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Most affordable housing, California cities · 2020

California cities with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS).

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RELATEDMost expensive homes Cheapest homes Highest median rent Lowest median rent Highest homeownership rate Highest renter share

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

501South Gate, CACA90,0718.0+76%

502Irvine, CACA318,7648.0+90%

503Altadena, CACA41,7058.0+86%

504Atherton, CACA6,9608.0+60%

505Piedmont, CACA10,6428.0+41%

506Los Altos Hills, CACA8,4198.0+39%

507Hillsborough, CACA11,2068.0+55%

508Woodside, CACA5,1818.0+37%

509Willowbrook, CACA21,6818.0+67%

510Fallbrook, CACA32,1128.0+60%

511South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,1158.1+83%

512Fairfax, CACA7,4178.1+13%

513Artesia, CACA15,7898.1+92%

514Grover Beach, CACA12,4568.1+71%

515Grass Valley, CACA14,0358.1+60%

516Gardena, CACA58,4608.1+83%

517Lomita, CACA19,7248.1+47%

518Watsonville, CACA50,7168.1+48%

519Blackhawk, CACA10,1378.1–

520Santa Clara, CACA133,4468.2+47%

521Fort Bragg, CACA6,9468.2+49%

522Encinitas, CACA60,7368.2+53%

523Huntington Beach, CACA191,4518.2+83%

524Montebello, CACA60,6938.3+64%

525Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,6548.3+44%

526Lafayette, CACA25,3138.3+45%

527Calabasas, CACA22,0278.3+65%

528Goleta, CACA32,4018.3+27%

529Los Altos, CACA30,9658.3+8%

530Rio del Mar, CACA9,2018.3+40%

531Redondo Beach, CACA67,2818.3+69%

532View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,2308.3+73%

533La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,6608.3+72%

534South El Monte, CACA18,9638.4+89%

535El Cajon, CACA101,7558.4+66%

536Pismo Beach, CACA7,9118.4+48%

537South San Gabriel, CACA7,9238.4+146%

538Lawndale, CACA29,8928.4+86%

539Maywood, CACA23,6008.4+61%

540Castroville, CACA6,7208.4+86%

541Torrance, CACA138,3918.4+54%

542Corte Madera, CACA9,9298.4+23%

543Kentfield, CACA6,9008.4+10%

544Ashland, CACA22,2108.4+82%

545San Bruno, CACA42,3058.5+44%

546Monrovia, CACA38,2648.5+71%

547El Rio, CACA6,3688.5+140%

548Daly City, CACA101,2618.5+64%

549Live Oak, CACA16,9118.5+37%

550Foster City, CACA32,4118.6+54%

551South San Francisco, CACA64,9418.6+54%

552San Clemente, CACA62,2268.6+50%

553Alameda, CACA76,8768.6+46%

554Rowland Heights, CACA45,9118.6+115%

555Fountain Valley, CACA55,5088.6+111%

556Los Alamitos, CACA11,7028.6+63%

557Temple City, CACA35,1258.7+81%

558National City, CACA57,8078.7+87%

559Capitola, CACA9,3408.7+22%

560Solvang, CACA5,9448.8+18%

561Dana Point, CACA32,2328.8+51%

562Long Beach, CACA450,4698.8+65%

563Half Moon Bay, CACA11,2878.8+51%

564Albany, CACA19,1958.8+58%

565Morro Bay, CACA10,6138.8+31%

566East Los Angeles, CACA111,6478.9+62%

567Bell Gardens, CACA37,3678.9+58%

568El Monte, CACA105,0758.9+89%

569San Martin, CACA6,9548.9+28%

570Costa Mesa, CACA108,8818.9+72%

571Davis, CACA66,1109.0+63%

572Pleasure Point, CACA5,4899.0–

573East San Gabriel, CACA23,4109.0+71%

574Healdsburg, CACA11,1729.0+71%

575East Pasadena, CACA5,4799.1+51%

576Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,9489.1+55%

577Oakland, CACA440,8389.1+61%

578Huntington Park, CACA51,5449.1+62%

579Cudahy, CACA21,4459.1+89%

580Bell, CACA31,6259.1+67%

581Cambria, CACA5,9789.2+36%

582Arcata, CACA19,0479.2+54%

583San Carlos, CACA29,2619.3+35%

584Sunnyvale, CACA156,5779.3+57%

585Topanga, CACA8,8859.3–

586Westminster, CACA88,9669.3+113%

587Alondra Park, CACA8,3739.4+89%

588San Mateo, CACA103,3379.4+34%

589Campbell, CACA42,4909.4+50%

590Culver City, CACA39,4529.4+80%

591Sierra Madre, CACA10,6209.4+71%

592Alhambra, CACA79,8209.5+82%

593Inglewood, CACA101,6629.5+91%

594Carpinteria, CACA12,7349.5+51%

595Mill Valley, CACA13,7999.5+20%

596Rosemead, CACA49,4109.6+93%

597Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,2479.6+98%

598La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,4809.7+80%

599Sonoma, CACA10,5379.7+60%

600Pasadena, CACA135,8049.7+66%

601San Francisco, CACA826,0799.7+26%

602Ojai, CACA7,4749.8+63%

603Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,5599.8+53%

604Imperial Beach, CACA25,2069.9+112%

605Saratoga, CACA30,4189.9+39%

606Burbank, CACA102,98810.0+90%

607Belmont, CACA28,75210.0+39%

608San Gabriel, CACA38,18610.0+85%

609San Rafael, CACA59,41010.1+34%

610Monterey, CACA28,95310.1+26%

611Pacific Grove, CACA14,65910.1+21%

612Monterey Park, CACA57,45710.1+95%

613South Pasadena, CACA25,50310.1+56%

614El Segundo, CACA16,37910.2+75%

615Cupertino, CACA58,33310.2+61%

616Los Angeles, CACA3,869,08910.3+75%

617Santa Cruz, CACA61,79710.3+32%

618West Hollywood, CACA34,23110.4+53%

619Hawthorne, CACA82,74110.4+80%

620Lennox, CACA19,44910.8+97%

621Mountain View, CACA85,43810.8+62%

622Ladera Heights, CACA7,33411.0+132%

623Montecito, CACA9,03111.0+22%

624Westmont, CACA34,12311.2+71%

625Tiburon, CACA8,88111.2+20%

626East Palo Alto, CACA28,87211.3+71%

627San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63611.3+43%

628Larkspur, CACA12,62011.3+29%

629Los Gatos, CACA32,57611.4+43%

630North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10011.4+84%

631Palo Alto, CACA67,60911.5+34%

632Redwood City, CACA82,17811.6+58%

633Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51311.6+91%

634Berkeley, CACA121,91111.6+38%

635Glendale, CACA187,16011.6+68%

636Arcadia, CACA54,11711.9+79%

637Menlo Park, CACA32,71311.9+37%

638Sausalito, CACA7,01912.0+59%

639Millbrae, CACA22,86912.1+51%

640San Marino, CACA11,96412.2+107%

641Malibu, CACA9,57412.3+43%

642St. Helena, CACA5,19412.4+68%

643Solana Beach, CACA12,60212.5+99%

644Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12213.0+95%

645Santa Barbara, CACA86,42213.3+34%

646Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83013.7+36%

647Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07313.9+54%

648Midway City, CACA7,99913.9–

649Burlingame, CACA31,92914.5+51%

650Laguna Beach, CACA22,39114.6+73%

651Newport Beach, CACA81,97714.8+82%

652Santa Monica, CACA90,08214.8+56%

653Coronado, CACA21,09415.2+52%

654Beverly Hills, CACA30,76419.8+41%

655Stanford, CACA18,66232.5+69%

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