City Rankings & Comparisons in California

Ranked list of cities in California by population, median home value, and cost of living.

Top Cities in California by Population

  1. Los Angeles, CAPop. 3,881,041 · Home $822,600
  2. San Diego, CAPop. 1,383,987 · Home $783,300
  3. San Jose, CAPop. 1,001,176 · Home $1,149,600
  4. San Francisco, CAPop. 851,036 · Home $1,348,700
  5. Fresno, CAPop. 541,528 · Home $321,800
  6. Sacramento, CAPop. 523,600 · Home $450,500
  7. Long Beach, CAPop. 462,293 · Home $709,700
  8. Oakland, CAPop. 437,825 · Home $883,800
  9. Bakersfield, CAPop. 404,321 · Home $320,600
  10. Anaheim, CAPop. 347,111 · Home $713,600
  11. Stockton, CAPop. 320,030 · Home $382,000
  12. Riverside, CAPop. 316,076 · Home $485,500
  13. Santa Ana, CAPop. 311,379 · Home $624,000
  14. Irvine, CAPop. 304,527 · Home $1,025,700
  15. Chula Vista, CAPop. 276,103 · Home $647,100
  16. Fremont, CAPop. 228,795 · Home $1,231,500
  17. Santa Clarita, CAPop. 225,850 · Home $669,200
  18. San Bernardino, CAPop. 221,041 · Home $347,100
  19. Modesto, CAPop. 218,308 · Home $381,800
  20. Moreno Valley, CAPop. 209,578 · Home $421,400
  21. Fontana, CAPop. 209,279 · Home $506,600
  22. Oxnard, CAPop. 202,279 · Home $587,200
  23. Huntington Beach, CAPop. 197,481 · Home $976,800
  24. Glendale, CAPop. 194,512 · Home $992,000
  25. Santa Rosa, CAPop. 178,221 · Home $661,700
  26. Ontario, CAPop. 176,326 · Home $513,000
  27. Elk Grove, CAPop. 176,105 · Home $560,500
  28. Rancho Cucamonga, CAPop. 174,696 · Home $657,400
  29. Oceanside, CAPop. 173,722 · Home $644,600
  30. Garden Grove, CAPop. 171,637 · Home $702,600
  31. Lancaster, CAPop. 171,465 · Home $368,800
  32. Palmdale, CAPop. 166,895 · Home $397,500
  33. Salinas, CAPop. 162,783 · Home $573,600
  34. Hayward, CAPop. 160,602 · Home $775,700
  35. Corona, CAPop. 158,346 · Home $624,200
  36. Sunnyvale, CAPop. 154,573 · Home $1,680,700
  37. Escondido, CAPop. 151,114 · Home $616,400
  38. Pomona, CAPop. 149,831 · Home $524,700
  39. Roseville, CAPop. 148,879 · Home $596,700
  40. Torrance, CAPop. 145,454 · Home $962,300
  41. Fullerton, CAPop. 142,280 · Home $791,000
  42. Visalia, CAPop. 141,466 · Home $316,600
  43. Orange, CAPop. 138,728 · Home $848,200
  44. Pasadena, CAPop. 137,554 · Home $981,600
  45. Victorville, CAPop. 134,417 · Home $300,600
  46. Santa Clara, CAPop. 128,058 · Home $1,440,200
  47. Thousand Oaks, CAPop. 126,532 · Home $900,600
  48. Simi Valley, CAPop. 126,153 · Home $704,200
  49. Vallejo, CAPop. 125,132 · Home $515,500
  50. Concord, CAPop. 125,007 · Home $706,700
  51. Berkeley, CAPop. 121,385 · Home $1,280,300
  52. Clovis, CAPop. 120,607 · Home $420,700
  53. Fairfield, CAPop. 119,420 · Home $546,200
  54. East Los Angeles, CAPop. 117,222 · Home $582,400
  55. Richmond, CAPop. 115,619 · Home $624,800
  56. Antioch, CAPop. 115,016 · Home $570,900
  57. Carlsbad, CAPop. 114,745 · Home $1,070,500
  58. Downey, CAPop. 113,052 · Home $679,000
  59. Murrieta, CAPop. 111,899 · Home $567,700
  60. Costa Mesa, CAPop. 111,490 · Home $959,800
  61. San Buenaventura (Ventura), CAPop. 110,358 · Home $714,000
  62. Temecula, CAPop. 110,114 · Home $604,300
  63. Santa Maria, CAPop. 109,543 · Home $438,100
  64. El Monte, CAPop. 108,682 · Home $597,200
  65. West Covina, CAPop. 108,173 · Home $664,500
  66. Inglewood, CAPop. 106,806 · Home $689,700
  67. Burbank, CAPop. 106,389 · Home $959,700
  68. El Cajon, CAPop. 105,721 · Home $593,500
  69. Jurupa Valley, CAPop. 105,672 · Home $481,500
  70. San Mateo, CAPop. 104,165 · Home $1,508,900
  71. Rialto, CAPop. 103,873 · Home $418,300
  72. Menifee, CAPop. 103,680 · Home $442,600
  73. Daly City, CAPop. 103,648 · Home $1,073,100
  74. Chico, CAPop. 102,790 · Home $427,600
  75. Norwalk, CAPop. 101,893 · Home $593,100
  76. Vacaville, CAPop. 101,631 · Home $560,400

City Comparisons in California