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Cheapest counties to rent in California

Across 57 counties in California, the median gross rent is $1,289. The most affordable is Modoc County at $796.

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1 Modoc County $796 ▼ 38% $606 $768 $936
2 Trinity County $928 ▼ 28% $500 $930 $1,048
3 Imperial County $961 ▼ 25% $684 $951 $1,183
4 Glenn County $978 ▼ 24% $621 $990 $1,197
5 Siskiyou County $984 ▼ 24% $726 $934 $1,265
6 Lassen County $1,038 ▼ 19% $763 $947 $1,349
7 Colusa County $1,061 ▼ 18% $686 $981 $1,318
8 Plumas County $1,102 ▼ 15% $440 $1,077 $1,403
9 Tehama County $1,119 ▼ 13% $654 $1,082 $1,311
10 Tuolumne County $1,129 ▼ 12% $919 $1,181 $1,374
11 Inyo County $1,131 ▼ 12% $1,095 $1,113 $1,351
12 Mariposa County $1,134 ▼ 12% $842 $1,094 $1,658
13 Tulare County $1,137 ▼ 12% $745 $1,041 $1,298
14 Yuba County $1,137 ▼ 12% $711 $1,043 $1,544
15 Del Norte County $1,146 ▼ 11% $932 $1,013 $1,488
16 Kern County $1,161 ▼ 10% $820 $1,077 $1,401
17 Sierra County $1,184 ▼ 8% $1,292
18 Madera County $1,185 ▼ 8% $811 $1,019 $1,389
19 Humboldt County $1,191 ▼ 8% $933 $1,217 $1,698
20 Merced County $1,200 ▼ 7% $854 $1,086 $1,352
21 Kings County $1,201 ▼ 7% $901 $1,038 $1,428
22 Lake County $1,206 ▼ 6% $810 $1,127 $1,667
23 Fresno County $1,207 ▼ 6% $936 $1,158 $1,491
24 Shasta County $1,232 ▼ 4% $832 $1,175 $1,624
25 Mendocino County $1,240 ▼ 4% $913 $1,299 $1,660
26 Amador County $1,257 ▼ 2% $1,291 $1,621
27 Mono County $1,259 ▼ 2% $1,150 $1,272 $1,742
28 Butte County $1,280 ▼ 1% $972 $1,264 $1,644
29 Sutter County $1,289 $997 $1,173 $1,632
30 Stanislaus County $1,433 ▲ 11% $1,044 $1,321 $1,701
31 Nevada County $1,487 ▲ 15% $1,015 $1,462 $2,050
32 San Joaquin County $1,542 ▲ 20% $1,104 $1,393 $1,801
33 San Bernardino County $1,584 ▲ 23% $1,228 $1,485 $1,804
34 El Dorado County $1,597 ▲ 24% $1,066 $1,524 $1,930
35 Sacramento County $1,599 ▲ 24% $1,290 $1,587 $1,903
36 Calaveras County $1,621 ▲ 26% $835 $1,295 $1,846
37 Yolo County $1,655 ▲ 28% $1,245 $1,628 $2,115
38 Riverside County $1,711 ▲ 33% $1,268 $1,607 $1,958
39 San Luis Obispo County $1,800 ▲ 40% $1,300 $1,832 $2,331
40 Los Angeles County $1,805 ▲ 40% $1,565 $1,948 $2,286
41 San Benito County $1,830 ▲ 42% $964 $1,713 $2,080
42 Monterey County $1,873 ▲ 45% $1,576 $1,834 $2,228
43 Placer County $1,874 ▲ 45% $1,482 $1,813 $2,226
44 Santa Barbara County $1,964 ▲ 52% $1,706 $1,991 $2,296
45 Solano County $1,981 ▲ 54% $1,543 $1,911 $2,310
46 San Diego County $2,011 ▲ 56% $1,698 $2,068 $2,557
47 Sonoma County $2,029 ▲ 57% $1,543 $2,076 $2,637
48 Napa County $2,037 ▲ 58% $1,552 $2,146 $2,497
49 Santa Cruz County $2,094 ▲ 62% $1,675 $2,247 $2,618
50 Ventura County $2,140 ▲ 66% $1,731 $2,049 $2,586
51 Alameda County $2,229 ▲ 73% $1,915 $2,361 $2,867
52 Contra Costa County $2,234 ▲ 73% $1,857 $2,189 $2,580
53 Orange County $2,248 ▲ 74% $1,927 $2,259 $2,886
54 San Francisco County $2,316 ▲ 80% $2,338 $2,771 $3,017
55 Marin County $2,487 ▲ 93% $2,052 $2,721 $3,493
56 Santa Clara County $2,719 ▲ 111% $2,398 $2,818 $3,481
57 San Mateo County $2,805 ▲ 118% $2,424 $3,110 $3,501