The Most and Least affordable cities in California

News & Observations

Friday, July 24, 2026 - 18 minutes

Based on median home price versus median income, in California’s most affordable locales, around 4 years’ worth of income for an average earner would be enough to purchase the average home. In the least affordable places, home buyers would need 14 years of pretax income.

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