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Least affordable housing, California counties · 2010

California counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2010 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. The median across all 58 is 6.5.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.0+25%

02Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8529.9+44%

03Marin County, CACA253,6949.7+33%

04Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0659.6+37%

05Monterey County, CACA433,7299.6+63%

06Mendocino County, CACA88,1229.4+101%

07Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349.2+43%

08San Mateo County, CACA743,5689.2+25%

09San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3679.0+31%

10Mono County, CACA12,5058.7+78%

11Alameda County, CACA1,636,6308.5+42%

12Napa County, CACA132,9498.5+71%

13Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.3+50%

14San Benito County, CACA70,0828.2+47%

15Orange County, CACA3,149,5078.2+50%

16Humboldt County, CACA131,6478.1+116%

17Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3918.1+35%

18Nevada County, CACA101,9117.8+62%

19San Diego County, CACA3,282,2487.7+45%

20Ventura County, CACA830,8517.5+41%

21Alpine County, CACA1,0437.1+57%

22Tuolumne County, CACA53,1607.0+55%

23Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707.0+45%

24Trinity County, CACA15,7206.9+73%

25Yolo County, CACA224,4106.9+44%

26Lake County, CACA67,7726.7+54%

27Del Norte County, CACA26,4106.7+78%

28Plumas County, CACA18,5836.6+78%

29Inyo County, CACA18,1586.5+33%

30Siskiyou County, CACA42,0136.4+108%

31Calaveras County, CACA46,6056.4+54%

32El Dorado County, CACA192,3236.4+43%

33Amador County, CACA41,8766.2+57%

34Butte County, CACA209,2116.1+49%

35Sierra County, CACA3,0986.1+77%

36Shasta County, CACA181,6486.1+71%

37Madera County, CACA167,9276.0+91%

38San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.9+49%

39Tehama County, CACA64,6655.8+89%

40Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4605.7+44%

41Placer County, CACA442,0815.7+28%

42Colusa County, CACA21,8365.7+110%

43San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.7+49%

44Solano County, CACA455,3765.7+51%

45Mariposa County, CACA16,9185.7+45%

46Glenn County, CACA28,1415.7+93%

47Riverside County, CACA2,544,9165.6+34%

48Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.6+35%

49Fresno County, CACA1,035,4565.5+76%

50Merced County, CACA297,2605.5+56%

51Sutter County, CACA98,7875.1+52%

52Imperial County, CACA181,4115.0+55%

53Tulare County, CACA485,1464.8+60%

54Yuba County, CACA88,6914.8+54%

55Kern County, CACA927,0684.6+60%

56Modoc County, CACA8,4264.6+110%

57Kings County, CACA154,3274.5+64%

58Lassen County, CACA28,1174.3+67%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS