Most Affordable Cities in California

Cost of living rankings for 644 cities in California with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, California is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 183.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected
Cheapest City
Salton City
Index: 86
Most Expensive
Montecito
Index: 901
State Average
183
National: 100
Cities Ranked
644
eligible statewide total

California Affordability Ranking

Showing 201–250 of 644 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 5 of 13.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
201Lodi140$511,715$2,188$88,530
202Mentone140$513,252$2,323$74,708
203Bermuda Dunes140$596,300$2,103$90,818
204Hughson140$549,094$1,803$91,557
205Vallejo141$519,461$2,213$90,171
206Vineyard141$596,000$2,201$105,313
207Oakdale141$554,158$1,902$83,091
208Placerville141$528,853$2,120$67,274
209West Sacramento142$524,205$2,263$93,188
210Clovis143$516,830$2,349$99,241
211Patterson143$501,854$2,582$93,650
212South San Jose Hills143$544,400$2,964$94,806
213Highgrove143$625,800$2,103$114,125
214Durham143$601,136$1,509$95,417
215Rancho Cordova144$528,885$2,422$89,585
216Galt144$529,449$2,432$94,393
217Bloomington144$567,890$2,103$81,640
218Laguna Woods144$463,389$2,913$59,269
219King City144$527,547$2,416$66,761
220Calimesa144$564,921$2,103$87,181
221Homeland144$564,379$2,103$60,404
222McSwain144$690,100$1,517$139,131
223Orangevale145$556,066$2,207$99,832
224Emeryville145$433,886$3,088$117,092
225Nuevo145$572,711$2,103$112,857
226Lake of the Pines145$664,300$1,885$121,682
227Moreno Valley146$551,273$2,382$93,222
228Palmdale146$499,832$2,751$81,770
229Woodland146$551,676$2,329$90,180
230Highland146$539,248$2,593$77,120
231Yucaipa146$573,373$2,191$90,794
232Palm Desert147$538,918$2,677$77,513
233Suisun City147$531,494$2,659$94,787
234Greenfield147$548,970$2,416$84,740
235East Rancho Dominguez147$573,600$2,964$72,895
236Grand Terrace147$587,277$2,100$83,628
237Beaumont148$534,963$2,782$107,118
238Lake Arrowhead148$528,139$2,853$95,236
239El Rio148$638,300$2,424$72,598
240French Valley149$679,800$2,103$148,520
241Palm Springs149$608,373$2,110$73,119
242Lompoc149$594,683$2,169$72,004
243San Pablo149$555,390$2,218$79,478
244Winter Gardens149$608,600$2,823$97,973
245Cameron Park149$667,900$2,201$102,289
246Walnut Park149$589,000$2,964$80,331
247Perris150$543,032$2,883$88,911
248Lake Elsinore150$583,715$2,438$101,888
249Fair Oaks150$613,294$2,047$116,975
250West Rancho Dominguez151$612,900$2,964$86,834

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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