Best Places to Live in California for Affordable Living

Top 25 places

1. #1AlturasPopulation 2,683 · mixed overall livability54% match
2. #2Searles ValleyPopulation 1,716 · mixed overall livability54% match
3. #3DunniganPopulation 1,045 · mixed overall livability54% match
4. #4Big RiverPopulation 1,028 · solid overall livability54% match
5. #5StratfordPopulation 1,034 · mixed overall livability46% match
6. #6NeedlesPopulation 4,895 · mixed overall livability43% match
7. #7Desert EdgePopulation 3,715 · mixed overall livability43% match
8. #8WeedpatchPopulation 2,788 · mixed overall livability43% match
9. #9Wofford HeightsPopulation 2,267 · mixed overall livability43% match
10. #10WestwoodPopulation 1,116 · mixed overall livability43% match
11. #11ParklawnPopulation 1,543 · solid overall livability36% match
12. #12LenwoodPopulation 4,016 · mixed overall livability34% match
13. #13MojavePopulation 3,865 · mixed overall livability34% match
14. #14BoronPopulation 2,469 · mixed overall livability34% match
15. #15Sky ValleyPopulation 2,307 · mixed overall livability34% match
16. #16ParkwoodPopulation 2,073 · mixed overall livability34% match
17. #17LondonPopulation 1,785 · mixed overall livability34% match
18. #18Lost HillsPopulation 1,754 · mixed overall livability34% match
19. #19MaricopaPopulation 1,217 · solid overall livability34% match
20. #20GerberPopulation 1,084 · mixed overall livability34% match
21. #21Live OakPopulation 9,222 · mixed overall livability31% match
22. #22HayforkPopulation 3,227 · mixed overall livability31% match
23. #23HoopaPopulation 2,489 · mixed overall livability31% match
24. #24Del ReyPopulation 1,491 · mixed overall livability31% match
25. #25Casa LomaPopulation 1,431 · solid overall livability31% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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