California Cities: Cost of Living, Housing & Rankings

76 cities tracked in California — median home value is 91% above the national median; median rent is 40% above the national median.

$624,800

Median Home Value

+91% vs national

$1,946/mo

Median Rent

+40% vs national

$91,562

Median Household Income

+27% vs national

Most Affordable to Buy

#	City	Value
1	Visalia, CA	4.2× income	balanced
2	Clovis, CA	4.3× income	balanced
3	Bakersfield, CA	4.3× income	balanced
4	Victorville, CA	4.6× income	balanced
5	Elk Grove, CA	4.8× income	balanced
6	Menifee, CA	5.0× income	balanced
7	Palmdale, CA	5.1× income	balanced
8	Moreno Valley, CA	5.1× income	balanced

Lowest Monthly Rent

#	City	Value
1	Fresno, CA	$1,227/mo rent
2	Bakersfield, CA	$1,283/mo rent
3	Visalia, CA	$1,289/mo rent
4	San Bernardino, CA	$1,319/mo rent
5	Chico, CA	$1,360/mo rent
6	East Los Angeles, CA	$1,369/mo rent
7	Stockton, CA	$1,417/mo rent
8	Victorville, CA	$1,461/mo rent

Highest Median Household Income

#	City	Value
1	Sunnyvale, CA	$174,506 median income
2	Fremont, CA	$169,023 median income
3	Santa Clara, CA	$165,352 median income
4	San Mateo, CA	$149,152 median income
5	San Francisco, CA	$136,689 median income
6	San Jose, CA	$136,010 median income
7	Carlsbad, CA	$134,139 median income
8	Thousand Oaks, CA	$125,399 median income

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City	Population	Median Home Value	Links
Los Angeles, CA	3,881,041	$822,600	Salary Needed Neighborhoods
San Diego, CA	1,383,987	$783,300	Salary Needed Neighborhoods
San Jose, CA	1,001,176	$1,149,600	Salary Needed Neighborhoods
San Francisco, CA	851,036	$1,348,700	Salary Needed Neighborhoods
Fresno, CA	541,528	$321,800	Salary Needed
Sacramento, CA	523,600	$450,500	Salary Needed
Long Beach, CA	462,293	$709,700	Salary Needed
Oakland, CA	437,825	$883,800	Salary Needed
Bakersfield, CA	404,321	$320,600	Salary Needed
Anaheim, CA	347,111	$713,600	Salary Needed
Stockton, CA	320,030	$382,000	Salary Needed
Riverside, CA	316,076	$485,500	Salary Needed
Santa Ana, CA	311,379	$624,000	Salary Needed
Irvine, CA	304,527	$1,025,700	Salary Needed
Chula Vista, CA	276,103	$647,100	Salary Needed
Fremont, CA	228,795	$1,231,500	Salary Needed
Santa Clarita, CA	225,850	$669,200	Salary Needed
San Bernardino, CA	221,041	$347,100	Salary Needed
Modesto, CA	218,308	$381,800	Salary Needed
Moreno Valley, CA	209,578	$421,400	Salary Needed
Fontana, CA	209,279	$506,600	Salary Needed
Oxnard, CA	202,279	$587,200	Salary Needed
Huntington Beach, CA	197,481	$976,800	Salary Needed
Glendale, CA	194,512	$992,000	Salary Needed
Santa Rosa, CA	178,221	$661,700	Salary Needed
Ontario, CA	176,326	$513,000	Salary Needed
Elk Grove, CA	176,105	$560,500	Salary Needed
Rancho Cucamonga, CA	174,696	$657,400	Salary Needed
Oceanside, CA	173,722	$644,600	Salary Needed
Garden Grove, CA	171,637	$702,600	Salary Needed
Lancaster, CA	171,465	$368,800	Salary Needed
Palmdale, CA	166,895	$397,500	Salary Needed
Salinas, CA	162,783	$573,600	Salary Needed
Hayward, CA	160,602	$775,700	Salary Needed
Corona, CA	158,346	$624,200	Salary Needed
Sunnyvale, CA	154,573	$1,680,700	Salary Needed
Escondido, CA	151,114	$616,400	Salary Needed
Pomona, CA	149,831	$524,700	Salary Needed
Roseville, CA	148,879	$596,700	Salary Needed
Torrance, CA	145,454	$962,300	Salary Needed
Fullerton, CA	142,280	$791,000	Salary Needed
Visalia, CA	141,466	$316,600	Salary Needed
Orange, CA	138,728	$848,200	Salary Needed
Pasadena, CA	137,554	$981,600	Salary Needed
Victorville, CA	134,417	$300,600	Salary Needed
Santa Clara, CA	128,058	$1,440,200	Salary Needed
Thousand Oaks, CA	126,532	$900,600	Salary Needed
Simi Valley, CA	126,153	$704,200	Salary Needed
Vallejo, CA	125,132	$515,500	Salary Needed
Concord, CA	125,007	$706,700	Salary Needed
Berkeley, CA	121,385	$1,280,300	Salary Needed
Clovis, CA	120,607	$420,700	Salary Needed
Fairfield, CA	119,420	$546,200	Salary Needed
East Los Angeles, CA	117,222	$582,400	Salary Needed
Richmond, CA	115,619	$624,800	Salary Needed
Antioch, CA	115,016	$570,900	Salary Needed
Carlsbad, CA	114,745	$1,070,500	Salary Needed
Downey, CA	113,052	$679,000	Salary Needed
Murrieta, CA	111,899	$567,700	Salary Needed
Costa Mesa, CA	111,490	$959,800	Salary Needed
San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	110,358	$714,000	Salary Needed
Temecula, CA	110,114	$604,300	Salary Needed
Santa Maria, CA	109,543	$438,100	Salary Needed
El Monte, CA	108,682	$597,200	Salary Needed
West Covina, CA	108,173	$664,500	Salary Needed
Inglewood, CA	106,806	$689,700	Salary Needed
Burbank, CA	106,389	$959,700	Salary Needed
El Cajon, CA	105,721	$593,500	Salary Needed
Jurupa Valley, CA	105,672	$481,500	Salary Needed
San Mateo, CA	104,165	$1,508,900	Salary Needed
Rialto, CA	103,873	$418,300	Salary Needed
Menifee, CA	103,680	$442,600	Salary Needed
Daly City, CA	103,648	$1,073,100	Salary Needed
Chico, CA	102,790	$427,600	Salary Needed
Norwalk, CA	101,893	$593,100	Salary Needed
Vacaville, CA	101,631	$560,400	Salary Needed