RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Least affordable housing, California counties · 1990

California counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01San Francisco County, CACA826,0798.8+15%

02San Mateo County, CACA743,5687.3+16%

03Marin County, CACA253,6947.3+6%

04Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0657.0+23%

05Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.9+5%

06San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3676.8+33%

07Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9346.4+34%

08Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306.0+15%

09Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3916.0+5%

10Monterey County, CACA433,7295.9+11%

11San Benito County, CACA70,0825.6+14%

12Sonoma County, CACA486,4445.5+11%

13Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.5+27%

14Ventura County, CACA830,8515.3+33%

15San Diego County, CACA3,282,2485.3+18%

16Napa County, CACA132,9495.0+6%

17Mono County, CACA12,5054.9+17%

18Inyo County, CACA18,1584.9+32%

19Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0704.8+21%

20Nevada County, CACA101,9114.8+10%

21Yolo County, CACA224,4104.8+18%

22Mendocino County, CACA88,1224.7+2%

23Alpine County, CACA1,0434.5+5%

24Tuolumne County, CACA53,1604.5+22%

25Placer County, CACA442,0814.5+23%

26El Dorado County, CACA192,3234.4+20%

27Lake County, CACA67,7724.4+23%

28Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164.2+33%

29Calaveras County, CACA46,6054.1+9%

30Stanislaus County, CACA557,7194.1+34%

31Butte County, CACA209,2114.1+13%

32Trinity County, CACA15,7204.0+8%

33Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4604.0+24%

34Amador County, CACA41,8764.0+9%

35San Joaquin County, CACA823,8153.9+16%

36Mariposa County, CACA16,9183.9−2%

37San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0913.8+29%

38Solano County, CACA455,3763.8+16%

39Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.8+10%

40Humboldt County, CACA131,6473.8−9%

41Plumas County, CACA18,5833.7+4%

42Shasta County, CACA181,6483.6+8%

43Merced County, CACA297,2603.5+13%

44Sierra County, CACA3,0983.4−4%

45Sutter County, CACA98,7873.4+8%

46Imperial County, CACA181,4113.2+9%

47Fresno County, CACA1,035,4563.1+6%

48Madera County, CACA167,9273.1−4%

49Yuba County, CACA88,6913.1+6%

50Siskiyou County, CACA42,0133.1−8%

51Tehama County, CACA64,6653.1−1%

52Tulare County, CACA485,1463.0+6%

53Glenn County, CACA28,1412.9−4%

54Kern County, CACA927,0682.9+14%

55Kings County, CACA154,3272.8+2%

56Colusa County, CACA21,8362.7−14%

57Lassen County, CACA28,1172.6−11%

58Modoc County, CACA8,4262.2−18%

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