Most Expensive Cities in the US

Top 100 cities with 25,000+ population, ranked by cost index (US avg = 100)

#CityStateCost Index RentIncomeHome ValuePopulation
1 Los Altos CA 391 $3,501/mo $250,001 $2,000,001 30,736
2 Saratoga CA 391 $3,501/mo $241,348 $2,000,001 30,335
3 Manhattan Beach CA 388 $3,492/mo $193,904 $2,000,001 34,584
4 Cupertino CA 385 $3,501/mo $231,139 $2,000,001 58,886
5 Palo Alto CA 377 $3,328/mo $220,408 $2,000,001 67,231
6 Menlo Park CA 371 $3,156/mo $206,588 $2,000,001 32,775
7 Los Gatos CA 370 $2,969/mo $207,891 $2,000,001 32,773
8 Lafayette CA 369 $2,855/mo $222,393 $2,000,001 25,277
9 Newport Beach CA 369 $3,146/mo $158,461 $2,000,001 84,304
10 San Carlos CA 365 $2,802/mo $233,333 $2,000,001 29,797
11 Belmont CA 361 $2,894/mo $207,609 $2,000,001 27,505
12 Foster CA 361 $3,501/mo $193,633 $1,774,500 32,964
13 Beverly Hills CA 358 $2,805/mo $127,979 $2,000,001 31,955
14 Mountain View CA 351 $2,975/mo $179,917 $1,927,400 82,363
15 University Park TX 349 $2,940/mo $250,001 $1,766,700 25,104
16 Burlingame CA 348 $2,643/mo $168,832 $2,000,001 30,526
17 Danville CA 345 $3,501/mo $223,206 $1,583,300 43,426
18 Redwood CA 342 $2,959/mo $150,840 $1,838,800 82,423
19 Sunnyvale CA 341 $3,065/mo $181,862 $1,816,600 153,455
20 Rancho Palos Verdes CA 330 $3,501/mo $175,307 $1,541,400 41,259
21 Mercer Island WA 329 $2,464/mo $202,359 $1,884,200 25,282
22 San Mateo CA 315 $3,079/mo $152,669 $1,563,200 103,555
23 Wellesley MA 312 $2,849/mo $250,001 $1,513,400 29,906
24 Santa Monica CA 310 $2,338/mo $109,739 $1,810,200 91,535
25 McLean VA 308 $3,376/mo $250,001 $1,304,900 50,232
26 Santa Clara CA 307 $2,985/mo $173,670 $1,527,900 129,239
27 Pleasanton CA 303 $3,017/mo $186,206 $1,432,300 77,500
28 Campbell CA 300 $2,751/mo $147,128 $1,550,000 42,848
29 San Ramon CA 293 $2,916/mo $197,358 $1,359,100 85,734
30 Encinitas CA 289 $2,730/mo $150,471 $1,466,000 61,585
31 Dublin CA 288 $3,174/mo $205,046 $1,224,100 70,542
32 Fremont CA 278 $2,905/mo $176,350 $1,289,400 228,518
33 South Pasadena CA 277 $2,218/mo $128,105 $1,545,100 26,297
34 Milpitas CA 274 $3,112/mo $176,822 $1,180,000 78,216
35 Pacifica CA 274 $3,080/mo $156,819 $1,211,700 37,527
36 Kailua HI 274 $3,068/mo $146,615 $1,239,000 39,762
37 Sammamish WA 273 $2,728/mo $227,273 $1,240,300 66,375
38 Southlake TX 272 $3,501/mo $250,001 $957,500 31,044
39 East Honolulu HI 271 $3,249/mo $158,398 $1,172,300 50,961
40 Santa Barbara CA 269 $2,302/mo $101,672 $1,466,400 88,024
41 Lexington MA 268 $2,816/mo $219,402 $1,147,900 34,085
42 San Francisco CA 267 $2,419/mo $141,446 $1,380,500 836,321
43 Dana Point CA 266 $2,883/mo $127,246 $1,200,900 32,883
44 Brookline MA 266 $2,804/mo $140,631 $1,233,100 62,822
45 Eastern Goleta Valley CA 261 $2,924/mo $136,839 $1,192,000 29,411
46 South San Francisco CA 258 $2,833/mo $135,909 $1,160,100 64,487
47 North Tustin CA 257 $2,397/mo $186,250 $1,212,400 26,038
48 Redondo Beach CA 257 $2,562/mo $144,588 $1,225,400 69,814
49 San Bruno CA 257 $2,696/mo $135,976 $1,199,400 42,612
50 Irvine CA 256 $2,893/mo $129,647 $1,115,400 308,160
51 Laguna Niguel CA 254 $2,819/mo $140,605 $1,123,000 64,023
52 San Jose CA 254 $2,617/mo $141,565 $1,187,800 990,054
53 Parkland FL 254 $3,306/mo $200,156 $896,300 35,799
54 Carlsbad CA 253 $2,678/mo $139,326 $1,156,900 114,500
55 Needham MA 253 $2,412/mo $212,241 $1,146,000 32,059
56 San Clemente CA 252 $2,398/mo $134,735 $1,220,500 63,510
57 Yorba Linda CA 252 $2,779/mo $152,060 $1,091,700 67,407
58 Potomac MD 252 $2,616/mo $239,205 $1,105,900 46,230
59 Berkeley CA 251 $2,127/mo $108,558 $1,351,100 120,223
60 San Rafael CA 251 $2,346/mo $109,317 $1,246,200 60,604
61 Newton MA 251 $2,388/mo $184,989 $1,202,500 88,504
62 Bellevue WA 250 $2,505/mo $161,300 $1,203,100 151,199
63 Newark CA 249 $2,730/mo $164,909 $1,094,200 47,145
64 Arcadia CA 248 $2,118/mo $116,142 $1,336,500 55,550
65 Culver CA 248 $2,683/mo $122,312 $1,126,900 39,993
66 Alameda CA 246 $2,394/mo $132,015 $1,203,900 76,876
67 Mountain House CA 246 $3,232/mo $171,675 $859,700 25,108
68 Bethesda MD 244 $2,437/mo $191,348 $1,129,700 67,403
69 Harrison NY 243 $2,585/mo $153,273 $1,001,900 29,279
70 Union CA 242 $2,713/mo $137,194 $1,058,200 68,141
71 Dix Hills NY 242 $2,804/mo $219,636 $891,400 25,042
72 Livermore CA 241 $2,640/mo $153,602 $1,038,600 85,870
73 Morgan Hill CA 240 $2,275/mo $159,758 $1,127,600 45,152
74 Walnut CA 240 $3,120/mo $133,762 $972,500 27,857
75 Cambridge MA 239 $2,742/mo $126,469 $1,040,500 117,794
76 Santa Cruz CA 238 $2,302/mo $111,427 $1,180,100 60,953
77 Belmont MA 238 $2,387/mo $178,188 $1,108,800 27,009
78 Daly CA 237 $2,523/mo $119,570 $1,092,700 102,560
79 El Cerrito CA 237 $2,444/mo $127,475 $1,107,500 25,781
80 Princeton, New Jersey NJ 237 $2,448/mo $184,113 $1,040,400 30,451
81 Castro Valley CA 234 $2,499/mo $138,069 $1,058,200 65,389
82 Pleasant Hill CA 234 $2,511/mo $144,513 $1,040,600 34,335
83 Walnut Creek CA 232 $2,613/mo $135,665 $1,031,100 69,790
84 Hoboken NJ 231 $2,819/mo $176,943 $872,100 58,340
85 Mission Viejo CA 230 $2,713/mo $136,071 $946,300 92,415
86 Ridgewood NJ 230 $2,340/mo $217,250 $882,700 26,076
87 Mill Creek East WA 230 $3,013/mo $183,466 $840,100 25,461
88 Redmond WA 230 $2,343/mo $162,099 $1,091,700 75,721
89 Altadena CA 229 $2,250/mo $129,123 $1,073,500 41,921
90 East Palo Alto CA 229 $2,209/mo $104,832 $1,124,000 29,143
91 Costa Mesa CA 228 $2,395/mo $110,073 $1,054,700 110,538
92 Huntington Beach CA 227 $2,424/mo $119,885 $1,047,300 196,010
93 Fountain Valley CA 226 $2,507/mo $111,797 $1,018,600 56,358
94 Thousand Oaks CA 226 $2,580/mo $134,367 $951,200 125,676
95 Colleyville TX 226 $3,194/mo $203,566 $718,900 25,906
96 Cerritos CA 225 $2,909/mo $133,953 $908,600 48,340
97 Laguna Hills CA 225 $2,622/mo $122,778 $944,000 30,921
98 Novato CA 225 $2,422/mo $112,193 $1,007,100 52,689
99 Aliso Viejo CA 224 $2,774/mo $137,970 $863,800 51,320
100 Eastvale CA 224 $3,065/mo $161,322 $752,000 70,179