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 301–350 of 644 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 7 of 13.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
301Oceano161$678,311$2,400$71,598
302Castroville161$675,080$2,416$89,354
303Jurupa Valley162$675,290$2,610$97,550
304South Whittier162$708,300$2,964$100,800
305Lincoln162$640,640$2,922$111,990
306Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County)162$714,700$2,823$109,110
307Lennox162$708,000$2,964$57,759
308Woodcrest162$786,300$2,103$153,731
309Fillmore162$685,874$2,424$92,931
310Pomona163$682,283$2,353$79,479
311South Gate163$692,930$2,228$74,571
312Rocklin163$690,121$2,478$124,168
313Paramount163$647,068$2,753$75,250
314Montclair163$652,678$2,946$77,659
315Ripon163$679,902$2,507$133,380
316Mammoth Lakes163$815,997$1,927$98,056
317Fontana164$633,683$3,190$102,821
318Murrieta164$687,308$2,672$114,081
319Bell Gardens164$685,371$2,440$62,298
320Lathrop164$627,222$3,101$126,421
321Santa Paula164$710,194$2,313$79,294
322Contra Costa Centre164$733,300$2,805$121,313
323Tracy165$672,627$2,701$121,119
324Westmont165$696,822$2,357$50,509
325Maywood165$642,096$2,964$60,943
326National City166$695,171$2,457$66,841
327Rohnert Park166$708,209$2,536$99,273
328El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County)166$758,800$2,805$114,853
329Hawaiian Gardens166$651,467$2,964$76,341
330Rodeo166$646,386$2,805$91,484
331Santa Rosa167$709,775$2,560$99,060
332Willowbrook167$660,493$2,964$62,582
333Ashland168$775,800$2,805$81,702
334El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County)168$836,300$2,103$165,682
335Signal Hill168$698,818$2,683$113,298
336Pico Rivera169$747,422$2,266$88,201
337Azusa169$708,527$2,569$90,721
338San Fernando169$736,478$2,283$83,024
339Boyes Hot Springs169$783,300$2,819$101,288
340San Buenaventura (Ventura)170$827,300$2,424$103,069
341Bell170$682,720$2,964$61,020
342Cudahy170$678,935$2,964$56,615
343Cotati170$725,755$2,662$110,750
344Salinas171$748,418$2,501$91,908
345El Monte171$752,694$2,361$68,030
346Prunedale171$833,400$2,416$103,819
347Commerce171$691,449$2,964$77,064
348Oakland172$708,610$2,735$101,600
349Corona172$754,203$2,674$109,242
350Concord172$722,165$2,572$108,709

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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