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 251–300 of 644 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 6 of 13.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
251Charter Oak151$606,200$2,964$88,393
252Fairfield152$599,253$2,389$101,895
253Manteca152$576,719$2,559$97,055
254Pittsburg152$558,760$2,453$99,861
255La Presa152$629,700$2,823$93,479
256Lakeside CDP (San Diego County)152$634,400$2,823$96,447
257Escalon152$596,228$2,375$81,467
258Rialto153$589,453$2,686$88,857
259Temescal Valley153$710,400$2,103$122,051
260Auburn153$627,776$2,222$82,674
261Citrus153$632,000$2,964$103,465
262El Cerrito153$627,400$1,787$108,882
263Huntington Park154$663,724$1,762$59,996
264Orcutt154$624,500$3,106$111,416
265West Whittier-Los Nietos154$638,900$2,964$111,699
266Vincent154$634,700$2,964$100,443
267Menifee155$580,698$2,909$93,454
268Vacaville155$601,486$2,614$111,126
269Soledad155$638,732$2,225$96,862
270Loma Linda155$639,052$2,362$82,353
271Guadalupe155$560,985$3,106$66,930
272Winters155$616,140$2,523$122,951
273Rancho Murieta155$715,700$2,201$140,061
274Compton156$638,376$2,209$78,465
275Redlands156$635,663$2,430$105,041
276Florence-Graham156$590,256$2,691$65,132
277Cherryland156$668,800$2,805$86,418
278Gonzales156$628,377$2,416$77,672
279Gold River156$724,400$2,201$175,120
280Vandenberg Village156$637,100$3,106$110,904
281Riverside157$645,110$2,444$91,045
282El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)157$687,200$2,720$92,228
283Elk Grove158$626,316$2,716$125,924
284Richmond158$601,802$2,575$95,391
285Roseville159$645,119$2,569$119,288
286East Los Angeles159$666,566$2,111$68,741
287South Lake Tahoe159$658,838$2,425$82,002
288Dixon159$606,692$2,902$102,878
289South Monrovia Island159$680,900$2,964$104,444
290Lake Mathews159$760,900$2,103$94,444
291Ontario160$661,918$2,580$88,941
292Antioch160$591,983$2,851$97,465
293West Carson160$689,700$2,964$92,775
294Port Hueneme160$621,931$2,876$92,660
295Cloverdale160$627,964$2,819$117,177
296Larkfield-Wikiup160$704,700$2,819$97,071
297South San Gabriel160$690,400$2,964$76,806
298Santa Maria161$665,729$2,537$84,746
299Lynwood161$684,690$2,129$74,844
300Wildomar161$651,487$2,724$103,506

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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