Most Expensive Cities in California

Most expensive cities in California (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.

#	City	Cost Index	Income	Rent	Population
1	Piedmont	311	$250,001	$3,501/mo	11,012
2	Tiburon	311	$212,794	$3,501/mo	9,035
3	Hillsborough	311	$250,001	$3,501/mo	11,122
4	Woodside	311	$250,001	$3,501/mo	5,181
5	Alamo	311	$250,001	$3,501/mo	14,441
6	Atherton	311	$250,001	$3,501/mo	7,021
7	Malibu	310	$192,159	$3,501/mo	10,516
8	San Marino	310	$187,633	$3,501/mo	12,279
9	Manhattan Beach	310	$193,904	$3,492/mo	34,584
10	Montecito	310	$222,966	$3,501/mo	8,823
11	Cupertino	310	$231,139	$3,501/mo	58,886
12	Los Altos Hills	310	$250,001	$3,501/mo	8,367
13	Saratoga	310	$241,348	$3,501/mo	30,335
14	Los Altos	310	$250,001	$3,501/mo	30,736
15	Blackhawk	307	$239,681	$3,501/mo	10,404
16	Mill Valley	306	$208,466	$3,313/mo	14,064
17	Palos Verdes Estates	305	$247,500	$3,331/mo	13,047
18	Palo Alto	304	$220,408	$3,328/mo	67,231
19	Millbrae	303	$157,567	$3,401/mo	22,589
20	Coronado	301	$135,056	$3,250/mo	18,558
21	Menlo Park	301	$206,588	$3,156/mo	32,775
22	Newport Beach	300	$158,461	$3,146/mo	84,304
23	Sausalito	297	$173,030	$3,408/mo	7,171
24	Los Gatos	294	$207,891	$2,969/mo	32,773
25	Belmont	293	$207,609	$2,894/mo	27,505
26	Foster City	293	$193,633	$3,501/mo	32,964
27	Strawberry CDP (Marin County)	292	$144,130	$2,876/mo	5,496
28	Lafayette	292	$222,393	$2,855/mo	25,277
29	La Cañada Flintridge	290	$221,451	$2,842/mo	20,094
30	San Carlos	290	$233,333	$2,802/mo	29,797
31	Hermosa Beach	289	$152,019	$2,812/mo	19,248
32	Beverly Hills	289	$127,979	$2,805/mo	31,955
33	Laguna Beach	289	$140,508	$2,802/mo	22,777
34	Solana Beach	289	$150,820	$3,022/mo	12,841
35	Mountain View	288	$179,917	$2,975/mo	82,363
36	Corte Madera	286	$220,771	$3,468/mo	10,101
37	Burlingame	285	$168,832	$2,643/mo	30,526
38	Redwood City	282	$150,840	$2,959/mo	82,423
39	Sunnyvale	281	$181,862	$3,065/mo	153,455
40	Topanga	281	$142,553	$3,501/mo	8,781
41	Kentfield	280	$231,875	$2,482/mo	7,128
42	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley	280	$238,158	$2,990/mo	12,153
43	Rolling Hills Estates	278	$187,500	$3,501/mo	8,158
44	Danville	277	$223,206	$3,501/mo	43,426
45	Larkspur	276	$134,744	$2,867/mo	12,856
46	Camino Tassajara	274	$250,001	$2,283/mo	6,395
47	Rancho Palos Verdes	273	$175,307	$3,501/mo	41,259
48	St. Helena	273	$158,218	$2,391/mo	5,378
49	Moraga	267	$199,800	$3,119/mo	16,790
50	Ladera Heights	265	$153,403	$3,089/mo	7,249

See also: Cheapest Cities in California · California Overview