Average rent affordable for different income type households in California,...
- statista.com
Updated Aug 14, 2025
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2025). Average rent affordable for different income type households in California, U.S. 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255166/average-rent-affordable-for-different-income-california-usa/Dataset updatedAug 14, 2025Time period covered2025Area coveredUnited States, CaliforniaDescriptionThe average monthly rent in California for a two-bedroom apartment was ***** U.S. dollars in 2025, while a one-bedroom unit cost ******U.S. dollars. Only renters who earn the area median income (AMI) can afford two-bedroom housing in California. Rent affordable to renters with full-time jobs at mean renter wage, or 30 percent area median income, was lower than the fair market rent of a two-bedroom and one-bedroom apartment in California, making this housing in this state not affordable for them. The rent in California ranked highest among all other states in the United States for a two bedroom apartment in 2025.
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FacebookTwitterEmailThe average monthly rent in California for a two-bedroom apartment was ***** U.S. dollars in 2025, while a one-bedroom unit cost ******U.S. dollars. Only renters who earn the area median income (AMI) can afford two-bedroom housing in California. Rent affordable to renters with full-time jobs at mean renter wage, or 30 percent area median income, was lower than the fair market rent of a two-bedroom and one-bedroom apartment in California, making this housing in this state not affordable for them. The rent in California ranked highest among all other states in the United States for a two bedroom apartment in 2025.