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Least affordable housing, California counties · 2020

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, CACA826,0799.7+26%

02San Mateo County, CACA743,5689.1+43%

03Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8528.7+34%

04Marin County, CACA253,6948.7+25%

05Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.6+81%

06Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3918.1+43%

07Alameda County, CACA1,636,6307.9+51%

08San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3677.8+51%

09Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0657.7+37%

10Orange County, CACA3,149,5077.5+73%

11Sonoma County, CACA486,4447.4+49%

12Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.3+60%

13Monterey County, CACA433,7297.3+38%

14Napa County, CACA132,9497.2+54%

15San Diego County, CACA3,282,2487.2+60%

16San Benito County, CACA70,0826.9+39%

17Trinity County, CACA15,7206.8+83%

18Ventura County, CACA830,8516.8+70%

19Humboldt County, CACA131,6476.7+64%

20Nevada County, CACA101,9116.5+50%

21Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.3+58%

22Yolo County, CACA224,4106.2+54%

23Mono County, CACA12,5055.9+41%

24El Dorado County, CACA192,3235.7+54%

25Mariposa County, CACA16,9185.7+42%

26Butte County, CACA209,2115.5+52%

27San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.4+58%

28San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.3+78%

29Placer County, CACA442,0815.3+46%

30Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4605.3+64%

31Riverside County, CACA2,544,9165.2+65%

32Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605.2+40%

33Solano County, CACA455,3765.2+60%

34Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.1+33%

35Amador County, CACA41,8765.1+39%

36Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.0+62%

37Lake County, CACA67,7724.8+36%

38Sutter County, CACA98,7874.8+54%

39Merced County, CACA297,2604.8+53%

40Fresno County, CACA1,035,4564.7+61%

41Tehama County, CACA64,6654.7+52%

42Glenn County, CACA28,1414.7+54%

43Colusa County, CACA21,8364.6+46%

44Yuba County, CACA88,6914.6+57%

45Shasta County, CACA181,6484.6+39%

46Del Norte County, CACA26,4104.6+33%

47Plumas County, CACA18,5834.5+28%

48Siskiyou County, CACA42,0134.5+35%

49Imperial County, CACA181,4114.5+52%

50Sierra County, CACA3,0984.4+23%

51Inyo County, CACA18,1584.4+19%

52Alpine County, CACA1,0434.3+1%

53Madera County, CACA167,9274.3+33%

54Tulare County, CACA485,1464.3+50%

55Kern County, CACA927,0684.1+64%

56Kings County, CACA154,3273.7+37%

57Lassen County, CACA28,1173.6+26%

58Modoc County, CACA8,4263.0+13%

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