California city data
California currently includes 38 MapsToIt city profiles covering roughly 15,475,191 residents across the published set. Average median household income and cost-of-living figures below are unweighted means of those mapped cities only — not every municipality in California. Across the catalog set, average median household income is about $103,423, with a blended cost-of-living index near 214 (100 = U.S. average). Larger places in this release include Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose. Use the city list below or the compare tool to weigh housing, commute, climate, and safety before relocating.
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What does MapsToIt cover in California?
California currently has 38 full MapsToIt city profiles covering about 15,475,191 residents in the published set. Across those cities, average median household income is roughly $103,423 and the blended housing cost index is near 214 (100 = U.S. average). Use the city list below to compare housing, commute, climate, and safety before you relocate.
- Cities mapped
- 38
- Combined population
- 15,475,191
- Avg median income
- $103,423
- Avg housing index
- 214100 = U.S. avg
Which California cities have full MapsToIt profiles?
38 cities are fully mapped below — each page includes proprietary housing, income, commute, climate, and safety figures versus U.S. baselines. Compare any two with the compare tool.
- Los Angeles3,878,704 people · homes ~$879,500 · Housing index 215
- San Diego1,404,452 people · homes ~$848,500 · Housing index 222
- San Jose997,368 people · homes ~$1,187,800 · Housing index 293
- San Francisco827,526 people · homes ~$1,380,500 · Housing index 317
- Fresno550,105 people · homes ~$348,500 · Housing index 107
- Sacramento535,798 people · homes ~$484,600 · Housing index 143
- Long Beach450,901 people · homes ~$762,200 · Housing index 192
- Oakland443,554 people · homes ~$924,700 · Housing index 223
- Bakersfield417,468 people · homes ~$347,300 · Housing index 108
- Anaheim344,561 people · homes ~$771,700 · Housing index 204
- Stockton324,975 people · homes ~$412,900 · Housing index 123
- Riverside323,757 people · homes ~$542,100 · Housing index 157
- Irvine318,683 people · homes ~$1,115,400 · Housing index 291
- Santa Ana316,184 people · homes ~$657,800 · Housing index 182
- Chula Vista278,546 people · homes ~$697,400 · Housing index 194
- Santa Clarita229,159 people · homes ~$721,000 · Housing index 211
- Fremont228,192 people · homes ~$1,289,400 · Housing index 320
- San Bernardino224,775 people · homes ~$384,900 · Housing index 117
- Modesto220,592 people · homes ~$415,600 · Housing index 128
- Fontana218,455 people · homes ~$558,500 · Housing index 156
- Moreno Valley213,919 people · homes ~$461,400 · Housing index 152
- Oxnard200,616 people · homes ~$617,800 · Housing index 175
- Huntington Beach193,151 people · homes ~$1,047,300 · Housing index 263
- Glendale187,823 people · homes ~$1,043,900 · Housing index 250
- Ontario185,285 people · homes ~$568,000 · Housing index 165
- Santa Rosa177,524 people · homes ~$685,000 · Housing index 190
- Rancho Cucamonga176,675 people · homes ~$694,400 · Housing index 199
- Garden Grove172,361 people · homes ~$765,500 · Housing index 199
- Oceanside170,941 people · homes ~$702,000 · Housing index 198
- Lancaster167,426 people · homes ~$409,100 · Housing index 130
- Corona161,540 people · homes ~$656,500 · Housing index 187
- Hayward158,440 people · homes ~$820,700 · Housing index 223
- Sunnyvale156,792 people · homes ~$1,816,600 · Housing index 413
- Torrance139,576 people · homes ~$1,036,600 · Housing index 253
- Pasadena137,195 people · homes ~$1,045,000 · Housing index 254
- Santa Clara133,132 people · homes ~$1,527,900 · Housing index 363
- Berkeley121,749 people · homes ~$1,351,100 · Housing index 302
- Santa Barbara87,291 people · homes ~$1,466,400 · Housing index 327