Cost of Living in California

2025 affordability guide — compare housing costs, rental prices, and living expenses across 1539 cities in California.

129.5
Avg COL Index
1539
Cities Ranked
$658,600
Avg Home Value

Housing Market

$658,600

Average median home value across California cities.

Rental Market

Rental data covers median monthly rent for tracked cities in California.

Affordability

Well Above Average

COL index 129.5 vs. national average of 100. Expect higher living costs than the national average.

Most & Least Expensive Cities in California

Quick look at the cost extremes across California.

All 20 Major Cities Ranked by Cost of Living

Sorted from most expensive to most affordable. Click any city for a detailed breakdown with housing, rental, and income data.

# City COL Index Affordability Median Home Median Rent
1 Alamo CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
2 Alto CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
3 Atherton 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
4 Baywood Park CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
5 Bell Canyon CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
6 Belmont 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
7 Beverly Hills 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
8 Burlingame 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
9 Cambrian Park CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
10 Camino Tassajara CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
11 Carmel-by-the-Sea 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
12 Castle Hill CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
13 Cupertino 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
14 Del Mar 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
15 Diablo CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
16 Emerald Lake Hills CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
17 Fairbanks Ranch CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
18 Hermosa Beach 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
19 Hidden Hills 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A
20 Highlands CDP 230.3 Very Expensive $2,000,001 N/A

All 1301 Cities in California

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Acalanes Ridge CDP (198.4) Acton CDP (132.3) Adelanto (103.9) Adin CDP (96.7) Agoura Hills (160.6) Agua Dulce CDP (148.2) Ahwahnee CDP (113.7) Airport CDP (105.1) Alameda (170.5) Alamo CDP (230.3) Albany (169.3) Alhambra (141.1) Alhambra Valley CDP (169.5) Aliso Viejo (144.9) Allendale CDP (155.3) Allensworth CDP (91.9) Alpaugh CDP (87.0) Alpine CDP (140.9) Alta CDP (115.2) Altadena CDP (160.7) Alto CDP (230.3) Alturas (91.5) Alum Rock CDP (146.2) Amador City (106.8) Amador Pines CDP (105.6) American Canyon (129.6) Amesti CDP (142.0) Anaheim (138.0) Anderson (100.4) Angels (113.4) Angwin CDP (131.9) Antelope CDP (115.2) Antioch (125.7) Anza CDP (103.8) Apple Valley (108.4) Aptos CDP (162.6) Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley CDP (153.7) Arbuckle CDP (109.2) Arcadia (180.5) Arcata (115.1) Arden-Arcade CDP (117.9) Armona CDP (99.6) Arnold CDP (118.2) Aromas CDP (149.6) Arroyo Grande (137.0) Artesia (137.4) Arvin (98.6) Ashland CDP (132.3) Atascadero (130.6) Atherton (230.3) Atwater (105.6) Auberry CDP (106.4) Auburn (128.3) Auburn Lake Trails CDP (116.3) August CDP (100.1) Avalon (147.9) Avenal (96.9) Avila Beach CDP (173.8) Avocado Heights CDP (130.3) Azusa (125.7) Baker CDP (88.7) Bakersfield (106.1) Bakersfield Country Club CDP (107.6) Baldwin Park (124.2) Ballard CDP (199.5) Ballico CDP (117.8) Bangor CDP (107.3) Bay Point CDP (116.0) Bayview CDP (Contra Costa County) (130.3) Bayview CDP (Humboldt County) (99.1) Baywood Park CDP (230.3) Bear Valley CDP (Mariposa County) (115.2) Bear Valley Springs CDP (116.0) Beaumont (114.9) Beckwourth CDP (107.6) Bell (122.2) Bell Canyon CDP (230.3) Bell Gardens (119.7) Bella Vista CDP (113.0) Bellflower (129.7) Belmont (230.3) Ben Lomond CDP (151.9) Benbow CDP (105.3) Bend CDP (113.9) Benton CDP (100.9) Benton Park CDP (97.3) Berkeley (181.6) Bermuda Dunes CDP (118.3) Berry Creek CDP (100.8) Bertsch-Oceanview CDP (95.7) Bethel Island CDP (121.3) Beverly Hills (230.3) Bieber CDP (90.0) Big Bear City CDP (112.2) Big Bear Lake (118.9) Big Lagoon CDP (117.1) Big Pine CDP (101.1) Big River CDP (90.0) Biggs (102.7) Biola CDP (97.8) Bishop (110.5) Black Point-Green Point CDP (200.5) Blackhawk CDP (226.5) Blacklake CDP (141.8) Bloomfield CDP (173.5) Bloomington CDP (113.3) Blue Lake (114.6) Bluewater CDP (86.0) Blythe (95.3) Bodega Bay CDP (170.2) Bodfish CDP (87.9) Bolinas CDP (223.5) Bombay Beach CDP (87.1) Bonadelle Ranchos CDP (114.6) Bonita CDP (147.8) Bonny Doon CDP (165.4) Bonsall CDP (150.5) Boonville CDP (127.0) Bootjack CDP (110.3) Boron CDP (89.9) Boronda CDP (123.7) Borrego Springs CDP (109.8) Bostonia CDP (112.8) Boulder Creek CDP (139.0) Boulevard CDP (106.1) Boyes Hot Springs CDP (135.5) Bradbury (223.9) Brawley (100.3) Brea (145.7) Brentwood (139.5) Bret Harte CDP (101.7) Bridgeport CDP (103.3) Brisbane (164.7) Broadmoor CDP (170.7) Brookdale CDP (140.9) Brooktrails CDP (108.7) Buellton (132.9) Buena Park (138.0) Buena Vista CDP (96.9) Burbank (158.3) Burbank CDP (163.7) Burlingame (230.3) Burney CDP (96.9) Burnt Ranch CDP (119.6) Butte Creek Canyon CDP (132.7) Butte Valley CDP (117.0) Buttonwillow CDP (96.2) Byron CDP (144.8) Bystrom CDP (98.8) Cabazon CDP (98.7) Calabasas (189.3) California City (98.0) California Pines CDP (98.3) California Polytechnic State University CDP (119.0) Calimesa (111.8) Calipatria (93.0) Calistoga (132.8) Callender CDP (156.7) Calpella CDP (116.4) Calwa CDP (94.8) Camanche North Shore CDP (106.8) Camanche Village CDP (112.6) Camarillo (137.6) Cambria CDP (145.3) Cambrian Park CDP (230.3) Cameron Park CDP (128.2) Camino CDP (115.5) Camino Tassajara CDP (230.3) Camp Nelson CDP (104.8) Campbell (196.5) Campo CDP (105.4) Camptonville CDP (110.3) Canyon Lake (128.7) Capitola (136.1) Carlsbad (167.0) Carmel Valley Village CDP (166.9) Carmel-by-the-Sea (230.3) Carmichael CDP (120.7) Carnelian Bay CDP (141.3) Carpinteria (152.6) Carson (128.5) Caruthers CDP (101.6) Casa Conejo CDP (141.1) Casa Loma CDP (96.8) Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP (148.1) Caspar CDP (157.1) Castaic CDP (133.4) Castella CDP (106.6) Castle Hill CDP (230.3) Castro Valley CDP (159.5) Castroville CDP (128.8) Cathedral City (111.6) Cayucos CDP (151.2) Cazadero CDP (129.2) Cedar Flat CDP (152.3) Cedar Ridge CDP (108.0) Cedarville CDP (96.0) Centerville CDP (Shasta County) (121.1) Ceres (109.9) Cerritos (148.3) Chalfant CDP (102.0) Challenge-Brownsville CDP (105.5) Channel Islands Beach CDP (161.0) Charter Oak CDP (125.2) Cherokee Strip CDP (88.2) Cherry Valley CDP (106.9) Cherryland CDP (129.2) Chester CDP (98.1) Chico (114.2) China Lake Acres CDP (92.6) Chino (128.2) Chino Hills (142.4) Choctaw Valley CDP (129.1) Chowchilla (104.9) Chualar CDP (126.9) Chula Vista (132.4) Citrus CDP (126.2) Citrus Heights (112.5) Claremont (145.5) Clay CDP (135.1) Clayton (156.5) Clear Creek CDP (97.4) Clearlake (95.4) Clearlake Oaks CDP (95.5) Clearlake Riviera CDP (103.6) Cloverdale (126.1) Clovis (114.1) Clyde CDP (125.9) Coalinga (99.1) Coarsegold CDP (103.7) Cobb CDP (108.3) Coffee Creek CDP (109.2) Cohasset CDP (120.0) Cold Springs CDP (El Dorado County) (109.4) Colfax (109.9) College City CDP (113.2) Collierville CDP (134.6) Colma (158.2) Colton (110.9) Columbia CDP (109.8) Colusa (106.9) Commerce (123.8) Compton (121.1) Contra Costa Centre CDP (134.5) Copperopolis CDP (114.2) Corcoran (96.6) Corning (100.6) Corona (129.4) Coronado (230.3) Corralitos CDP (200.6) Corte Madera (207.9) Costa Mesa (159.3) Cotati (132.8) Coto de Caza CDP (186.7) Cottonwood CDP (Kern County) (99.3) Country Club CDP (106.3) Courtland CDP (128.5) Covelo CDP (104.3) Covina (130.1) Crescent City (101.8) Cressey CDP (96.1) Crest CDP (133.8) Crestline CDP (107.3) Crockett CDP (133.6) Cromberg CDP (108.3) Crowley Lake CDP (126.0) Cudahy (118.0) Culver City (164.7) Cupertino (230.3) Cutler CDP (95.3) Cutten CDP (113.7) Cypress (145.4) Daly City (162.1) Dana Point (170.3) Danville (199.0) Davenport CDP (155.2) Day Valley CDP (169.2) Deer Park CDP (160.1) Del Aire CDP (146.1) Del Dios CDP (151.8) Del Mar (230.3) Del Monte Forest CDP (215.1) Del Rey CDP (93.7) Del Rey Oaks (143.4) Del Rio CDP (164.6) Delano (100.3) Delhi CDP (105.5) Delleker CDP (103.9) Derby Acres CDP (94.2) Desert Center CDP (96.6) Desert Edge CDP (84.3) Desert Hot Springs (103.3) Desert Palms CDP (119.6) Desert View Highlands CDP (104.2) Diablo CDP (230.3) Diablo Grande CDP (119.9) Diamond Bar (145.2) Diamond Springs CDP (110.7) Dillon Beach CDP (197.6) Dinuba (100.1) Discovery Bay CDP (139.3) Dixon (123.3) Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek CDP (102.8) Dobbins CDP (110.9) Dogtown CDP (132.4) Dollar Point CDP (151.4) Dorrington CDP (108.8) Dorris (89.0) Dos Palos (101.4) Dos Palos Y CDP (116.5) Douglas City CDP (107.4) Douglas Flat CDP (104.0) Downey (134.8) Doyle CDP (97.1) Dublin (172.0) Ducor CDP (92.6) Dunnigan CDP (92.9) Dunsmuir (99.8) Durham CDP (126.0) Dustin Acres CDP (96.4) Dutch Flat CDP (111.2) Earlimart CDP (100.2) East Bakersfield CDP (95.2) East Foothills CDP (171.3) East Hemet CDP (107.8) East Los Angeles CDP (126.1) East Nicolaus CDP (111.8) East Niles CDP (97.1) East Oakdale CDP (143.9) East Palo Alto (164.5) East Pasadena CDP (155.4) East Porterville CDP (96.0) East Quincy CDP (102.8) East Rancho Dominguez CDP (121.2) East Richmond Heights CDP (148.6) East San Gabriel CDP (151.8) East Shore CDP (113.8) East Sonora CDP (101.9) East Tulare Villa CDP (97.5) East Whittier CDP (136.4) Eastern Goleta Valley CDP (169.6) Easton CDP (102.0) Eastvale (136.5) Edison CDP (93.5) Edmundson Acres CDP (95.7) Edna CDP (168.7) El Adobe CDP (100.9) El Cajon (127.6) El Centro (101.9) El Cerrito (163.3) El Dorado Hills CDP (145.4) El Granada CDP (187.2) El Macero CDP (178.3) El Monte (127.1) El Nido CDP (106.0) El Portal CDP (99.4) El Rio CDP (128.1) El Segundo (194.4) El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County) (132.3) El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County) (136.3) El Verano CDP (145.4) Eldridge CDP (139.2) Elfin Forest CDP (192.5) Elizabeth Lake CDP (108.7) Elk Creek CDP (95.4) Elk Grove (125.4) Elkhorn CDP (138.2) Elverta CDP (114.2) Emerald Lake Hills CDP (230.3) Emeryville (125.0) Empire CDP (103.1) Encinitas (190.2) Escalon (114.7) Escondido (129.9) Esparto CDP (115.3) Etna (97.9) Eucalyptus Hills CDP (141.8) Eureka (108.2) Exeter (100.6) Fair Oaks CDP (128.5) Fairbanks Ranch CDP (230.3) Fairfax (164.3) Fairfax CDP (100.9) Fairfield (124.5) Fairhaven CDP (111.7) Fairmead CDP (96.6) Fairview CDP (148.8) Fallbrook CDP (133.6) Farmersville (97.9) Fellows CDP (86.9) Felton CDP (142.9) Ferndale (117.3) Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente CDP (143.1) Fieldbrook CDP (125.9) Fields Landing CDP (107.1) Fillmore (122.7) Firebaugh (97.7) Florence-Graham CDP (117.5) Florin CDP (107.0) Folsom (132.8) Fontana (122.0) Foothill Farms CDP (107.7) Forbestown CDP (94.7) Ford City CDP (94.8) Forest Meadows CDP (116.4) Forest Ranch CDP (116.9) Forestville CDP (133.1) Fort Bragg (116.2) Fort Dick CDP (101.6) Fort Jones (96.0) Fortuna (106.6) Foster City (213.4) Fountain Valley (156.6) Fowler (106.5) Franklin CDP (Merced County) (101.5) Frazier Park CDP (105.3) Freedom CDP (129.9) Fremont (176.9) French Camp CDP (113.1) French Gulch CDP (86.3) French Valley CDP (127.9) Fresno (106.2) Friant CDP (99.6) Fruitdale CDP (196.1) Fruitridge Pocket CDP (105.5) Fuller Acres CDP (91.0) Fullerton (144.6) Fulton CDP (145.0) Furnace Creek CDP (80.8) Galt (115.0) Garberville CDP (111.4) Garden Acres CDP (103.9) Garden Grove (137.5) Gardena (130.2) Garnet CDP (97.9) Gasquet CDP (107.5) Gazelle CDP (100.7) Georgetown CDP (107.6) Geyserville CDP (133.4) Gilroy (153.4) Glen Ellen CDP (185.5) Glencoe CDP (109.0) Glendale (158.5) Glendora (141.7) Gold River CDP (131.3) Golden Hills CDP (108.3) Goleta (155.4) Gonzales (124.6) Good Hope CDP (104.0) Goshen CDP (98.4) Graeagle CDP (111.8) Grand Terrace (115.0) Grangeville CDP (115.1) Granite Bay CDP (162.2) Granite Hills CDP (147.1) Grass Valley (114.5) Graton CDP (148.5) Grayson CDP (113.0) Greeley Hill CDP (99.8) Green Acres CDP (98.2) Green Valley CDP (Los Angeles County) (107.8) Green Valley CDP (Solano County) (167.8) Greenacres CDP (104.4) Greenfield (114.8) Greenfield CDP (101.5) Greenhorn CDP (102.4) Greenville CDP (106.6) Gridley (102.4) Grizzly Flats CDP (107.7) Groveland CDP (104.8) Grover Beach (132.0) Guadalupe (114.0) Guerneville CDP (124.3) Gustine (111.8) Hacienda Heights CDP (138.5) Half Moon Bay (190.3) Hamilton Branch CDP (107.5) Hamilton City CDP (101.0) Hanford (104.3) Happy Camp CDP (91.6) Happy Valley CDP (102.1) Harbison Canyon CDP (127.6) Harmony Grove CDP (158.2) Hartley CDP (145.0) Hasley Canyon CDP (165.3) Hathaway Pines CDP (102.4) Hawaiian Gardens (118.3) Hawthorne (141.2) Hayfork CDP (101.9) Hayward (141.7) Healdsburg (151.2) Heber CDP (101.4) Hemet (103.6) Herald CDP (122.6) Hercules (135.7) Hermosa Beach (230.3) Hesperia (107.6) Hickman CDP (119.4) Hidden Hills (230.3) Hidden Meadows CDP (142.4) Hidden Valley Lake CDP (109.7) Highgrove CDP (124.7) Highland (114.2) Highlands CDP (230.3) Hillcrest CDP (98.8) Hillsborough (230.3) Hilmar-Irwin CDP (111.6) Hiouchi CDP (115.5) Holtville (100.2) Home Garden CDP (92.2) Home Gardens CDP (117.5) Homeland CDP (94.3) Homestead Valley CDP (96.1) Homewood Canyon CDP (87.6) Honcut CDP (100.1) Hopland CDP (126.6) Hughson (116.1) Humboldt Hill CDP (110.7) Huntington Beach (158.7) Huntington Park (121.9) Huron (97.8) Hydesville CDP (116.8) Hypericum CDP (116.5) Idyllwild-Pine Cove CDP (116.5) Igo CDP (107.2) Imperial (105.9) Imperial Beach (141.0) Independence CDP (100.2) Indian Wells (155.3) Indianola CDP (118.5) Indio Hills CDP (106.8) Inglewood (136.0) Interlaken CDP (139.2) Inverness CDP (207.4) Inyokern CDP (103.4) Ione (113.7) Iron Horse CDP (94.7) Irwindale (128.5) Isla Vista CDP (173.3) Isleton (103.8) Jackson (112.5) Jacumba CDP (106.3) Jamestown CDP (106.4) Jamul CDP (152.3) Janesville CDP (101.8) Johnson Park CDP (95.8) Johnstonville CDP (101.0) Jones Valley CDP (96.6) Joshua Tree CDP (101.1) Julian CDP (121.6) Junction City CDP (110.2) June Lake CDP (133.0) Jurupa Valley (120.5) Keene CDP (101.1) Kelly Ridge CDP (100.0) Kelseyville CDP (98.1) Kennedy CDP (103.9) Kensington CDP (186.2) Kentfield CDP (230.3) Kenwood CDP (146.5) Kerman (104.9) Kernville CDP (106.8) Keswick CDP (113.1) Kettleman City CDP (90.3) Keyes CDP (105.2) King City (109.8) Kings Beach CDP (131.1) Kingsburg (106.8) Kirkwood CDP (122.7) Klamath CDP (98.4) Knights Landing CDP (108.4) Knightsen CDP (144.7) La Cañada Flintridge (230.3) La Crescenta-Montrose CDP (166.5) La Cresta CDP (97.8) La Grange CDP (94.2) La Habra (133.9) La Habra Heights (163.7) La Honda CDP (154.4) La Mesa (135.5) La Mirada (137.4) La Palma (148.9) La Presa CDP (124.8) La Puente (124.6) La Quinta (126.1) La Riviera CDP (112.6) La Selva Beach CDP (169.8) La Verne (139.7) La Vina CDP (96.5) Ladera CDP (230.3) Ladera Heights CDP (199.8) Ladera Ranch CDP (158.7) Lafayette (230.3) Laguna Beach (230.3) Laguna Hills (151.0) Laguna Niguel (164.4) Laguna Woods (107.4) Lagunitas-Forest Knolls CDP (149.3) Lake Almanor Country Club CDP (124.2) Lake Almanor Peninsula CDP (115.7) Lake Almanor West CDP (128.8) Lake Arrowhead CDP (121.0) Lake Don Pedro CDP (104.7) Lake Elsinore (118.0) Lake Forest (145.9) Lake Hughes CDP (119.0) Lake Isabella CDP (88.4) Lake Los Angeles CDP (101.4) Lake Mathews CDP (131.0) Lake Riverside CDP (109.3) Lake San Marcos CDP (144.6) Lake Shastina CDP (104.9) Lake Sherwood CDP (230.3) Lake Wildwood CDP (117.2) Lake of the Pines CDP (128.1) Lake of the Woods CDP (102.8) Lakehead CDP (96.3) Lakeland Village CDP (112.2) Lakeport (104.6) Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) (124.0) Lakeview CDP (117.0) Lakewood (138.2) Lamont CDP (95.8) Lancaster (110.8) Larkfield-Wikiup CDP (130.4) Larkspur (215.7) Las Flores CDP (Orange County) (160.4) Las Flores CDP (Tehama County) (97.3) Las Lomas CDP (131.4) Lathrop (125.5) Laton CDP (98.4) Lawndale (134.6) Le Grand CDP (98.4) Lebec CDP (106.3) Lee Vining CDP (111.9) Lemon Cove CDP (100.4) Lemon Grove (128.2) Lemon Hill CDP (104.7) Lemoore (104.0) Lennox CDP (130.9) Lenwood CDP (90.5) Leona Valley CDP (130.2) Lewiston CDP (104.7) Lexington Hills CDP (168.5) Lincoln (127.2) Lincoln Village CDP (115.1) Linda CDP (105.4) Lindcove CDP (104.7) Linden CDP (122.4) Lindsay (100.2) Litchfield CDP (105.0) Little River CDP (114.1) Littlerock CDP (106.0) Live Oak (103.9) Live Oak CDP (153.4) Livermore (158.1) Livingston (105.5) Lockeford CDP (113.9) Lockwood CDP (Amador County) (117.6) Lodi (115.2) Lodoga CDP (96.9) Loleta CDP (111.0) Loma Linda (121.9) Loma Mar CDP (156.7) Loma Rica CDP (117.0) Lomita (139.5) Lompico CDP (127.4) Lompoc (112.6) London CDP (92.3) Lone Pine CDP (94.5) Long Beach (137.3) Loomis (128.8) Los Alamitos (155.5) Los Alamos CDP (130.5) Los Altos Hills (230.3) Los Angeles (146.1) Los Banos (111.5) Los Gatos (230.3) Los Molinos CDP (96.6) Los Olivos CDP (183.2) Los Osos CDP (134.7) Los Ranchos CDP (172.5) Lost Hills CDP (92.8) Lower Lake CDP (97.8) Loyalton (94.3) Loyola CDP (230.3) Lucas Valley-Marinwood CDP (182.2) Lucerne CDP (97.6) Lynwood (122.8) Lytle Creek CDP (116.4) Mad River CDP (101.1) Madera (105.3) Madera Acres CDP (104.0) Madera Ranchos CDP (113.7) Madison CDP (104.1) Magalia CDP (99.1) Malaga CDP (96.5) Malibu (230.3) Mammoth Lakes (129.4) Manchester CDP (110.6) Manhattan Beach (230.3) Manila CDP (110.4) Manteca (122.2) Manton CDP (112.1) Maricopa (89.2) Marin City CDP (169.1) Marina (137.2) Marina del Rey CDP (115.4) Mariposa CDP (103.0) Markleeville CDP (114.9) Martinez (142.0) Marysville (101.3) Matheny CDP (92.6) Mather CDP (123.1) Maxwell CDP (97.6) Mayflower Village CDP (143.2) Maywood (124.7) McArthur CDP (101.6) McCloud CDP (103.3) McFarland (98.5) McKinleyville CDP (111.1) McSwain CDP (128.1) Mead Valley CDP (111.4) Meadow Valley CDP (101.1) Meadow Vista CDP (125.8) Meadowbrook CDP (104.3) Mecca CDP (96.7) Meiners Oaks CDP (130.3) Mendocino CDP (120.6) Mendota (98.8) Menifee (116.6) Menlo Park (230.3) Mentone CDP (111.1) Merced (106.1) Meridian CDP (99.7) Mesa CDP (122.2) Mesa Verde CDP (87.7) Mesa Vista CDP (128.9) Mettler CDP (97.1) Mexican Colony CDP (86.8) Meyers CDP (123.0) Mi-Wuk Village CDP (121.3) Middletown CDP (116.2) Midway City CDP (134.4) Mill Valley (230.3) Millbrae (225.1) Millerton CDP (123.8) Millville CDP (115.1) Milpitas (168.7) Minkler CDP (123.4) Mira Monte CDP (142.2) Miranda CDP (110.2) Mission Canyon CDP (222.1) Mission Hills CDP (115.9) Mission Viejo (151.1) Modesto (111.2) Modjeska CDP (155.0) Mojave CDP (95.4) Mokelumne Hill CDP (107.5) Monmouth CDP (88.5) Mono City CDP (99.4) Mono Vista CDP (110.2) Monrovia (147.0) Montague (93.6) Montalvin Manor CDP (114.2) Montara CDP (190.3) Montclair (121.3) Monte Rio CDP (130.1) Monte Sereno (230.3) Montebello (129.7) Montecito CDP (230.3) Monterey (155.4) Monterey Park (141.5) Monument Hills CDP (147.9) Moorpark (144.1) Morada CDP (127.7) Moraga (200.1) Morgan Hill (164.8) Morongo Valley CDP (99.9) Morro Bay (145.0) Moss Beach CDP (163.7) Mount Hermon CDP (157.6) Mount Laguna CDP (100.6) Mount Shasta (101.3) Mountain Gate CDP (90.9) Mountain House CDP (144.6) Mountain Meadows CDP (114.6) Mountain Mesa CDP (96.5) Mountain Ranch CDP (114.4) Mountain View (224.9) Mountain View Acres CDP (106.0) Mountain View CDP (121.0) Mt. Bullion CDP (98.3) Muir Beach CDP (230.3) Murphys CDP (118.1) Murrieta (125.6) Muscoy CDP (108.5) Myrtletown CDP (112.9) Napa (142.0) National City (123.7) Needles (90.1) Nevada City (125.7) New Cuyama CDP (94.5) Newark (162.3) Newman (108.7) Newport Beach (230.3) Nicasio CDP (230.3) Nice CDP (93.0) Nicolaus CDP (125.8) Niland CDP (95.6) Nipinnawasee CDP (106.0) Nipomo CDP (130.7) Nord CDP (112.9) Norris Canyon CDP (230.3) North Auburn CDP (117.8) North Edwards CDP (90.2) North El Monte CDP (144.1) North Fair Oaks CDP (170.9) North Fork CDP (104.9) North Gate CDP (210.2) North Highlands CDP (105.9) North Lakeport CDP (109.5) North Richmond CDP (121.1) North San Juan CDP (100.3) North Shore CDP (94.5) North Tustin CDP (171.1) Norwalk (126.4) Novato (155.7) Nuevo CDP (118.1) Oak Glen CDP (145.2) Oak Hills CDP (115.7) Oak Park CDP (156.5) Oak Run CDP (105.1) Oak Shores CDP (118.2) Oak View CDP (133.3) Oakdale (112.5) Oakhurst CDP (108.0) Oasis CDP (82.7) Occidental CDP (170.5) Oceano CDP (119.0) Oceanside (132.8) Ocotillo CDP (92.1) Ojai (151.2) Old Fig Garden CDP (114.6) Old Stine CDP (97.6) Olde Stockdale CDP (128.3) Olivehurst CDP (105.4) Ono CDP (126.0) Ontario (122.7) Orange (147.7) Orange Blossom CDP (127.9) Orange Cove (97.5) Orangevale CDP (118.2) Orcutt CDP (124.1) Orick CDP (111.4) Orinda (215.6) Orland (104.1) Orosi CDP (97.4) Oroville (101.1) Oroville East CDP (108.7) Oxnard (126.4) Pacheco CDP (101.3) Pacific Grove (164.9) Pacifica (171.1) Pajaro Dunes CDP (230.3) Pala CDP (99.9) Palermo CDP (101.6) Palm Desert (117.0) Palm Springs (122.6) Palmdale (112.7) Palo Alto (230.3) Palo Cedro CDP (119.8) Palos Verdes Estates (230.3) Panorama Heights CDP (99.7) Paradise (109.4) Paradise CDP (131.2) Paramount (117.6) Parksdale CDP (99.5) Parkway CDP (106.7) Parkwood CDP (98.8) Parlier (97.7) Pasadena (158.6) Pasatiempo CDP (191.6) Paskenta CDP (88.9) Patterson (112.1) Patton Village CDP (85.4) Penn Valley CDP (119.8) Penngrove CDP (169.7) Penryn CDP (135.0) Pepperdine University CDP (137.4) Perris (112.5) Pescadero CDP (218.6) Petaluma (142.8) Peters CDP (132.4) Phelan CDP (106.9) Phoenix Lake CDP (114.2) Pico Rivera (126.7) Piedmont (230.3) Pierpoint CDP (98.1) Pike CDP (157.9) Pine Canyon CDP (108.0) Pine Flat CDP (97.4) Pine Grove CDP (108.2) Pine Hills CDP (113.9) Pine Mountain Lake CDP (108.6) Pinole (132.4) Pioneer CDP (109.9) Piru CDP (124.1) Pismo Beach (154.6) Pittsburg (123.8) Pixley CDP (96.5) Piñon Hills CDP (109.8) Placentia (145.5) Placerville (113.9) Plainview CDP (94.4) Planada CDP (97.8) Pleasant Hill (158.2) Pleasanton (187.7) Pleasure Point CDP (172.5) Plumas Eureka CDP (117.8) Plumas Lake CDP (119.5) Plymouth (106.9) Point Arena (112.4) Point Reyes Station CDP (209.1) Pollock Pines CDP (109.3) Pomona (122.8) Poplar-Cotton Center CDP (95.7) Port Costa CDP (124.1) Port Hueneme (121.8) Porterville (100.6) Portola (97.4) Portola Valley (230.3) Potomac Park CDP (95.1) Potter Valley CDP (115.7) Poway (153.0) Prattville CDP (134.8) Princeton CDP (110.5) Quartz Hill CDP (114.2) Quincy CDP (101.4) Rackerby CDP (109.1) Rail Road Flat CDP (107.6) Rainbow CDP (132.6) Raisin City CDP (94.2) Ramona CDP (133.0) Rancho Calaveras CDP (112.8) Rancho Cordova (113.9) Rancho Cucamonga (132.2) Rancho Mirage (136.2) Rancho Mission Viejo CDP (158.1) Rancho Murieta CDP (129.6) Rancho Palos Verdes (195.9) Rancho Santa Fe CDP (230.3) Rancho Santa Margarita (148.2) Rancho Tehama Reserve CDP (91.2) Randsburg CDP (80.8) Red Bluff (100.4) Red Corral CDP (109.9) Redding (107.3) Redlands (123.8) Redondo Beach (172.1) Redway CDP (107.3) Redwood City (218.2) Redwood Valley CDP (121.3) Reedley (103.4) Reliez Valley CDP (199.5) Rexland Acres CDP (94.0) Rialto (114.2) Richfield CDP (98.3) Richgrove CDP (95.1) Richmond (128.9) Richvale CDP (98.8) Ridgecrest (97.7) Ridgecrest Heights CDP (87.8) Ridgemark CDP (141.7) Rio Dell (103.6) Rio Linda CDP (113.0) Rio Oso CDP (116.0) Rio Vista (116.1) Rio del Mar CDP (173.4) Ripon (130.1) Riverbank (113.2) Riverdale CDP (99.9) Rivergrove CDP (122.7) Robbins CDP (107.5) Rocklin (130.6) Rodeo CDP (129.0) Rohnert Park (127.7) Rolling Hills (230.3) Rolling Hills CDP (125.3) Rolling Hills Estates (200.4) Romoland CDP (110.3) Rosamond CDP (104.8) Rose Hills CDP (146.4) Rosedale CDP (124.7) Rosemead (134.8) Roseville (127.4) Ross (230.3) Rough and Ready CDP (129.6) Round Mountain CDP (97.6) Round Valley CDP (125.8) Rowland Heights CDP (141.1) Running Springs CDP (108.1) Sacramento (116.4) Sage CDP (118.8) Salinas (125.9) Salton City CDP (94.3) Salton Sea Beach CDP (87.6) Salyer CDP (123.3) San Andreas CDP (108.9) San Anselmo (194.6) San Antonio Heights CDP (154.2) San Ardo CDP (111.6) San Bruno (170.2) San Buenaventura (Ventura) (138.5) San Carlos (230.3) San Clemente (171.7) San Diego (143.8) San Diego Country Estates CDP (133.7) San Dimas (136.8) San Francisco (183.8) San Gabriel (147.6) San Geronimo CDP (171.8) San Jacinto (109.4) San Joaquin (98.8) San Jose (169.3) San Juan Bautista (133.2) San Juan Capistrano (149.9) San Leandro (141.2) San Lorenzo CDP (142.7) San Lucas CDP (93.5) San Luis Obispo (147.4) San Marcos (139.6) San Marino (230.3) San Martin CDP (178.9) San Mateo (197.5) San Miguel CDP (Contra Costa County) (202.3) San Miguel CDP (San Luis Obispo County) (114.1) San Pablo (118.8) San Pasqual CDP (170.9) San Rafael (173.7) San Ramon (182.2) San Simeon CDP (100.8) Sand City (154.1) Santa Barbara (190.2) Santa Clara (194.9) Santa Clarita (134.2) Santa Cruz (168.7) Santa Fe Springs (127.0) Santa Margarita CDP (128.3) Santa Maria (115.9) Santa Monica (216.1) Santa Nella CDP (115.1) Santa Paula (122.0) Santa Rosa (131.5) Santa Rosa Valley CDP (205.1) Santa Susana CDP (132.4) Santa Venetia CDP (155.5) Santa Ynez CDP (164.3) Santee (129.1) Saranap CDP (184.6) Saratoga (230.3) Saticoy CDP (106.6) Sausalito (219.7) Scotia CDP (104.6) Scotts Valley (162.1) Sea Ranch CDP (170.1) Seacliff CDP (161.6) Seal Beach (117.0) Searles Valley CDP (85.1) Seaside (132.1) Sebastopol (141.7) Seeley CDP (94.0) Selma (101.7) Sereno del Mar CDP (162.4) Seville CDP (91.5) Shafter (103.1) Shandon CDP (112.5) Shasta CDP (109.5) Shasta Lake (100.5) Shaver Lake CDP (123.8) Shell Ridge CDP (230.3) Shelter Cove CDP (114.4) Sheridan CDP (111.9) Shingle Springs CDP (131.6) Shingletown CDP (98.4) Sierra Brooks CDP (102.3) Sierra City CDP (108.6) Sierra Madre (168.1) Sierra Village CDP (107.6) Sierraville CDP (139.8) Signal Hill (134.5) Silver Lakes CDP (106.0) Silverado CDP (129.5) Silverado Resort CDP (172.5) Simi Valley (136.6) Sisquoc CDP (121.4) Sky Valley CDP (90.3) Sleepy Hollow CDP (230.3) Smartsville CDP (112.0) Smith Corner CDP (88.5) Soda Bay CDP (104.9) Soda Springs CDP (159.6) Solana Beach (225.4) Soledad (123.0) Solvang (150.4) Somis CDP (167.1) Sonoma (151.7) Sonora (108.5) Soquel CDP (148.3) Soulsbyville CDP (107.2) South Dos Palos CDP (100.9) South El Monte (123.5) South Lake Tahoe (127.4) South Monrovia Island CDP (129.7) South Oroville CDP (98.7) South Pasadena (196.1) South San Francisco (167.2) South San Gabriel CDP (129.3) South Taft CDP (91.7) South Whittier CDP (128.2) Spaulding CDP (96.5) Spreckels CDP (142.4) Spring Valley CDP (Lake County) (107.0) Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) (128.5) Springville CDP (122.8) Squaw Valley CDP (101.3) Squirrel Mountain Valley CDP (106.0) St. Helena (227.7) Stallion Springs CDP (110.5) Stanford CDP (230.3) Stanton (120.7) Stebbins CDP (98.2) Stevenson Ranch CDP (157.7) Stinson Beach CDP (188.8) Stirling City CDP (99.3) Stockton (111.0) Stones Landing CDP (101.0) Strathmore CDP (95.5) Strawberry CDP (Marin County) (230.3) Suisun City (121.4) Sultana CDP (106.1) Summerland CDP (230.3) Sun Village CDP (106.2) Sunny Slopes CDP (129.5) Sunnyside CDP (116.8) Sunnyside-Tahoe City CDP (157.6) Sunol CDP (193.9) Susanville (97.6) Sutter CDP (108.1) Sutter Creek (117.6) Swall Meadows CDP (140.8) Taft (98.5) Taft Heights CDP (94.1) Taft Mosswood CDP (104.2) Tahoe Vista CDP (141.4) Tahoma CDP (146.4) Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP (216.1) Tara Hills CDP (126.0) Tarpey Village CDP (105.3) Tehachapi (105.9) Tehama (100.0) Temelec CDP (129.5) Temescal Valley CDP (128.7) Temple City (149.9) Templeton CDP (138.8) Tennant CDP (87.1) Terra Bella CDP (96.9) Thermal CDP (93.8) Thermalito CDP (99.3) Thornton CDP (114.2) Thousand Oaks (151.5) Thousand Palms CDP (99.6) Three Rivers CDP (114.2) Three Rocks CDP (90.9) Tiburon (230.3) Timber Cove CDP (141.1) Tipton CDP (98.5) Tomales CDP (144.1) Tonyville CDP (84.1) Topanga CDP (203.5) Toro Canyon CDP (230.3) Torrance (157.9) Trabuco Canyon CDP (173.4) Tracy (129.2) Tranquillity CDP (106.3) Traver CDP (93.8) Tres Pinos CDP (161.7) Trinidad (138.4) Trinity Center CDP (102.3) Trinity Village CDP (111.7) Trowbridge CDP (123.6) Truckee (146.5) Tulare (102.6) Tulelake (88.4) Tuolumne City CDP (109.5) Tupman CDP (94.5) Turlock (113.4) Tustin (146.9) Tuttletown CDP (112.6) Twain Harte CDP (114.8) Twentynine Palms (97.9) Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County) (152.0) Ukiah (113.7) Union City (159.5) University of California-Santa Barbara CDP (114.0) Upland (131.8) Upper Lake CDP (105.9) Vacaville (124.9) Val Verde CDP (119.5) Valinda CDP (126.1) Valle Vista CDP (103.7) Vallecito CDP (126.1) Vallejo (121.9) Valley Acres CDP (96.8) Valley Center CDP (140.8) Valley Home CDP (137.4) Valley Springs CDP (100.9) Vandenberg Village CDP (123.4) Vernon (130.7) Victorville (105.7) View Park-Windsor Hills CDP (164.4) Villa Park (206.8) Vina CDP (88.7) Vincent CDP (125.8) Vine Hill CDP (127.3) Vineyard CDP (121.5) Visalia (105.6) Vista (130.7) Vista Santa Rosa CDP (110.2) Walker CDP (112.4) Wallace CDP (122.3) Walnut (153.1) Walnut Creek (157.5) Walnut Grove CDP (129.4) Walnut Park CDP (122.9) Warm Springs CDP (104.2) Wasco (98.9) Waterford (108.0) Waterloo CDP (146.4) Watsonville (129.4) Waukena CDP (113.8) Wawona CDP (135.6) Weaverville CDP (105.7) Weed (95.5) Weedpatch CDP (90.2) Weitchpec CDP (96.3) Weldon CDP (91.5) West Athens CDP (130.1) West Carson CDP (128.6) West Hollywood (152.9) West Menlo Park CDP (230.3) West Modesto CDP (101.5) West Park CDP (96.7) West Puente Valley CDP (124.5) West Rancho Dominguez CDP (124.3) West Sacramento (117.4) West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP (125.6) Westhaven-Moonstone CDP (117.4) Westlake Village (171.2) Westminster (141.6) Westmont CDP (126.4) Westmorland (96.4) Westside CDP (80.8) Westwood CDP (93.3) Wheatland (109.1) Whitewater CDP (100.6) Whitmore CDP (104.9) Whittier (136.5) Wildomar (118.5) Wilkerson CDP (104.0) Williams (105.6) Willits (103.1) Willow Creek CDP (105.2) Willowbrook CDP (118.4) Willows (101.5) Wilseyville CDP (101.7) Wilton CDP (147.0) Winchester CDP (112.3) Windsor (137.4) Winter Gardens CDP (122.0) Winters (125.0) Winton CDP (102.3) Wofford Heights CDP (94.8) Woodacre CDP (162.9) Woodbridge CDP (121.6) Woodcrest CDP (131.1) Woodlake (99.8) Woodland (118.0) Woodside (230.3) Woodville CDP (94.6) Woody CDP (100.4) Wrightwood CDP (114.3) Yankee Hill CDP (124.5) Yorba Linda (162.1) Yosemite Lakes CDP (106.6) Yountville (136.3) Yreka (98.4) Yuba City (110.5) Yucaipa (115.0) Yucca Valley (104.2) Zayante CDP (133.6)

Frequently Asked Questions

What states have the lowest cost of living?

States like Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Kansas typically have lower costs of living compared to coastal states.

What is the difference between RPP and COL Index?

RPP (Regional Price Parity) measures the price level for all items. COL Index combines RPP, housing, and rental data for a comprehensive comparison.

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