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Cheapest homes, California cities · 2020

California cities with the lowest median home value (2023 ACS owner-occupied units).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS 2000

501Laguna Hills, CACA30,020$744,800+160%

502Thousand Oaks, CACA122,230$751,900+140%

503Pismo Beach, CACA7,911$759,800+189%

504San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,119$760,400+177%

505Los Alamitos, CACA11,702$772,300+163%

506Jamul, CACA6,574$772,600+149%

507Fountain Valley, CACA55,508$777,200+172%

508Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017$777,700+170%

509Ben Lomond, CACA6,858$779,600+160%

510Live Oak, CACA16,911$785,000+163%

511Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,971$786,500–

512Burbank, CACA102,988$790,300+217%

513East San Gabriel, CACA23,410$795,200+194%

514Torrance, CACA138,391$796,800+158%

515Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,990$798,000–

516View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,230$800,700+177%

517Altadena, CACA41,705$802,500+209%

518Huntington Beach, CACA191,451$803,400+175%

519Novato, CACA51,947$804,900+121%

520Healdsburg, CACA11,172$805,900+212%

521Livermore, CACA83,457$806,100+161%

522Clayton, CACA10,842$806,600+125%

523Oak Park, CACA13,757$806,700+141%

524Walnut, CACA27,316$806,900+188%

525Costa Mesa, CACA108,881$807,000+206%

526Scotts Valley, CACA11,652$811,900+106%

527Union City, CACA65,282$812,000+174%

528Castro Valley, CACA65,001$812,200+176%

529Goleta, CACA32,401$813,000+106%

530Monterey, CACA28,953$813,600+107%

531Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,513$813,900+139%

532Walnut Creek, CACA70,012$814,900+141%

533Newark, CACA47,895$816,100+174%

534Granite Bay, CACA21,673$821,200+110%

535Glendale, CACA187,160$821,500+183%

536Pasadena, CACA135,804$822,100+207%

537Sonoma, CACA10,537$825,600+171%

538Agoura Hills, CACA19,243$828,100+129%

539Pleasure Point, CACA5,489$830,500–

540East Pasadena, CACA5,479$830,800+160%

541Aptos, CACA6,404$850,300+129%

542Daly City, CACA101,261$851,800+163%

543Carlsbad, CACA112,260$857,300+178%

544La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,660$857,700+193%

545El Cerrito, CACA26,121$858,000+194%

546Fairfax, CACA7,417$858,500+105%

547Irvine, CACA318,764$861,700+186%

548Yorba Linda, CACA65,632$862,900+153%

549Laguna Niguel, CACA64,107$863,600+139%

550Burbank, CACA5,333$878,000+192%

551Ladera Ranch, CACA23,793$880,300–

552Morgan Hill, CACA45,625$886,300+119%

553Marina del Rey, CACA9,176$893,100+378%

554Santa Cruz, CACA61,797$895,800+126%

555Pacific Grove, CACA14,659$897,000+115%

556Albany, CACA19,195$907,700+197%

557South San Francisco, CACA64,941$911,000+165%

558La Habra Heights, CACA5,327$916,500+97%

559Alameda, CACA76,876$920,200+178%

560Culver City, CACA39,452$920,900+239%

561Dana Point, CACA32,232$923,100+153%

562San Jose, CACA989,814$925,800+147%

563Milpitas, CACA78,596$927,200+155%

564San Clemente, CACA62,226$931,400+155%

565Dublin, CACA71,602$934,500+186%

566Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,295$938,400–

567North Tustin, CACA25,807$938,900–

568East Palo Alto, CACA28,872$941,300+217%

569Pacifica, CACA36,890$943,500+157%

570Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,073$956,300+172%

571San Bruno, CACA42,305$958,300+162%

572Rio del Mar, CACA9,201$968,800+117%

573Redondo Beach, CACA67,281$974,200+185%

574Westlake, CACA7,505$974,800+139%

575San Rafael, CACA59,410$975,500+113%

576East Foothills, CACA7,139$984,000+145%

577Encinitas, CACA60,736$992,100+189%

578Fremont, CACA226,442$999,500+182%

579North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100$1,001,000+189%

580San Ramon, CACA86,209$1,001,600+138%

581Sierra Madre, CACA10,620$1,007,800+177%

582Rossmoor, CACA11,532$1,011,000+160%

583Saranap, CACA5,662$1,014,900–

584Kensington, CACA5,179$1,022,400+141%

585San Martin, CACA6,954$1,032,300+111%

586Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,473$1,053,800+134%

587Pleasanton, CACA74,556$1,056,100+147%

588Berkeley, CACA121,911$1,059,500+183%

589Santa Barbara, CACA86,422$1,082,300+131%

590Ladera Heights, CACA7,334$1,109,900+158%

591Coto de Caza, CACA15,190$1,112,600+118%

592South Pasadena, CACA25,503$1,113,100+208%

593Santa Clara, CACA133,446$1,120,400+190%

594Topanga, CACA8,885$1,124,200–

595Calabasas, CACA22,027$1,127,500+139%

596Arcadia, CACA54,117$1,136,700+205%

597San Anselmo, CACA12,555$1,147,100+127%

598Danville, CACA43,302$1,152,300+115%

599San Francisco, CACA826,079$1,152,300+173%

600Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287$1,155,000+153%

601Campbell, CACA42,490$1,156,000+174%

602Moraga, CACA16,322$1,171,500–

603El Segundo, CACA16,379$1,180,000+230%

604San Mateo, CACA103,337$1,186,400+162%

605Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,654$1,209,200+121%

606Villa Park, CACA5,645$1,238,800+109%

607El Granada, CACA5,232$1,278,500+155%

608St. Helena, CACA5,194$1,281,500+195%

609Corte Madera, CACA9,929$1,290,100+135%

610Larkspur, CACA12,620$1,311,000+123%

611Solana Beach, CACA12,602$1,333,200+196%

612Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,085$1,338,200+120%

613Blackhawk, CACA10,137$1,356,500–

614Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,948$1,362,900+113%

615Sunnyvale, CACA156,577$1,397,200+217%

616Foster City, CACA32,411$1,399,600+164%

617Camino Tassajara, CACA5,831$1,407,200–

618Redwood City, CACA82,178$1,424,200+192%

619Sausalito, CACA7,019$1,451,800+120%

620Santa Monica, CACA90,082$1,452,100+203%

621Orinda, CACA19,507$1,515,500+140%

622Millbrae, CACA22,869$1,528,900+178%

623Lafayette, CACA25,313$1,557,200+167%

624Mountain View, CACA85,438$1,560,600+236%

625Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,830$1,561,800+120%

626Belmont, CACA28,752$1,604,700+176%

627Mill Valley, CACA13,799$1,625,400+126%

628La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,480$1,643,400+179%

629Hermosa Beach, CACA18,513$1,649,900+236%

630Coronado, CACA21,094$1,656,800+150%

631Alamo, CACA14,488$1,707,900+135%

632San Carlos, CACA29,261$1,756,800+189%

633Los Gatos, CACA32,576$1,775,500+137%

634Cupertino, CACA58,333$1,866,200+194%

635Laguna Beach, CACA22,391$1,874,400+193%

636Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,559$1,935,900+145%

637Kentfield, CACA6,900$1,971,300+120%

638Newport Beach, CACA81,977$1,976,400+192%

639Atherton, CACA6,960$2,000,000++100%

640Saratoga, CACA30,418$2,000,000++100%

641Stanford, CACA18,662$2,000,000++153%

642Montecito, CACA9,031$2,000,000++100%

643Piedmont, CACA10,642$2,000,000++163%

644Beverly Hills, CACA30,764$2,000,000++101%

645Los Altos, CACA30,965$2,000,000++105%

646Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419$2,000,000++100%

647Malibu, CACA9,574$2,000,000++127%

648Manhattan Beach, CACA33,122$2,000,000++199%

649Menlo Park, CACA32,713$2,000,000++171%

650Palo Alto, CACA67,609$2,000,000++158%

651Woodside, CACA5,181$2,000,000++100%

652Burlingame, CACA31,929$2,000,000++204%

653Hillsborough, CACA11,206$2,000,000++100%

654San Marino, CACA11,964$2,000,000++190%

655Tiburon, CACA8,881$2,000,000++100%

The US Census Bureau caps reported median home value at $2,000,000. Places shown as “$2,000,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES