50 Redwood City82,447 people 46.7% $2,968 15,057
51 Folsom83,916 people 46.8% $2,352 8,552
52 Redondo Beach Redondo Beach69,291 people 46.8% $2,691 12,819
53 Tehachapi Tehachapi11,946 people 46.8% $1,295 1,263
54 Selma24,659 people 46.9% $1,232 2,860
55 Map of Union City Union City67,464 people 47.1% $2,713 7,153
56 Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes40,864 people 47.9% $3,501 2,733
57 Artesia15,889 people 48.1% $2,219 2,218
58 Redlands Redlands73,375 people 48.2% $2,005 10,217
59 Map of Norco Norco25,054 people 48.2% $1,925 1,098
60 Shasta Lake10,311 people 48.2% $1,298 1,141
61 Lemoore27,102 people 48.3% $1,555 4,113
62 Map of Pleasanton Pleasanton76,960 people 48.4% $3,060 8,911
63 Map of San Lorenzo San Lorenzo29,171 people 48.4% $2,163 2,641
64 Los Osos14,166 people 48.5% $2,047 1,436
65 Oak Park Oak Park13,757 people 48.5% $3,149 1,330
66 Olivehurst18,444 people 48.8% $1,326 1,576
67 Map of San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano35,095 people 48.9% $2,438 2,199
68 Goleta32,685 people 48.9% $2,437 5,706
69 Map of Casa de Oro-Mount Helix Casa de Oro-Mount Helix19,765 people 48.9% $1,973 1,394
70 Lindsay12,643 people 48.9% $1,009 1,684
71 Brawley Brawley27,283 people 49% $988 3,668
72 Corcoran Corcoran22,491 people 49% $1,160 1,902
73 San Ramon85,993 people 49.1% $2,968 8,476
74 Map of Marina Marina22,563 people 49.1% $2,101 4,263
75 Map of Emeryville Emeryville13,081 people 49.2% $2,936 5,750
76 Map of Linda Linda23,871 people 49.3% $1,211 3,144
77 Millbrae Millbrae22,689 people 49.5% $3,272 3,066
78 Morro Bay Morro Bay10,692 people 49.5% $1,858 1,644
79 Hanford Hanford59,754 people 49.6% $1,309 6,901
80 Shafter21,193 people 49.6% $1,253 1,932
81 Map of Soquel Soquel10,679 people 49.6% $2,266 1,019
82 Map of El Cerrito El Cerrito25,994 people 49.8% $2,548 4,139
83 Mendota12,577 people 49.8% $1,042 1,673
84 Map of Nipomo Nipomo17,516 people 50.1% $2,106 1,832
85 Pismo Beach8,014 people 50.1% $2,232 1,420
86 Visalia143,939 people 50.2% $1,490 17,169
87 Map of East Los Angeles East Los Angeles111,647 people 50.2% $1,494 19,347
88 Map of San Jose San Jose990,138 people 50.3% $2,669 139,845
89 Campbell Campbell42,781 people 50.3% $2,737 7,894
90 Map of Garden Acres Garden Acres10,667 people 50.3% $1,354 1,095
91 Yorba Linda Yorba Linda67,170 people 50.5% $2,846 3,682
92 Potomac Park10,138 people 50.5% $1,218 1,484
93 Map of San Gabriel San Gabriel38,392 people 50.7% $1,915 5,727
94 Walnut Creek Walnut Creek70,088 people 51% $2,680 11,346
95 Encinitas61,480 people 51% $2,886 7,777
96 Map of Fair Oaks Fair Oaks32,799 people 51% $1,910 3,604
97 Oakland Oakland439,418 people 51.1% $1,979 97,250
98 Florin Florin50,211 people 51.1% $1,622 6,292
99 Oakley45,183 people 51.1% $1,953 2,794
100 Chowchilla Chowchilla19,020 people 51.1% $1,178 1,541
101 Delano51,679 people 51.3% $1,199 4,252
102 Map of Antelope Antelope48,301 people 51.3% $2,189 4,321
103 Grover Beach12,604 people 51.3% $2,061 2,364
104 Fortuna12,326 people 51.3% $1,168 1,973
105 West Sacramento West Sacramento54,927 people 51.4% $1,665 7,457
106 Map of Pacifica Pacifica37,261 people 51.4% $3,098 4,262
107 Map of Bay Point Bay Point24,231 people 51.5% $2,063 2,915
108 North Auburn13,480 people 51.5% $1,742 1,840
109 South San Francisco South San Francisco64,305 people 51.6% $2,802 8,687
110 Map of Hacienda Heights Hacienda Heights54,291 people 51.6% $2,300 3,508
111 Saratoga30,319 people 51.6% $3,501 1,278
112 Map of East San Gabriel East San Gabriel23,410 people 51.6% $1,976 3,213
113 Map of South Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe21,269 people 51.7% $1,606 4,489
114 Map of Woodland Woodland61,854 people 51.9% $1,583 8,346
115 Covina49,888 people 52.1% $1,931 6,358
116 Lomita20,225 people 52.1% $1,961 3,788
117 Tracy Tracy96,966 people 52.2% $2,478 9,592
118 Newport Beach83,845 people 52.2% $3,316 17,385
119 Redding Redding93,409 people 52.3% $1,379 16,048
120 Turlock72,502 people 52.3% $1,612 10,537
121 Map of West Whittier-Los Nietos West Whittier-Los Nietos25,615 people 52.3% $1,913 1,527
122 Map of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach195,240 people 52.4% $2,510 33,741
123 Upland Upland79,257 people 52.4% $2,029 11,420
124 Alhambra81,022 people 52.5% $1,939 16,999
125 Map of San Bruno San Bruno42,307 people 52.5% $2,773 5,586
126 Elk Grove Elk Grove179,155 people 52.6% $2,262 13,431
127 La Habra La Habra61,970 people 52.6% $2,129 8,192
128 Dana Point32,790 people 52.6% $3,106 4,905
129 Barstow Barstow25,100 people 52.6% $1,091 4,850
130 Map of Culver City Culver City39,931 people 52.7% $2,737 7,710
131 Map of Moorpark Moorpark35,854 people 52.7% $2,559 2,184
132 Yuba City69,471 people 52.8% $1,454 9,568
133 Map of Irvine Irvine311,690 people 52.9% $2,997 59,059
134 Torrance Torrance142,130 people 52.9% $2,280 23,336
135 Pasadena136,969 people 52.9% $2,265 31,079
136 Map of Carson Carson92,871 people 52.9% $1,956 6,678
137 Duarte22,184 people 52.9% $2,105 2,822
138 Map of Coachella Coachella43,307 people 53% $1,144 4,339
139 Twentynine Palms27,355 people 53% $1,352 5,295
140 Larkspur Larkspur12,854 people 53% $3,001 3,148
141 Costa Mesa110,330 people 53.1% $2,446 24,799
142 Lakewood79,850 people 53.1% $2,347 7,249
143 Map of Yucaipa Yucaipa54,421 people 53.1% $1,711 4,771
144 Clovis Clovis124,725 people 53.2% $1,792 14,046
145 Buena Park82,871 people 53.2% $2,206 10,582
146 Atascadero29,712 people 53.2% $1,854 3,833
147 Map of Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova81,849 people 53.3% $1,787 11,095
148 Map of Brea Brea47,469 people 53.3% $2,397 6,529
149 Galt Galt25,962 people 53.3% $1,596 1,904
150 Map of Gilroy Gilroy59,004 people 53.4% $2,301 6,279
151 Atwater Atwater32,162 people 53.4% $1,279 4,541
152 East Rancho Dominguez14,603 people 53.4% $1,701 1,387
153 Contra Costa Centre6,893 people 53.4% $2,713 2,895
154 Orange Orange138,266 people 53.5% $2,327 18,687
155 Map of Santa Ana Santa Ana312,534 people 53.6% $2,082 43,362
156 Fontana214,169 people 53.6% $1,839 18,503
157 Map of El Dorado Hills El Dorado Hills51,026 people 53.6% $2,552 2,081
158 Map of Azusa Azusa49,031 people 53.7% $1,887 6,420
159 Map of Castro Valley Castro Valley65,001 people 53.8% $2,554 5,598
160 Map of South Whittier South Whittier55,650 people 53.8% $1,908 5,182
161 Map of Suisun City Suisun City29,286 people 53.8% $2,157 3,709
162 Map of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz61,607 people 54% $2,452 10,642
163 Map of El Centro El Centro44,240 people 54% $1,052 6,189
164 Lompoc43,646 people 54% $1,589 6,957
165 Map of La Riviera La Riviera11,492 people 54% $1,849 1,677
166 Healdsburg Healdsburg11,243 people 54% $2,158 1,699
167 Hayward158,801 people 54.1% $2,391 19,895
168 Hollister43,811 people 54.1% $1,914 4,283
169 Hawaiian Gardens13,691 people 54.1% $1,696 2,148
170 Map of Salinas Salinas161,761 people 54.3% $1,991 22,384
171 Lodi Lodi67,607 people 54.3% $1,680 9,604
172 Seal Beach24,722 people 54.3% $2,649 2,784
173 Blythe17,396 people 54.3% $938 1,628
174 South Gate91,483 people 54.4% $1,531 13,259
175 Map of Ceres Ceres49,342 people 54.4% $1,639 4,564
176 Map of Bloomington Bloomington25,698 people 54.4% $1,609 1,947
177 Map of Winter Gardens Winter Gardens22,131 people 54.5% $1,913 2,764
178 Porterville63,157 people 54.6% $1,148 8,334
179 Danville Danville43,401 people 54.6% $3,501 2,147
180 Map of Fallbrook Fallbrook32,112 people 54.6% $1,786 3,981
181 Beverly Hills31,624 people 54.6% $2,830 7,966
182 Map of San Diego San Diego1,389,526 people 54.7% $2,313 268,120
183 Map of Ripon Ripon16,201 people 54.7% $1,851 1,812
184 Commerce11,993 people 54.7% $1,549 1,412
185 Map of Riverbank Riverbank25,166 people 54.8% $1,604 1,988
186 La Crescenta-Montrose La Crescenta-Montrose19,660 people 54.8% $2,281 2,947
187 Map of Live Oak Live Oak16,911 people 54.8% $2,421 2,625
188 Parlier14,507 people 54.8% $1,105 1,764
189 Santa Rosa Santa Rosa177,090 people 54.9% $2,152 28,417
190 Glendora Glendora50,926 people 54.9% $2,254 5,206
191 Monrovia Monrovia37,571 people 54.9% $2,114 7,338
192 Map of Truckee Truckee17,066 people 54.9% $1,961 1,635
193 Beaumont56,266 people 55% $1,681 3,199
194 Map of La Verne La Verne30,600 people 55% $2,315 3,176
195 Map of Merced Merced91,953 people 55.1% $1,393 14,390
196 Watsonville Watsonville51,712 people 55.1% $1,889 8,042
197 La Quinta38,707 people 55.1% $1,785 3,707
198 Map of Temple City Temple City35,430 people 55.1% $2,135 3,915
199 Parkway15,397 people 55.1% $1,517 2,385
200 Map of Morgan Hill Morgan Hill45,425 people 55.2% $2,474 4,166
201 Map of Lennox Lennox19,449 people 55.3% $1,517 3,815
202 Map of Manteca Manteca89,043 people 55.4% $2,065 7,140
203 Map of Livermore Livermore85,522 people 55.4% $2,677 8,363
204 Gardena59,422 people 55.4% $1,809 10,190
205 Cypress49,498 people 55.5% $2,483 4,698
206 La Puente La Puente37,142 people 55.5% $1,849 3,680
207 Map of Long Beach Long Beach455,548 people 55.6% $1,871 96,159
208 Stockton Stockton322,326 people 55.6% $1,577 43,391
209 San Leandro San Leandro87,826 people 55.6% $2,186 12,128
210 Berkeley Berkeley120,257 people 55.7% $2,133 24,729
211 Santa Barbara87,779 people 55.7% $2,413 21,095
212 Poway48,713 people 55.7% $2,301 3,760
213 Map of La Presa La Presa34,962 people 55.8% $1,852 3,583
214 Sacramento Sacramento528,706 people 55.9% $1,779 92,684
215 Thousand Oaks125,205 people 56% $2,664 12,366
216 Tulare70,945 people 56% $1,435 8,451
217 San Clemente63,273 people 56% $2,460 7,484
218 Oroville Oroville19,752 people 56% $1,093 3,016
219 Richmond115,505 people 56.1% $1,960 17,501
220 Citrus Heights86,995 people 56.1% $1,827 12,804
221 Rohnert Park44,575 people 56.1% $2,279 8,355
222 Monterey Monterey29,613 people 56.1% $2,353 7,783
223 Reedley25,609 people 56.1% $1,288 3,097
224 Maywood24,317 people 56.1% $1,525 4,452
225 Map of Bell Gardens Bell Gardens38,229 people 56.3% $1,694 7,391
226 Map of Napa Napa78,239 people 56.4% $2,282 11,869
227 Map of San Pablo San Pablo31,720 people 56.4% $2,018 5,435
228 Rosemont23,766 people 56.4% $1,831 3,307
229 Carlsbad114,373 people 56.6% $2,808 15,743
230 Map of Aliso Viejo Aliso Viejo51,113 people 56.6% $2,854 8,213
231 Rancho Santa Margarita46,990 people 56.6% $2,625 4,613
232 Map of Oildale Oildale34,687 people 56.6% $1,281 7,491
233 East Bakersfield11,062 people 56.7% $1,090 2,448
234 Map of Bakersfield Bakersfield411,986 people 56.8% $1,472 48,110
235 Winton11,797 people 56.8% $1,156 1,483
236 Colton53,772 people 56.9% $1,661 7,707
237 Marysville Marysville12,726 people 56.9% $1,295 2,972
238 Map of West Covina West Covina107,037 people 57% $2,245 12,509
239 Norwalk99,789 people 57% $2,090 8,214
240 Claremont36,595 people 57.1% $2,237 4,158
241 Oxnard200,928 people 57.2% $2,032 23,241
242 Huntington Park Huntington Park53,108 people 57.2% $1,505 10,745
243 Map of Dinuba Dinuba25,475 people 57.2% $1,209 2,738
244 Roseville155,955 people 57.3% $2,142 17,834
245 Baldwin Park70,138 people 57.3% $1,867 7,162
246 Map of Modesto Modesto219,215 people 57.4% $1,690 28,918
247 Petaluma59,247 people 57.4% $2,440 8,342
248 Placentia52,826 people 57.4% $2,388 5,995
249 Temecula111,167 people 57.5% $2,347 11,352
250 Map of San Buenaventura (Ventura) San Buenaventura (Ventura)109,857 people 57.5% $2,198 17,748
251 Compton92,698 people 57.5% $1,664 9,844
252 Perris Perris80,511 people 57.5% $1,876 5,757
253 Map of Adelanto Adelanto37,964 people 57.6% $1,437 3,200
254 Windsor26,081 people 57.6% $2,433 2,062
255 Daly City Daly City101,964 people 57.7% $2,551 11,935
256 Map of Mission Viejo Mission Viejo92,151 people 57.7% $2,839 7,113
257 Laguna Niguel64,139 people 57.7% $2,903 7,994
258 Pleasant Hill34,235 people 57.7% $2,533 4,750
259 Map of Ramona Ramona22,634 people 57.7% $1,830 2,071
260 Map of Strawberry Strawberry5,830 people 57.7% $2,958 1,319
261 San Rafael60,433 people 57.8% $2,377 10,519
262 Map of Lawndale Lawndale30,781 people 57.8% $1,938 5,843
263 Map of East Hemet East Hemet20,257 people 57.8% $1,655 1,557
264 Walnut Park Walnut Park14,958 people 57.8% $1,483 1,783
265 Downey Downey110,939 people 57.9% $1,937 16,398
266 Indio Indio91,950 people 57.9% $1,437 9,682
267 Bellflower76,819 people 57.9% $1,830 13,968
268 East Palo Alto29,069 people 57.9% $2,244 4,045
269 Map of Fresno Fresno545,970 people 58% $1,421 85,443
270 El Monte El Monte106,109 people 58% $1,736 16,898
271 Map of Cherryland Cherryland14,143 people 58% $2,140 2,520
272 Rancho Cucamonga175,411 people 58.1% $2,357 21,156
273 Map of Loma Linda Loma Linda25,122 people 58.1% $1,855 5,332
274 Map of Orcutt Orcutt31,454 people 58.2% $2,193 2,208
275 Stanton39,402 people 58.3% $1,997 6,319
276 Port Hueneme Port Hueneme21,582 people 58.3% $2,228 3,681
277 Arcadia Arcadia55,170 people 58.5% $2,191 7,482
278 Map of Red Bluff Red Bluff14,549 people 58.5% $1,121 3,256
279 Riverside319,069 people 58.6% $1,914 39,324
280 Murrieta112,064 people 58.6% $2,388 10,447
281 Rialto104,143 people 58.6% $1,759 8,774
282 Ukiah16,304 people 58.6% $1,331 3,238
283 Map of Paramount Paramount52,050 people 58.7% $1,875 8,015
284 Map of Spring Valley Spring Valley31,969 people 58.7% $2,166 3,514
285 West Carson West Carson22,143 people 58.7% $1,891 2,130
286 Jurupa Valley107,011 people 58.9% $1,741 7,937
287 Map of Hawthorne Hawthorne85,191 people 58.9% $1,782 21,402
288 Map of Valle Vista Valle Vista18,602 people 58.9% $1,738 1,505
289 Pacific Grove Pacific Grove14,951 people 59% $2,455 3,313
290 Santa Paula Santa Paula31,376 people 59.1% $1,736 4,102
291 Map of Los Angeles Los Angeles3,857,263 people 59.3% $1,933 878,569
292 Concord Concord124,035 people 59.3% $2,274 17,025
293 Map of Hesperia Hesperia100,775 people 59.3% $1,590 9,204
294 Map of Carmichael Carmichael76,948 people 59.3% $1,702 14,214
295 Map of Brentwood Brentwood65,208 people 59.3% $2,758 3,484
296 Map of North Fair Oaks North Fair Oaks13,100 people 59.3% $2,314 1,997
297 Map of Burbank Burbank104,546 people 59.4% $2,192 23,340
298 Map of Whittier Whittier86,165 people 59.5% $1,906 11,389
299 Vista99,114 people 59.6% $2,249 15,105
300 Map of Rocklin Rocklin73,327 people 59.6% $2,258 7,938
301 Map of Hercules Hercules26,302 people 59.6% $2,991 1,803
302 Map of Garden Grove Garden Grove170,964 people 59.7% $2,012 22,049
303 Chino Hills Chino Hills77,927 people 59.7% $2,894 6,973
304 Map of Los Banos Los Banos47,593 people 59.7% $1,557 5,022
305 Map of La Mirada La Mirada47,180 people 59.7% $2,217 3,387
306 Map of Vineyard Vineyard43,751 people 59.7% $2,090 2,889
307 Arvin Arvin19,539 people 59.7% $1,122 2,024
308 Map of Rowland Heights Rowland Heights45,911 people 59.8% $1,967 4,447
309 Map of Calexico Calexico38,585 people 59.8% $1,093 4,743
310 Map of Orangevale Orangevale35,958 people 59.8% $1,932 3,117
311 Arden-Arcade Arden-Arcade94,994 people 59.9% $1,588 19,829
312 Map of Auburn Auburn13,768 people 59.9% $1,501 2,203
313 Sanger Sanger26,699 people 60% $1,209 2,471
314 Imperial Beach Imperial Beach25,764 people 60% $2,011 6,112
315 Santa Clarita Santa Clarita230,221 people 60.1% $2,544 20,255
316 National City58,893 people 60.1% $1,692 11,550
317 Rosemead Rosemead50,013 people 60.1% $1,834 7,082
318 Map of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)31,446 people 60.1% $1,981 4,400
319 Map of Corona Corona159,670 people 60.2% $2,228 16,992
320 Madera Madera67,831 people 60.3% $1,353 7,527
321 Map of Montebello Montebello61,045 people 60.3% $1,827 10,087
322 Map of Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs18,871 people 60.3% $2,033 2,091
323 Hillcrest10,511 people 60.3% $1,259 1,377
324 Map of Pomona Pomona147,943 people 60.4% $1,810 18,193
325 Map of Anaheim Anaheim344,521 people 60.5% $2,175 54,934
326 Map of Florence-Graham Florence-Graham60,690 people 60.6% $1,521 8,890
327 Ashland22,210 people 60.6% $2,110 4,726
328 Vacaville102,596 people 60.7% $2,299 10,725
329 Lynwood64,578 people 60.7% $1,652 7,604
330 McKinleyville17,113 people 60.7% $1,607 2,347
331 Map of La Mesa La Mesa60,797 people 60.8% $2,049 12,590
332 Wasco Wasco26,558 people 60.8% $1,089 2,557
333 Map of Altadena Altadena41,705 people 60.9% $2,355 3,156
334 Eureka26,010 people 60.9% $1,195 5,308
335 Santa Maria110,462 people 61% $1,925 14,205
336 Monterey Park Monterey Park59,132 people 61% $1,888 8,835
337 Agoura Hills Agoura Hills19,721 people 61.1% $3,218 1,217
338 Willowbrook21,681 people 61.2% $1,570 3,189
339 Oceanside172,242 people 61.3% $2,303 24,613
340 Lancaster Lancaster169,169 people 61.3% $1,764 19,377
341 Map of Cudahy Cudahy22,087 people 61.3% $1,711 4,719
342 Bostonia16,765 people 61.3% $2,087 3,229
343 McFarland14,222 people 61.3% $1,131 1,287
344 San Anselmo12,679 people 61.3% $2,797 1,577
345 Moreno Valley211,666 people 61.4% $2,135 19,735
346 Benicia26,749 people 61.4% $2,280 3,227
347 Map of Laguna Beach Laguna Beach22,710 people 61.4% $2,986 3,479
348 Walnut27,611 people 61.5% $3,202 1,140
349 Vallejo124,268 people 61.6% $2,073 18,164
350 Tustin Tustin78,981 people 61.6% $2,449 13,566
351 Victorville137,627 people 61.7% $1,618 14,441
352 Lake Elsinore72,461 people 61.7% $2,078 5,724
353 Coronado Coronado19,015 people 61.7% $3,257 3,248
354 Corning Corning8,155 people 61.7% $961 1,165
355 Map of Banning Banning31,093 people 61.8% $1,650 3,228
356 Lemon Grove27,686 people 61.8% $1,893 4,196
357 Chula Vista Chula Vista276,375 people 62.2% $2,229 32,768
358 Escondido149,668 people 62.2% $2,046 22,276
359 Map of Chico Chico102,188 people 62.2% $1,488 22,979
360 Map of Hemet Hemet91,326 people 62.2% $1,575 11,746
361 Map of Glendale Glendale190,748 people 62.3% $2,182 44,260
362 Lake Forest Lake Forest86,281 people 62.3% $2,672 8,722
363 West Rancho Dominguez23,300 people 62.3% $1,695 2,127
364 Fullerton140,968 people 62.4% $2,194 21,815
365 Map of Arcata Arcata18,607 people 62.4% $1,327 4,902
366 Camarillo Camarillo70,186 people 62.5% $2,734 8,905
367 Ontario180,547 people 62.7% $2,030 21,586
368 Montclair37,810 people 62.8% $1,889 4,591
369 Rancho San Diego Rancho San Diego21,272 people 62.8% $2,618 1,735
370 Los Alamitos Los Alamitos11,794 people 62.8% $2,365 2,452
371 San Bernardino San Bernardino222,724 people 63% $1,508 30,622
372 Chino Chino92,652 people 63.1% $2,336 9,521
373 Map of Apple Valley Apple Valley75,473 people 63.1% $1,444 7,204
374 Cathedral City52,267 people 63.1% $1,601 5,925
375 Arroyo Grande Arroyo Grande18,372 people 63.1% $2,173 2,923
376 Map of Foothill Farms Foothill Farms36,435 people 63.2% $1,695 5,490
377 Antioch116,477 people 63.5% $2,278 12,782
378 San Marcos94,882 people 63.5% $2,348 11,057
379 Map of Simi Valley Simi Valley125,634 people 63.6% $2,579 11,481
380 Map of Grass Valley Grass Valley14,113 people 63.6% $1,458 3,956
381 Sonoma Sonoma10,670 people 63.7% $2,226 1,794
382 Inglewood104,569 people 63.9% $1,787 22,744
383 Grand Terrace13,078 people 63.9% $2,024 1,605
384 Palmdale164,634 people 64% $1,802 14,609
385 Map of Palm Springs Palm Springs45,070 people 64% $1,562 8,025
386 Bell Bell32,476 people 64% $1,575 6,550
387 Westminster89,860 people 64.2% $2,168 12,123
388 Map of North Highlands North Highlands47,957 people 64.4% $1,636 7,385
389 Lemon Hill15,312 people 64.5% $1,421 2,414
390 La Palma15,272 people 64.6% $2,262 1,596
391 Map of Santee Santee59,332 people 64.7% $2,250 5,562
392 Desert Hot Springs33,200 people 64.7% $1,412 5,276
393 Map of Lincoln Lincoln52,956 people 64.8% $2,090 2,929
394 Fairfield120,785 people 65% $2,266 14,266
395 Diamond Bar53,355 people 65.1% $2,521 3,762
396 Palm Desert51,990 people 65.1% $1,778 8,084
397 Seaside31,814 people 65.3% $2,409 6,443
398 Pico Rivera60,272 people 65.4% $1,786 4,448
399 Novato52,546 people 65.4% $2,506 6,446
400 Yreka Yreka7,820 people 65.7% $987 1,453
401 La Cresta8,389 people 65.8% $1,177 1,437
402 Map of Pittsburg Pittsburg76,257 people 65.9% $2,264 8,737
403 South El Monte19,287 people 65.9% $1,752 2,396
404 San Dimas33,789 people 66.5% $2,278 3,101
405 San Luis Obispo48,491 people 67% $1,965 11,814
406 Highland56,675 people 67.4% $1,629 5,531
407 Laguna Hills30,740 people 67.4% $2,728 3,062
408 Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage17,563 people 67.4% $1,510 1,306
409 Map of San Jacinto San Jacinto55,180 people 68.3% $1,615 3,342
410 Davis66,978 people 68.6% $2,187 13,346
411 Westmont34,123 people 68.6% $1,466 7,100
412 Fountain Valley56,258 people 68.7% $2,631 5,875
413 San Fernando23,632 people 68.7% $1,748 2,274
414 Anderson11,255 people 69.3% $962 1,780
415 East Niles28,532 people 69.5% $1,250 3,099
416 El Cajon104,449 people 70.1% $1,856 18,770
417 Map of Menifee Menifee110,305 people 70.6% $2,110 6,664
418 Map of Stanford Stanford18,662 people 71.8% $1,976 2,296
419 Calabasas Calabasas22,669 people 73.4% $3,089 2,567
420 Clearlake16,659 people 74.2% $1,240 2,150
421 Laguna Woods Laguna Woods17,289 people 75.7% $2,328 3,012
422 Isla Vista Isla Vista13,920 people 88.8% $1,878 4,486

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for California as a whole is 55.3%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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