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Least affordable housing, California counties · 2000

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, CACA826,0797.7+0%

02Marin County, CACA253,6946.9+0%

03Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.5+0%

04San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.4+0%

05Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.7+0%

06Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655.7+0%

07Monterey County, CACA433,7295.3+0%

08Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.2+0%

09San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3675.2+0%

10Sonoma County, CACA486,4445.0+0%

11San Benito County, CACA70,0824.9+0%

12Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9344.8+0%

13Napa County, CACA132,9494.7+0%

14Mendocino County, CACA88,1224.6+0%

15San Diego County, CACA3,282,2484.5+0%

16Nevada County, CACA101,9114.3+0%

17Alpine County, CACA1,0434.3+0%

18Orange County, CACA3,149,5074.3+0%

19Mono County, CACA12,5054.2+0%

20Humboldt County, CACA131,6474.1+0%

21Yolo County, CACA224,4104.0+0%

22Mariposa County, CACA16,9184.0+0%

23Ventura County, CACA830,8514.0+0%

24Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0704.0+0%

25Calaveras County, CACA46,6053.8+0%

26Trinity County, CACA15,7203.7+0%

27El Dorado County, CACA192,3233.7+0%

28Tuolumne County, CACA53,1603.7+0%

29Inyo County, CACA18,1583.7+0%

30Butte County, CACA209,2113.6+0%

31Amador County, CACA41,8763.6+0%

32Placer County, CACA442,0813.6+0%

33Sierra County, CACA3,0983.6+0%

34Lake County, CACA67,7723.6+0%

35Plumas County, CACA18,5833.5+0%

36Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.4+0%

37San Joaquin County, CACA823,8153.4+0%

38Siskiyou County, CACA42,0133.3+0%

39Shasta County, CACA181,6483.3+0%

40Madera County, CACA167,9273.3+0%

41Solano County, CACA455,3763.2+0%

42Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4603.2+0%

43Colusa County, CACA21,8363.2+0%

44Riverside County, CACA2,544,9163.1+0%

45Sutter County, CACA98,7873.1+0%

46Merced County, CACA297,2603.1+0%

47Tehama County, CACA64,6653.1+0%

48Stanislaus County, CACA557,7193.1+0%

49Glenn County, CACA28,1413.0+0%

50San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0913.0+0%

51Fresno County, CACA1,035,4563.0+0%

52Imperial County, CACA181,4112.9+0%

53Yuba County, CACA88,6912.9+0%

54Lassen County, CACA28,1172.9+0%

55Tulare County, CACA485,1462.8+0%

56Kings County, CACA154,3272.7+0%

57Modoc County, CACA8,4262.6+0%

58Kern County, CACA927,0682.5+0%

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