Southern California rent prices climbed slightly in September, with Orange County recording the sharpest increase among six counties, according to an analysis by Apartment List.
Data reviewed by the Daily News on October 7 showed that across 50 cities in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties, the median rent rose 0.4% from a year earlier.
Orange County led all regions with a 1.4% increase, bringing the median rent to $2,576, the highest level among Southern California counties. Within the county, Santa Ana saw the steepest rise at 4.4%, while Laguna Niguel recorded the largest drop at 4.1%.
In Ventura County, median rent climbed 0.8% to $2,475. Ventura city posted a 3.6% increase, the biggest local jump, while Thousand Oaks saw a 0.3% decline…