Last updated October 8, 2026
Average Rent in California (2026)
Average rent across California is $2,986/mo as of October 2026, based on 15,397 units tracked daily across 222 cities and 1455 apartment communities. Rents are down $78 (2.7%) compared to 30 days ago. Prices range from $504 to $25,000.
$2,986
Avg Rent/mo
15,397
Units Tracked
222
Cities
-$78
30-Day Change
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Source: Average Rent (average-rent.com), October 2026. APA
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Source: <a href="https://average-rent.com/state/california/rent-trends/">Average Rent</a>, October 2026. Explore California Cities
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California Rent by City
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| City | Avg Rent | 30d Change | Units | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $3,146 | +$10 | 1,346 | $1,498 |
| San Diego | $3,540 | +$113 | 602 | $1,500 |
| Murrieta | $2,632 | -$137 | 469 | $1,752 |
| Santa Ana | $3,208 | -$153 | 398 | $1,928 |
| Anaheim | $2,818 | -$89 | 330 | $1,777 |
| Oakland | $3,623 | -$246 | 290 | $1,910 |
| Sacramento | $2,205 | +$56 | 266 | $755 |
| Clovis | $1,453 | +$143 | 229 | $504 |
| Mountain View | $4,806 | +$259 | 227 | $2,195 |
| Lancaster | $2,636 | +$215 | 220 | $1,470 |
| Riverside | $2,482 | +$146 | 211 | $1,699 |
| Antioch | $2,324 | +$129 | 204 | $1,551 |
| Ontario | $2,659 | -$94 | 204 | $1,509 |
| Manteca | $2,392 | +$18 | 201 | $1,773 |
| Mission Viejo | $3,256 | -$125 | 185 | $1,699 |
| Arcadia | $3,160 | -$97 | 184 | $1,225 |
| Vista | $2,723 | -$23 | 183 | $1,800 |
| Milpitas | $3,821 | +$445 | 178 | $2,680 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | $2,710 | +$246 | 177 | $1,832 |
| Santa Cruz | $3,723 | -$2 | 169 | $1,200 |
Show 202 smaller California cities
| City | Avg Rent | 30d Change | Units | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chino Hills | $2,943 | +$64 | 168 | $2,042 |
| Inglewood | $3,103 | -$605 | 157 | $1,907 |
| Corona | $2,561 | -$98 | 156 | $1,809 |
| Alhambra | $3,690 | +$23 | 152 | $1,546 |
| Sunnyvale | $4,388 | -$362 | 149 | $2,795 |
| Vacaville | $2,598 | -$38 | 149 | $1,795 |
| El Cajon | $2,341 | +$11 | 147 | $1,622 |
| San Francisco | $4,337 | -$219 | 143 | $980 |
| Stockton | $1,740 | -$109 | 142 | $574 |
| Camarillo | $2,703 | +$5 | 139 | $1,766 |
| Lake Forest | $3,121 | +$66 | 138 | $2,382 |
| Santa Rosa | $2,694 | +$34 | 138 | $1,675 |
| Berkeley | $4,388 | +$128 | 135 | $1,900 |
| Oxnard | $2,924 | +$55 | 134 | $1,732 |
| Simi Valley | $2,666 | +$21 | 134 | $1,692 |
| San Jose | $3,681 | -$598 | 131 | $2,050 |
| Chula Vista | $2,589 | -$460 | 126 | $1,400 |
| East Palo Alto | $2,496 | -$67 | 125 | $1,985 |
| San Ramon | $2,872 | -$147 | 125 | $2,127 |
| Huntington Beach | $3,520 | +$86 | 123 | $2,157 |
| Pleasanton | $3,349 | -$155 | 116 | $2,357 |
| Ventura | $3,105 | -$25 | 114 | $2,084 |
| Fremont | $3,740 | -$186 | 108 | $2,075 |
| Escondido | $2,978 | -$181 | 105 | $1,726 |
| Moreno Valley | $2,352 | -$18 | 105 | $1,848 |
| Irvine | $3,938 | +$122 | 102 | $2,537 |
| Yorba Linda | $3,017 | +$118 | 101 | $2,025 |
| Upland | $2,559 | +$185 | 99 | $1,835 |
| Glendale | $3,040 | -$196 | 98 | $1,927 |
| Santa Clarita | $2,944 | -$159 | 92 | $2,125 |
| Santa Monica | $4,089 | -$350 | 92 | $1,557 |
| Redwood City | $5,082 | +$69 | 91 | $2,275 |
| Thousand Oaks | $3,185 | -$103 | 91 | $2,200 |
| Concord | $2,666 | -$199 | 90 | $1,814 |
| Elk Grove | $2,446 | +$38 | 90 | $1,356 |
| Palmdale | $2,076 | -$191 | 88 | $1,194 |
| Woodland | $1,774 | +$2 | 88 | $1,126 |
| West Covina | $2,480 | +$177 | 85 | $1,700 |
| Cupertino | $4,552 | +$722 | 84 | $1,060 |
| Chino | $3,177 | +$254 | 82 | $1,000 |
| Long Beach | $3,736 | -$16 | 82 | $2,260 |
| Oceanside | $2,847 | -$74 | 80 | $2,057 |
| Vallejo | $2,209 | +$47 | 76 | $1,458 |
| Fontana | $2,809 | +$88 | 74 | $1,575 |
| Livermore | $2,967 | -$180 | 74 | $1,699 |
| Roseville | $2,303 | +$138 | 74 | $1,390 |
| San Clemente | $3,101 | -$89 | 72 | $2,529 |
| Carlsbad | $3,477 | +$426 | 69 | $2,193 |
| San Mateo | $5,478 | +$392 | 69 | $3,891 |
| Duarte | $3,162 | -$44 | 68 | $2,201 |
| Valencia | $2,796 | -$29 | 68 | $2,375 |
| Laguna Niguel | $3,134 | -$121 | 67 | $2,369 |
| Redlands | $2,723 | -$59 | 66 | $2,202 |
| Fairfield | $2,316 | -$186 | 65 | $1,588 |
| Santa Maria | $2,441 | +$79 | 65 | $1,295 |
| Alameda | $3,107 | -$30 | 64 | $2,222 |
| Victorville | $1,850 | +$118 | 64 | $1,299 |
| Burbank | $2,675 | +$317 | 60 | $1,726 |
| Downey | $2,534 | +$261 | 60 | $1,790 |
| Napa | $2,737 | -$113 | 60 | $1,799 |
| Pasadena | $3,393 | -$85 | 60 | $2,000 |
| Fresno | $1,576 | +$81 | 59 | $854 |
| Petaluma | $2,891 | +$55 | 57 | $2,430 |
| Rancho Cordova | $2,273 | +$192 | 57 | $1,333 |
| San Rafael | $3,409 | +$59 | 56 | $2,350 |
| Bakersfield | $1,835 | -$267 | 54 | $1,100 |
| Orange | $3,203 | +$350 | 54 | $2,360 |
| Dana Point | $3,951 | +$36 | 53 | $2,804 |
| Rocklin | $2,282 | -$64 | 53 | $1,312 |
| Menifee | $2,484 | -$22 | 52 | $2,045 |
| Daly City | $3,817 | +$590 | 50 | $2,000 |
| Hayward | $3,002 | -$259 | 48 | $2,175 |
| Salinas | $2,821 | -$168 | 48 | $1,760 |
| Fountain Valley | $2,916 | -$9 | 46 | $2,537 |
| Santee | $2,576 | -$139 | 46 | $1,885 |
| Torrance | $3,296 | +$217 | 45 | $2,145 |
| Walnut Creek | $2,741 | -$1,249 | 43 | $1,666 |
| Santa Barbara | $3,264 | -$486 | 42 | $750 |
| Highland | $2,600 | +$923 | 41 | $1,650 |
| West Sacramento | $2,447 | +$487 | 41 | $1,633 |
| San Bernardino | $1,828 | +$140 | 39 | $912 |
| Agoura Hills | $3,072 | -$93 | 37 | $2,440 |
| Hesperia | $2,058 | -$78 | 37 | $1,425 |
| Tustin | $2,788 | +$54 | 37 | $1,750 |
| Modesto | $1,979 | -$998 | 36 | $1,150 |
| Porterville | $1,044 | -$252 | 36 | $702 |
| Westminster | $2,581 | -$274 | 36 | $1,659 |
| Fullerton | $3,173 | -$15 | 35 | $2,487 |
| Hawthorne | $3,323 | +$111 | 35 | $1,799 |
| Pomona | $2,579 | +$43 | 35 | $1,789 |
| Wildomar | $2,357 | -$94 | 35 | $1,999 |
| Belmont | $3,961 | -$234 | 34 | $2,658 |
| Hanford | $1,899 | +$82 | 34 | $1,207 |
| Norco | $2,924 | -$24 | 34 | $2,349 |
| Union City | $3,209 | -$239 | 34 | $2,355 |
| Garden Grove | $2,782 | -$580 | 33 | $2,025 |
| San Marcos | $3,118 | +$376 | 32 | $2,221 |
| Whittier | $2,963 | +$403 | 32 | $1,000 |
| Indio | $1,820 | -$73 | 31 | $1,115 |
| Costa Mesa | $3,272 | -$369 | 30 | $2,536 |
| Dublin | $2,966 | -$84 | 30 | $2,315 |
| Lathrop | $3,197 | +$372 | 30 | $2,699 |
| Compton | $2,641 | -$138 | 29 | $1,250 |
| Monrovia | $2,863 | +$41 | 29 | $2,364 |
| Bellflower | $2,622 | +$51 | 28 | $1,960 |
| Pleasant Hill | $2,719 | -$651 | 28 | $1,985 |
| Citrus Heights | $1,771 | -$75 | 27 | $1,059 |
| Eastvale | $1,716 | +$8 | 27 | $1,350 |
| Hemet | $2,342 | +$79 | 27 | $1,460 |
| Larkspur | $4,065 | +$37 | 27 | $3,386 |
| Palm Desert | $2,633 | -$300 | 26 | $2,045 |
| Aliso Viejo | $3,175 | -$245 | 25 | $2,500 |
| Rialto | $2,568 | +$218 | 25 | $1,995 |
| Temecula | $2,501 | -$148 | 25 | $2,142 |
| El Monte | $2,710 | -$242 | 24 | $1,500 |
| Encinitas | $2,805 | +$1,491 | 24 | $1,000 |
| Gilroy | $2,794 | +$136 | 24 | $2,199 |
| Oak Park | $2,656 | +$2 | 24 | $2,415 |
| San Dimas | $3,155 | -$76 | 24 | $2,260 |
| Perris | $2,470 | +$486 | 23 | $1,127 |
| Buena Park | $3,044 | -$114 | 22 | $2,300 |
| Glendora | $2,721 | -$24 | 22 | $2,272 |
| Montclair | $2,826 | +$1,326 | 22 | $2,397 |
| Morgan Hill | $3,788 | -$285 | 22 | $2,912 |
| San Gabriel | $3,945 | +$169 | 21 | $3,106 |
| San Leandro | $2,515 | -$516 | 21 | $1,690 |
| Tracy | $2,116 | +$137 | 21 | $1,825 |
| Hercules | $3,375 | -$243 | 20 | $2,588 |
| Santa Clara | $4,291 | -$172 | 20 | $3,490 |
| Brentwood | $2,828 | -$48 | 19 | $1,000 |
| Davis | $1,978 | +$372 | 19 | $625 |
| Azusa | $2,926 | +$205 | 17 | $2,399 |
| Carson | $3,196 | +$190 | 17 | $2,695 |
| Folsom | $2,239 | +$10 | 17 | $1,974 |
| Norwalk | $2,782 | -$4 | 17 | $1,732 |
| Westlake Village | $2,920 | +$4 | 17 | $2,282 |
| Foster City | $4,116 | +$1,075 | 16 | $2,986 |
| La Mesa | $2,743 | +$98 | 14 | $2,276 |
| Pico Rivera | $2,456 | +$88 | 14 | $1,714 |
| Richmond | $2,467 | +$33 | 14 | $2,299 |
| Corte Madera | $5,530 | +$1,311 | 13 | $3,840 |
| Palo Alto | $5,256 | +$426 | 13 | $3,195 |
| Pittsburg | $2,259 | +$318 | 13 | $1,722 |
| Suisun City | $2,189 | +$162 | 13 | $2,075 |
| Visalia | $2,126 | -$44 | 13 | $1,895 |
| Campbell | $3,938 | -$49 | 12 | $3,290 |
| Covina | $2,069 | -$87 | 12 | $1,835 |
| Lemoore | $1,626 | -$241 | 12 | $1,300 |
| Monterey Park | $2,393 | +$10 | 12 | $1,866 |
| Playa Vista | $3,459 | -$69 | 12 | $2,829 |
| Turlock | $2,028 | -$66 | 12 | $1,945 |
| Chico | $1,121 | +$218 | 11 | $695 |
| Colton | $1,579 | -$50 | 11 | $1,420 |
| National City | $1,825 | -$280 | 11 | $1,355 |
| Pacifica | $4,102 | +$337 | 11 | $3,225 |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | $2,847 | -$162 | 11 | $2,395 |
| West Hollywood | $4,249 | -$731 | 11 | $3,014 |
| American Canyon | $3,507 | -$104 | 10 | $2,675 |
| La Habra | $2,825 | -$395 | 9 | $2,467 |
| Lomita | $3,906 | -$89 | 9 | $3,076 |
| Culver City | $2,936 | -$308 | 8 | $2,305 |
| Goleta | $1,892 | +$658 | 8 | $850 |
| Lake Elsinore | $2,207 | +$16 | 8 | $2,077 |
| Lodi | $2,133 | -$72 | 8 | $1,895 |
| Menlo Park | $7,513 | -$452 | 8 | $5,783 |
| Redding | $1,261 | +$48 | 8 | $655 |
| Stanton | $2,845 | -$430 | 8 | $2,548 |
| Fair Oaks | $1,790 | +$33 | 7 | $1,615 |
| Montebello | $2,473 | +$34 | 7 | $2,379 |
| Rohnert Park | $2,864 | -$7 | 7 | $2,363 |
| San Juan Capistrano | $3,580 | +$360 | 7 | $3,065 |
| Benicia | $2,282 | +$129 | 6 | $2,008 |
| Orangevale | $2,050 | +$14 | 6 | $1,728 |
| South Gate | $1,792 | -$83 | 6 | $669 |
| Tulare | $1,850 | -$66 | 6 | $1,750 |
| Grand Terrace | $2,520 | -$627 | 5 | $1,843 |
| Newhall | $2,426 | +$99 | 5 | $2,156 |
| San Anselmo | $2,998 | -$175 | 5 | $2,841 |
| South San Francisco | $4,344 | +$219 | 5 | $3,763 |
| Bay Point | $1,903 | +$67 | 4 | $1,790 |
| Carmichael | $1,696 | -$127 | 4 | $1,571 |
| Castro Valley | $2,515 | -- | 4 | $2,038 |
| Cerritos | $2,799 | -$236 | 4 | $2,266 |
| Lakeside | $2,378 | -$13 | 4 | $1,932 |
| Lincoln | $2,364 | -$24 | 4 | $1,750 |
| Newport Beach | $2,709 | +$250 | 4 | $1,550 |
| Beaumont | $1,189 | +$11 | 3 | $1,045 |
| Bermuda Dunes | $2,057 | -$124 | 3 | $1,784 |
| La Puente | $1,036 | -- | 3 | $752 |
| Lindsay | $985 | -$164 | 3 | $659 |
| Lynwood | $1,481 | -- | 3 | $1,297 |
| Merced | $866 | -- | 3 | $546 |
| Stevenson Ranch | $2,902 | -$16 | 3 | $2,655 |
| Lakewood | $2,668 | -$217 | 2 | $2,445 |
| Santa Fe Springs | $2,317 | +$91 | 2 | $2,273 |
| Solana Beach | $3,372 | +$657 | 2 | $2,865 |
| Baldwin Park | $2,204 | -- | 1 | $2,204 |
| Cardiff | $2,845 | +$110 | 1 | $2,845 |
| Madera | $1,468 | +$148 | 1 | $1,468 |
| Manhattan Beach | $3,000 | -- | 1 | $3,000 |
| Wilmington | $3,499 | -$100 | 1 | $3,499 |
| Yuba City | $1,300 | +$50 | 1 | $1,300 |
Which California Cities Are Getting Cheaper?
30-day percent change in asking rent across California cities. Green bars dropped, red bars rose. Showing the 15 biggest movers.
The Highest-Earning Apartment Buildings in California
Across the 304 California buildings we can estimate, rental revenue totals about $181M per month ($2.2B a year). Estimates come from each building's unit-level listing and leasing activity; click a building for the full methodology.
| Building | City | Est. Monthly Revenue | Est. Occupancy | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Stanford West | Redwood City, CA | $2.9M/mo | 99% | 628 |
| 2.Atlas Apartments | Oakland, CA | $2.4M/mo | 94% | 633 |
| 3.Vineyards Resort Apartment Ontario | Ontario, CA | $2.3M/mo | 95% | 925 |
| 4.Fountain Park Apartments | Playa Vista, CA | $2.3M/mo | 98% | 705 |
| 5.Residences at West Edge | Santa Monica, CA | $2.3M/mo | 98% | 600 |
| 6.The Asher | Fremont, CA | $2.3M/mo | 92% | 632 |
| 7.Juniper | Daly City, CA | $2.2M/mo | 98% | 815 |
| 8.Ferrante Apartments | Los Angeles, CA | $2.0M/mo | 63% | 1150 |
| 9.The Uptown | Oakland, CA | $1.9M/mo | 97% | 664 |
| 10.West SD Apartments | San Diego, CA | $1.9M/mo | 94% | 432 |
Research estimates from listing activity, not operator financials.
Rent by Bedroom Type
Average rent in California broken down by apartment size. Only bedroom buckets with 100+ tracked units are shown so every row is backed by meaningful sample size.
| Type | Avg Rent | From | Up To | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,519 | $850 | $15,000 | 1,570 |
| 1 Bedroom | $2,728 | $504 | $15,000 | 6,199 |
| 2 Bedroom | $3,216 | $574 | $19,794 | 6,623 |
| 3 Bedroom | $3,835 | $646 | $23,104 | 922 |
2 bedroom buckets hidden with fewer than 100 tracked units.
California Rent Trend Over Time
Average rent trend across all tracked California apartments.
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What is the average rent in California?
The average rent in California is $2,986 per month as of October 2026, based on 15,397 units tracked across 222 cities.
Which California city has the cheapest rent?
Porterville has the lowest average rent in California at $1,044 per month, with units starting from $702.
Are rents going up or down in California?
Rents in California have decreased by $78 (2.7%) over the last 30 days.
How much is a 1-bedroom apartment in California?
The average rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in California is $2,728 per month, with 6,199 units available.
What is the most expensive city in California?
Menlo Park is the most expensive city in California with an average rent of $7,513 per month.
How many apartments are available in California?
We track 15,397 individual units across 1455 apartment communities in 222 California cities. Prices are updated daily.
What is the average rent for a studio in California?
The average studio apartment rent in California is $2,519 per month.
How often are California rent prices updated?
We refresh real asking prices every morning. All California rent data is updated daily, giving you the most current pricing available.