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Most affordable housing, California counties · 2000

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

01Kern County, CACA927,0682.5+0%

02Modoc County, CACA8,4262.6+0%

03Kings County, CACA154,3272.7+0%

04Tulare County, CACA485,1462.8+0%

05Lassen County, CACA28,1172.9+0%

06Yuba County, CACA88,6912.9+0%

07Imperial County, CACA181,4112.9+0%

08Fresno County, CACA1,035,4563.0+0%

09San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0913.0+0%

10Glenn County, CACA28,1413.0+0%

11Stanislaus County, CACA557,7193.1+0%

12Tehama County, CACA64,6653.1+0%

13Merced County, CACA297,2603.1+0%

14Sutter County, CACA98,7873.1+0%

15Riverside County, CACA2,544,9163.1+0%

16Colusa County, CACA21,8363.2+0%

17Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4603.2+0%

18Solano County, CACA455,3763.2+0%

19Madera County, CACA167,9273.3+0%

20Shasta County, CACA181,6483.3+0%

21Siskiyou County, CACA42,0133.3+0%

22San Joaquin County, CACA823,8153.4+0%

23Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.4+0%

24Plumas County, CACA18,5833.5+0%

25Lake County, CACA67,7723.6+0%

26Sierra County, CACA3,0983.6+0%

27Placer County, CACA442,0813.6+0%

28Amador County, CACA41,8763.6+0%

29Butte County, CACA209,2113.6+0%

30Inyo County, CACA18,1583.7+0%

31Tuolumne County, CACA53,1603.7+0%

32El Dorado County, CACA192,3233.7+0%

33Trinity County, CACA15,7203.7+0%

34Calaveras County, CACA46,6053.8+0%

35Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0704.0+0%

36Ventura County, CACA830,8514.0+0%

37Mariposa County, CACA16,9184.0+0%

38Yolo County, CACA224,4104.0+0%

39Humboldt County, CACA131,6474.1+0%

40Mono County, CACA12,5054.2+0%

41Orange County, CACA3,149,5074.3+0%

42Alpine County, CACA1,0434.3+0%

43Nevada County, CACA101,9114.3+0%

44San Diego County, CACA3,282,2484.5+0%

45Mendocino County, CACA88,1224.6+0%

46Napa County, CACA132,9494.7+0%

47Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9344.8+0%

48San Benito County, CACA70,0824.9+0%

49Sonoma County, CACA486,4445.0+0%

50San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3675.2+0%

51Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.2+0%

52Monterey County, CACA433,7295.3+0%

53Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655.7+0%

54Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.7+0%

55San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.4+0%

56Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8526.5+0%

57Marin County, CACA253,6946.9+0%

58San Francisco County, CACA826,0797.7+0%

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