43 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in California

The top-ranked counties in California on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Imperial County CA 91 +3.0% +0.1% -0.3% 4.6x
02 San Francisco County CA 63 +1.3% +0.9% -1.7% 4.9x
03 Marin County CA 57 +0.9% +1.8% -0.7% 11.3x
04 Kings County CA 55 +0.9% +4.0% +0.4% 6.0x
05 Santa Clara County CA 47 +0.6% +6.1% -0.8% 6.3x
06 Orange County CA 43 +0.5% +2.3% -0.2% 9.9x
07 San Luis Obispo County CA 36 +0.3% +4.6% -0.4% 10.8x
08 Fresno County CA 36 +0.2% +4.2% +0.5% 6.8x
09 Tulare County CA 33 +0.1% +4.9% +0.5% 6.8x
10 Madera County CA 32 +0.1% +8.0% +0.6% 7.9x
11 Tehama County CA 32 +0.1% +0.1% +0.2% 8.7x
12 Shasta County CA 31 +0.1% +5.5% -0.1% 6.5x
13 Stanislaus County CA 31 +0.1% +5.3% +0.2% 8.8x
14 Kern County CA 31 +0.1% +4.6% +0.1% 5.2x
15 El Dorado County CA 30 +0.0% +1.2% +0.6% 12.7x
16 Sonoma County CA 30 +0.0% +0.8% -0.8% 11.8x
17 Merced County CA 28 -0.1% +7.9% +1.1% 9.4x
18 San Bernardino County CA 26 -0.2% +3.5% +0.4% 9.1x
19 San Benito County CA 26 -0.2% +7.6% +2.2% 18.1x
20 Yuba County CA 26 -0.2% +1.2% +1.6% 8.1x
21 San Joaquin County CA 25 -0.2% +5.7% +1.0% 10.3x
22 Yolo County CA 22 -0.4% +3.1% +0.2% 7.6x
23 Sacramento County CA 21 -0.5% +4.3% +0.5% 6.9x
24 Los Angeles County CA 21 -0.5% +2.1% -0.8% 9.0x
25 Santa Cruz County CA 21 -0.5% +3.4% -1.3% 15.3x
26 Riverside County CA 20 -0.5% +3.3% +0.8% 11.0x
27 Placer County CA 20 -0.6% +2.3% +1.6% 9.5x
28 Contra Costa County CA 19 -0.6% +1.1% +0.1% 11.9x
29 Monterey County CA 18 -0.7% +2.0% -0.3% 10.1x
30 San Diego County CA 16 -0.9% +2.1% -0.2% 8.9x
31 Alameda County CA 16 -0.9% +1.0% -0.6% 11.2x
32 Tuolumne County CA 15 -1.0% -3.0% -0.5% 8.1x
33 Butte County CA 15 -1.0% +6.4% -2.0% 8.0x
34 Solano County CA 14 -1.1% +6.0% -0.1% 8.3x
35 Santa Barbara County CA 11 -1.4% +4.4% -0.5% 9.5x
36 Nevada County CA 11 -1.5% +3.8% +0.2% 11.9x
37 Mendocino County CA 10 -1.6% +3.1% -0.4% 11.8x
38 Ventura County CA 7 -2.0% +3.6% -0.4% 11.0x
39 Sutter County CA 7 -2.1% +0.6% +0.0% 9.2x
40 San Mateo County CA 7 -2.3% +9.7% -1.1% 5.5x
41 Napa County CA 5 -2.6% +0.8% -1.0% 9.6x
42 Lake County CA 4 -3.2% +6.0% +0.4% 9.5x
43 Humboldt County CA 3 -3.6% +4.3% -0.6% 9.0x

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