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Best cities to move to in California
Thinking about a move to California? Use this guide to compare cost of living, safety scores, schools, and neighborhood context across the state. We currently cover 116 city reports in California, each with free data from public sources like the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD — so you can shortlist cities before you visit or sign a lease.
Cities in California
116 cities
- Alameda
- Alhambra
- Anaheim
- Antioch
- Bakersfield
- Bellflower
- Berkeley
- Buena Park
- Burbank
- Carlsbad
- Carson
- Chico
- Chino
- Chino Hills
- Chula Vista
- Citrus Heights
- Clovis
- Compton
- Concord
- Corona
- Costa Mesa
- Daly City
- Downey
- El Cajon
- El Monte
- Elk Grove
- Escondido
- Fairfield
- Folsom
- Fontana
- Fremont
- Fresno
- Fullerton
- Garden Grove
- Glendale
- Hawthorne
- Hayward
- Hemet
- Hesperia
- Huntington Beach
- Indio
- Inglewood
- Irvine
- Jurupa Valley
- Lake Forest
- Lakewood
- Lancaster
- Livermore
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Manteca
- Menifee
- Merced
- Milpitas
- Mission Viejo
- Modesto
- Moreno Valley
- Mountain View
- Murrieta
- Napa
- Newport Beach
- Norwalk
- Oakland
- Oceanside
- Ontario
- Orange
- Oxnard
- Palmdale
- Pasadena
- Perris
- Pittsburg
- Pomona
- Rancho Cordova
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Redding
- Redwood City
- Rialto
- Richmond
- Riverside
- Roseville
- Sacramento
- Salinas
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Leandro
- San Marcos
- San Mateo
- San Ramon
- Santa Ana
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Maria
- Santa Monica
- Santa Rosa
- Simi Valley
- South Gate
- Stockton
- Sunnyvale
- Temecula
- Thousand Oaks
- Torrance
- Tracy
- Tustin
- Upland
- Vacaville
- Vallejo
- Ventura
- Victorville
- Visalia
- Vista
- West Covina
- Westminster
- Whittier