43 counties · ranked by income-to-home ratio

Most Affordable Counties in California

Counties in California where housing is most affordable relative to local incomes. Higher income-to-home ratios mean residents spend less of their earnings on housing.

# County BTI Score Afford. Ratio Home Value Med. Income Med. Rent Tax Rate
01 Kings County CA 64 0.24 $281,400 $68,540 $1,201 0.8%
02 Tulare County CA 63 0.23 $280,900 $64,474 $1,137 0.7%
03 Kern County CA 32 0.23 $282,800 $63,883 $1,161 1.0%
04 Madera County CA 70 0.22 $340,300 $73,543 $1,185 0.7%
05 Imperial County CA 94 0.21 $256,000 $53,847 $961 0.9%
06 Shasta County CA 26 0.21 $327,500 $68,347 $1,232 0.7%
07 Tehama County CA 82 0.20 $290,400 $59,029 $1,119 0.6%
08 Fresno County CA 22 0.20 $338,200 $67,756 $1,207 0.8%
09 Sutter County CA 7 0.19 $375,400 $72,654 $1,289 0.8%
10 Lake County CA 5 0.19 $291,300 $56,259 $1,206 0.7%
11 Stanislaus County CA 36 0.19 $393,300 $74,872 $1,433 0.7%
12 Yuba County CA 24 0.19 $350,600 $66,693 $1,137 0.8%
13 Merced County CA 24 0.19 $342,300 $64,772 $1,200 0.7%
14 Tuolumne County CA 7 0.19 $377,700 $70,432 $1,129 0.7%
15 Riverside County CA 25 0.18 $462,900 $84,505 $1,711 0.9%
16 Sacramento County CA 24 0.18 $465,900 $84,010 $1,599 0.8%
17 San Joaquin County CA 25 0.18 $462,000 $82,837 $1,542 0.8%
18 Butte County CA 17 0.18 $371,600 $66,085 $1,280 0.7%
19 San Bernardino County CA 33 0.18 $438,000 $77,423 $1,584 0.7%
20 Solano County CA 15 0.18 $549,100 $97,037 $1,981 0.8%
21 Placer County CA 28 0.17 $627,100 $109,375 $1,874 0.8%
22 El Dorado County CA 13 0.17 $597,600 $99,246 $1,597 0.7%
23 Yolo County CA 30 0.15 $555,200 $85,097 $1,655 0.8%
24 Contra Costa County CA 15 0.15 $787,300 $120,020 $2,234 0.8%
25 Humboldt County CA 1 0.15 $386,000 $57,881 $1,191 0.7%
26 San Benito County CA 23 0.15 $703,200 $104,451 $1,830 0.8%
27 Ventura County CA 15 0.14 $719,100 $102,141 $2,140 0.7%
28 Nevada County CA 10 0.14 $559,700 $79,395 $1,487 0.7%
29 San Diego County CA 20 0.13 $725,200 $96,974 $2,011 0.7%
30 Monterey County CA 21 0.13 $683,700 $91,043 $1,873 0.7%
31 Napa County CA 4 0.13 $794,500 $105,809 $2,037 0.7%
32 Sonoma County CA 16 0.13 $748,500 $99,266 $2,029 0.7%
33 Mendocino County CA 8 0.13 $463,700 $61,335 $1,240 0.7%
34 Santa Barbara County CA 43 0.13 $714,800 $92,332 $1,964 0.7%
35 Orange County CA 80 0.13 $862,900 $109,361 $2,248 0.7%
36 San Luis Obispo County CA 30 0.12 $726,700 $90,158 $1,800 0.7%
37 Alameda County CA 8 0.12 $999,200 $122,488 $2,229 0.8%
38 Santa Clara County CA 52 0.12 $1,316,800 $153,792 $2,719 0.7%
39 Los Angeles County CA 18 0.11 $732,200 $83,411 $1,805 0.7%
40 Marin County CA 44 0.11 $1,291,800 $142,019 $2,487 0.8%
41 Santa Cruz County CA 39 0.11 $951,300 $104,409 $2,094 0.6%
42 San Mateo County CA 16 0.10 $1,441,300 $149,907 $2,805 0.6%
43 San Francisco County CA 100 0.10 $1,348,700 $136,689 $2,316 0.7%

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