Renters in nine Southern California cities are still seeing cost hikes while most others enjoy drops

Nypost · Aug 19, 2026 · 408 words · By Kevin Barr

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Renters in nine Southern California cities are still seeing cost hikes while most others enjoy drops See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Renters in nine Southern California cities are still seeing cost hikes while most others enjoy drops See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google Southern California’s brutal rent squeeze appears to finally be loosening — but renters in nine unlucky cities are still getting hit with higher prices.

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Median asking rents for both one- and two-bedroom homes increased year over year in just nine of 41 markets in Los Angeles and San Diego metros, according to new data from rental platform Zumper.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Southern California’s increasing nevertheless pale beside San Francisco, where one-bedroom rents skyrocketed 22.9% to $4,180 and two-bedroom prices leaped $25.9% to a record $6,020, according to Zumper’s national report?
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Claim 1: “Southern California’s increasing nevertheless pale beside San Francisco, where one-bedroom rents skyrocketed 22.9% to $4,180 and two-bedroom prices leaped $25.9% to a record $6,020, according to Zumper’s national report.”

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Claim 2: “San Marcos delivered the biggest blow to one-bedroom renters, with its median price surging 9.5% to $2,430.”

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While Wikipedia confirms San Marcos is a city in California, there is no evidence in the provided search results regarding a 9.5% surge to $2,430 for one-bedroom rentals in that city.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National University of San Marcos (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, UNMSM) is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University_of_San_Mar…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Marcos ( SAN MAR-kohs; Spanish for "St. Mark") is a city in the North County region of San Diego County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 94,833. It is t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marcos,_California

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Marcos () is a city in and the county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States. The city is mostly a part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. San Marcos's limits extend into Caldwell and Gua…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marcos,_Texas

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Claim 3: “At least one rental category declined in 29 of the 41 cities analyzed.”

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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claim that 29 of 41 cities saw a decline in at least one category.

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Claim 4: “Median asking rents for both one- and two-bedroom homes increased year over year in just nine of 41 markets in Los Angeles and San Diego metros, according to new data from rental platform Zumper.”

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One web search result explicitly matches the claim's wording regarding Zumper data and the 9 out of 41 markets in LA and San Diego metros. However, no other independent sources were found to corroborate this specific statistic.

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Claim 5: “Its two-bedroom rent climbed 7.2% to $2,990.”

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No evidence was provided that mentions the median two-bedroom rent in San Marcos increasing 7.2% to $2,990.

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web search NEUTRAL — The result: Apartment List rates San Francisco’s median two-bedroom rent much lower than Zumper does, at just over $4,400 in July. That said, Zumper’s data for overall median rents in San Francisco al…
https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/rent-bedroom-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The median asking rent for one-bedrooms in Seattle is now down 7.2% from the peak in August last year and the median two-bedroom is down 7.9% from the peak in April 2016. It seems the declines, though…
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/suddenly-us-rental-marke…

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Claim 6: “Two-bedroom asking rents averaged roughly $2,700 following an average 4.7% jump.”

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The evidence provided does not contain any data regarding two-bedroom asking rents averaging $2,700 or a 4.7% jump in the specified Southern California cities.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. It is equal to ⁠1/36⁠ yard or ⁠1/12⁠ of a foot. Derived from the Roman un…
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Claim 7: “Lancaster recorded the steepest one-bedroom drop, plunging 11.9% to $1,560, Zumper’s data showed.”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding rental price drops in Lancaster.

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Claim 8: “Renters seeking two bedrooms were squeezed hardest in San Bernardino, where prices soared 8.1% to $2,000.”

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No evidence was provided regarding rent increases in San Bernardino specifically reaching 8.1% or $2,000 for two-bedroom units.

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web search NEUTRAL — San Antonio, TX. San Diego, CA.Rentable provides renters the opportunity to filter through more than two million verified listings, updated on a daily basis. Showcasing an intuitive, mobile-friendly, …
https://www.rentable.co/

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web search NEUTRAL — The fastest way to search houses, apartments, condos and townhouses for rent anywhere in the US.
https://www.rent.com/

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Claim 9: “Anaheim, Long Beach and Hawthorne landed in the middle, each recording a flat price for one rental size and an increase for the other.”

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Claim 10: “The holdouts were Carlsbad, Corona, Downey, Oceanside, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Marcos, Torrance and Vista.”

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While one web search result mentions '9 Southern California cities recording year-over-year rent increases', it does not list the specific cities. The claim lists nine cities, but the provided evidence does not explicitly confirm this specific list of nine cities as the 'holdouts'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with the M…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carlsbad State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California, United States, located in Carlsbad. It is a San Diego County beach with coastal bluffs. Popular activities include swi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. state of California ranked by population, based on estimates for July 1, 2025, by the United States Census Bureau. Note: The population figures are…
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Claim 11: “The biggest two-bedroom break came in Oxnard, where prices tumbled 9.5% to $2,770, Los Angeles dropped 6.9% to $2,970, while Glendale fell 6.6% to $2,710.”

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Claim 12: “Across those cities, one-bedroom listings averaged about $2,040 per month after increases averaging 2.6%.”

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The provided evidence contains general rental data for other cities (New Orleans, Reno, Canadian cities) but contains no data regarding the $2,040 average or 2.6% increase for the nine specific SoCal cities mentioned.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — IN, In or in may refer to:
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Claim 13: “Zumper calculated the figures from active rental listings that hit the market in July.”

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Claim 14: “Corona followed with a 7.9% increase to $2,590.”

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The evidence mentions a rental in Corona, CA and a median rent in Corona, NM, but does not confirm a 7.9% increase to $2,590 for the city in the context of the Zumper study.

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 28, 2026 · Private room in townhouse · Private 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath furnished suite in Corona’s gated Temescal View community, ideal for 30+ day stays. Includes a king bedroom, second bed...
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web search NEUTRAL — The median two bedroom rent in Corona, NM is only $1,040 compared to the US median two bedroom rent of $1,430.
https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/nm/corona

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Claim 15: “Redondo Beach fell 7.4% to $2,500, while Coronado dropped 6.7% to a still eye-watering $4,200.”

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