A Bay Area city has been named the best place in California for renters by WalletHub.
Fremont, California ranked 25th nationwide on WalletHub’s new list of the “Best Places to Rent.” It came in at #1 in California. The best place to rent in America is Overland Park, Kansas followed by Scottsdale, Arizona.
The rankings reflect how difficult Southern California’s rental market has become. Out of the 10 worst places to rent in the state, nine are in Southern California, and four of those are in the Inland Empire.
By contrast, three Bay Area cities made the top 10.
10 Best Places to Rent in California
1. Fremont
2. Irvine
3. Huntington Beach
4. San Francisco
5. San Diego
6. Garden Grove
7. Santa Clarita
8. Fontana
9. San Jose
10. Sacramento
10 Worst Places to Rent in California
174. San Bernardino
168. Oakland
165. Moreno Valley
156. Ontario
152. Riverside
148. Oceanside
141. Los Angeles
137. Glendale
132. Santa Ana
129. Long Beach
Santa Rosa was found to have the lowest vacancy rate in the country. It was tied with New York, San Jose, Honolulu, and Pearl City, Hawaii for the highest cost of living.
See the full list and methodology here.
List and data were compiled by WalletHub and do not reflect statistics on all cities.