The median rent for one- and two-bedroom apartments in San Jose, CA, amounted to about ***** U.S. dollars at the end of 2023. Rents decreased after the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, by ** percent between March 2020 and March 2021. This trend reversed later that year, and in June 2022, the annual rental growth peaked at **** percent. Among the different states in the U.S., California ranks as the second most expensive rental market in 2023.
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All Employees: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (MSA) was 15.50000 Thous. of Persons in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 15.90000 in January of 2019 and a record low of 12.60000 in January of 1994. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.
In January 2025, apartment rents recorded an annual growth in most U.S. states. Nevertheless, the national average rent declined by about *** percent. West Virginia was the state with the largest rental increase, while Colorado measured the largest decline. California, one of the most expensive states to rent an apartment, such as California, saw an increase of about *** percent from the previous year. How much should you earn to afford to rent an apartment in different states in the U.S.? Both employment opportunities and the living costs vary widely across the country. In California, which is among the most competitive housing markets in the U.S., the hourly wage needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment rental was roughly ** U.S. dollars, more than twice higher than in North Carolina, Louisiana, or Michigan in 2024. When it comes to the median household income, on the other hand, California does not even make it in the top ten states. How much should you earn to afford a home in some of U.S. largest metros? In 2022, the annual salary needed to buy a median-priced home in the U.S. was ****** U.S. dollars. However, in some of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, where housing prices are up to two or three times higher, homebuyers would have to earn more than 100,000 U.S. dollars to afford a home. In San Jose, which was the most expensive metro, the annual salary needed for a median-priced home was approximately ******* U.S. dollars.
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San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA (CMSA) - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Owners' Equivalent Rent of Primary Residence in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (CBSA) was 491.72200 Index Dec 1982=100 in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA (CMSA) - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Owners' Equivalent Rent of Primary Residence in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (CBSA) reached a record high of 491.72200 in July of 2025 and a record low of 100.00000 in December of 1982. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA (CMSA) - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Owners' Equivalent Rent of Primary Residence in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (CBSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.
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Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA (CMSA) - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Rent of Primary Residence in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (CBSA) was 518.24300 Index 1982-84=100 in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA (CMSA) - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Rent of Primary Residence in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (CBSA) reached a record high of 518.24300 in January of 2025 and a record low of 106.10000 in January of 1984. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA (CMSA) - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Rent of Primary Residence in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (CBSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.
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Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA (CMSA) - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Services Less Rent of Shelter in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (CBSA) was 480.42400 Index Dec 1982=100 in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA (CMSA) - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Services Less Rent of Shelter in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (CBSA) reached a record high of 480.42400 in January of 2025 and a record low of 105.90000 in January of 1984. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA (CMSA) - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Services Less Rent of Shelter in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (CBSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.
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The median rent for one- and two-bedroom apartments in San Jose, CA, amounted to about ***** U.S. dollars at the end of 2023. Rents decreased after the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, by ** percent between March 2020 and March 2021. This trend reversed later that year, and in June 2022, the annual rental growth peaked at **** percent. Among the different states in the U.S., California ranks as the second most expensive rental market in 2023.