The average rent price in California has risen in the past year making California the most expensive state to live in, according to a study released last week from Apartment Guide, an apartment search engine. According to the report, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the state jumped from $2,100 to $2,616—a 24 percent increase compared to 2020. The average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment increased from $2,652 to $3,097—about a 17 percent increase. The cities that had the biggest increase in one-bedroom rents were Long Beach, Riverside, Huntington Beach, and Irvine. Among those, Long Beach had the highest price increase at 64.4 percent for an average of about $3,000 a month for a one-bedroom. Ava Bombio, a 24-year-old Torrance resident who lives with her family, said the person who recently bought her apartment complex slightly raised the rent. She said her mother has been working two …