State Overview
Salary to Rent in California
Explore how much you need to earn to afford rent in California's cities. Each city is ranked by affordability — sorted from most to least affordable by default.
Cities Analyzed
200
With valid income & rent data
All Cities in California
San Francisco
2BR: $111,600Affordable
Fremont
2BR: $136,080Affordable
Sunnyvale
2BR: $144,080Affordable
Roseville
2BR: $93,480Affordable
Visalia
2BR: $62,120Affordable
Santa Clara
2BR: $136,920Affordable
Clovis
2BR: $71,440Affordable
Livermore
2BR: $119,600Affordable
San Ramon
2BR: $133,400Affordable
Mountain View
2BR: $137,600Affordable
Folsom
2BR: $104,280Affordable
Pleasanton
2BR: $135,680Affordable
Dublin
2BR: $149,120Affordable
Yorba Linda
2BR: $121,600Affordable
Palo Alto
2BR: $152,720Affordable
San Clemente
2BR: $110,320Affordable
Woodland
2BR: $69,200Affordable
Cupertino
2BR: $168,720Affordable
Hanford
2BR: $57,560Affordable
Yucaipa
2BR: $70,600Affordable
West Sacramento
2BR: $66,680Affordable
Beaumont
2BR: $69,240Affordable
El Dorado Hills
2BR: $114,040Affordable
Poway
2BR: $104,320Affordable
Rancho Santa Margarita
2BR: $117,640Affordable
Newark
2BR: $127,440Affordable
San Jose
2BR: $121,720Manageable
Fresno
2BR: $59,120Manageable
Sacramento
2BR: $76,720Manageable
Oakland
2BR: $89,120Manageable
Bakersfield
2BR: $61,840Manageable
Stockton
2BR: $68,280Manageable
Riverside
2BR: $82,440Manageable
Chula Vista
2BR: $98,080Manageable
Santa Clarita
2BR: $111,560Manageable
Modesto
2BR: $72,160Manageable
Fontana
2BR: $77,880Manageable
Huntington Beach
2BR: $111,720Manageable
Elk Grove
2BR: $100,040Manageable
Rancho Cucamonga
2BR: $105,240Manageable
Palmdale
2BR: $78,320Manageable
Corona
2BR: $97,360Manageable
Torrance
2BR: $102,760Manageable
Fullerton
2BR: $95,840Manageable
Orange
2BR: $103,520Manageable
Thousand Oaks
2BR: $119,680Manageable
Concord
2BR: $103,000Manageable
Berkeley
2BR: $99,600Manageable
Fairfield
2BR: $98,640Manageable
Carlsbad
2BR: $119,360Manageable
Murrieta
2BR: $103,600Manageable
San Buenaventura (Ventura)
2BR: $93,600Manageable
Temecula
2BR: $107,080Manageable
Jurupa Valley
2BR: $77,960Manageable
San Mateo
2BR: $143,200Manageable
Rialto
2BR: $74,840Manageable
Chico
2BR: $65,560Manageable
Norwalk
2BR: $89,640Manageable
Vacaville
2BR: $103,200Manageable
Carson
2BR: $87,480Manageable
Tracy
2BR: $104,200Manageable
Redding
2BR: $61,600Manageable
Mission Viejo
2BR: $126,360Manageable
Chino
2BR: $96,440Manageable
San Leandro
2BR: $96,240Manageable
Indio
2BR: $64,760Manageable
Merced
2BR: $57,680Manageable
Whittier
2BR: $83,120Manageable
Lake Forest
2BR: $119,600Manageable
Newport Beach
2BR: $140,720Manageable
Manteca
2BR: $86,880Manageable
Buena Park
2BR: $96,960Manageable
Redwood City
2BR: $139,720Manageable
Lakewood
2BR: $107,600Manageable
Napa
2BR: $98,840Manageable
Rancho Cordova
2BR: $77,080Manageable
Milpitas
2BR: $143,680Manageable
Perris
2BR: $75,320Manageable
Upland
2BR: $88,720Manageable
Carmichael
2BR: $71,320Manageable
Alameda
2BR: $110,880Manageable
Apple Valley
2BR: $62,520Manageable
Redlands
2BR: $84,560Manageable
Turlock
2BR: $66,920Manageable
Rocklin
2BR: $101,640Manageable
Redondo Beach
2BR: $118,760Manageable
Lake Elsinore
2BR: $86,840Manageable
Walnut Creek
2BR: $120,640Manageable
Eastvale
2BR: $142,880Manageable
Yuba City
2BR: $64,400Manageable
Union City
2BR: $124,960Manageable
Tulare
2BR: $60,720Manageable
Madera
2BR: $57,240Manageable
Lodi
2BR: $71,000Manageable
Castro Valley
2BR: $114,840Manageable
Brentwood
2BR: $118,120Manageable
Laguna Niguel
2BR: $131,840Manageable
La Habra
2BR: $90,400Manageable
Porterville
2BR: $52,320Manageable
Encinitas
2BR: $119,520Manageable
Pico Rivera
2BR: $82,040Manageable
San Rafael
2BR: $108,760Manageable
Santee
2BR: $95,520Manageable
Gilroy
2BR: $108,200Manageable
South Whittier
2BR: $84,720Manageable
Highland
2BR: $64,720Manageable
Arcadia
2BR: $96,240Manageable
Hacienda Heights
2BR: $100,440Manageable
San Jacinto
2BR: $72,040Manageable
Glendora
2BR: $100,400Manageable
Aliso Viejo
2BR: $126,520Manageable
Placentia
2BR: $104,400Manageable
Palm Desert
2BR: $75,360Manageable
Covina
2BR: $85,640Manageable
Delano
2BR: $51,800Manageable
Cypress
2BR: $111,280Manageable
La Mirada
2BR: $92,880Manageable
Los Angeles
2BR: $86,320Stretched
San Diego
2BR: $100,240Stretched
Long Beach
2BR: $81,840Stretched
Anaheim
2BR: $94,360Stretched
Santa Ana
2BR: $90,840Stretched
Irvine
2BR: $132,480Stretched
San Bernardino
2BR: $63,560Stretched
Moreno Valley
2BR: $89,560Stretched
Oxnard
2BR: $91,920Stretched
Glendale
2BR: $96,480Stretched
Santa Rosa
2BR: $97,560Stretched
Ontario
2BR: $88,000Stretched
Oceanside
2BR: $100,160Stretched
Garden Grove
2BR: $90,920Stretched
Lancaster
2BR: $75,960Stretched
Salinas
2BR: $86,520Stretched
Hayward
2BR: $108,920Stretched
Escondido
2BR: $88,320Stretched
Pomona
2BR: $78,600Stretched
Pasadena
2BR: $101,200Stretched
Victorville
2BR: $70,400Stretched
Simi Valley
2BR: $115,760Stretched
Vallejo
2BR: $91,280Stretched
East Los Angeles
2BR: $65,960Stretched
Richmond
2BR: $89,320Stretched
Antioch
2BR: $103,600Stretched
Downey
2BR: $87,440Stretched
Costa Mesa
2BR: $109,320Stretched
Santa Maria
2BR: $85,200Stretched
El Monte
2BR: $77,360Stretched
West Covina
2BR: $99,000Stretched
Inglewood
2BR: $80,280Stretched
Burbank
2BR: $96,560Stretched
El Cajon
2BR: $81,240Stretched
Menifee
2BR: $93,800Stretched
Daly City
2BR: $123,080Stretched
Hesperia
2BR: $69,200Stretched
Vista
2BR: $96,480Stretched
Arden-Arcade
2BR: $66,760Stretched
Compton
2BR: $70,560Stretched
San Marcos
2BR: $99,480Stretched
South Gate
2BR: $67,480Stretched
Santa Monica
2BR: $107,320Stretched
Westminster
2BR: $95,280Stretched
Hemet
2BR: $65,400Stretched
Santa Barbara
2BR: $106,440Stretched
Citrus Heights
2BR: $79,840Stretched
Hawthorne
2BR: $79,080Stretched
Alhambra
2BR: $86,160Stretched
Tustin
2BR: $106,280Stretched
Bellflower
2BR: $81,240Stretched
Chino Hills
2BR: $124,080Stretched
Pittsburg
2BR: $102,840Stretched
Baldwin Park
2BR: $84,680Stretched
Camarillo
2BR: $119,680Stretched
Davis
2BR: $92,880Stretched
Lynwood
2BR: $71,720Stretched
South San Francisco
2BR: $127,680Stretched
Florence-Graham
2BR: $67,120Stretched
Montebello
2BR: $81,960Stretched
Santa Cruz
2BR: $107,560Stretched
La Mesa
2BR: $87,680Stretched
Monterey Park
2BR: $86,320Stretched
Gardena
2BR: $78,920Stretched
Petaluma
2BR: $113,800Stretched
Fountain Valley
2BR: $116,240Stretched
National City
2BR: $72,480Stretched
Huntington Park
2BR: $65,160Stretched
Diamond Bar
2BR: $112,400Stretched
Colton
2BR: $70,440Stretched
Paramount
2BR: $81,880Stretched
Novato
2BR: $111,960Stretched
Watsonville
2BR: $83,520Stretched
Cathedral City
2BR: $69,640Stretched
Rosemead
2BR: $80,000Stretched
Lincoln
2BR: $99,600Stretched
Florin
2BR: $67,520Stretched
Azusa
2BR: $85,920Stretched
Ceres
2BR: $75,680Stretched
Cerritos
2BR: $132,200Stretched
North Highlands
2BR: $68,960Stretched
Antelope
2BR: $93,360Stretched
San Luis Obispo
2BR: $89,160Unaffordable