Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in California
Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in California with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92136 | San Diego | 100% |
| 2 | 95053 | Santa Clara | 100% |
| 3 | 93944 | Monterey | 100% |
| 4 | 95633 | Garden Valley | 100% |
| 5 | 94964 | San Quentin | 100% |
| 6 | 95689 | Volcano | 100% |
| 7 | 95636 | Grizzly Flats | 100% |
| 8 | 92086 | Warner Springs | 100% |
| 9 | 93553 | Pearblossom | 100% |
| 10 | 92339 | Forest Falls | 100% |
| 11 | 95635 | Greenwood | 100% |
| 12 | 95426 | Cobb | 100% |
| 13 | 95538 | Fort Dick | 100% |
| 14 | 96103 | Blairsden Graeagle | 100% |
| 15 | 93067 | Summerland | 100% |
| 16 | 96051 | Lakehead | 96% |
| 17 | 96056 | McArthur | 95.8% |
| 18 | 95947 | Greenville | 93.6% |
| 19 | 96114 | Janesville | 92% |
| 20 | 93532 | Lake Hughes | 91% |
| 21 | 92067 | Rancho Santa Fe | 90.1% |
| 22 | 95222 | Angels Camp | 89.3% |
| 23 | 95310 | Columbia | 89.3% |
| 24 | 93453 | Santa Margarita | 87.9% |
| 25 | 95328 | Keyes | 87.1% |
| 26 | 94720 | Berkeley | 86.9% |
| 27 | 95387 | Westley | 86.9% |
| 28 | 95562 | Rio Dell | 85.8% |
| 29 | 92861 | Villa Park | 83.9% |
| 30 | 94028 | Portola Valley | 83.2% |
| 31 | 93653 | Raymond | 82.8% |
| 32 | 93518 | Caliente | 82.8% |
| 33 | 95683 | Sloughhouse | 82.2% |
| 34 | 92582 | San Jacinto | 81.7% |
| 35 | 93106 | Santa Barbara | 81.7% |
| 36 | 92257 | Niland | 81.5% |
| 37 | 94535 | Travis Afb | 81.1% |
| 38 | 93543 | Littlerock | 81% |
| 39 | 93283 | Weldon | 79.9% |
| 40 | 93240 | Lake Isabella | 79.5% |
| 41 | 92210 | Indian Wells | 79.3% |
| 42 | 91708 | Chino | 78.4% |
| 43 | 92397 | Wrightwood | 78.4% |
| 44 | 95006 | Boulder Creek | 78.3% |
| 45 | 93405 | San Luis Obispo | 77.4% |
| 46 | 93437 | Lompoc | 77.1% |
| 47 | 95329 | La Grange | 77.1% |
| 48 | 94564 | Pinole | 76.3% |
| 49 | 92391 | Twin Peaks | 76% |
| 50 | 94505 | Discovery Bay | 75.9% |
| 51 | 92637 | Laguna Woods | 75.7% |
| 52 | 95919 | Brownsville | 75.7% |
| 53 | 90290 | Topanga | 75.4% |
| 54 | 92371 | Phelan | 75.3% |
| 55 | 95573 | Willow Creek | 75.1% |
| 56 | 96062 | Millville | 75% |
| 57 | 92058 | Oceanside | 74.9% |
| 58 | 91326 | Porter Ranch | 74.9% |
| 59 | 95903 | Beale Afb | 74.6% |
| 60 | 95422 | Clearlake | 74.5% |
| 61 | 95064 | Santa Cruz | 74.1% |
| 62 | 92382 | Running Springs | 74.1% |
| 63 | 95570 | Trinidad | 74.1% |
| 64 | 94947 | Novato | 73.7% |
| 65 | 96027 | Etna | 73.4% |
| 66 | 92532 | Lake Elsinore | 73.2% |
| 67 | 95255 | West Point | 73.2% |
| 68 | 95589 | Whitethorn | 73.2% |
| 69 | 94595 | Walnut Creek | 73% |
| 70 | 96052 | Lewiston | 73% |
| 71 | 92584 | Menifee | 72.8% |
| 72 | 96140 | Carnelian Bay | 72.5% |
| 73 | 93201 | Alpaugh | 72.4% |
| 74 | 95616 | Davis | 72.3% |
| 75 | 92276 | Thousand Palms | 72.3% |
| 76 | 96088 | Shingletown | 72.3% |
| 77 | 94517 | Clayton | 72.1% |
| 78 | 94956 | Point Reyes Station | 72.1% |
| 79 | 95327 | Jamestown | 72% |
| 80 | 92585 | Sun City | 71.9% |
| 81 | 90024 | Los Angeles | 71.6% |
| 82 | 94305 | Stanford | 71.6% |
| 83 | 91207 | Glendale | 71.2% |
| 84 | 95954 | Magalia | 71% |
| 85 | 92405 | San Bernardino | 70.9% |
| 86 | 93428 | Cambria | 70.8% |
| 87 | 95258 | Woodbridge | 70.8% |
| 88 | 91345 | Mission Hills | 70.6% |
| 89 | 96048 | Junction City | 70.3% |
| 90 | 91436 | Encino | 70.1% |
| 91 | 91321 | Newhall | 70% |
| 92 | 92029 | Escondido | 69.7% |
| 93 | 91306 | Winnetka | 69.6% |
| 94 | 90067 | Los Angeles | 69.5% |
| 95 | 91302 | Calabasas | 69.4% |
| 96 | 95111 | San Jose | 69.3% |
| 97 | 92653 | Laguna Hills | 69.1% |
| 98 | 95228 | Copperopolis | 69.1% |
| 99 | 91384 | Castaic | 69% |
| 100 | 93301 | Bakersfield | 69% |
Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93544 | Llano | 0% |
| 2 | 96008 | Bella Vista | 0% |
| 3 | 90073 | Los Angeles | 0% |
| 4 | 95547 | Hydesville | 0% |
| 5 | 94973 | Woodacre | 0% |
| 6 | 95977 | Smartsville | 0% |
| 7 | 94038 | Moss Beach | 0% |
| 8 | 92536 | Aguanga | 0% |
| 9 | 95663 | Penryn | 0% |
| 10 | 95671 | Represa | 0% |
| 11 | 95237 | Lockeford | 3.9% |
| 12 | 95004 | Aromas | 3.9% |
| 13 | 95452 | Kenwood | 5.5% |
| 14 | 95313 | Crows Landing | 7% |
| 15 | 95225 | Burson | 8.6% |
| 16 | 95323 | Hickman | 9.8% |
| 17 | 91962 | Pine Valley | 10% |
| 18 | 94923 | Bodega Bay | 11% |
| 19 | 94060 | Pescadero | 11.8% |
| 20 | 93651 | Prather | 11.9% |
| 21 | 95951 | Hamilton City | 12.1% |
| 22 | 92661 | Newport Beach | 12.8% |
| 23 | 92398 | Yermo | 13.8% |
| 24 | 95497 | The Sea Ranch | 15.2% |
| 25 | 96120 | Markleeville | 15.2% |
| 26 | 93602 | Auberry | 17.2% |
| 27 | 93271 | Three Rivers | 18.4% |
| 28 | 91125 | Pasadena | 18.6% |
| 29 | 95975 | Rough And Ready | 19.1% |
| 30 | 96093 | Weaverville | 19.1% |
| 31 | 94502 | Alameda | 19.2% |
| 32 | 93265 | Springville | 19.5% |
| 33 | 94037 | Montara | 19.9% |
| 34 | 95236 | Linden | 20.2% |
| 35 | 93440 | Los Alamos | 21% |
| 36 | 93562 | Trona | 21% |
| 37 | 95560 | Redway | 21.5% |
| 38 | 94027 | Atherton | 21.6% |
| 39 | 92342 | Helendale | 22.3% |
| 40 | 92320 | Calimesa | 22.7% |
| 41 | 95454 | Laytonville | 22.8% |
| 42 | 95685 | Sutter Creek | 23% |
| 43 | 93239 | Kettleman City | 23.1% |
| 44 | 92004 | Borrego Springs | 23.1% |
| 45 | 94957 | Ross | 23.6% |
| 46 | 95134 | San Jose | 23.6% |
| 47 | 95465 | Occidental | 24.2% |
| 48 | 96134 | Tulelake | 24.5% |
| 49 | 94111 | San Francisco | 24.7% |
| 50 | 93258 | Porterville | 25.1% |
| 51 | 95441 | Geyserville | 25.4% |
| 52 | 93432 | Creston | 26% |
| 53 | 92273 | Seeley | 27% |
| 54 | 95912 | Arbuckle | 27.4% |
| 55 | 94123 | San Francisco | 27.5% |
| 56 | 94708 | Berkeley | 27.7% |
| 57 | 95658 | Newcastle | 27.9% |
| 58 | 95546 | Hoopa | 28.2% |
| 59 | 95033 | Los Gatos | 28.8% |
| 60 | 95445 | Gualala | 28.9% |
| 61 | 96118 | Loyalton | 29.1% |
| 62 | 95655 | Mather | 29.7% |
| 63 | 94089 | Sunnyvale | 29.7% |
| 64 | 95051 | Santa Clara | 29.9% |
| 65 | 94085 | Sunnyvale | 30% |
| 66 | 95045 | San Juan Bautista | 30.5% |
| 67 | 95321 | Groveland | 30.6% |
| 68 | 93110 | Santa Barbara | 31% |
| 69 | 94118 | San Francisco | 31.6% |
| 70 | 95692 | Wheatland | 31.7% |
| 71 | 94114 | San Francisco | 31.7% |
| 72 | 96113 | Herlong | 32.8% |
| 73 | 94117 | San Francisco | 33% |
| 74 | 96073 | Palo Cedro | 33.3% |
| 75 | 93235 | Ivanhoe | 33.5% |
| 76 | 95014 | Cupertino | 33.8% |
| 77 | 95131 | San Jose | 33.9% |
| 78 | 95690 | Walnut Grove | 34% |
| 79 | 94610 | Oakland | 34.1% |
| 80 | 94116 | San Francisco | 34.1% |
| 81 | 94043 | Mountain View | 34.3% |
| 82 | 94131 | San Francisco | 34.5% |
| 83 | 92254 | Mecca | 34.6% |
| 84 | 95322 | Gustine | 34.7% |
| 85 | 95054 | Santa Clara | 34.7% |
| 86 | 94115 | San Francisco | 34.8% |
| 87 | 93667 | Tollhouse | 34.9% |
| 88 | 94041 | Mountain View | 34.9% |
| 89 | 90703 | Cerritos | 34.9% |
| 90 | 96130 | Susanville | 35% |
| 91 | 95614 | Cool | 35.2% |
| 92 | 93270 | Terra Bella | 35.2% |
| 93 | 94065 | Redwood City | 35.2% |
| 94 | 94127 | San Francisco | 35.6% |
| 95 | 90245 | El Segundo | 35.7% |
| 96 | 93619 | Clovis | 35.7% |
| 97 | 95955 | Maxwell | 35.8% |
| 98 | 94005 | Brisbane | 35.8% |
| 99 | 95693 | Wilton | 35.9% |
| 100 | 95035 | Milpitas | 36% |
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