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Cities in California, United States

California has 626 published cities; the largest is Los Angeles, with 3,869,089 residents. The median gross salary runs from €567 to €11,205 a month across 260 cities.

Published cities in California

Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.

CityPopulationNet rent, €/m²/moMedian gross salary, €/moUnemployment, %PM2.5, µg/m³
Los Angeles3,869,089—€3,363—13.5
San Diego1,406,106—€4,401—8.1
San Jose989,814—€4,805—7.4
San Francisco826,079—€6,6964.06.7
Fresno555,549—€3,084—10.2
Sacramento536,449—€3,934—6.9
Long Beach450,469—€3,918——
Oakland440,838—€4,706—7.8
Bakersfield422,165—€3,326—13.0
Anaheim341,008—€3,454—11.0
Stockton324,597—€3,186—10.1
Riverside323,057—€3,257——
Irvine318,764—€5,785——
Santa Ana315,586—€2,973——
Chula Vista275,533—€4,248—9.9
Santa Clarita228,430—€4,672——
Fremont226,442—€7,300——
San Bernardino222,044—€3,097——
Fontana221,223—€3,518——
Modesto219,652—€3,543—9.1
Moreno Valley214,263—€3,170——
Oxnard199,651—€3,059——
Huntington Beach191,451—€4,993—7.4
Glendale187,160—€4,067—7.2
Ontario187,013—€3,452—15.0
Elk Grove185,007—€4,267——
Santa Rosa179,437—€4,104——
Rancho Cucamonga177,856—€4,174——
Oceanside170,483—€3,702——
Garden Grove170,455—€3,297——
Lancaster170,084—€3,301—4.8
Roseville167,302—€4,744—6.9
Palmdale161,845—€2,943——
Corona161,734—€3,462——
Salinas159,134—€2,838—5.8
Hayward157,113—€4,637——
Sunnyvale156,577—€7,943——
Pomona147,807—€2,865——
Visalia146,541—€3,510—13.1
Escondido146,030—€3,777——
Victorville141,395—€3,181—9.1
Fullerton138,675—€3,889——
Torrance138,391—€5,020——
Orange138,365—€3,611——
Pasadena135,804—€4,750——
Santa Clara133,446—€7,708——
Clovis129,347—€3,945—10.7
Simi Valley124,861—€4,644—7.3
Vallejo123,287—€3,911—6.0
Concord123,261—€4,746—3.9
Fairfield122,489—€3,862——
Thousand Oaks122,230—€4,757—6.3
Berkeley121,911—€3,895——
East Los Angeles120,504—€2,6986.8—
Antioch118,958—€3,588——
Menifee118,592—€4,338——
Temecula114,865—€4,620——
Richmond114,861—€3,409—6.7
Murrieta114,124—€4,387——
Carlsbad112,260—€5,151——
Santa Maria111,390—€2,450——
Ventura109,831—€4,6214.8—
Costa Mesa108,881—€4,225——
Downey108,468—€3,141——
Jurupa Valley107,311—€3,156——
Rialto106,554—€3,250——
West Covina105,301—€3,861——
Chico105,081—€2,574—6.9
El Monte105,075—€2,600——
Vacaville103,850—€4,657——
San Mateo103,337—€6,551——
Burbank102,988—€4,253——
Hesperia102,605—€3,090——
Tracy101,901—€3,962——
El Cajon101,755—€3,020—9.2
Inglewood101,662—€3,126——
Daly City101,261—€4,011——
Merced99,724———7.8
Vista98,274————
Norwalk97,104————
Chino96,957————
Manteca96,693———8.2
San Marcos94,908————
Indio94,269———9.3
Redding94,092———5.9
Arden-Arcade93,719—€3,5108.6—
Hemet93,649————
Folsom91,983———5.9
Carson90,808———6.2
Compton90,500———12.0
Mission Viejo90,484———14.0
Santa Monica90,082————
South Gate90,071————
Westminster88,966————
Rancho Cordova87,554————
Santa Barbara86,422———7.3
Citrus Heights86,348————
Lake Forest86,333————
San Ramon86,209————
Whittier85,815————
Mountain View85,438———2.1
San Leandro85,353————
Livermore83,457———6.3
Perris83,237————
Hawthorne82,741————
Redwood City82,178———5.2
Newport Beach81,977————
Buena Park81,741————
Alhambra79,820————
Upland79,446————
Milpitas78,596————
Lakewood78,010————
Tustin77,843————
Pittsburg77,542————
Chino Hills77,519————
Alameda76,876————
Rocklin76,821————
Napa76,562————
Carmichael75,642—€3,7187.3—
Apple Valley75,247———7.8
Lake Elsinore75,067————
Bellflower74,719————
Pleasanton74,556———5.6
Redlands74,128————
Tulare73,907————
Turlock72,864———9.4
Dublin71,602————
Eastvale70,594————
Walnut Creek70,012————
Yuba City69,485———7.4
Lodi69,100————
Madera69,017———9.1
Baldwin Park68,880————
Camarillo68,652————
Palo Alto67,609————
Redondo Beach67,281————
Brentwood66,607————
Davis66,110————
Yorba Linda65,632————
Union City65,282———5.8
South San Francisco64,941————
Florence-Graham64,787—€2,4379.2—
Castro Valley64,392—€5,5543.8—
Laguna Niguel64,107————
Lynwood63,512————
Porterville63,088————
Woodland62,513———7.8
Hanford62,229———11.9
San Clemente62,226————
Santa Cruz61,797————
La Habra60,908————
Beaumont60,835————
Gilroy60,764———4.0
Encinitas60,736————
Montebello60,693————
La Mesa59,914————
Petaluma59,688————
San Rafael59,410———5.0
Pico Rivera58,915————
South Whittier58,616—€3,3314.7—
Gardena58,460————
Cupertino58,333————
Santee58,205————
National City57,807————
Highland57,614———6.3
Monterey Park57,457————
Lincoln57,367————
West Sacramento56,216————
San Jacinto56,014————
Fountain Valley55,508————
Hacienda Heights55,386—€3,7455.1—
Yucaipa54,953————
Placentia54,911————
Arcadia54,117————
Colton53,383————
Palm Desert53,259————
Cathedral City52,375————
Delano52,334————
Novato51,947————
Diamond Bar51,884————
Huntington Park51,544———7.4
Paramount50,755————
Watsonville50,716————
San Luis Obispo50,636———3.9
Rowland Heights49,914—€3,2136.1—
Aliso Viejo49,844————
Glendora49,671————
Los Banos49,614————
Rosemead49,410————
Covina49,404————
Poway49,180————
Ceres48,982————
Florin48,839—€2,7517.5—
Cypress48,781————
North Highlands48,660—€2,8536.3—
Antelope48,468—€3,7818.5—
Newark47,895———7.1
Oakley47,583————
Azusa47,447————
Brea47,260————
El Dorado Hills47,107—€6,5433.9—
Cerritos46,367————
La Mirada45,952————
Rancho Santa Margarita45,779————
Hollister45,695———7.2
Morgan Hill45,625————
Coachella45,411————
Palm Springs45,315————
Rohnert Park44,811————
El Centro44,382———7.1
Lompoc43,315———4.3
Danville43,302————
Altadena43,037—€4,7176.4—
Lathrop42,783————
Campbell42,490————
San Bruno42,305————
Stanton40,161————
Culver City39,883————
Rancho Palos Verdes39,654————
La Quinta39,440————
Adelanto38,798————
Calexico38,623———10.0
Monrovia38,264————
San Gabriel38,186————
Wildomar37,889————
Montclair37,563————
La Presa37,410—€3,7548.0—
Bell Gardens37,367————
Pacifica36,890————
Martinez36,849————
La Puente36,423————
Claremont35,838————
Foothill Farms35,711—€3,0827.1—
Oildale35,520—€2,77011.6—
Temple City35,125———7.6
San Juan Capistrano35,119————
Orangevale35,030—€4,1875.1—
Moorpark35,023————
West Hollywood34,371————
Pleasant Hill34,017————
Desert Hot Springs34,009————
Manhattan Beach33,122————
San Dimas32,978————
Menlo Park32,713————
Los Gatos32,576————
Foster City32,411————
Goleta32,401———6.1
Fallbrook32,359—€3,3135.2—
Dana Point32,232————
Atwater32,133————
Burlingame31,929————
Spring Valley31,866—€3,77610.5—
Banning31,852———6.7
Santa Paula31,774————
San Pablo31,678———9.8
Seaside31,636————
Bell31,625————
Paso Robles31,568—€3,4976.39.1
Orcutt31,353—€4,0873.6—
Beverly Hills31,027————
Los Altos30,965————
Fair Oaks30,882—€4,6916.1—
Saratoga30,418————
La Verne30,178————
San Lorenzo30,117—€3,7805.1—
Laguna Hills30,020————
Lawndale29,892————
Suisun City29,614—€3,7935.2—
Atascadero29,464———4.9
San Carlos29,261————
Monterey28,953————
East Palo Alto28,872————
Belmont28,752————
Ridgecrest28,333———4.1
Brawley28,008———7.7
Lemon Grove27,936————
Walnut27,316————
Lemoore27,291————
Sanger27,228————
Reedley26,982————
Galt26,964————
Patterson26,587————
Riverbank26,557————
Wasco26,525————
Benicia26,401————
Soledad26,357————
Hercules26,326————
El Cerrito26,121————
West Whittier-Los Nietos26,121—€3,7094.6—
Dinuba25,949————
Twentynine Palms25,939————
Windsor25,864————
South Pasadena25,503————
Bay Point25,378—€2,90510.1—
Lafayette25,313———7.1
Eureka25,304————
Loma Linda25,221————
Imperial Beach25,206————
North Tustin25,147—€6,2014.7—
Norco25,081————
Ladera Ranch24,996—€6,9154.3—
Barstow24,804————
Selma24,702————
Seal Beach24,075————
Shafter23,871————
Rosemont23,755—€3,6025.6—
Maywood23,600————
Ashland23,566—€3,7066.7—
West Puente Valley23,555—€2,9506.8—
San Fernando23,488————
Marina23,256————
Oakdale23,246————
Millbrae22,869————
Duarte22,866————
Granite Bay22,818—€6,7234.5—
Winter Gardens22,785—€3,8955.2—
American Canyon22,773————
West Carson22,697—€3,8885.4—
Valinda22,665—€2,8144.1—
Lennox22,476—€2,5266.6—
Laguna Beach22,391————
Corcoran22,358———10.0
Imperial22,330————
Calabasas22,256————
West Rancho Dominguez21,977——11.4—
Bloomington21,907—€2,9076.4—
Yucca Valley21,887————
Linda21,842—€3,5417.0—
Ramona21,493—€3,3464.1—
Rancho San Diego21,476—€4,5547.1—
Cudahy21,445————
Mountain House21,387—€6,3593.5—
Greenfield21,138———6.2
Dixon21,116————
South Lake Tahoe21,115————
Coronado21,094————
Lakeside21,032—€3,8226.8—
Port Hueneme20,987————
Mead Valley20,817—€2,7117.8—
Prunedale20,560—€3,1618.5—
Oroville20,451————
Rosamond20,255—€3,2459.1—
La Crescenta-Montrose20,171—€5,6408.1—
East Hemet20,161—€2,9527.6—
Arvin19,820————
Lomita19,724————
Orinda19,507————
La Cañada Flintridge19,480————
Agoura19,429—€7,0035.2—
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix19,327—€5,0724.9—
Agoura Hills19,243————
Albany19,195———9.6
South San Jose Hills19,104—€2,6318.2—
Valle Vista19,072—€2,8288.7—
Arcata19,047————
Phelan19,038—€3,10812.9—
Rosedale19,003—€4,8114.4—
Stevenson Ranch18,980—€6,5869.1—
South El Monte18,963————
Santa Fe Springs18,793————
Chowchilla18,730————
Woodcrest18,719—€4,5866.2—
Pinole18,543————
Hermosa Beach18,513————
Castaic18,479—€5,0904.4—
Cameron Park18,370—€4,5744.5—
Nipomo18,182—€3,4123.3—
Arroyo Grande18,123———5.5
Rancho Mirage17,876————
Kerman17,553————
Coalinga17,281————
Truckee17,278———3.5
Fillmore16,937————
Clearlake16,893————
Laguna Woods16,844————
Bostonia16,765——7.9—
McKinleyville16,645—€2,9117.9—
Camp Pendleton South16,618—€2,86913.2—
El Segundo16,379————
Moraga16,322————
Parkway16,282—€2,8439.3—
Stanford16,200—€1,2718.1—
Los Osos16,174—€3,3535.1—
Ripon16,140————
Rio Linda16,115—€3,7124.4—
Ukiah16,068———7.0
Cherryland15,976—€3,4525.5—
Walnut Park15,939—€2,7247.8—
Discovery Bay15,904—€5,5988.6—
Artesia15,789————
Isla Vista15,733—€56717.4—
Coto De Caza15,509—€7,4493.4—
Vincent15,266—€3,0926.6—
East Rancho Dominguez15,252—€2,6616.6—
Olivehurst15,149—€3,2667.8—
Blythe15,042————
Alpine14,958—€4,2873.0—
La Palma14,907————
El Sobrante14,779—€4,4555.4—
Lamont14,724—€1,60610.0—
McFarland14,709————
Livingston14,690————
Pacific Grove14,659————
Parlier14,622————
North Auburn14,446—€3,2314.3—
Red Bluff14,404———5.9
Sun Village14,080—€3,3296.1—
Grass Valley14,035———4.1
King City14,002———5.4
Oak Park13,987—€6,1507.0—
Auburn13,847———5.1
Avocado Heights13,836—€2,9395.9—
Mill Valley13,799————
Avenal13,479————
Hawaiian Gardens13,373————
California City13,300————
Emeryville13,251————
Kingsburg13,249————
Grand Terrace12,936————
Susanville12,816————
Mendota12,778————
Marysville12,738———7.9
Carpinteria12,734———5.2
Big Bear City12,621—€3,2349.8—
Larkspur12,620————
Solana Beach12,602————
Lindsay12,578————
Palos Verdes Estates12,559————
San Anselmo12,555————
Bonita12,470—€4,5344.8—
Grover Beach12,456————
Newman12,453————
Lakeland Village12,362—€3,0695.7—
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley12,331—€11,2055.9—
Home Gardens12,027—€3,1085.4—
Fortuna12,003————
San Marino11,964————
Lake Los Angeles11,926—€2,8038.7—
Rossmoor11,923—€7,8093.6—
Tehachapi11,852————
Delhi11,837—€2,63311.5—
Los Alamitos11,702————
Commerce11,688———7.1
Scotts Valley11,652————
Winton11,619—€2,71012.1—
La Riviera11,570—€3,9075.5—
Muscoy11,546—€2,3995.1—
Magalia11,444—€2,76410.3—
Diamond Springs11,332—€3,0507.7—
Half Moon Bay11,287————
Hillsborough11,206————
Healdsburg11,172————
Signal Hill11,153———9.2
Anderson11,131———6.7
Canyon Lake11,113————
Calimesa11,111————
Clayton10,842————
Fairview10,834—€5,0526.4—
Soquel10,721—€4,4967.6—
Placerville10,685————
Piedmont10,642————
Sierra Madre10,620————
Morro Bay10,613————
Blackhawk10,590—€8,4693.0—
Sonoma10,537————
Rio Vista10,523————
Del Aire10,424—€5,1083.7—
Oak Hills10,415——8.2—
Quartz Hill10,405—€4,3287.3—
Farmersville10,326————
Golden Hills10,234—€3,92911.6—
Shasta Lake10,208————
East La Mirada10,182——3.6—
Mentone10,141—€3,6503.1—
Exeter10,122————
Citrus10,105—€2,9636.5—
Garden Acres10,096—€2,61810.3—
Paradise10,023————
Rodeo10,023—€3,94910.9—
Madera Acres9,990—€3,1378.0—
Charter Oak9,963—€3,4457.8—
Corte Madera9,929————
Orange Cove9,811————
San Diego Country Estates9,752—€5,4634.1—
Lake Arrowhead9,741—€3,4463.9—
Rio Del Mar9,713—€6,4685.7—
Malibu9,574————
Fort Irwin9,573—€3,15712.3—
West Athens9,554—€2,78310.0—
Live Oak9,466———6.2
Crestline9,351—€3,5657.0—
Capitola9,340————
Ione9,282————
Waterford9,258————
Earlimart8,908—€2,00524.9—
Orosi8,908—€2,00117.6—
Tiburon8,881————
Guadalupe8,846————
Firebaugh8,774————
Cloverdale8,701————
Good Hope8,431—€2,4229.1—
South San Gabriel8,420—€2,7616.8—
Los Altos Hills8,419————
Spring Valley Lake8,408—€3,6825.0—
Orland8,381————
Gonzales8,313————
Corning8,260————
Winters8,214————
Montecito8,210—€3,3944.0—
Thousand Palms8,158—€2,7585.2—
Topanga8,098—€5,6967.1—
Oroville East8,093—€2,75312.4—
Larkfield-Wikiup8,080—€3,8725.1—
Woodlake8,073————
Hughson8,051————
August8,046—€2,38310.9—
Cherry Valley8,026—€3,23311.9—
Boyes Hot Springs8,006—€3,4963.4—
Alondra Park8,000—€3,2195.5—
Templeton7,965—€4,1615.7—
Rolling Hills Estates7,948————
Vandenberg Village7,945—€5,1209.5—
Gold River7,930—€8,6982.4—
Pismo Beach7,911————
Joshua Tree7,786—€3,2325.6—
Fowler7,745————
Yreka7,714———5.5
Plumas Lake7,687—€5,3324.7—
Alta Sierra7,620—€3,2523.1—
Homeland7,613—€2,2667.3—
Oceano7,601—€2,7154.1—
Interlaken7,596—€3,2985.7—
Sebastopol7,532———3.4
Westlake Village7,505———9.0
Ojai7,474———5.1
Camp Pendleton North7,424——2.3—
Kentfield7,423—€8,5304.9—
Fairfax7,417————
Escalon7,394————
Huron7,394————
Ben Lomond7,378—€5,86811.6—
Cotati7,347————
Gridley7,258————
Acton7,054—€4,3613.3—
Sausalito7,019————
Loomis7,004————
Nuevo6,999—€3,2067.0—
Taft6,995————
Atherton6,960————
Fort Bragg6,946————
Piñon Hills6,937—€3,86219.4—
Mammoth Lakes6,867————
Mira Monte6,833—€3,6096.0—
East Foothills6,815—€5,7474.3—
Lemoore Station6,756—€2,82311.2—
Lucas Valley-Marinwood6,738—€7,0022.4—
Contra Costa Centre6,667—€5,3637.3—
Bermuda Dunes6,626—€3,3535.5—
Colusa6,519———6.0
El Rio6,506—€2,77510.4—
San Martin6,498—€3,9282.9—
Thermalito6,495—€3,0309.9—
Pollock Pines6,480—€3,5625.1—
Eucalyptus Hills6,448—€4,1423.5—
Castroville6,332—€2,6674.2—
Aptos6,245—€4,6145.4—
Willows6,116————
Gustine6,112————
El Granada6,069—€8,4936.6—
Silver Lakes6,050—€4,7145.2—
Saranap6,027—€7,2416.0—
East Pasadena6,025—€4,2934.0—
Calipatria6,012————
Crescent City6,002————
Hidden Valley Lake5,948—€3,51711.2—
Solvang5,944————
Hilmar-Irwin5,937—€4,04110.3—
Jamul5,776—€4,3513.9—
Fruitridge Pocket5,771—€3,09312.3—
Dos Palos5,697————
Lucerne Valley5,694—€2,26018.6—
Keyes5,691—€2,7957.0—
Mayflower Village5,687—€3,0194.6—
Rancho Murieta5,682—€5,3012.5—
Villa Park5,645————
Old Fig Garden5,613—€4,1885.7—
Holtville5,591————
Garnet5,567—€2,5523.3—
West Modesto5,557—€2,29912.1—
Cambria5,555—€2,8738.3—
Mecca5,541—€2,3167.0—
Williams5,529————
East Porterville5,399—€1,39019.6—
La Habra Heights5,327————
Strawberry5,325—€5,6193.0—
Bear Valley Springs5,291—€4,3753.4—
El Cerrito Corona5,269—€3,8785.9—
St. Helena5,257—€5,7324.6—
Elverta5,235—€3,4896.0—
Wilton5,224—€4,6361.3—
Palermo5,204—€2,83110.6—
Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos5,191—€5,4663.9—
Woodside5,181————
Kensington5,171—€9,3967.6—
Buellton5,158————
Lakeport5,104————
Las Flores5,089—€5,9201.4—
Jackson5,079———3.5
Calistoga5,022—€3,8160.0—
Big Bear Lake5,018———7.9
Indian Wells4,989—€5,4246.1—
Tara Hills4,915—€4,9637.8—
Agua Caliente3,554——6.7—
South Oroville2,606—€3,3019.3—
Oasis2,554—€1,79216.3—
Alta Sierra111————
Bayview-Hunters Point—————
Glen Avon—————
Los Serranos—————
Pedley—————
Rubidoux—————
Sunnyslope—————
Tamalpais Valley—————
Turtle Rock—————
Valencia—————
Waldon—————

Within California

Highest median gross salary

  1. Tamalpais-Homestead Valley: €11,205 a month (2020)
  2. Kensington: €9,396 a month (2020)
  3. Gold River: €8,698 a month (2020)
  4. Kentfield: €8,530 a month (2020)
  5. El Granada: €8,493 a month (2020)

Cleanest air

  1. Mountain View: 2.1 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  2. Sebastopol: 3.4 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  3. Jackson: 3.5 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  4. Truckee: 3.5 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  5. San Luis Obispo: 3.9 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)

Sources

Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.