Travel nurse housing in California

1,041 furnished rentals listed by hosts for travelers across 328 cities, median $1,800 a month.

Active listings
1,041
Median asking rent
$1,800 a month
Price range
$700 to $10,000
Pet friendly
24%
Cities
328

Rent against fair market rent, by city

CityListingsMedian asking rentRangeHUD fair market rent, 1BRMedian against fair market rentOpenings
San Diego72$2,350$1,000 – $7,250$2,530$180 under54
Los Angeles56$2,150$1,100 – $5,000$2,150about even83
Sacramento27$1,800$900 – $6,500$1,630$170 over113
Riverside15$2,000$1,100 – $5,700$1,990about even6
Palm Springs14$2,175$1,500 – $3,850$1,860$315 over3
Bakersfield13$1,600$795 – $7,500$1,060$540 over19
San Jose13$1,550$800 – $5,000$2,840$1,290 under15
Elk Grove12$1,150$800 – $3,000$2,010$860 under
Santa Rosa12$1,375$1,000 – $2,600$2,035$660 under39
Visalia11$2,200$800 – $3,500$1,140$1,060 over8
Fresno10$1,200$950 – $3,400$1,220about even8
Long Beach10$1,650$1,300 – $2,600$2,115$465 under15
Modesto10$1,200$900 – $2,500$1,210about even24
Concord9$1,500$1,000 – $5,200$2,205$705 under
Murrieta9$1,400$950 – $6,200$2,470$1,070 under1
Oakland9$2,400$1,200 – $3,950$1,920$480 over16
Palm Desert9$1,750$1,200 – $2,800$1,945$195 under
Roseville9$1,600$1,000 – $6,500$2,110$510 under65
South Lake Tahoe9$3,000$1,675 – $4,300$1,490$1,510 over
Vacaville9$1,600$1,000 – $5,200$1,960$360 under41
Vallejo9$2,100$1,200 – $3,500$1,840$260 over3
Fallbrook7$1,800$1,400 – $2,950$1,800about even
Fontana7$1,500$1,000 – $2,300$2,260$760 under
Inglewood7$2,200$1,100 – $3,198$1,860$340 over
Lancaster7$1,100$800 – $2,000$1,810$710 under
San Clemente7$2,500$1,775 – $5,500$2,920$420 under
Santa Barbara7$3,100$2,300 – $7,100$3,240$140 under2
Santa Maria7$1,825$900 – $2,150$2,390$565 under1
Citrus Heights6$4,750$1,000 – $7,500$1,745$3,005 over
Fairfield6$1,375$900 – $4,900$2,065$690 under19
Huntington Beach6$1,800$1,600 – $2,800$2,450$650 under
La Mesa6$2,100$1,500 – $3,900$2,170$70 under
La Quinta6$3,348$1,800 – $3,495$1,960$1,388 over
Northridge6$2,400$900 – $5,7993
Oroville6$1,738$700 – $2,800$1,020$718 over
Richmond6$1,498$800 – $3,000$1,920$422 under
San Francisco6$2,100$1,700 – $6,500$2,680$580 under29
San Rafael6$3,000$1,500 – $3,500$2,855$145 over1
Santa Clara6$2,800$1,500 – $5,000$3,280$480 under31
Vista6$2,450$1,300 – $5,200$2,170$280 over
Anaheim5$3,200$1,250 – $6,000$2,130$1,070 over
Arroyo Grande5$1,500$1,200 – $2,400$2,000$500 under
Atascadero5$1,750$1,200 – $4,950$1,680$70 over
Camarillo5$1,200$1,000 – $2,495$2,445$1,245 under
Carson5$2,000$1,750 – $4,500$2,030about even
Chula Vista5$1,500$1,200 – $3,999$2,700$1,200 under
Corona5$1,600$900 – $7,500$2,280$680 under
El Cajon5$2,200$1,200 – $2,900$1,970$230 over
Fair Oaks5$1,295$850 – $1,500$1,850$555 under
Glendale5$2,000$1,450 – $2,200$2,365$365 under13
Indio5$1,500$1,050 – $2,500$1,790$290 under10
Martinez5$1,300$995 – $2,950$1,990$690 under
Menifee5$1,500$700 – $3,950$2,420$920 under
Nevada City5$1,600$850 – $1,950$1,440$160 over
Oxnard5$2,700$1,300 – $6,950$1,935$765 over14
Salinas5$1,900$1,100 – $2,400$2,480$580 under4
Spring Valley5$2,500$1,600 – $2,900$1,910$590 over
Stockton5$1,575$800 – $2,200$1,200$375 over1
Temecula5$1,495$1,000 – $6,500$2,400$905 under
Van Nuys5$1,600$1,400 – $3,0005
Woodland Hills5$2,300$1,350 – $4,0001
Antioch4$1,400$1,250 – $1,850$2,375$975 under56
Apple Valley4$1,275$1,100 – $2,500$1,465$190 under
Carlsbad4$3,100$1,599 – $4,000$2,960$140 over
Cathedral City4$1,400$1,175 – $2,000$1,740$340 under
Escondido4$2,050$1,500 – $2,500$2,125$75 under
Lodi4$2,100$1,685 – $2,900$1,430$670 over2
Lompoc4$1,650$1,275 – $2,600$2,390$740 under
Madera4$1,498$1,000 – $1,550$1,180$318 over
Oceanside4$2,625$1,500 – $8,500$2,405$220 over
Ontario4$2,350$1,600 – $5,500$2,180$170 over
Porter Ranch4$1,600$1,200 – $1,800
Rancho Cucamonga4$1,150$900 – $2,200$2,580$1,430 under
Rancho Mirage4$3,125$2,290 – $5,500$1,930$1,195 over53
San Juan Capistrano4$2,675$1,500 – $3,300$2,580$95 over
Santa Cruz4$2,150$1,600 – $3,100$3,670$1,520 under
Tarzana4$1,650$1,200 – $1,850
Thousand Oaks4$1,500$1,200 – $5,200$2,620$1,120 under
Torrance4$1,950$1,500 – $2,799$2,390$440 under6
Ventura4$1,475$1,450 – $3,800$2,230$755 under7
Victorville4$3,563$800 – $4,200$1,710$1,853 over
Auburn3$1,100$1,000 – $1,450$1,550$450 under
Castro Valley3$1,550$1,400 – $2,600$2,100$550 under6
Cerritos3$1,500$1,200 – $1,950$3,120$1,620 under
Chico3$950$775 – $1,000$1,120$170 under9
Costa Mesa3$2,100$1,550 – $2,200$2,510$410 under
Dana Point3$1,500$1,500 – $3,900$2,770$1,270 under
Desert Hot Springs3$1,800$1,200 – $3,000$1,450$350 over
Encinitas3$3,500$2,000 – $4,800$2,885$615 over1
Garden Grove3$4,000$3,500 – $6,000$2,110$1,890 over
Gardena3$1,875$1,700 – $2,100$1,820$55 over5
Granada Hills3$2,200$1,300 – $3,500
Hemet3$1,200$1,100 – $1,885$1,600$400 under
Lake Elsinore3$1,000$800 – $1,600$2,295$1,295 under
Lakewood3$1,250$1,200 – $2,600$2,550$1,300 under
Moreno Valley3$2,000$2,000 – $2,500$2,085$85 under14
N Hollywood3$1,800$1,600 – $2,850
Napa3$2,850$2,000 – $3,225$2,040$810 over2
Nipomo3$2,500$2,500 – $5,000$1,940$560 over
Orange3$1,500$1,500 – $4,100$2,430$930 under9
Palmdale3$1,850$1,200 – $2,525$2,080$230 under2
Perris3$1,750$1,500 – $1,925$1,825$75 under
Pittsburg3$1,100$1,100 – $1,150$1,920$820 under
Pleasant Hill3$1,600$1,600 – $2,700$2,400$800 under
Red Bluff3$1,200$990 – $1,850$1,030$170 over
Redlands3$3,000$1,050 – $3,200$2,115$885 over
Redondo Beach3$2,000$1,600 – $6,000$2,610$610 under
Reseda3$1,700$1,600 – $2,500
San Luis Obispo3$2,200$2,000 – $2,900$2,025$175 over9
San Marcos3$1,400$1,200 – $3,750$2,400$1,000 under5
Santa Clarita3$1,300$1,200 – $1,700$2,620$1,320 under
Sherman Oaks3$2,175$1,600 – $4,000
Sonora3$1,450$700 – $2,750$1,190$260 over8
South Gate3$2,500$1,500 – $2,500$1,810$690 over
West Sacramento3$1,600$1,200 – $3,750$1,380$220 over
Wildomar3$1,000$950 – $2,650$2,180$1,180 under
Windsor3$1,495$1,200 – $1,800$2,370$875 under
Winnetka3$1,500$1,150 – $3,150

Fair market rent is HUD's figure for a one-bedroom in that city, the benchmark this page holds a housing stipend against. A city without a HUD figure shows no comparison.

What renting here costs

Median asking rent across the 1,041 listings is $1,800 a month, from $700 to $10,000. 534 of the 899 in a city with a HUD figure sit at or under their city's fair market rent for a one-bedroom.

Asking rentListings
Under $1k49
$1–1.5k252
$1.5–2k278
$2–2.5k133
$2.5–3k121
Over $3k208

Against the national average, California runs utilities 59% above, housing 54% above and groceries and goods 6% above. (Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, California, 2024.)

Categoryvs. national average
Overall11% above
Housing54% above
Utilities59% above
Groceries and goods6% above
Services3% above

California taxes wage income.

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Renting here as a traveler

534 of 899 listings sit under their city's fair market rent
Each listing is compared with HUD fair market rent for a one-bedroom in its own city, the benchmark this page holds a stipend against; 142 listings are in a city without one.
Cerritos asks the least against its benchmark
Median $1,500 a month against fair market rent of $3,120, $1,620 under, across 3 listings.
San Diego carries 7% of the inventory
72 of 1,041 listings; Los Angeles 56, Sacramento 27.
California taxes wage income
The taxable base of a package is taxed at the state level as well as federally.
523 private rooms statewide
Median $1,400 a month, against $2,500 for an entire place.
252 listings take pets
24% of the listings state pets allowed; most in San Diego.

Common questions

How much does travel nurse housing cost in California?
1,041 listings on CircleRN ask from $700 to $10,000 a month, median $1,800.
Which California city has the best housing value?
By asking rent against HUD fair market rent for its own city: Cerritos, median $1,500 against $3,120, $1,620 under, across 3 listings.
Can I rent a private room instead of an entire place in California?
Yes. 523 of the 1,041 listings are private rooms with shared common areas, from $700 a month.
How do booking and payment work on CircleRN?
You message the host on CircleRN and make the arrangements with them directly, including payment. CircleRN does not hold or process rent. Never wire money before you have seen the place or spoken to the host; see the Trust & Safety page for the signs of a scam.

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