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Towns with the most affordable housing in California

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 1052 towns in California with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Searles Valley ranks first with a score of 85. Oasis and Jones Valley follow, with 69 and 61. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	Searles Valley	85	1.3×	15.7%	1,713
2	Oasis	69	0.9×	26.7%	4,051
3	Jones Valley	61	2.4×	—	1,122
4	Alturas	58	2.8×	16.7%	2,681
5	Westwood	58	2.5×	19.1%	1,063
6	Lenwood	58	2.5×	17.9%	3,383
7	Desert Edge	57	2.0×	29.0%	3,778
8	Ridgecrest	56	2.8×	15.9%	28,225
9	Johnstonville	55	3.3×	11.6%	1,039
10	Camanche Village	54	2.9×	13.7%	2,291
11	Mesa Verde	54	2.2×	25.9%	1,016
12	Montague	54	3.1×	16.7%	1,479
13	China Lake Acres	53	2.3×	22.4%	2,594
14	Quincy	52	3.4×	13.8%	1,317
15	Sky Valley	51	2.9×	20.2%	2,255
16	Brooktrails	49	3.2×	15.3%	4,398
17	Laton	48	3.2×	16.9%	1,453
18	La Honda	48	3.7×	5.7%	1,269
19	Georgetown	46	4.1×	12.1%	2,403
20	Del Rey	46	3.9×	15.7%	1,654
21	Hoopa	44	3.8×	16.5%	2,233
22	Coalinga	44	3.5×	17.4%	17,203
23	Taft	43	3.5×	17.6%	7,125
24	Boron	42	2.8×	27.5%	2,698
25	Happy Valley	42	3.6×	16.7%	5,944

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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