Rankings / Cities with the Highest Rent Burden / California
Cities with the Highest Rent Burden in California
Annualized median rent as a share of median household income, from the Census Bureau.
1Seal Beach37.0%2Westmont34.8%3Seaside33.9%4El Cajon33.0%5Hemet32.7%6Bell Gardens32.6%7Desert Hot Springs32.1%8Banning32.1%9San Luis Obispo32.0%10Bell31.0%11El Monte30.6%12San Pablo30.5%13Westminster30.4%14National City30.4%15Huntington Park30.1%16Maywood30.0%17North Highlands30.0%18Oildale30.0%19Rosemead29.9%20Paramount29.9%21Foothill Farms29.8%22Walnut29.7%23Glendale29.6%24Inglewood29.5%25Montclair29.2%26Davis29.1%27Camarillo28.9%28Watsonville28.9%29Temescal Valley28.9%30Vista28.4%31Los Angeles28.3%32Stanton28.3%33Oceanside28.3%34Hawthorne28.2%35Antioch28.0%36Imperial Beach28.0%37Florence-Graham28.0%38Colton28.0%39Culver City28.0%40Diamond Bar27.9%41Bellflower27.9%42Baldwin Park27.8%43Hercules27.7%44Monterey Park27.7%45Vallejo27.6%46Rowland Heights27.6%47Rohnert Park27.5%48Palm Desert27.5%49Chino Hills27.5%50Moreno Valley27.5%51Monterey27.5%52Montebello27.4%53Anaheim27.4%54Los Banos27.4%55Fountain Valley27.4%56Ontario27.4%57Florin27.4%58Pomona27.3%59Suisun City27.3%60Santa Barbara27.3%61Santa Maria27.3%62Lawndale27.2%63East Niles27.2%64Pittsburg27.2%65Burbank27.1%66Menifee27.1%67San Bernardino26.8%68Chino26.8%69La Verne26.8%70Escondido26.7%71Fairfield26.7%72Chico26.7%73West Covina26.7%74Citrus Heights26.6%75Santa Ana26.6%76Antelope26.5%77Lynwood26.5%78Merced26.5%79Lompoc26.5%80Palmdale26.4%81Hesperia26.4%82Alhambra26.4%83Monrovia26.4%84Calexico26.3%85Dana Point26.3%86Costa Mesa26.3%87Irvine26.3%88Santa Paula26.3%89Garden Grove26.2%90Tustin26.1%91Cathedral City26.1%92Victorville26.1%93East Los Angeles26.1%94Santa Rosa26.1%95Salinas26.0%96Novato26.0%97Lancaster26.0%98Cerritos26.0%99San Dimas26.0%100Twentynine Palms25.9%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.