9 of 10 Highest Rent Cities in California

Irvine, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Fremont, and Thousand Oaks, California recorded the highest median gross rents among large U.S. cities all at or above $1,200 a month according to a report based on Census 2000 data. The only non-California city in the top high-rent tier was Stamford, Conn. Residents in Brownsville, Texas, and Erie, Pa., paid the lowest monthly rents. See the press release on census.gov along with the complete top and bottom 10 lists.