Cities

Cost of Living in California Cities

Statewide median rent is $2,036, median home value $734,700 and median household income $99,122. 347 cities with 20,000+ residents, largest first.

CityRentHome valueIncomePopulation
Los Angeles, CA$1,933$921,200$81,9393,857,263
San Diego, CA$2,313$906,700$108,0771,389,526
San Jose, CA$2,669$1,233,200$146,427990,138
San Francisco, CA$2,476$1,394,500$140,970830,235
Fresno, CA$1,421$374,800$70,991545,970
Sacramento, CA$1,779$506,300$87,321528,706
Long Beach, CA$1,871$806,600$87,430455,548
Oakland, CA$1,979$929,900$101,600439,418
Bakersfield, CA$1,472$371,700$80,540411,986
Anaheim, CA$2,175$831,200$95,227344,521
Stockton, CA$1,577$440,900$79,907322,326
Riverside, CA$1,914$584,800$91,045319,069
Santa Ana, CA$2,082$713,000$93,999312,534
Irvine, CA$2,997$1,191,500$136,719311,690
Chula Vista, CA$2,229$758,700$108,032276,375
Santa Clarita, CA$2,544$784,700$123,062230,221
Fremont, CA$2,933$1,403,800$181,506228,295
San Bernardino, CA$1,508$422,300$67,415222,724
Modesto, CA$1,690$442,700$79,891219,215
Fontana, CA$1,839$586,800$102,821214,169
Moreno Valley, CA$2,135$503,700$93,222211,666
Oxnard, CA$2,032$652,700$96,212200,928
Huntington Beach, CA$2,510$1,100,000$120,919195,240
Glendale, CA$2,182$1,102,300$88,393190,748
Ontario, CA$2,030$607,600$88,941180,547
Elk Grove, CA$2,262$630,100$125,924179,155
Santa Rosa, CA$2,152$713,900$99,060177,090
Rancho Cucamonga, CA$2,357$740,200$111,895175,411
Oceanside, CA$2,303$770,300$97,737172,242
Garden Grove, CA$2,012$814,100$92,174170,964
Lancaster, CA$1,764$446,600$81,511169,169
Palmdale, CA$1,802$471,000$81,770164,634
Salinas, CA$1,991$654,100$91,908161,761
Corona, CA$2,228$700,700$109,242159,670
Hayward, CA$2,391$854,400$113,318158,801
Roseville, CA$2,142$661,400$119,288155,955
Sunnyvale, CA$3,039$1,801,800$186,170154,236
Escondido, CA$2,046$714,500$91,967149,668
Pomona, CA$1,810$593,800$79,479147,943
Visalia, CA$1,490$371,500$81,989143,939
Torrance, CA$2,280$1,074,700$116,217142,130
Fullerton, CA$2,194$902,600$104,286140,968
Orange, CA$2,327$945,800$117,113138,266
Victorville, CA$1,618$385,600$74,410137,627
Pasadena, CA$2,265$1,093,300$105,192136,969
Santa Clara, CA$3,016$1,582,600$178,958130,256
Simi Valley, CA$2,579$823,800$122,081125,634
Thousand Oaks, CA$2,664$991,600$135,603125,205
Clovis, CA$1,792$482,700$99,241124,725
Vallejo, CA$2,073$589,500$90,171124,268
Concord, CA$2,274$797,600$108,709124,035
Fairfield, CA$2,266$624,300$101,895120,785
Berkeley, CA$2,133$1,413,900$108,092120,257
Antioch, CA$2,278$629,700$97,465116,477
Richmond, CA$1,960$668,200$95,391115,505
Carlsbad, CA$2,808$1,257,000$142,748114,373
Murrieta, CA$2,388$639,800$114,081112,064
East Los Angeles, CA$1,494$643,100$68,741111,647
Temecula, CA$2,347$679,700$121,063111,167
Downey, CA$1,937$796,600$90,699110,939
Santa Maria, CA$1,925$531,700$84,746110,462
Costa Mesa, CA$2,446$1,115,100$111,505110,330
Menifee, CA$2,110$537,300$93,454110,305
San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA$2,198$827,300$103,069109,857
West Covina, CA$2,245$779,800$101,065107,037
Jurupa Valley, CA$1,741$574,600$97,550107,011
El Monte, CA$1,736$644,000$68,030106,109
Inglewood, CA$1,787$792,800$72,750104,569
Burbank, CA$2,192$1,089,100$97,082104,546
El Cajon, CA$1,856$681,700$67,511104,449
Rialto, CA$1,759$487,900$88,857104,143
San Mateo, CA$3,077$1,618,700$153,504103,105
Vacaville, CA$2,299$620,900$111,126102,596
Chico, CA$1,488$468,100$66,977102,188
Daly City, CA$2,551$1,115,000$123,547101,964
Hesperia, CA$1,590$409,000$72,160100,775
Norwalk, CA$2,090$644,700$100,08599,789
Vista, CA$2,249$762,400$94,97599,114
Tracy, CA$2,478$699,000$121,11996,966
Arden-Arcade, CA$1,588$560,200$77,32194,994
San Marcos, CA$2,348$868,000$109,37794,882
Redding, CA$1,379$382,300$70,46693,409
Carson, CA$1,956$704,400$108,70392,871
Compton, CA$1,664$580,200$78,46592,698
Chino, CA$2,336$683,400$104,68292,652
Mission Viejo, CA$2,839$1,009,600$136,12392,151
Merced, CA$1,393$372,600$63,12291,953
Indio, CA$1,437$458,400$77,16791,950
South Gate, CA$1,531$636,300$74,57191,483
Hemet, CA$1,575$352,200$57,71991,326
Santa Monica, CA$2,402$1,755,500$114,88591,169
Westminster, CA$2,168$858,300$85,54189,860
Manteca, CA$2,065$589,900$97,05589,043
San Leandro, CA$2,186$844,200$101,42087,826
Santa Barbara, CA$2,413$1,570,800$106,18287,779
Citrus Heights, CA$1,827$454,600$82,31486,995
Lake Forest, CA$2,672$937,000$135,17586,281
Whittier, CA$1,906$822,600$97,20186,165
San Ramon, CA$2,968$1,509,500$196,16185,993
Livermore, CA$2,677$1,105,600$160,77585,522
Hawthorne, CA$1,782$863,400$75,84885,191
Folsom, CA$2,352$755,200$139,80483,916
Newport Beach, CA$3,316$2,000,001$156,86783,845
Mountain View, CA$3,062$1,927,000$189,91783,732
Buena Park, CA$2,206$838,800$110,55082,871
Redwood City, CA$2,968$1,801,700$157,81482,447
Rancho Cordova, CA$1,787$477,600$89,58581,849
Alhambra, CA$1,939$857,800$88,02481,022
Perris, CA$1,876$474,700$88,91180,511
Lakewood, CA$2,347$827,200$119,17779,850
Upland, CA$2,029$739,400$105,83079,257
Tustin, CA$2,449$950,400$112,50378,981
Milpitas, CA$3,120$1,251,700$178,79878,578
Napa, CA$2,282$856,400$105,96378,239
Chino Hills, CA$2,894$874,900$126,33477,927
Alameda, CA$2,474$1,235,700$137,69777,238
Pleasanton, CA$3,060$1,537,100$190,12476,960
Carmichael, CA$1,702$579,500$85,91476,948
Bellflower, CA$1,830$705,700$78,72276,819
Pittsburg, CA$2,264$597,900$99,86176,257
Apple Valley, CA$1,444$407,400$69,88275,473
Redlands, CA$2,005$618,900$105,04173,375
Rocklin, CA$2,258$703,400$124,16873,327
Turlock, CA$1,612$460,600$82,99572,502
Lake Elsinore, CA$2,078$566,000$101,88872,461
Tulare, CA$1,435$329,800$72,41070,945
Dublin, CA$3,191$1,317,100$214,38570,803
Eastvale, CA$3,252$831,900$160,06970,633
Camarillo, CA$2,734$827,300$113,42870,186
Baldwin Park, CA$1,867$606,900$80,66370,138
Walnut Creek, CA$2,680$1,057,300$130,43270,088
Yuba City, CA$1,454$434,600$75,47769,471
Redondo Beach, CA$2,691$1,279,200$150,24569,291
Madera, CA$1,353$359,900$63,93367,831
Lodi, CA$1,680$492,500$88,53067,607
Union City, CA$2,713$1,104,900$133,71567,464
Palo Alto, CA$3,484$2,000,001$231,10167,237
Yorba Linda, CA$2,846$1,147,100$157,58267,170
Davis, CA$2,187$866,100$90,04566,978
Brentwood, CA$2,758$836,600$142,49465,208
Castro Valley, CA$2,554$1,104,600$142,77965,001
Lynwood, CA$1,652$597,600$74,84464,578
South San Francisco, CA$2,802$1,188,800$136,57864,305
Laguna Niguel, CA$2,903$1,190,900$140,45264,139
San Clemente, CA$2,460$1,398,400$140,06263,273
Porterville, CA$1,148$285,700$60,46163,157
La Habra, CA$2,129$781,600$100,10661,970
Woodland, CA$1,583$548,200$90,18061,854
Santa Cruz, CA$2,452$1,209,000$115,47561,607
Encinitas, CA$2,886$1,646,800$162,22961,480
Montebello, CA$1,827$697,900$79,97161,045
La Mesa, CA$2,049$812,000$95,02860,797
Florence-Graham, CA$1,521$545,200$65,13260,690
San Rafael, CA$2,377$1,355,600$119,43560,433
Pico Rivera, CA$1,786$648,600$88,20160,272
Hanford, CA$1,309$349,400$76,46159,754
Gardena, CA$1,809$700,600$84,80359,422
Santee, CA$2,250$727,200$113,39459,332
Petaluma, CA$2,440$878,600$115,43059,247
Monterey Park, CA$1,888$863,000$81,85559,132
Gilroy, CA$2,301$1,027,400$133,10759,004
National City, CA$1,692$612,200$66,84158,893
Cupertino, CA$3,501$2,000,001$234,70758,566
Highland, CA$1,629$485,600$77,12056,675
Beaumont, CA$1,681$503,500$107,11856,266
Fountain Valley, CA$2,631$1,072,300$115,23756,258
South Whittier, CA$1,908$708,300$100,80055,650
San Jacinto, CA$1,615$433,700$80,64755,180
Arcadia, CA$2,191$1,441,800$113,51655,170
West Sacramento, CA$1,665$525,800$93,18854,927
Yucaipa, CA$1,711$502,100$90,79454,421
Hacienda Heights, CA$2,300$820,800$109,19354,291
Colton, CA$1,661$443,800$71,20853,772
Diamond Bar, CA$2,521$902,200$108,28153,355
Huntington Park, CA$1,505$572,700$59,99653,108
Lincoln, CA$2,090$651,000$111,99052,956
Placentia, CA$2,388$921,000$115,92952,826
Novato, CA$2,506$1,032,500$115,73652,546
Cathedral City, CA$1,601$453,100$73,57252,267
Paramount, CA$1,875$533,700$75,25052,050
Palm Desert, CA$1,778$542,000$77,51351,990
Watsonville, CA$1,889$686,000$78,39351,712
Delano, CA$1,199$301,900$67,01051,679
Aliso Viejo, CA$2,854$917,900$142,43951,113
El Dorado Hills, CA$2,552$909,500$165,34951,026
Glendora, CA$2,254$862,700$113,56950,926
Florin, CA$1,622$386,900$71,11150,211
Rosemead, CA$1,834$807,200$73,56650,013
Covina, CA$1,931$718,900$98,67149,888
Cypress, CA$2,483$913,900$130,21549,498
Ceres, CA$1,639$424,800$79,02549,342
Azusa, CA$1,887$641,400$90,72149,031
Poway, CA$2,301$1,034,800$148,35948,713
San Luis Obispo, CA$1,965$935,100$73,68548,491
Antelope, CA$2,189$489,800$99,06748,301
North Highlands, CA$1,636$367,600$65,49547,957
Cerritos, CA$2,930$935,300$135,43947,867
Los Banos, CA$1,557$440,900$68,17147,593
Brea, CA$2,397$922,300$131,12947,469
La Mirada, CA$2,217$825,900$109,28847,180
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA$2,625$971,200$152,56046,990
Newark, CA$2,776$1,142,800$169,06446,903
Rowland Heights, CA$1,967$851,300$85,61745,911
Morgan Hill, CA$2,474$1,210,200$163,92045,425
French Valley, CA$3,119$679,800$148,52045,269
Oakley, CA$1,953$660,200$137,67745,183
Palm Springs, CA$1,562$604,000$73,11945,070
Rohnert Park, CA$2,279$666,300$99,27344,575
El Centro, CA$1,052$323,100$53,08244,240
Hollister, CA$1,914$717,500$111,83443,811
Vineyard, CA$2,090$596,000$105,31343,751
Lompoc, CA$1,589$472,900$72,00443,646
Danville, CA$3,501$1,681,700$232,21643,401
Coachella, CA$1,144$367,600$68,59643,307
Campbell, CA$2,737$1,617,000$145,26842,781
San Bruno, CA$2,773$1,207,500$141,27242,307
Altadena, CA$2,355$1,120,000$128,72041,705
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA$3,501$1,609,400$179,62340,864
Culver City, CA$2,737$1,142,900$117,38939,931
Stanton, CA$1,997$579,300$84,70739,402
La Quinta, CA$1,785$661,600$99,25038,707
Calexico, CA$1,093$313,600$49,78338,585
San Gabriel, CA$1,915$945,700$90,48838,392
Bell Gardens, CA$1,694$563,900$62,29838,229
Adelanto, CA$1,437$349,100$68,68537,964
Montclair, CA$1,889$569,100$77,65937,810
Monrovia, CA$2,114$909,400$96,02137,571
Wildomar, CA$2,003$552,400$103,50637,277
Pacifica, CA$3,098$1,249,800$160,52337,261
La Puente, CA$1,849$617,700$86,60237,142
Martinez, CA$2,353$859,800$127,35536,903
Claremont, CA$2,237$897,000$125,64736,595
Foothill Farms, CA$1,695$414,000$68,26036,435
Orangevale, CA$1,932$565,100$99,83235,958
Moorpark, CA$2,559$894,300$148,48035,854
Temple City, CA$2,135$961,800$104,42535,430
San Juan Capistrano, CA$2,438$993,800$129,45735,095
Lathrop, CA$2,570$643,600$126,42135,052
La Presa, CA$1,852$629,700$93,47934,962
West Hollywood, CA$2,091$924,800$96,99534,884
Oildale, CA$1,281$238,800$51,29834,687
Pleasant Hill, CA$2,533$1,077,100$145,02934,235
Manhattan Beach, CA$3,449$2,000,001$204,30634,210
Westmont, CA$1,466$653,800$50,50934,123
San Dimas, CA$2,278$801,800$105,32133,789
Desert Hot Springs, CA$1,412$354,800$52,76133,200
Fair Oaks, CA$1,910$683,000$116,97532,799
Foster City, CA$3,501$1,838,200$199,14332,792
Dana Point, CA$3,106$1,320,300$141,52032,790
Los Gatos, CA$3,247$2,000,001$217,55432,786
Menlo Park, CA$3,239$2,000,001$210,02532,727
Goleta, CA$2,437$1,062,100$122,37032,685
Bell, CA$1,575$591,600$61,02032,476
Atwater, CA$1,279$363,400$64,47232,162
Fallbrook, CA$1,786$784,100$96,39432,112
Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CA$2,166$714,700$109,11031,969
Seaside, CA$2,409$787,100$85,31131,814
San Pablo, CA$2,018$551,700$79,47831,720
Beverly Hills, CA$2,830$2,000,001$132,97731,624
Orcutt, CA$2,193$624,500$111,41631,454
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA$1,981$687,200$92,22831,446
Santa Paula, CA$1,736$611,200$79,29431,376
Banning, CA$1,650$352,100$61,76431,093
Lawndale, CA$1,938$781,900$85,44130,781
Laguna Hills, CA$2,728$1,012,300$128,85130,740
Los Altos, CA$3,501$2,000,001$250,00130,698
La Verne, CA$2,315$817,000$103,76130,600
Burlingame, CA$2,785$2,000,001$174,00030,525
Saratoga, CA$3,501$2,000,001$250,00130,319
Temescal Valley, CA$2,938$710,400$122,05130,069
Atascadero, CA$1,854$716,500$91,42929,712
San Carlos, CA$2,854$2,000,001$237,47029,614
Monterey, CA$2,353$1,076,300$102,84629,613
Suisun City, CA$2,157$579,500$94,78729,286
San Lorenzo, CA$2,163$847,100$112,66029,171
East Palo Alto, CA$2,244$1,102,600$113,49329,069
East Niles, CA$1,250$251,500$55,12428,532
Eastern Goleta Valley, CA$2,964$1,361,700$146,28428,295
Ridgecrest, CA$1,186$253,900$89,25028,225
Lemon Grove, CA$1,893$705,400$88,00927,686
Walnut, CA$3,202$1,014,000$129,44927,611
Twentynine Palms, CA$1,352$268,200$62,55427,355
Belmont, CA$2,875$2,000,001$205,29727,337
Brawley, CA$988$290,700$59,31127,283
Lemoore, CA$1,555$328,300$83,72427,102
Benicia, CA$2,280$810,000$121,20426,749
Sanger, CA$1,209$364,800$77,50026,699
Wasco, CA$1,089$273,600$51,72726,558
Soledad, CA$1,698$595,900$96,86226,365
Hercules, CA$2,991$769,400$129,39726,302
Windsor, CA$2,433$801,100$133,97926,081
South Pasadena, CA$2,284$1,640,000$127,17526,068
Eureka, CA$1,195$404,500$57,66226,010
El Cerrito, CA$2,548$1,124,400$127,87625,994
Galt, CA$1,596$487,500$94,39325,962
North Tustin, CA$2,462$1,347,800$177,35125,807
Imperial Beach, CA$2,011$857,000$86,11125,764
Bloomington, CA$1,609$469,200$81,64025,698
West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA$1,913$638,900$111,69925,615
Reedley, CA$1,288$334,800$63,30725,609
Mountain House, CA$3,501$946,900$177,16325,513
Dinuba, CA$1,209$275,000$59,48425,475
Lafayette, CA$2,892$2,000,001$228,25025,285
Riverbank, CA$1,604$463,200$87,96625,166
Loma Linda, CA$1,855$596,900$82,35325,122
Barstow, CA$1,091$245,000$53,38025,100
Norco, CA$1,925$782,400$127,56625,054
Seal Beach, CA$2,649$486,800$85,96424,722
Patterson, CA$1,655$450,200$93,65024,693
Selma, CA$1,232$315,300$60,24124,659
Maywood, CA$1,525$634,400$60,94324,317
Bay Point, CA$2,063$525,000$82,56524,231
Linda, CA$1,211$371,700$72,77623,871
Ladera Ranch, CA$3,350$1,151,000$184,45823,793
Rosemont, CA$1,831$460,700$90,04623,766
San Fernando, CA$1,748$674,700$83,02423,632
East San Gabriel, CA$1,976$962,200$108,67723,410
West Rancho Dominguez, CA$1,695$612,900$86,83423,300
Oakdale, CA$1,559$457,900$83,09123,194
Laguna Beach, CA$2,986$2,000,001$143,84322,710
Millbrae, CA$3,272$1,934,900$163,47622,689
Calabasas, CA$3,089$1,504,500$165,28822,669
Ramona, CA$1,830$766,400$107,42722,634
Marina, CA$2,101$818,700$95,95522,563
West Puente Valley, CA$2,342$632,300$88,27922,495
Corcoran, CA$1,160$236,100$59,90522,491
Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CA$2,016$634,400$96,44722,447
Ashland, CA$2,110$775,800$81,70222,210
Duarte, CA$2,105$779,400$105,48322,184
West Carson, CA$1,891$689,700$92,77522,143
Winter Gardens, CA$1,913$608,600$97,97322,131
Cudahy, CA$1,711$494,100$56,61522,087
Yucca Valley, CA$1,428$363,400$59,56321,770
American Canyon, CA$2,537$692,600$121,70021,691
Willowbrook, CA$1,570$559,200$62,58221,681
Granite Bay, CA$2,740$1,135,900$184,60621,673
Port Hueneme, CA$2,228$587,000$92,66021,582
Rosamond, CA$1,498$352,600$79,38621,473
Imperial, CA$1,255$360,900$90,19521,430
Rancho San Diego, CA$2,618$905,300$118,68221,272
South Lake Tahoe, CA$1,606$682,400$82,00221,269
Shafter, CA$1,253$335,800$71,21521,193
Stevenson Ranch, CA$2,841$1,085,500$158,43420,990
Valinda, CA$1,829$636,700$100,16520,962
East Hemet, CA$1,655$419,700$82,09620,257
Greenfield, CA$1,724$531,400$84,74020,232
Lomita, CA$1,961$831,500$93,81020,225

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