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Most affordable housing, California counties · 2020

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, CACA8,4263.0+13%

02Lassen County, CACA28,1173.6+26%

03Kings County, CACA154,3273.7+37%

04Kern County, CACA927,0684.1+64%

05Tulare County, CACA485,1464.3+50%

06Madera County, CACA167,9274.3+33%

07Alpine County, CACA1,0434.3+1%

08Inyo County, CACA18,1584.4+19%

09Sierra County, CACA3,0984.4+23%

10Imperial County, CACA181,4114.5+52%

11Siskiyou County, CACA42,0134.5+35%

12Plumas County, CACA18,5834.5+28%

13Del Norte County, CACA26,4104.6+33%

14Shasta County, CACA181,6484.6+39%

15Yuba County, CACA88,6914.6+57%

16Colusa County, CACA21,8364.6+46%

17Glenn County, CACA28,1414.7+54%

18Tehama County, CACA64,6654.7+52%

19Fresno County, CACA1,035,4564.7+61%

20Merced County, CACA297,2604.8+53%

21Sutter County, CACA98,7874.8+54%

22Lake County, CACA67,7724.8+36%

23Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.0+62%

24Amador County, CACA41,8765.1+39%

25Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.1+33%

26Solano County, CACA455,3765.2+60%

27Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605.2+40%

28Riverside County, CACA2,544,9165.2+65%

29Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4605.3+64%

30Placer County, CACA442,0815.3+46%

31San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.3+78%

32San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.4+58%

33Butte County, CACA209,2115.5+52%

34Mariposa County, CACA16,9185.7+42%

35El Dorado County, CACA192,3235.7+54%

36Mono County, CACA12,5055.9+41%

37Yolo County, CACA224,4106.2+54%

38Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.3+58%

39Nevada County, CACA101,9116.5+50%

40Humboldt County, CACA131,6476.7+64%

41Ventura County, CACA830,8516.8+70%

42Trinity County, CACA15,7206.8+83%

43San Benito County, CACA70,0826.9+39%

44San Diego County, CACA3,282,2487.2+60%

45Napa County, CACA132,9497.2+54%

46Monterey County, CACA433,7297.3+38%

47Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.3+60%

48Sonoma County, CACA486,4447.4+49%

49Orange County, CACA3,149,5077.5+73%

50Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0657.7+37%

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

52Alameda County, CACA1,636,6307.9+51%

53Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3918.1+43%

54Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.6+81%

55Marin County, CACA253,6948.7+25%

56Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8528.7+34%

57San Mateo County, CACA743,5689.1+43%

58San Francisco County, CACA826,0799.7+26%

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