Cheapest Places to Live in California (2026)

Weedpatch is the #1 ranked city in California with 69.1 (col index). This ranking includes 1,039 California cities with available data.

#1
Weedpatch
69.1
Pop. 2,661
#2
Desert Edge
69.3
Pop. 3,642
#3
Oasis
71.6
Pop. 4,455
#4
Lake Isabella
72.2
Pop. 3,654
#5
Westmorland
73.3
Pop. 1,734
#6
Needles
73.6
Pop. 4,882
#7
Big River
74.1
Pop. 1,025
#8
Bodfish
74.2
Pop. 2,191
#9
Weldon
74.3
Pop. 2,525
#10
Maricopa
76.8
Pop. 1,015
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All 1,039 Cities Ranked

Source: BLS / C2ER
#CityPopulationCOL Index
1Weedpatch2,66169.1
2Desert Edge3,64269.3
3Oasis4,45571.6
4Lake Isabella3,65472.2
5Westmorland1,73473.3
6Needles4,88273.6
7Big River1,02574.1
8Bodfish2,19174.2
9Weldon2,52574.3
10Maricopa1,01576.8
11North Edwards1,01578.9
12Weed2,76579.8
13Lost Hills1,86180.5
14Lamont13,48180.6
15Rancho Tehama Reserve1,10280.9
16East Porterville4,56781.2
17Wofford Heights2,20982.1
18Strathmore3,24482.1
19Sky Valley2,43782.3
20East Bakersfield10,37782.5
21London1,70183.4
22Portola2,46284.0
23Casa Loma1,83684.1
24Mesa Verde1,02584.3
25Los Molinos1,59084.3
26Homestead Valley2,77284.8
27Buttonwillow1,25185.0
28McClellan Park1,66585.1
29Alturas2,70385.5
30Cottonwood3,10286.1
31Lone Pine1,37386.4
32Searles Valley1,69887.5
33Biola1,16387.6
34South Taft2,53487.8
35Yreka7,83287.8
36Hoopa2,27488.4
37Mecca7,07188.6
38Delft Colony1,02488.8
39Hayfork3,19888.9
40Firebaugh8,30189.1
41Calipatria6,54989.2
42Salton City6,24489.4
43Ford City4,31089.5
44Woodville1,76889.6
45Planada3,52490.0
46Blythe17,82490.1
47Del Rey1,51390.6
48Huron6,42590.7
49University of California-Davis8,15890.9
50Covelo1,49591.0
51Orosi8,67991.2
52Richgrove2,13691.5
53Poplar-Cotton Center2,03891.6
54Montague1,48691.9
55Woodlake7,65192.0
56Mariposa1,20292.0
57Clearlake Oaks2,17492.1
58Niland1,38892.2
59Potomac Park10,63492.3
60Orange Cove9,60792.4
61Teviston1,09292.4
62Dunsmuir1,51992.5
63Boron2,62792.7
64Fairmead1,11992.8
65Thermal1,42093.2
66Home Garden1,90393.8
67Kelseyville4,20493.8
68Mojave4,44294.3
69Ivanhoe4,39794.5
70Bystrom4,10994.6
71Parlier14,54594.9
72Earlimart7,71695.0
73Clearlake16,60495.2
74Mendota12,55495.3
75Susanville14,99295.5
76Seeley1,65496.0
77Stratford1,03096.2
78Anderson11,28296.6
79Lucerne Valley5,94696.7
80Corcoran22,62696.7
81Rouse1,20596.7
82Rio Dell3,37196.7
83Red Bluff14,59297.1
84Palermo5,44097.1
85August8,47197.1
86La Cresta8,55897.2
87San Joaquin3,73497.4
88Hillcrest10,20397.5
89Airport1,25897.5
90Arvin19,47897.8
91McFarland14,13897.8
92California City14,82198.2
93Burney2,92198.3
94Le Grand1,77398.9
95Empire3,86799.0
96Tipton2,98999.0
97Lindsay12,57299.1
98Barstow25,19899.2
99Farmersville10,33699.3
100Lucerne3,15699.6
101Holtville5,60699.6
102Big Pine1,46499.7
103Bret Harte4,80799.8
104Wasco26,22299.8
105East Niles28,586100.1
106Frazier Park2,322100.5
107Oroville19,855100.6
108Riverdale2,803100.8
109North Shore3,373100.9
110Brawley26,934101.0
111Thermalito6,645101.1
112Oildale34,971101.3
113Dos Palos5,757101.3
114Avenal13,441101.5
115Calexico38,476101.6
116Douglas City1,025101.6
117Rexland Acres3,667101.9
118Crescent City6,180102.2
119Terra Bella1,658102.2
120Corning8,168102.5
121Garberville1,568102.8
122Calwa2,140103.1
123Taft Heights1,588103.4
124Lenwood3,708103.5
125El Centro44,186103.6
126Cutler4,002103.7
127Twentynine Palms28,738104.0
128Jamestown3,777104.2
129South Dos Palos1,637104.7
130Taft7,228104.7
131Willits4,945105.0
132Winton11,429105.1
133Anza1,842105.2
134San Andreas2,884105.7
135Dinuba25,201105.9
136West Park1,319106.0
137Porterville62,765106.2
138Delano50,835106.2
139Fruitridge Pocket5,675106.3
140Lewiston2,434106.5
141Gridley7,372106.6
142Selma24,586106.7
143Fairfax1,654106.9
144Lakeport5,085107.1
145China Lake Acres2,523107.3
146Mayfair5,173107.3
147Hamilton City2,295107.3
148Homeland6,060107.4
149Mount Shasta3,208107.4
150Marysville12,703107.4
151Benton Park5,682107.8
152Caruthers2,143108.0
153Tarpey Village3,125108.2
154Morongo Valley3,907108.4
155Junction City1,084109.3
156Shasta Lake10,334109.5
157Nice2,517109.6
158Armona4,084109.7
159Chester2,022109.9
160Orland8,252110.1
161Kerman16,492110.3
162Joshua Tree6,767110.5
163Parksdale2,980110.7
164Lemon Hill14,942110.9
165Redway1,276111.1
166South Oroville2,811111.2
167Maxwell1,174111.4
168Shingletown2,188111.5
169Goshen4,895111.8
170Laton1,151111.9
171Columbia2,645111.9
172Hemet90,646112.0
173Franklin7,487112.1
174West Modesto5,633112.2
175Coalinga17,352112.6
176Good Hope8,315113.0
177Desert Hot Springs32,786113.1
178Reedley25,446113.2
179Lake Los Angeles13,479113.4
180Fowler6,930113.5
181Green Acres3,226113.7
182Shafter20,618114.1
183Exeter10,280114.1
184Eureka26,302114.2
185Garden Acres10,417114.2
186Fortuna12,413114.3
187Magalia7,784115.1
188Arcata18,578115.2
189Madera67,133115.3
190Heber7,308115.4
191Chowchilla18,876115.4
192Yucca Valley21,744115.5
193Atwater32,013115.6
194Keyes5,330115.8
195Meadowbrook3,368115.9
196Old Stine3,756116.6
197Sonora4,965117.0
198North Lakeport3,221117.2
199Merced89,766117.2
200Weaverville3,198117.3
201Linda23,215117.4
202Garnet6,979117.9
203Pixley3,796118.0
204Colusa6,439118.0
205Banning30,680118.6
206Delhi10,525118.8
207Coachella42,594118.9
208Grass Valley14,126119.1
209Whitewater1,254119.3
210Fort Bragg7,001119.4
211Willows6,239119.5
212Gustine6,118119.6
213Cabazon2,010119.9
214Tulare69,984120.1
215Fresno543,615120.1
216North Fork2,914120.5
217Fort Irwin8,791120.5
218Parkway15,880120.5
219Janesville2,447120.7
220Tehachapi12,366120.9
221Hanford59,389121.2
222Sanger26,515121.3
223Knights Landing1,113121.8
224Kennedy2,697122.1
225Taft Mosswood1,199122.1
226Adelanto38,010122.4
227Valle Vista19,263122.5
228Paradise6,793122.9
229East Quincy2,198123.1
230Pine Grove3,310123.1
231Pollock Pines6,056123.5
232Apple Valley75,478123.6
233Fort Dick1,349123.6
234Ferndale1,525123.7
235Redding93,268123.9
236Jones Valley1,212124.1
237Bertsch-Oceanview2,197124.5
238Parklawn1,574124.6
239North Highlands47,900124.6
240Ridgecrest28,138124.7
241Biggs2,254125.2
242Kingsburg12,589125.5
243Muscoy11,402125.5
244Parkwood2,095125.5
245Greenfield4,399125.7
246Florin49,536125.7
247Livingston14,450125.7
248San Bernardino221,774125.8
249Thousand Palms7,662126.4
250Rosamond20,835127.2
251Olivehurst19,071127.3
252Pioneer1,210127.3
253McKinleyville17,152127.5
254Lake Shastina2,908127.7
255Pine Mountain Lake2,758127.8
256Foothill Farms37,332127.9
257Myrtletown5,028128.0
258Borrego Springs2,781128.1
259Auberry3,043128.1
260Desert View Highlands3,389128.2
261Tuolumne City1,404128.3
262Georgetown2,580128.3
263Vista Santa Rosa2,418128.4
264Mountain View Acres3,155128.4
265King City13,512128.5
266Ukiah16,419128.6
267East Sonora2,823129.2
268Victorville135,983129.3
269Murphys1,821129.3
270Kelly Ridge3,010129.4
271Squaw Valley3,584129.6
272Cedar Ridge1,513129.6
273Oakhurst4,956129.6
274Sun Village11,009129.6
275Redwood Valley2,117129.6
276Mentone9,487129.7
277Placerville10,730129.8
278Sutter Creek2,687130.2
279Arbuckle3,209130.2
280Piñon Hills7,149130.3
281Imperial20,943130.4
282Plymouth1,250130.5
283Cherry Valley7,302130.7
284Lemoore27,023130.8
285Newman12,299130.8
286Campo2,739131.1
287Bakersfield408,366131.1
288Lemoore Station5,847131.2
289Madera Acres9,758131.3
290Cudahy22,325131.3
291Hydesville1,144131.4
292Visalia142,649131.4
293Cathedral City52,047131.5
294Coarsegold4,301131.8
295Yuba City69,545132.0
296Kings Beach2,493132.1
297Florence-Graham61,723132.2
298Bella Vista3,843132.3
299Wheatland3,790132.4
300Huntington Park53,658132.8
301Chico102,032132.8
302Quincy1,580133.1
303Patterson Tract1,465133.1
304Los Banos46,776133.3
305Jackson5,061133.6
306Ahwahnee1,532133.7
307Colton53,798133.8
308Big Bear City12,493133.8
309Lakeview2,177133.9
310Lompoc43,819133.9
311Angels3,721134.0
312Pine Mountain Club2,661134.1
313Winchester3,716134.1
314Greenacres4,566134.6
315Waterford9,177134.7
316Hesperia100,141134.9
317University of California-Santa Barbara11,634135.5
318Easton2,406135.5
319Penn Valley1,197135.8
320Warm Springs1,502136.0
321Crestline10,431136.0
322Oroville East7,369136.6
323Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek2,963136.6
324Colfax2,095136.8
325Bishop3,793137.0
326Happy Valley6,046137.0
327Westmont34,291137.2
328Indio90,669137.2
329Willowbrook21,642137.6
330Oceano7,098137.6
331Bell Gardens38,661138.0
332Williams5,569138.1
333Stockton320,470138.2
334Arden-Arcade96,319138.4
335Big Bear Lake5,038138.7
336East Hemet20,292138.8
337Laguna Woods17,342139.0
338Maywood24,593139.2
339Mono Vista3,696139.6
340Modesto218,614139.7
341Ceres48,918139.7
342Phelan18,059139.7
343Guadalupe8,422139.8
344Chualar1,042139.9
345Turlock72,400140.1
346Ione5,306140.4
347San Jacinto54,756140.7
348Country Club10,017140.7
349Hilmar-Irwin6,317140.8
350Buckhorn3,506141.0
351Santa Nella1,686141.2
352Golden Hills10,445141.6
353Sutter2,671141.7
354Bloomington24,324142.2
355Highland56,690142.3
356Palm Springs44,998142.3
357Westhaven-Moonstone1,374142.5
358National City55,960142.6
359Bell32,830142.7
360Citrus Heights87,036143.0
361Lancaster170,013143.1
362Commerce12,072143.1
363East Los Angeles114,617143.2
364Diamond Springs12,642143.2
365March ARB1,251143.5
366North Auburn13,833143.8
367Wrightwood4,907143.8
368South Lake Tahoe21,319143.9
369Humboldt Hill3,421144.0
370Idyllwild-Pine Cove3,762144.4
371Oakdale23,155144.5
372Sage3,474144.7
373Bostonia16,545144.9
374Montalvin Manor2,080145.0
375Lockeford3,902145.0
376Galt25,665145.2
377Running Springs5,043145.3
378East Rancho Dominguez14,219145.3
379Lake Don Pedro1,157145.8
380Clearlake Riviera4,287145.9
381Lennox20,289146.0
382Phoenix Lake4,505146.1
383Julian1,491146.5
384Paramount52,546146.6
385Three Rivers2,307146.6
386Rosemont23,448146.8
387Denair5,085147.0
388Hawaiian Gardens13,816147.3
389Lodi67,008147.4
390Pine Hills3,200147.5
391Bethel Island2,144147.6
392Smith River1,270147.7
393Lynwood65,291147.7
394Riverbank24,881147.8
395South El Monte19,413147.8
396Compton93,525148.1
397Palm Desert51,551148.4
398Lake California3,805148.7
399Sacramento524,802148.8
400Patterson24,306148.8
401South Gate91,836148.8
402Rialto103,866149.0
403Mead Valley19,588149.3
404Midway City8,094149.6
405Lakeland Village11,587149.8
406Stallion Springs2,215149.8
407Soulsbyville2,089150.3
408Carmichael78,070150.4
409Montclair37,809150.4
410Hidden Valley Lake5,896150.7
411Cutten3,214150.7
412Escalon7,429150.8
413Gonzales8,526150.9
414Woodland61,256151.0
415Elverta4,252151.0
416El Monte107,066151.1
417Walnut Park15,446151.2
418West Sacramento54,496151.2
419Santa Maria109,880151.5
420La Riviera11,503151.5
421Santa Paula31,202151.8
422Nevada City3,168152.2
423Old Fig Garden5,387152.3
424Grand Terrace13,069152.4
425Perris79,349152.7
426El Cajon104,909152.7
427West Rancho Dominguez22,560153.0
428Palmdale165,487153.4
429Rancho Cordova80,656153.6
430Rio Vista10,002153.7
431Stebbins1,017154.0
432Saticoy1,463154.7
433Nuevo6,737154.7
434Lincoln Village3,954154.8
435Auburn13,758154.8
436Mokelumne Hill1,049154.9
437Loma Linda25,021154.9
438Bay Point24,065155.0
439Rio Linda16,951155.3
440Pomona148,391155.5
441San Pablo31,771155.6
442West Athens9,064155.7
443Red Corral1,263155.7
444Calimesa10,680155.9
445Clovis122,719156.0
446Pacheco4,657156.0
447Upper Lake1,204156.3
448Yucaipa54,348156.4
449Esparto3,744157.1
450Las Lomas3,223157.5
451Quartz Hill10,968158.2
452Arnold2,276158.2
453Lake Nacimiento3,464158.4
454Boronda2,246158.4
455Camino1,968158.6
456Stanton38,639158.7
457Silver Lakes5,789158.8
458San Fernando23,716158.9
459Baldwin Park70,720159.0
460Home Gardens11,430159.0
461Hughson7,541159.1
462Elizabeth Lake1,677159.5
463Pine Canyon2,538159.6
464Grizzly Flats1,387159.7
465Watsonville51,968159.7
466Meadow Vista3,343159.8
467Moreno Valley210,378159.9
468Riverside316,241160.0
469Sheridan1,447160.1
470Lake Arrowhead10,746160.3
471Ontario178,347160.8
472Guerneville4,522160.9
473La Puente37,404161.2
474Brooktrails4,394161.3
475Shandon1,042161.3
476Port Hueneme21,691161.6
477Inglewood105,575161.6
478Beale AFB1,174161.8
479Lemon Grove27,489162.0
480Montebello61,376162.0
481Rosemead50,340162.0
482Mountain View2,072162.1
483Jurupa Valley106,244162.2
484Bellflower77,396162.2
485Meiners Oaks3,955162.3
486Loma Rica2,371162.3
487Twain Harte2,373162.4
488Soledad24,476162.4
489La Presa36,669162.5
490Gardena59,765162.7
491Fillmore16,665162.9
492French Camp3,482162.9
493Charter Oak9,414163.1
494Castroville6,870163.2
495Romoland2,430163.3
496Woodbridge3,868163.4
497Piru2,283163.4
498West Bishop2,697163.5
499Bermuda Dunes8,074163.5
500Antelope49,080163.7
501Beaumont54,817163.8
502Salida14,457164.0
503Shasta1,330164.0
504Pajaro2,480164.4
505Yosemite Lakes5,095164.4
506Azusa49,318164.6
507Mammoth Lakes7,233164.7
508North Richmond3,935165.0
509Pico Rivera60,821165.1
510Bakersfield Country Club1,790165.1
511Cloverdale8,933165.2
512South San Jose Hills17,451165.3
513Grayson1,164165.5
514Wildomar36,953166.7
515Orangevale35,219166.9
516Desert Palms6,522166.9
517Seal Beach24,868167.0
518Squirrel Mountain Valley1,020167.6
519Fontana211,921167.6
520Palo Cedro3,561167.7
521Spring Valley Lake10,098167.8
522Winter Gardens22,003167.9
523Menifee107,020168.2
524Mission Hills3,794168.4
525El Rio6,343168.5
526Sunnyside5,003168.5
527Atascadero29,735168.6
528Hawthorne85,933168.7
529South San Gabriel8,084168.8
530Salinas161,993169.1
531Vallejo124,637169.4
532Bear Valley Springs5,787169.5
533Dixon19,158169.6
534Grover Beach12,687169.6
535Calistoga5,159169.7
536Fallbrook32,467169.8
537Isla Vista13,717169.9
538Santa Fe Springs19,310170.2
539Vandenberg AFB3,688170.4
540Brookdale1,308170.6
541Escondido149,913170.6
542Oak Hills8,246170.6
543Manteca86,521170.7
544Littlerock1,277170.8
545Edwards AFB2,566170.8
546West Carson21,909171.0
547Val Verde3,074171.1
548Copperopolis4,644171.1
549Durham6,111171.3
550Madera Ranchos4,182171.8
551Lake Elsinore71,516171.8
552El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)31,399171.9
553Lawndale31,113171.9
554West Puente Valley22,198172.0
555Santa Ana311,639172.5
556Long Beach458,491172.7
557Forest Meadows1,485173.1
558Alondra Park8,262173.4
559Oxnard201,014173.7
560La Quinta38,299173.9
561Boyes Hot Springs7,031174.0
562Redlands72,985174.0
563Rollingwood3,623174.0
564San Luis Obispo48,039174.0
565Imperial Beach25,897174.1
566Ashland22,784174.2
567Cherryland14,575174.3
568Covina50,143174.7
569Cameron Park17,283174.9
570Highgrove7,164175.1
571Monterey Park59,639175.3
572South Whittier55,201175.4
573Lake Wildwood4,967175.5
574Newcastle1,594175.7
575Yountville3,396175.8
576Richmond115,396175.8
577Norwalk100,713175.9
578Suisun City29,205176.1
579La Mesa60,835176.3
580Downey111,793176.3
581Vineyard42,645176.4
582West Whittier-Los Nietos25,459177.0
583Rainbow1,793177.0
584Coronita2,782177.0
585Bonadelle Ranchos5,879177.0
586Shingle Springs3,488177.2
587Camp Pendleton South15,011177.3
588Linden2,047177.4
589Meyers1,914177.4
590Collierville2,107177.7
591Valinda21,626177.8
592Loomis6,809177.9
593Seaside31,964178.0
594Vista98,646178.2
595Rosedale19,325178.4
596Vincent15,151178.7
597Foresthill1,455178.8
598Whittier85,925179.0
599Avocado Heights12,934179.0
600Cayucos2,517179.0
601Alhambra81,483179.1
602Orcutt31,284179.2
603Carson93,523179.4
604Rodeo8,735179.5
605Mira Monte7,301179.6
606Morada3,337180.0
607Ramona22,829180.1
608Garden Grove170,603180.3
609Rancho Calaveras6,619180.4
610Nipomo17,266180.7
611Lake Riverside1,445180.7
612Clay1,325181.0
613Upland78,940181.1
614Marina22,324181.1
615Los Angeles3,857,897181.4
616Fairfield119,985181.4
617Winters7,453181.4
618La Habra62,233182.5
619Westminster90,147182.5
620Oceanside172,542182.9
621Pittsburg75,868183.3
622Rowland Heights46,787183.3
623Lake Mathews6,749183.3
624Lomita20,409183.4
625Hollister43,003183.4
626Antioch115,759183.5
627Rohnert Park44,461183.8
628Anaheim344,553183.9
629Citrus10,813184.0
630Davis66,801184.5
631Duarte21,921184.5
632Larkfield-Wikiup8,861184.7
633Fair Oaks32,030184.7
634Santa Rosa177,216184.9
635Santee59,485185.3
636Penryn1,059185.5
637Vandenberg Village6,793185.7
638East Whittier10,061185.9
639Forestville3,862186.0
640Valley Center10,303186.2
641Prunedale19,286186.3
642West Covina107,436186.9
643Yosemite Valley1,848187.1
644Chino91,775187.3
645Acton7,721187.4
646Morro Bay10,717187.4
647Signal Hill11,563187.5
648South Monrovia Island7,072187.8
649Corona158,839188.3
650Ojai7,576188.7
651Mayflower Village5,303188.8
652Buellton5,090188.9
653Irwindale1,352189.0
654Sebastopol7,466189.0
655Orange Blossom1,210189.2
656Camp Pendleton Mainside9,801189.2
657Vacaville102,085189.2
658Cambria6,038189.3
659Rancho Mirage17,375189.4
660Chula Vista275,030189.5
661McSwain5,556189.8
662Arroyo Grande18,412189.9
663San Gabriel38,764190.0
664Los Osos15,048190.1
665Boulder Creek5,353190.8
666Lincoln51,629191.1
667Plumas Lake8,424191.9
668San Buenaventura (Ventura)109,900192.1
669Temelec1,696192.2
670Amesti2,905192.3
671San Juan Bautista2,120192.6
672Ripon16,117192.7
673Elk Grove177,221193.1
674Crockett3,642193.3
675Hartley1,966193.4
676Marin City3,597193.4
677San Leandro88,531193.7
678Cotati7,533193.8
679Buena Park83,052193.8
680Angwin2,774194.3
681Monrovia37,553194.6
682La Mirada46,945194.7
683Artesia16,044194.7
684Rancho Cucamonga174,693195.0
685Murrieta111,621195.2
686Lompico1,024195.3
687Roseville152,438196.1
688La Verne30,804196.1
689Capitola9,813196.2
690San Marcos94,078196.4
691El Sobrante15,823196.5
692Concord124,260197.1
693Oakland438,072197.5
694Camanche Village2,233197.7
695San Diego1,385,061197.7
696Temecula110,404198.0
697Avalon3,373198.2
698Fullerton141,278198.6
699Eldridge1,126199.2
700San Dimas34,099199.2
701Oak View5,984199.7
702Napa78,816199.9
703Interlaken8,191200.6
704Glendale192,270201.1
705Hacienda Heights54,956201.4
706Burbank105,165202.0
707Norco25,211202.0
708Freedom3,211202.1
709Mather4,729202.3
710Tracy95,358202.5
711Alpine15,470202.8
712Oakley44,311202.9
713San Lorenzo29,453203.1
714Glendora51,350203.3
715Lathrop32,696203.6
716Lakewood80,510203.6
717Dollar Point1,319203.7
718Auburn Lake Trails3,861203.9
719Camarillo70,244204.3
720Rocklin72,340204.6
721Tara Hills4,912205.0
722Temple City35,749205.1
723Petaluma59,321205.6
724Castaic18,479205.7
725Sonoma10,726205.8
726Benicia26,861205.9
727Emeryville12,756206.3
728West Hollywood35,090206.3
729Placentia52,384206.6
730Monterey29,772207.0
731Pine Valley1,646207.4
732Simi Valley125,769207.5
733Healdsburg11,274207.6
734Dogtown3,180207.6
735Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente3,441208.0
736East San Gabriel23,521208.0
737Hayward159,201208.2
738Byron1,876208.2
739Carpinteria13,100208.5
740North El Monte4,115208.8
741Forest Ranch1,974209.3
742American Canyon21,698209.6
743Diamond Bar53,750210.0
744Rose Hills2,485210.2
745Lake San Marcos4,996210.4
746Santa Clarita229,021210.6
747Solvang6,034211.1
748Martinez36,926211.5
749Pasadena136,462211.5
750Felton3,721211.6
751Templeton8,608211.7
752Los Alamitos11,784211.7
753Lake of the Pines5,012211.9
754Canyon Lake11,107212.4
755Vine Hill3,617212.5
756East Oakdale2,346212.7
757Live Oak16,866213.3
758East Pasadena5,592213.7
759Tustin79,035213.8
760Windsor26,179214.5
761Stanford17,958214.6
762Bonsall4,308214.7
763Casa de Oro-Mount Helix19,651214.8
764Pinole18,835214.9
765Claremont36,553215.3
766Occidental1,162215.3
767Eucalyptus Hills5,976215.7
768Sunnyside-Tahoe City1,658215.8
769Elkhorn1,201216.3
770La Palma15,375216.4
771Temescal Valley28,560216.5
772Alum Rock11,619216.7
773Bonita13,336216.8
774Crest3,034216.8
775Orange138,723217.3
776Goleta32,693217.4
777Soquel10,691217.7
778Hidden Meadows3,899217.9
779East Palo Alto29,143218.1
780Costa Mesa110,538218.8
781East Richmond Heights3,311219.0
782Rancho San Diego22,264219.1
783Inverness1,396219.7
784Truckee16,942219.8
785Harbison Canyon4,245221.0
786Folsom82,140221.2
787Sea Ranch1,200221.5
788Bayview2,533221.9
789Indian Wells4,830222.4
790Pismo Beach8,024222.5
791Brea47,337222.6
792Torrance143,499223.5
793Colma1,441223.6
794Aptos6,124223.6
795El Verano3,154223.7
796San Diego Country Estates10,142223.9
797Contra Costa Centre7,127224.0
798Middletown1,659224.0
799Blacklake1,122224.4
800View Park-Windsor Hills11,744224.6
801Channel Islands Beach2,936224.8
802Cypress49,531224.9
803Santa Cruz60,953225.2
804Huntington Beach196,010225.4
805Descanso1,670225.7
806Fountain Valley56,358226.4
807French Valley42,550227.8
808Pacific Grove15,003227.9
809Novato52,689228.4
810Chino Hills78,024228.8
811Graton1,819229.1
812Ben Lomond6,849229.9
813La Crescenta-Montrose19,940229.9
814Gilroy58,561230.3
815Brentwood64,609230.4
816Woodcrest17,111230.5
817Aliso Viejo51,320230.6
818Thousand Oaks125,676230.6
819Bolinas1,176231.3
820Daly City102,560231.6
821San Juan Capistrano34,998232.9
822Laguna Hills30,921233.0
823North Fair Oaks13,327233.1
824Mission Viejo92,415233.4
825Lake Forest85,846233.4
826Berkeley120,223233.6
827San Antonio Heights3,479233.8
828Allendale1,915234.1
829Rancho Murieta5,606234.5
830Mount Hermon1,203234.5
831Santa Barbara88,024235.7
832Moorpark35,957235.7
833Altadena41,921236.3
834Hercules26,245236.8
835Leona Valley1,559237.3
836Marina del Rey8,844237.8
837Day Valley3,514237.8
838Scotts Valley12,138239.0
839Walnut Creek69,790239.0
840Seacliff3,488239.3
841El Cerrito25,781240.7
842San Rafael60,604240.9
843Casa Conejo2,640241.0
844Santa Monica91,535241.2
845Wilton6,198241.4
846Poway48,515241.5
847Penngrove2,123242.2
848Castro Valley65,389242.4
849Pleasant Hill34,335242.8
850Del Rey Oaks1,556242.9
851Beverly Hills31,955243.3
852Summerland1,248243.3
853Fairview10,033243.6
854Ridgemark3,051243.9
855Rancho Santa Margarita47,257244.0
856Cerritos48,340244.1
857Gold River7,661244.2
858Irvine308,160244.2
859Carmel-by-the-Sea3,186245.2
860Arcadia55,550245.5
861Eastern Goleta Valley29,411245.7
862Santa Ynez4,725246.4
863Culver City39,993246.6
864Pleasure Point5,813246.6
865San Clemente63,510247.1
866Alameda76,876247.5
867Union City68,141247.9
868Hasley Canyon1,254248.6
869San Bruno42,612248.8
870Albany19,768249.1
871Walnut27,857249.3
872Callender2,764249.3
873Lagunitas-Forest Knolls1,795249.4
874Del Aire11,115249.5
875South San Francisco64,487249.5
876Agua Dulce2,768249.7
877Carlsbad114,500250.2
878Granite Hills3,867250.9
879Sierra Madre11,020251.4
880San Pasqual2,014251.6
881Knightsen2,018251.7
882Topanga8,781251.9
883Black Point-Green Point1,560252.1
884San Francisco836,321252.5
885San Jose990,054252.6
886Livermore85,870252.6
887Dana Point32,883253.1
888South Pasadena26,297253.6
889Bonny Doon2,946253.7
890Moss Beach3,016253.8
891Campbell42,848253.8
892Fruitdale1,203254.1
893El Segundo16,863254.3
894Solana Beach12,841254.5
895Encinitas61,585255.0
896El Dorado Hills50,553255.1
897Discovery Bay15,243255.3
898Diablo Grande1,488255.5
899Redwood City82,423255.9
900Morgan Hill45,152256.2
901Rio del Mar8,938257.1
902San Mateo103,555257.9
903Larkspur12,856258.2
904Coronado18,558258.4
905Yorba Linda67,407258.5
906Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley1,999258.7
907California Polytechnic State University7,529258.9
908Half Moon Bay11,454259.4
909Bodega Bay1,116259.6
910La Habra Heights5,546260.3
911Santa Venetia3,937260.4
912Pacifica37,527260.5
913Millbrae22,589261.1
914Laguna Niguel64,023262.0
915Laguna Beach22,777262.1
916Aromas2,846262.1
917Newark47,145262.8
918Eastvale70,179263.5
919Somis1,260263.7
920Strawberry5,496264.5
921Redondo Beach69,814264.9
922Stevenson Ranch21,317265.7
923Los Ranchos1,521266.3
924Carmel Valley Village4,435266.8
925Santa Clara129,239267.0
926Burlingame30,526267.0
927Jamul6,617267.7
928Brisbane4,718267.8
929Milpitas78,216269.6
930Fremont228,518269.9
931Hermosa Beach19,248269.9
932Saranap5,693270.4
933Sunnyvale153,455270.7
934Ladera Heights7,249270.8
935Del Monte Forest3,576271.7
936San Martin7,199272.7
937Ladera Ranch23,609273.5
938Calabasas22,869273.7
939St. Helena5,378273.9
940Newport Beach84,304274.0
941La Selva Beach2,519274.4
942Oak Park13,656275.3
943Woodlands2,005275.4
944Broadmoor4,467276.0
945Pleasanton77,500276.1
946Foster City32,964278.4
947Corralitos1,906278.6
948Moraga16,790280.4
949Rossmoor11,895281.1
950San Ramon85,734281.2
951San Anselmo12,711281.6
952Mountain House25,108282.0
953Agoura Hills19,881282.6
954Clayton10,962282.8
955Acalanes Ridge1,025283.0
956Sausalito7,171283.3
957Los Gatos32,773283.4
958Belmont27,505283.6
959Westlake Village7,829283.9
960Rancho Palos Verdes41,259284.7
961Dublin70,542284.9
962Santa Rosa Valley2,722285.4
963Toro Canyon1,736286.3
964Palo Alto67,231286.4
965Montecito8,823286.4
966Pepperdine University2,772287.6
967Lafayette25,277287.9
968Rancho Mission Viejo11,355288.4
969La Cañada Flintridge20,094289.4
970Avila Beach1,365289.9
971North Tustin26,038290.0
972Danville43,426290.0
973Granite Bay21,378291.7
974San Carlos29,797291.9
975Rolling Hills Estates8,158292.4
976San Marino12,279292.5
977East Foothills8,630293.1
978Tamalpais-Homestead Valley12,153294.0
979Malibu10,516295.4
980Portola Valley4,329295.7
981Del Mar3,921295.8
982Atherton7,021296.1
983Los Altos30,736296.3
984Cambrian Park3,752296.5
985Manhattan Beach34,584296.5
986Del Rio1,557296.6
987Las Flores6,007297.5
988Sleepy Hollow2,644298.2
989Piedmont11,012298.3
990Alamo14,441298.6
991Glen Ellen1,084298.7
992Orinda19,472299.8
993Crowley Lake1,129299.8
994Lucas Valley-Marinwood6,331300.4
995Baywood Park1,481300.5
996Montara2,897300.7
997Villa Park5,776302.4
998Bell Canyon1,896303.0
999Menlo Park32,775303.4
1000Woodacre1,574303.9
1001Mill Valley14,064304.3
1002Kensington5,292304.7
1003Mission Canyon2,296305.9
1004Tiburon9,035306.6
1005Harmony Grove2,044309.3
1006El Macero1,045310.3
1007Corte Madera10,101310.7
1008Trabuco Canyon1,378311.1
1009San Miguel3,991312.5
1010El Granada5,231313.7
1011Cupertino58,886316.0
1012Kentfield7,128316.3
1013Coto de Caza15,363316.6
1014Rancho Santa Fe2,574318.4
1015Blackhawk10,404319.9
1016Monument Hills1,500320.4
1017Saratoga30,335320.7
1018Lake Sherwood1,515322.0
1019Lexington Hills2,777322.4
1020Palos Verdes Estates13,047323.5
1021Woodside5,181324.6
1022Ladera1,160324.6
1023Castle Hill1,303324.6
1024La Honda1,094324.6
1025Monte Sereno3,459324.6
1026Fairbanks Ranch2,794324.6
1027Emerald Lake Hills4,396324.6
1028Camino Tassajara6,395324.6
1029Ross2,626324.6
1030West Menlo Park3,382324.6
1031Belvedere2,415324.6
1032Hidden Hills2,079324.6
1033Highlands2,535324.6
1034Hillsborough11,122324.6
1035Loyola3,883324.6
1036Reliez Valley3,006324.6
1037Los Altos Hills8,367324.6
1038Rolling Hills1,511324.6
1039Diablo1,072353.3

Methodology

Cities in California are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in california?
Weedpatch ranks #1 with 69.1 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in california?
1. Weedpatch (69.1), 2. Desert Edge (69.3), 3. Oasis (71.6), 4. Lake Isabella (72.2), 5. Westmorland (73.3)
How many cities in California are ranked?
This ranking includes 1,039 cities in California with available data.

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