Cost of Living in California

Below are the counties in California, ranked by Purchasing Power Index (higher is better). A score above 100 means residents have more disposable income relative to local costs.

Santa Clara County, California
Income: $159,674 142318.3
San Mateo County, California
Income: $156,000 139043.6
Marin County, California
Income: $142,785 127265.0
San Francisco County, California
Income: $141,446 126071.6
Alameda County, California
Income: $126,240 112518.4
Contra Costa County, California
Income: $125,727 112061.1
Placer County, California
Income: $114,678 102213.1
Orange County, California
Income: $113,702 101343.2
Alpine County, California
Income: $110,781 98739.7
Santa Cruz County, California
Income: $109,266 97389.4
Napa County, California
Income: $108,970 97125.5
San Benito County, California
Income: $108,289 96518.6
Ventura County, California
Income: $107,327 95661.1
El Dorado County, California
Income: $106,190 94647.7
Sonoma County, California
Income: $102,840 91661.8
San Diego County, California
Income: $102,285 91167.2
Solano County, California
Income: $99,994 89125.2
Santa Barbara County, California
Income: $95,977 85544.8
Monterey County, California
Income: $94,486 84215.9
San Luis Obispo County, California
Income: $93,398 83246.1
Riverside County, California
Income: $89,672 79925.1
Yolo County, California
Income: $88,818 79164.0
Sacramento County, California
Income: $88,724 79080.2
San Joaquin County, California
Income: $88,531 78908.2
Los Angeles County, California
Income: $87,760 78221.0
Mono County, California
Income: $86,953 77501.7
Nevada County, California
Income: $84,905 75676.3
San Bernardino County, California
Income: $82,184 73251.0
Amador County, California
Income: $81,526 72664.6
Calaveras County, California
Income: $79,877 71194.8
Stanislaus County, California
Income: $79,661 71002.3
Madera County, California
Income: $75,496 67290.0
Sutter County, California
Income: $75,450 67249.0
Colusa County, California
Income: $75,149 66980.7
Yuba County, California
Income: $73,313 65344.3
Inyo County, California
Income: $72,432 64559.0
Tuolumne County, California
Income: $72,259 64404.8
Shasta County, California
Income: $71,931 64112.5
Fresno County, California
Income: $71,434 63669.5
Glenn County, California
Income: $70,487 62825.4
Tulare County, California
Income: $69,489 61935.9
Kings County, California
Income: $68,750 61277.2
Butte County, California
Income: $68,574 61120.4
Kern County, California
Income: $67,660 60305.7
Del Norte County, California
Income: $66,780 59521.4
Mariposa County, California
Income: $65,378 58271.8
Merced County, California
Income: $65,044 57974.1
Plumas County, California
Income: $64,946 57886.7
Mendocino County, California
Income: $64,688 57656.8
Lassen County, California
Income: $64,395 57395.6
Tehama County, California
Income: $61,834 55113.0
Humboldt County, California
Income: $61,135 54490.0
Sierra County, California
Income: $60,000 53478.3
Lake County, California
Income: $58,738 52353.5
Modoc County, California
Income: $56,648 50490.7
Imperial County, California
Income: $56,393 50263.4
Siskiyou County, California
Income: $55,499 49466.6
Trinity County, California
Income: $53,498 47683.1