17 Southern California cities rank among nation’s highest rents

Southern California is home to 17 of the priciest cities for renters.

My trusty spreadsheet examined ApartmentList pricing data for 610 U.S. cities , tracking rents for the three months ending in October and comparing that cost with the same period six years earlier. ApartmentList blends federal pricing statistics and rents from its own listings database. It tracked 86 California cities, or 14% of all markets.

Of the 50 priciest cities for tenants, California has by far the most – 38, which break into 17 in the south and 21 to the north. Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia each have three, Washington state had two, and Connecticut had one.

Southern California’s priciest was Newport Beach at $3,360 per month. That’s No. 3 in the nation and up 24% in six years, the No. 18 gain of the