Most Expensive Cities in California
The top 25 of 110 California cities on GIS Map, ranked by median value of owner-occupied homes.
| # | City | Median home value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport Beach | $2,000,000+ |
| 2 | Palo Alto | $2,000,000+ |
| 3 | Mountain View | $1,927,000 |
| 4 | Sunnyvale | $1,801,800 |
| 5 | Redwood City | $1,801,700 |
| 6 | Santa Monica | $1,755,500 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | $1,582,600 |
| 8 | Pleasanton | $1,537,100 |
| 9 | San Ramon | $1,509,500 |
| 10 | Berkeley | $1,413,900 |
| 11 | Fremont | $1,403,800 |
| 12 | San Clemente | $1,398,400 |
| 13 | San Francisco | $1,394,500 |
| 14 | Carlsbad | $1,257,000 |
| 15 | Alameda | $1,235,700 |
| 16 | San Jose | $1,233,200 |
| 17 | Santa Cruz | $1,209,000 |
| 18 | Irvine | $1,191,500 |
| 19 | Costa Mesa | $1,115,100 |
| 20 | Livermore | $1,105,600 |
| 21 | Glendale | $1,102,300 |
| 22 | Huntington Beach | $1,100,000 |
| 23 | Pasadena | $1,093,300 |
| 24 | Monterey | $1,076,300 |
| 25 | Torrance | $1,074,700 |
Top California Counties
Counties ranked by median value of owner-occupied homes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Expensive Cities in California”, https://gismap.land/rankings/california/most-expensive-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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