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 351–400 of 644 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 8 of 13.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
351Inglewood172$749,827$2,492$72,750
352Folsom172$753,276$2,627$139,804
353Baldwin Park172$711,396$2,864$80,663
354Oakley172$656,649$3,289$137,677
355San Diego Country Estates172$810,300$2,823$145,479
356Atascadero173$780,294$2,408$91,429
357Midway City173$788,600$3,057$66,635
358Gardena174$779,150$2,354$84,803
359La Puente174$715,860$2,964$86,602
360Martinez174$753,716$2,464$127,355
361Benicia174$783,191$2,471$121,204
362Pinole174$714,494$2,805$127,717
363Norwalk175$756,744$2,697$100,085
364Grover Beach175$774,179$2,720$86,458
365Oxnard176$759,573$2,864$96,212
366Temecula176$756,787$3,020$121,063
367Upland176$815,032$2,385$105,830
368Bellflower176$798,074$2,281$78,722
369Lemon Grove176$756,970$2,661$88,009
370West Athens176$734,503$2,964$67,201
371Rancho Cucamonga177$781,865$2,802$111,895
372Covina177$793,863$2,466$98,671
373Hollister177$760,274$2,901$111,834
374West Puente Valley177$746,043$2,964$88,279
375East Whittier177$834,100$2,964$113,750
376Chino178$745,986$3,296$104,682
377Stanton178$786,973$2,671$84,707
378Lawndale178$774,951$2,729$85,441
379American Canyon178$728,940$3,369$121,700
380South El Monte178$750,221$2,964$72,990
381Eucalyptus Hills178$857,200$2,823$144,140
382El Cajon179$817,309$2,275$67,511
383Whittier179$815,758$2,372$97,201
384Canyon Lake179$701,056$3,892$126,926
385Santa Clarita180$787,700$2,787$123,062
386San Leandro180$797,857$2,463$101,420
387La Quinta180$735,232$3,568$99,250
388Hercules180$736,702$3,169$129,397
389Duarte180$786,383$2,778$105,483
390Davis181$837,982$2,529$90,045
391San Lorenzo181$801,931$2,518$112,660
392Ramona181$807,824$2,631$107,427
393Carson182$785,721$2,989$108,703
394Hawthorne182$868,408$2,147$75,848
395Santee182$795,470$2,850$113,394
396Seaside182$788,874$3,142$85,311
397Long Beach183$850,917$2,422$87,430
398Simi Valley183$833,307$2,760$122,081
399West Covina183$835,555$2,580$101,065
400Rancho San Diego183$905,300$2,823$118,682

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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