Average rents in major Western markets:
Metropolitan area: average Dec. 31 rent, percent change from previous year.
Los Angeles/Orange counties: $1,459, +6.6 percent
Ventura County, Calif.: $1,363, +4.4 percent
San Francisco/Oakland: $1,359, +3.7 percent
San Jose, Calif.: $1,330, +3.5 percent
San Diego: $1,254, +3.3 percent
Solano County, Calif.: $1,092, +1.8 percent
San Bernardino/Riverside counties: $1,086, +7.3 percent
Sacramento, Calif.: $926, +1.4 percent
Seattle: $904, +3.0 percent
Denver: $852, +0.1 percent
Las Vegas: $824, +6.0 percent
Reno, Nev.: $821, +4.7 percent
Portland: $751, +1.5 percent
Phoenix: $758, +5.1 percent
Fresno County, Calif.: $743, +4.5 percent
Colorado Springs, Colo.: $709, -1.4 percent
Boise, Idaho: $706, +0.7 percent
Salt Lake City: $680, +1.6 percent
Albuquerque, N.M.: $666, +2.5 percent
Tucson, Ariz.: $616, -1.4 percent
Source: RealFacts Inc.