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Among the 496 California cities listed on this site.

Highest household income

  1. =1Los Altos$250,000+
  2. =1Saratoga$250,000+
  3. =1Orinda$250,000+
  4. =1Alamo$250,000+
  5. =1Hillsborough$250,000+

Median household income · The Census tops out at $250,000+ for household income; it doesn't publish exact figures above that.

Lowest unemployment

  1. 1Goleta3.1%
  2. 2Santa Barbara3.4%
  3. =3Sunnyvale3.6%
  4. =3Mountain View3.6%
  5. =3San Juan Capistrano3.6%

Cities with their own BLS rate · 2025 annual average

Fastest growing

  1. 1Lathrop+48.9%
  2. 2Shafter+19.7%
  3. =3Menifee+15.7%
  4. =3Manteca+15.7%
  5. 5Lincoln+15.3%

Population change, April 2020 to July 2025

Lowest violent crime rate

  1. 1Canyon Lake27 per 100k
  2. 2Palos Verdes Estates32 per 100k
  3. 3Los Altos36 per 100k
  4. 4Clayton37 per 100k
  5. 5Hillsborough45 per 100k

Cities with their own police data · US average 329 per 100k (2025)

All cities in California

496 cities · click a column to sort

Los Angeles3.9M$1,933
San Diego1.4M$2,313
San Jose990k$2,669
San Francisco830k$2,476
Fresno546k$1,421
Sacramento529k$1,779
Long Beach456k$1,871
Oakland439k$1,979
Bakersfield412k$1,472
Anaheim345k$2,175
Stockton322k$1,577
Riverside319k$1,914
Santa Ana313k$2,082
Irvine312k$2,997
Chula Vista276k$2,229
Santa Clarita230k$2,544
Fremont228k$2,933
San Bernardino223k$1,508
Modesto219k$1,690
Fontana214k$1,839
Moreno Valley212k$2,135
Oxnard201k$2,032
Huntington Beach195k$2,510
Glendale191k$2,182
Ontario181k$2,030
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