Rankings

25 Most Expensive Cities in America

The priciest cities in the United States by composite Cost of Living Index, based on housing costs and rental prices from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Source dates vary by dataset

Exact ranking sample: 1,510 cities with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates.

#1 Most Expensive

Saratoga

Index: 574

Avg Home Premium

+$1,983,818

above national average

#1 Median Home

$4,080,286

National: $303,400

Full Rankings

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Saratoga, CA	574	$4,080,286	$4,200	$241,348
2	Beverly Hills, CA	520	$3,580,741	$4,400	$127,979
3	Newport Beach, CA	515	$3,569,308	$4,075	$158,461
4	Palo Alto, CA	511	$3,619,229	$3,328	$220,408
5	Manhattan Beach, CA	461	$3,159,767	$3,492	$193,904
6	Cupertino, CA	458	$3,121,347	$3,671	$231,139
7	Menlo Park, CA	416	$2,778,631	$3,156	$206,588
8	Burlingame, CA	400	$2,694,998	$2,643	$168,832
9	Los Gatos, CA	384	$2,554,572	$2,969	$207,891
10	Sunnyvale, CA	335	$2,115,823	$3,065	$181,862
11	Mountain View, CA	320	$1,998,422	$2,975	$179,917
12	Danville, CA	315	$1,870,378	$3,570	$223,206
13	Foster City, CA	315	$1,861,130	$3,613	$193,633
14	Campbell, CA	311	$1,937,114	$2,751	$147,128
15	Redwood City, CA	305	$1,839,240	$2,959	$150,840
16	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	304	$1,783,585	$3,598	$175,307
17	Santa Clara, CA	298	$1,742,578	$3,673	$173,670
18	Santa Monica, CA	291	$1,684,070	$3,500	$109,739
19	Santa Barbara, CA	289	$1,797,687	$2,302	$101,672
20	San Clemente, CA	289	$1,686,268	$3,260	$134,735
21	San Mateo, CA	283	$1,638,485	$3,079	$152,669
22	Pleasanton, CA	274	$1,564,887	$3,017	$186,206
23	Fremont, CA	268	$1,511,226	$3,012	$176,350
24	Redondo Beach, CA	267	$1,473,991	$3,523	$144,588
25	San Ramon, CA	266	$1,516,679	$2,769	$197,358

Methodology: Rankings use our composite Cost of Living Index. Only cities with population > 30,000 are included. See full methodology →