RANKING · 2024 ACS · 161 SHOWN OF 661

Most rooted, California cities

California cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

501▼12Alameda, CACA76,87687.9%+2.2 pts

502▼92Olivehurst, CACA18,44487.9%+0.5 pts

503▼142Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83187.8%−0.2 pts

504▼11San Marcos, CACA94,90887.8%+2.2 pts

505▼33Pasadena, CACA135,80487.8%+1.8 pts

506▲5South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,11587.7%+2.5 pts

507▼394Valley Center, CACA11,11987.7%−4.6 pts

508▲27Santa Rosa, CACA179,43787.6%+3.0 pts

509▼258Waterford, CACA9,25887.6%−2.2 pts

510▼129Loma Linda, CACA25,22187.6%−0.1 pts

511▲70Alpine, CACA15,18087.6%+4.6 pts

512▲11Fortuna, CACA12,00387.6%+2.7 pts

513▲130Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97187.6%+14.8 pts

514▼58Exeter, CACA10,12287.5%+1.1 pts

515▼7Vacaville, CACA103,85087.5%+2.2 pts

516▼50Victorville, CACA141,39587.5%+1.2 pts

517▼319Wilton, CACA6,43387.5%−3.3 pts

518▲24Oceanside, CACA170,48387.5%+2.9 pts

519▼5Dana Point, CACA32,23287.4%+2.3 pts

520▼7Burlingame, CACA31,92987.4%+2.2 pts

521▼30Orangevale, CACA35,95887.4%+1.8 pts

522▼25Santa Monica, CACA90,08287.4%+1.9 pts

523▲40Sacramento, CACA536,44987.3%+3.7 pts

524▲31Yuba City, CACA69,48587.3%+3.4 pts

525▼82Oakland, CACA440,83887.3%+0.6 pts

526▼10Roseville, CACA167,30287.2%+2.1 pts

527▼135Fort Bragg, CACA6,94687.2%−0.5 pts

528▼320Ripon, CACA16,14087.1%−3.3 pts

529▼142Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01787.1%−0.6 pts

530▲39Avenal, CACA13,47987.1%+3.7 pts

531▼422Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,24787.1%−5.3 pts

532▼29McKinleyville, CACA17,11387.1%+1.7 pts

533▲6Vandenberg, CACA6,77687.0%+2.4 pts

534▲30Rocklin, CACA76,82187.0%+3.5 pts

535▲58Jackson, CACA5,10087.0%+5.0 pts

536▲67French Valley, CACA45,26987.0%+5.8 pts

537▲52Port Hueneme, CACA20,98787.0%+4.6 pts

538▼2Merced, CACA99,72487.0%+2.3 pts

539▲38Linda, CACA23,87186.9%+3.8 pts

540▲42Lompoc, CACA43,31586.9%+4.1 pts

541▼16Carmichael, CACA76,94886.9%+2.0 pts

542▼35Goleta, CACA32,40186.8%+1.5 pts

543▼14Sonoma, CACA10,53786.8%+2.0 pts

544▲8Temecula, CACA114,86586.7%+2.5 pts

545▼69Rosemont, CACA23,76686.6%+0.7 pts

546▲44Arden-Arcade, CACA94,99486.6%+4.3 pts

547▼37Ridgecrest, CACA28,33386.6%+1.3 pts

548▼380Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41986.5%−4.8 pts

549▲84Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,51386.4%+8.7 pts

550▼55Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99086.3%+0.8 pts

551▼51Palm Desert, CACA53,25986.3%+0.9 pts

552▲45Santa Barbara, CACA86,42286.3%+4.4 pts

553▲65Blythe, CACA15,04286.3%+6.6 pts

554▼143Pismo Beach, CACA7,91186.2%−1.1 pts

555▲39La Mesa, CACA59,91486.2%+4.2 pts

556▼304Beverly Hills, CACA30,76486.1%−3.7 pts

557▼78Redwood City, CACA82,17886.1%+0.3 pts

558▼114Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,97186.1%−0.6 pts

559▼133Laguna Beach, CACA22,39186.0%−1.0 pts

560▼4Folsom, CACA91,98385.9%+2.2 pts

561▼84Carlsbad, CACA112,26085.9%0.0 pts

562▼345Cambria, CACA5,97885.9%−4.5 pts

563▼157San Marino, CACA11,96485.8%−1.6 pts

564▼76Live Oak, CACA16,91185.8%+0.2 pts

565▼120Paradise, CACA10,02385.8%−0.8 pts

566▼243Sausalito, CACA7,01985.8%−2.9 pts

567▼34Belmont, CACA28,75285.7%+1.1 pts

568▲34Lemoore, CACA27,29185.7%+4.2 pts

569▼22Palo Alto, CACA67,60985.7%+1.2 pts

570▼38North Auburn, CACA13,48085.6%+0.9 pts

571▼67Willows, CACA6,11685.6%+0.2 pts

572▼133El Segundo, CACA16,37985.5%−1.2 pts

573▼42Albany, CACA19,19585.5%+0.8 pts

574▼282Piñon Hills, CACA7,06585.4%−3.9 pts

575▼74Costa Mesa, CACA108,88185.3%−0.1 pts

576▼102Atherton, CACA6,96085.3%−0.7 pts

577▼24Campbell, CACA42,49085.2%+1.1 pts

578▲42Chowchilla, CACA18,73085.1%+5.7 pts

579San Diego, CACA1,406,10685.0%+1.9 pts

580▼178Los Gatos, CACA32,57685.0%−2.4 pts

581▼63Dixon, CACA21,11685.0%−0.1 pts

582▲19Yreka, CACA7,71484.9%+3.2 pts

583▼96Oakhurst, CACA6,09184.9%−0.8 pts

584▼444Dos Palos, CACA5,69784.9%−6.9 pts

585▼76El Cerrito, CACA26,12184.8%−0.5 pts

586▼170Moraga, CACA16,32284.8%−2.5 pts

587▲21Dublin, CACA71,60284.7%+4.1 pts

588▼399Burbank, CACA5,33384.7%−6.3 pts

589▲2El Cajon, CACA101,75584.6%+2.3 pts

590▼18Arroyo Grande, CACA18,12384.6%+1.3 pts

591▼41Walnut Creek, CACA70,01284.6%+0.3 pts

592▲43Oroville, CACA20,45184.6%+7.1 pts

593▼97San Mateo, CACA103,33784.5%−1.0 pts

594▼14Calabasas, CACA22,02784.4%+1.4 pts

595▼52Auburn, CACA13,84784.3%−0.2 pts

596▼90San Francisco, CACA826,07984.3%−1.1 pts

597▲27Marysville, CACA12,73884.3%+5.1 pts

598▼117Grover Beach, CACA12,45684.0%−1.8 pts

599▲20Barstow, CACA24,80484.0%+4.4 pts

600▼51Malibu, CACA9,57483.8%−0.6 pts

601▼25Newport Beach, CACA81,97783.8%+0.6 pts

602▲7Coalinga, CACA17,28183.8%+3.2 pts

603▼33Milpitas, CACA78,59683.7%+0.4 pts

604▼144Cotati, CACA7,34783.7%−2.6 pts

605▲18Rohnert Park, CACA44,81183.7%+4.5 pts

606▲36Crescent City, CACA6,00283.6%+10.8 pts

607▲19Eureka, CACA25,30483.6%+4.6 pts

608▼12Redding, CACA94,09283.5%+1.6 pts

609▼430Homeland, CACA7,58483.3%−7.8 pts

610▼6La Cresta, CACA8,38983.3%+2.0 pts

611▼71Marina, CACA23,25683.2%−1.4 pts

612▼113Cupertino, CACA58,33383.2%−2.3 pts

613▼7Menlo Park, CACA32,71383.1%+2.1 pts

614▼323Lucerne Valley, CACA5,95782.8%−6.5 pts

615▼98Claremont, CACA35,83882.7%−2.4 pts

616▼3Pacific Grove, CACA14,65982.6%+2.4 pts

617▼152Ione, CACA9,28282.6%−3.7 pts

618▼30Seaside, CACA31,63682.5%0.0 pts

619▼97West Hollywood, CACA34,23182.0%−2.9 pts

620▲10Bostonia, CACA16,76581.8%+3.9 pts

621▲7Corcoran, CACA22,35881.7%+3.6 pts

622▲9Foster City, CACA32,41181.5%+3.7 pts

623▲18California City, CACA13,30081.5%+8.4 pts

624▼9La Riviera, CACA11,49281.2%+1.2 pts

625▼79Durham, CACA5,34081.1%−3.4 pts

626▼39Gustine, CACA6,11281.0%−1.4 pts

627▼149Plumas Lake, CACA9,41880.8%−5.1 pts

628▼18Myrtletown, CACA5,32280.5%0.0 pts

629▼13Sunnyvale, CACA156,57780.2%+0.2 pts

630▼18Mountain View, CACA85,43880.2%−0.1 pts

631▲22Susanville, CACA12,81680.0%+18.8 pts

632▼54Spring Valley Lake, CACA9,48379.8%−3.3 pts

633▼312Gold River, CACA7,92479.6%−9.1 pts

634▼34Mountain House, CACA25,31579.0%−2.7 pts

635▼13Coronado, CACA21,09478.7%−0.6 pts

636▼7Montecito, CACA9,03178.6%+0.7 pts

637▼3Irvine, CACA318,76478.3%+0.6 pts

638▼11Santa Clara, CACA133,44678.0%−0.5 pts

639▼7Chico, CACA105,08177.7%0.0 pts

640▲4Monterey, CACA28,95376.7%+4.9 pts

641▼16Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83075.4%−3.7 pts

642▼2Berkeley, CACA121,91174.8%+1.7 pts

643▼29Highgrove, CACA8,36674.7%−5.5 pts

644▼6Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07374.7%−1.2 pts

645▲10Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89374.3%+13.3 pts

646Santa Cruz, CACA61,79772.1%+1.1 pts

647▲2Arcata, CACA19,04772.0%+2.7 pts

648▲3Twentynine Palms, CACA25,93970.2%+4.7 pts

649▼4Emeryville, CACA13,25170.2%−1.6 pts

650▼13Camp Pendleton Mainside, CACA9,50169.9%−6.1 pts

651▼3Davis, CACA66,11069.3%−0.2 pts

652▼2San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63667.2%+0.9 pts

653▼6Marina del Rey, CACA9,17665.6%−5.3 pts

654▼2Lemoore Station, CACA6,17559.1%−4.3 pts

655▼1Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,76658.1%−3.1 pts

656Stanford, CACA18,66257.8%+3.6 pts

657Fort Irwin, CACA8,41957.0%+6.2 pts

658University of California-Davis, CACA8,69633.6%+1.2 pts

659Isla Vista, CACA13,92032.7%+8.6 pts

660University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12126.7%+4.8 pts

661California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,9152.7%−10.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES