Metro area · CBSA 33700
Modesto
The Modesto, CA metro area has 553,990 people. Median rent is $1,623, 23.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Stanislaus County at $1,803. Of the 27 places we track here, Del Rio has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$81,468
Median home value
$450,100
Unemployment
8.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,803
HUD, Stanislaus County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modesto | 219,215 | $1,690 | 25.4% |
| Turlock | 72,502 | $1,612 | 23.3% |
| Ceres | 49,342 | $1,639 | 24.9% |
| Riverbank | 25,166 | $1,604 | 21.9% |
| Patterson | 24,693 | $1,655 | 21.2% |
| Oakdale | 23,194 | $1,559 | 22.5% |
| Salida | 13,900 | $2,081 | 26.3% |
| Newman | 12,316 | $1,420 | 21.6% |
| Waterford | 9,204 | $1,620 | 26.1% |
| Hughson | 7,648 | $1,748 | 22.9% |
| West Modesto | 5,978 | $1,432 | 28.0% |
| Keyes | 5,577 | $1,546 | 28.8% |
| Denair | 4,914 | $1,382 | 16.8% |
| Bret Harte | 4,757 | $1,384 | 31.6% |
| Bystrom | 4,143 | $1,189 | 29.1% |
| Empire | 3,429 | $1,238 | 28.3% |
| East Oakdale | 2,269 | $2,122 | 21.2% |
| Diablo Grande | 1,948 | $3,069 | 28.6% |
| Del Rio | 1,508 | $1,623 | 7.8% |
| Parklawn | 1,478 | $1,401 | 27.5% |
| Rouse | 1,462 | $1,383 | 27.1% |
| Grayson | 1,182 | $1,591 | 23.4% |
| Riverdale Park | 1,137 | $1,554 | 30.2% |
| Orange Blossom | 1,062 | $2,709 | 31.2% |
| Airport | 903 | $1,210 | 17.8% |
| Hickman | 844 | $1,313 | 20.5% |
| Westley | 572 | $749 | 19.6% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.