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Most affordable housing, California counties

California counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Modoc County, CACA8,4263.8+43%

02Lassen County, CACA28,1173.9+36%

03Kings County, CACA154,3274.6+69%

04Tulare County, CACA485,1464.6+63%

05Inyo County, CACA18,1584.7+28%

06Kern County, CACA927,0684.8+91%

07Shasta County, CACA181,6485.0+53%

08Del Norte County, CACA26,4105.1+49%

09Amador County, CACA41,8765.1+41%

10Madera County, CACA167,9275.1+57%

11Colusa County, CACA21,8365.2+64%

12Siskiyou County, CACA42,0135.2+57%

13Sierra County, CACA3,0985.2+46%

14Fresno County, CACA1,035,4565.2+77%

15Glenn County, CACA28,1415.2+72%

16Tehama County, CACA64,6655.3+71%

17Lake County, CACA67,7725.3+50%

18Imperial County, CACA181,4115.4+82%

19Yuba County, CACA88,6915.4+84%

20Sutter County, CACA98,7875.4+74%

21Plumas County, CACA18,5835.5+54%

22Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.5+79%

23Alpine County, CACA1,0435.6+29%

24Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605.6+51%

25Mariposa County, CACA16,9185.7+42%

26San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.8+70%

27Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4605.8+80%

28Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.8+53%

29San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.9+99%

30Placer County, CACA442,0815.9+63%

31Merced County, CACA297,2606.0+92%

32Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.0+90%

33Trinity County, CACA15,7206.1+65%

34Solano County, CACA455,3766.2+90%

35El Dorado County, CACA192,3236.2+68%

36Butte County, CACA209,2116.3+72%

37Mono County, CACA12,5056.4+53%

38Yolo County, CACA224,4106.8+68%

39Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.8+71%

40Nevada County, CACA101,9116.9+59%

41San Benito County, CACA70,0826.9+40%

42Humboldt County, CACA131,6477.3+78%

43Ventura County, CACA830,8517.5+87%

44Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.5+64%

45Sonoma County, CACA486,4447.8+56%

46Napa County, CACA132,9497.8+67%

47Monterey County, CACA433,7298.0+52%

48San Diego County, CACA3,282,2488.0+79%

49Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.1+42%

50Orange County, CACA3,149,5078.3+92%

51Alameda County, CACA1,636,6308.4+62%

52San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3678.5+64%

53Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3919.1+60%

54Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8529.2+41%

55Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349.3+94%

56San Mateo County, CACA743,5689.8+55%

57San Francisco County, CACA826,0799.9+29%

58Marin County, CACA253,69410.1+46%

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