For all the talk of falling rents, landlords are upping their ask in eight of the state’s 11 largest cities.

My trusty spreadsheet reviewed November stats from Zumper on what landlords sought, combining median asking rents and one-year price changes for one- and two-bedroom units in 100 big U.S. cities, including 11 from California.

The pinch: For November, the typical California landlord sought $2,365 a month, up 2.3% in a year. Rents rose in eight of 11 cities.

Compare that with the rest of the nation, where landlords in 89 cities asked for $1,445 or 39% less than California. Rents were collectively up 1.7% in the year as 60 cities saw increases.

Pressure points: Ponder California rents and their swings, ranked from the biggest jumps in what landlords seek to the smallest:

Bakersfield: up 7.6% in a year (No. 17 gain of the 100) to $1,300 (No. 69).

Los Angeles: up 6.7% (No. 20) to $3,080 (No. 5).

San Jose: up 6.2% (No. 25) to $2,970 (No. 7).

Fresno: up 5.4% (No. 29) to $1,530 (No. 45).

San Francisco: up 4.3% (No. 35) to $3,640 (No. 2).

Anaheim: up 2.3% (No. 46) to $2,370 (No. 14).

Long Beach: up 2.1% (No. 47) to $2,170 (No. 19).

Sacramento: up 0.8% (No. 61) to $1,690 (No. 33).

Santa Ana: down 1.1% (No. 72) to $2,470 (No. 11).

San Diego: down 2.2% (No. 78) to $2,730 (No. 9).

Oakland: down 3.7% (No. 91) to $2,310 (No. 15).

Bottom line: Ponder rent dips in California’s two big economic peers, according to this math.

In nine Texas cities, landlords asked for $1,420 a month, 40% below California’s rents. Rent was down 1.1% year over year with increases in six cities.

Seven Florida cities have $1,775 rent — 25% below California. That’s off 2.2% in year, with increases in three cities.

And think about the national extremes:

Costliest: New York, up 6.3% in a year to $4,960.

Cheapest: Wichita, Kansas, up 6.1% to $820.

Biggest gain: Syracuse, New York, up 27% to $1,390.

Biggest dip: Minneapolis, off 9.9% to $1,550.

Jonathan Lansner is the business columnist for the Southern California News Group. He can be reached at jlansner@scng.com.