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How much is rent in California?
Median gross rent in California: $2,036 ± $5.00 (highest of 51; United States: $1,413). How much is rent in your county? Search any of the 3,137 U.S. counties.
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How much is rent in each state?
Median gross rent in California
$2,036 ± $5.00
Highest of 51 · United States: $1,413 · Median gross rent, dollars a month
In the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, median rent including utilities was highest in California, $2,036 a month, followed by Hawaii ($1,971) and District of Columbia ($1,954). West Virginia was lowest at $872, and the U.S. median was $1,413. Averaged over five years, these figures trail the latest rent increases.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of December 31, 2024 · Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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Housing
How much of their income do renters spend on rent in each state?
Median rent as a percent of household income in California
32.8% ± 0.2%
4th highest of 51 · United States: 30.6% · Median rent as a percent of household income
In the Census Bureau's five-year survey ending in 2024, the typical renter household in Florida spent 35.2% of its income on rent and utilities, the most of any state, followed by Hawaii (33.2%) and Nevada (33.1%). North Dakota was lowest at 25.0%. The U.S. figure was 30.6%; 30% is the share often used to mark renters as cost-burdened.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of December 31, 2024 · Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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Housing
How much is rent in your county?
Search any of the 3,137 U.S. counties. In the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, median rent including utilities was highest in San Mateo County, California, $2,922 a month, and lowest in Cottle County, Texas, $264. Averaged over five years, these figures trail the latest rent increases, and small counties' estimates have wide margins of error.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · Data as of December 31, 2024 · Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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