2018 CALIFORNIA’S 482 CITIES RANKINGS

John Moorlach

Senior Fellow & Director, Center for Public Accountability

John Moorlach
November 27, 2019

2018 CALIFORNIA’S 482 CITIES RANKINGS

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RankCityPop.UNP 2018 (Thou-sands)UNP per Capita2017 RankRank Change
1Industry437$226,379$518,03010
2Sand City394$14,935$37,90620
3Irwindale1,450$31,221$21,53230
4Indian Wells5,574$61,885$11,10240
5Colma1,501$12,890$8,58850
6Dorris966$4,534$4,69471
7Coronado21,683$99,784$4,602103
8Bradbury1,069$4,707$4,4031911
9Trinidad340$1,465$4,309134
10Rancho Mirage18,738$72,154$3,851111
11Hidden Hills1,892$7,282$3,849143
12Beverly Hills34,504$121,592$3,5246-6
13Shafter19,271$65,837$3,41612-1
14La Quinta41,204$130,892$3,177184
15Emeryville11,994$36,360$3,0328-7
16Malibu12,957$35,503$2,7403014
17Rolling Hills1,939$5,072$2,616225
18Yountville2,874$7,515$2,61517-1
19San Juan Bautista1,873$4,860$2,595245
20Truckee16,681$43,205$2,59016-4
21Foster City33,490$82,200$2,454210
22Pismo Beach8,233$19,503$2,3695129
23West Hollywood36,723$86,634$2,359230
24Cerritos50,058$115,757$2,31220-4
25Carlsbad114,622$262,023$2,286261
26Dublin63,241$141,009$2,230282
27Ross2,533$5,558$2,1944417
28Lathrop24,268$52,397$2,15927-1
29Point Arena448$893$1,993312
30Needles5,177$10,095$1,950403373
31Etna744$1,433$1,9269-22
32Tustin82,344$151,119$1,835342
33Agoura Hills20,878$36,536$1,750352
34Morgan Hill44,513$73,638$1,65432-2
35Irvine276,176$442,116$1,601416
36Palm Desert52,769$83,055$1,574360
37Fortuna12,042$18,855$1,566184147
38Solvang5,771$9,010$1,561424
39Laguna Beach23,309$35,893$1,5405516
40Los Altos Hills8,568$13,052$1,523433
41Cypress49,978$75,804$1,51733-8
42Moorpark37,044$55,571$1,5009351
43Westlake Village8,358$12,456$1,49039-4
44San Pablo31,593$46,422$1,469506
45Danville44,396$64,907$1,46238-7
46Montague1,428$1,986$1,391493
47Half Moon Bay12,639$17,011$1,34625-22
48Monte Sereno3,630$4,839$1,33345-3
49East Palo Alto30,917$40,774$1,319589
50Biggs1,913$2,397$1,2537323
51Arcata18,398$22,999$1,250532
52Portola2,161$2,511$1,16247-5
53Avenal13,053$15,121$1,15829-24
54Woodlake7,786$8,824$1,133573
55Lafayette25,655$29,007$1,131605
56Buellton5,291$5,824$1,1017115
57Tulelake977$1,032$1,05654-3
58Rancho Palos Verdes42,723$44,168$1,034646
59Signal Hill11,749$12,128$1,032678
60Laguna Niguel65,377$67,450$1,03256-4
61La Mirada49,590$51,143$1,03137-24
62Camarillo68,741$68,801$1,001631
63Williams5,465$5,201$952663
64La Habra Heights5,454$5,164$947684
65Hercules26,317$24,579$93452-13
66Hawaiian Gardens14,666$13,552$92448-18
67West Sacramento54,163$49,603$916248181
68Rio Dell3,348$2,988$89211345
69San Carlos29,897$26,567$8899021
70Woodside5,623$4,784$8518313
71Cupertino60,091$50,458$84069-2
72Poway50,207$41,227$821720
73Parlier15,493$12,550$810807
74Tiburon9,648$7,709$79961-13
75Thousand Oaks130,196$104,018$79970-5
76Loyalton757$596$78712448
77Calipatria7,488$5,765$770196119
78Tulare65,982$50,783$770846
79Live Oak8,781$6,723$7669617
80Loomis6,824$5,191$761855
81Stockton315,103$238,421$7579918
82San Joaquin4,119$3,022$73478-4
83Dana Point34,071$24,965$733896
84Colfax2,150$1,549$72012339
85Portola Valley4,767$3,411$71675-10
86Rio Vista9,188$6,457$70310115
87Lake Forest84,845$59,234$69886-1
88Los Altos31,361$20,429$65176-12
89San Dimas34,507$22,371$64882-7
90Walnut30,457$19,113$62814151
91Yucaipa54,651$33,975$62279-12
92Menlo Park35,268$21,915$621920
93Rancho Cordova74,210$45,023$60710613
94Laguna Woods16,597$9,937$5991006
95Del Mar4,322$2,550$590318223
96Santa Monica92,416$54,401$58917074
97Sierra Madre10,986$6,263$57018083
98Aliso Viejo51,950$29,312$5641079
99Fillmore15,953$9,001$56411112
100Commerce13,067$7,084$54215-85
101Orange Cove9,469$5,131$54297-4
102Hollister36,703$19,647$53511816
103Dunsmuir1,680$888$52911613
104San Marcos95,768$48,322$50594-10
105Loma Linda23,946$11,961$49913227
106Plymouth1,002$499$49813731
107Villa Park5,951$2,919$49113023
108Rancho Cucamonga176,671$86,031$48714739
109Eastvale64,855$31,424$48514435
110La Palma15,948$7,673$481104-6
111Calabasas24,296$11,271$46413423
112Oakley41,742$19,285$4621175
113Orinda19,199$8,724$454103-10
114Highland54,761$24,874$454109-5
115Grass Valley13,041$5,896$45277-38
116Saratoga31,435$13,693$43612610
117Palos Verdes Estates13,519$5,684$42091-26
118Clearlake15,917$6,605$415277159
119Ferndale1,367$558$40814829
120La Puente40,686$16,458$40513111
121Hesperia94,829$38,038$4011287
122Santa Clarita216,589$85,155$393119-3
123Vista103,381$38,299$3701252
124Diamond Bar57,460$21,271$3701339
125Lawndale33,607$12,280$365121-4
126Wheatland3,497$1,261$3611359
127San Clemente65,543$23,634$36114215
128Rancho Santa Margarita49,329$17,427$35315628
129Holtville6,501$2,293$35317546
130Canyon Lake11,018$3,802$34515727
131Clayton11,431$3,837$33681-50
132Brentwood63,042$21,024$333122-10
133La Canada Flintridge20,683$6,860$33287-46
134Maricopa1,156$383$33115319
135Stanton39,470$13,015$33015015
136Chino Hills83,159$26,547$31915418
137Shasta Lake10,143$3,094$305102-35
138Delano53,276$16,112$30215921
139Twentynine Palms27,046$8,104$3001467
140Gonzales8,587$2,546$296136-4
141Pico Rivera64,260$18,735$292139-2
142Fowler6,241$1,817$29118543
143St Helena6,118$1,740$284249106
144Menifee91,902$26,052$28319349
145Temecula113,181$31,700$28015813
146Rosemead55,267$15,299$27716519
147Palmdale158,905$43,373$27316720
148Hughson7,738$2,087$27016820
149Wasco27,691$7,399$26719748
150Calistoga5,334$1,415$265110-40
151San Jacinto48,146$12,281$25516312
152Blue Lake1,280$316$247115-37
153Ripon15,847$3,847$24346-107
154Waterford9,149$2,217$24216410
155Tehachapi12,299$2,939$23917924
156Tehama430$102$23720751
157Lakewood81,179$17,346$214138-19
158Temple City36,411$7,753$213151-7
159Goleta31,949$6,766$21298-61
160Burlingame30,294$6,415$212298138
161Yucca Valley21,834$4,518$20717211
162Bellflower77,682$15,797$20318119
163Orland7,932$1,583$200160-3
164Mission Viejo95,987$17,421$1811717
165Imperial Beach28,163$4,934$17574-91
166El Paso de Robles31,559$5,499$17423266
167Visalia136,246$22,633$16618922
168Ione8,058$1,268$1571746
169Yreka7,840$1,160$14818819
170Corona168,574$23,750$14195-75
171Hillsborough11,543$1,586$13759-112
172Calimesa8,876$1,074$12120230
173Farmersville11,443$1,282$112149-24
174Kerman15,083$1,630$10819420
175Lincoln48,591$5,020$103317142
176Moreno Valley207,629$20,689$10019115
177Dos Palos5,679$563$9920427
178Laguna Hills31,818$2,956$9319820
179Ontario177,589$16,251$9262-117
180Windsor28,060$2,456$88114-66
181Walnut Creek70,667$6,045$8624463
182Atherton7,135$609$8565-117
183Perris77,837$6,580$85178-5
184Escalon7,558$628$8322440
185Fresno538,330$43,381$8120924
186Rocklin66,830$5,318$8023751
187Lemoore25,892$1,833$71183-4
188Huron7,302$498$68187-1
189Mendota12,051$759$63169-20
190Corning7,515$468$6226070
191Port Hueneme23,929$1,490$62152-39
192Marina22,424$1,153$51112-80
193Yorba Linda69,121$2,992$43129-64
194Atascadero31,147$1,015$3322834
195Encinitas63,158$1,964$31182-13
196Weed2,769$83$30108-88
197Kingsburg12,392$356$2926265
198Citrus Heights87,731$1,755$20177-21
199Jurupa Valley106,054$2,110$202001
200Wildomar36,287$653$1821616
201Imperial19,372$301$16161-40
202Soledad26,246$319$1223331
203Watsonville53,434$475$925855
204Moraga16,991$143$8186-18
205Los Gatos30,601$171$6120-85
206Firebaugh8,112$22$323832
207American Canyon20,990($267)($13)199-8
208El Centro46,315($788)($17)24032
209Arvin21,696($393)($18)203-6
210Coachella45,635($1,024)($22)127-83
211Corcoran21,450($699)($33)23019
212Cotati7,716($258)($33)25745
213Lancaster161,485($6,021)($37)22613
214Banning31,282($1,240)($40)210-4
215Duarte22,013($887)($40)145-70
216Carpinteria13,704($624)($46)23115
217Ceres48,326($2,283)($47)173-44
218Norco26,761($1,297)($48)195-23
219Apple Valley73,984($4,162)($56)217-2
220Lemon Grove26,834($1,701)($63)2277
221Sonoma11,390($810)($71)24322
222Newman11,801($890)($75)218-4
223Cudahy24,343($1,843)($76)214-9
224Greenfield18,007($1,668)($93)25632
225Chino86,757($8,062)($93)140-85
226Santa Maria108,470($12,187)($112)25226
227McFarland15,105($1,707)($113)176-51
228Tracy92,553($10,576)($114)24517
229Paramount56,000($6,436)($115)23910
230Fontana212,000($26,156)($123)211-19
231Artesia16,792($2,160)($129)213-18
232Sanger26,648($4,031)($151)28452
233Madera66,225($10,128)($153)26835
234Exeter11,169($1,732)($155)27844
235Beaumont48,237($7,563)($157)32691
236Adelanto35,293($5,561)($158)143-93
237South El Monte20,882($3,319)($159)215-22
238Ojai7,679($1,255)($163)212-26
239San Juan Capistrano36,759($6,050)($165)223-16
240Solana Beach13,938($2,320)($166)190-50
241Angels Camp4,121($686)($166)2410
242Dixon19,896($3,373)($170)28240
243San Ramon82,643($15,099)($183)26118
244Riverbank25,244($4,675)($185)205-39
245Seal Beach25,984($4,911)($189)201-44
246Livingston14,328($2,738)($191)219-27
247Hanford58,176($11,446)($197)2470
248Patterson22,679($4,612)($203)475227
249Arroyo Grande17,912($3,702)($207)26415
250Norwalk107,546($22,929)($213)236-14
251Oceanside177,362($37,821)($213)29039
252Lake Elsinore63,365($13,554)($214)27220
253Lomita20,715($4,507)($218)242-11
254Galt26,018($5,834)($224)27016
255Los Banos40,986($10,084)($246)229-26
256San Mateo104,490($27,695)($265)26610
257Guadalupe7,604($2,067)($272)30649
258Anderson10,263($2,808)($274)27618
259Mount Shasta3,385($981)($290)2656
260Oakdale23,324($6,909)($296)29939
261Alturas2,868($914)($319)31251
262Porterville60,798($20,249)($333)166-96
263Oroville18,144($6,108)($337)30441
264Livermore91,411($31,159)($341)28016
265Yuba City67,280($23,187)($345)259-6
266California City14,875($5,181)($348)28317
267Gustine5,874($2,063)($351)404137
268Glendora52,703($18,775)($356)263-5
269Murrieta113,541($41,046)($362)255-14
270Lakeport5,134($1,877)($366)267-3
271Gridley6,937($2,572)($371)254-17
272Rohnert Park43,598($16,252)($373)35886
273Burbank107,149($42,672)($398)251-22
274Winters7,292($2,950)($405)250-24
275Elk Grove172,116($69,767)($405)234-41
276Grand Terrace12,524($5,099)($407)28610
277Crescent City6,590($2,706)($411)29114
278Manhattan Beach35,991($14,862)($413)31941
279Sebastopol7,786($3,255)($418)32142
280Santee56,994($24,077)($422)29616
281Victorville123,701($53,036)($429)30524
282San Anselmo13,000($5,664)($436)2875
283Suisun City29,192($12,730)($436)30320
284King City14,880($6,591)($443)36177
285Belmont27,388($12,214)($446)225-60
286Whittier87,369($40,042)($458)30014
287Fairfield116,156($54,094)($466)32235
288Pittsburg72,647($34,067)($469)32537
289Selma24,742($11,605)($469)2923
290Reedley26,390($12,448)($472)269-21
291La Mesa61,261($29,042)($474)271-20
292Willits5,128($2,482)($484)34755
293Grover Beach13,560($6,662)($491)38794
294Turlock74,730($37,109)($497)3017
295Taft9,482($4,749)($501)246-49
296Rolling Hills Estates8,111($4,090)($504)35963
297Campbell42,696($21,605)($506)293-4
298Pleasant Hill35,068($17,751)($506)34042
299Ridgecrest28,822($14,913)($517)31314
300Bakersfield386,839($200,715)($519)289-11
301Mountain View81,527($42,935)($527)162-139
302Indio87,883($46,940)($534)33937
303National City62,257($33,784)($543)32724
304Desert Hot Springs29,742($16,185)($544)33127
305Sutter Creek2,479($1,354)($546)33631
306Clovis113,883($63,435)($557)33226
307Cloverdale9,134($5,149)($564)36457
308Merced86,750($49,026)($565)35244
309Brawley27,417($15,649)($571)308-1
310Santa Paula31,138($18,377)($590)34333
311Novato54,551($32,241)($591)3143
312Susanville14,954($8,921)($597)35341
313Red Bluff13,858($8,505)($614)32411
314San Marino13,272($8,208)($618)33420
315Pleasanton79,201($49,676)($627)274-41
316Garden Grove176,896($111,538)($631)33014
317Morro Bay10,503($6,626)($631)34124
318Hermosa Beach19,673($12,637)($642)36042
319Avalon3,867($2,490)($644)192-127
320Gilroy55,615($36,193)($651)316-4
321Lynwood72,015($47,075)($654)33514
322Colusa6,241($4,103)($657)295-27
323Rialto107,041($70,806)($661)3296
324Antioch113,061($75,016)($664)294-30
325La Habra62,850($41,738)($664)315-10
326Manteca81,345($54,265)($667)34519
327Fort Bragg7,512($5,115)($681)273-54
328Auburn14,611($9,968)($682)38153
329Simi Valley128,760($88,047)($684)311-18
330Fairfax7,534($5,157)($684)34212
331Lindsay13,162($9,064)($689)206-125
332Buena Park83,995($58,567)($697)302-30
333Union City72,991($52,112)($714)307-26
334Napa80,403($57,495)($715)3373
335Sunnyvale153,389($109,823)($716)235-100
336La Verne33,260($24,270)($730)3382
337Willows6,064($4,471)($737)35720
338South Gate98,133($72,433)($738)310-28
339Escondido151,478($112,192)($741)35617
340Martinez38,097($28,754)($755)279-61
341Chowchilla18,835($14,269)($758)155-186
342Newark47,467($35,997)($758)38038
343Chula Vista267,503($206,083)($770)37936
344Brisbane4,692($3,630)($774)36824
345Paradise26,572($21,204)($798)320-25
346Salinas161,784($133,797)($827)36519
347Bell Gardens43,051($35,969)($835)208-139
348Chico92,348($77,247)($836)37830
349Modesto215,692($182,197)($845)39041
350Milpitas74,865($63,406)($847)309-41
351Woodland60,426($51,602)($854)40655
352Concord129,159($110,302)($854)350-2
353Daly City107,864($92,552)($858)348-5
354Bell36,325($31,638)($871)37218
355Covina49,006($43,430)($886)37116
356Los Alamitos11,863($10,679)($900)328-28
357San Bruno46,085($41,778)($907)39437
358Roseville137,213($125,570)($915)297-61
359Marysville11,883($10,888)($916)354-5
360El Cajon105,557($97,584)($924)39232
361South Pasadena26,047($24,210)($929)323-38
362Piedmont11,318($10,521)($930)42462
363Glendale205,536($195,007)($949)37310
364Seaside34,270($32,746)($956)3706
365Baldwin Park76,708($73,931)($964)288-77
366San Leandro87,598($84,962)($970)38822
367Corte Madera10,039($9,740)($970)41447
368Placentia52,755($52,089)($987)349-19
369Fremont235,439($236,792)($1,006)3778
370Nevada City3,226($3,330)($1,032)3755
371Placerville10,642($11,010)($1,035)39726
372Davis68,704($71,631)($1,043)344-28
373South Lake Tahoe21,892($22,863)($1,044)46390
374Orange141,952($149,196)($1,051)367-7
375Petaluma62,708($66,356)($1,058)39318
376Blythe19,389($20,536)($1,059)363-13
377Westminster94,476($100,942)($1,068)346-31
378Maywood28,044($30,028)($1,071)39921
379San Luis Obispo46,548($49,910)($1,072)38910
380Upland77,017($83,165)($1,080)40222
381Millbrae22,854($24,700)($1,081)3821
382Capitola10,563($11,536)($1,092)40523
383Dinuba24,873($27,286)($1,097)285-98
384Pacifica38,418($42,616)($1,109)40925
385Montclair39,326($43,902)($1,116)41328
386Riverside325,860($364,500)($1,119)41933
387Santa Rosa178,488($200,128)($1,121)383-4
388Claremont36,446($41,036)($1,126)42133
389Eureka26,362($29,840)($1,132)376-13
390Oxnard206,499($234,226)($1,134)3988
391Healdsburg12,061($13,840)($1,148)351-40
392Hemet83,166($95,864)($1,153)355-37
393Calexico41,199($48,003)($1,165)3963
394Fullerton144,214($169,976)($1,179)386-8
395Carson93,799($111,098)($1,184)374-21
396San Diego1,419,845($1,716,136)($1,209)42024
397San Buenaventura111,269($135,445)($1,217)41619
398Atwater31,235($38,120)($1,220)385-13
399Palo Alto69,721($87,040)($1,248)105-294
400Lompoc43,599($54,573)($1,252)384-16
401Huntington Beach202,648($254,528)($1,256)42221
402Albany19,053($24,126)($1,266)366-36
403Larkspur12,351($15,699)($1,271)281-122
404San Bernardino221,130($281,170)($1,272)45753
405Fountain Valley56,920($73,294)($1,288)362-43
406Ukiah16,226($21,409)($1,319)43226
407Sacramento501,344($667,254)($1,331)42720
408Alhambra86,665($115,404)($1,332)4179
409Monterey Park62,240($85,103)($1,367)4101
410Newport Beach87,182($119,818)($1,374)43424
411Santa Clara129,604($180,368)($1,392)4187
412Scotts Valley12,195($17,334)($1,421)43624
413Azusa49,954($71,784)($1,437)400-13
414Santa Ana338,247($501,404)($1,482)4239
415Redding91,357($135,453)($1,483)45439
416Barstow24,411($36,244)($1,485)275-141
417Belvedere2,135($3,231)($1,513)253-164
418Downey114,146($173,873)($1,523)401-17
419Anaheim357,084($551,607)($1,545)4267
420Huntington Park59,473($92,534)($1,556)415-5
421Del Rey Oaks1,692($2,638)($1,559)46443
422Vallejo119,252($187,401)($1,571)44725
423Long Beach478,561($761,817)($1,592)43512
424Sonora4,890($7,793)($1,594)4251
425Redwood City86,380($139,527)($1,615)408-17
426Santa Cruz66,454($108,357)($1,631)4304
427Montebello64,327($104,997)($1,632)44821
428Pomona155,687($257,496)($1,654)44517
429Arcadia57,704($95,841)($1,661)4334
430Vacaville98,977($166,324)($1,680)4399
431Folsom78,447($133,461)($1,701)333-98
432Mammoth Lakes8,316($14,206)($1,708)431-1
433Redondo Beach68,677($118,477)($1,725)429-4
434Brea44,890($78,107)($1,740)4384
435Lodi67,121($117,535)($1,751)428-7
436Bishop3,922($6,897)($1,759)88-348
437Gardena61,246($107,848)($1,761)407-30
438Colton53,724($94,872)($1,766)4468
439Pinole19,236($34,045)($1,770)391-48
440Benicia27,499($49,272)($1,792)4422
441El Monte117,204($210,560)($1,797)411-30
442Westmorland2,325($4,305)($1,852)220-222
443Fort Jones739($1,373)($1,858)221-222
444Amador186($346)($1,860)222-222
445West Covina108,245($201,952)($1,866)441-4
446South San Francisco67,082($129,834)($1,935)45812
447Compton99,872($194,491)($1,947)412-35
448Costa Mesa115,296($224,658)($1,949)444-4
449Los Angeles4,054,400($8,022,270)($1,979)4512
450Coalinga16,791($33,303)($1,983)443-7
451Santa Barbara94,807($189,963)($2,004)4565
452San Rafael60,651($122,577)($2,021)4608
453Hayward162,030($327,598)($2,022)452-1
454El Cerrito24,939($50,908)($2,041)4617
455San Gabriel40,920($83,870)($2,050)449-6
456Redlands71,196($148,371)($2,084)440-16
457Big Bear Lake5,512($11,560)($2,097)395-62
458Hawthorne88,772($199,077)($2,243)437-21
459Torrance149,245($354,180)($2,373)4623
460Pacific Grove15,660($37,783)($2,413)4688
461Mill Valley14,963($37,004)($2,473)455-6
462Pasadena144,388($362,358)($2,510)4653
463San Jose1,051,316($2,667,125)($2,537)459-4
464Jackson4,679($11,898)($2,543)369-95
465Isleton837($2,210)($2,640)4661
466San Fernando24,602($66,465)($2,702)450-16
467Alameda78,863($218,481)($2,770)453-14
468Sausalito7,226($20,916)($2,895)4702
469Monrovia38,787($122,000)($3,145)4690
470Monterey28,323($91,012)($3,213)4722
471Carmel by the Sea3,750($12,141)($3,238)40-431
472San Francisco883,963($2,950,772)($3,338)4742
473Inglewood113,559($388,751)($3,423)471-2
474Cathedral City54,791($209,365)($3,821)4773
475Culver City39,860($162,306)($4,072)4783
476Berkeley121,874($502,673)($4,125)4760
477Palm Springs47,706($212,860)($4,462)467-10
478Santa Fe Springs18,335($90,543)($4,938)473-5
479Richmond110,967($625,067)($5,633)4801
480Oakland428,827($2,444,868)($5,701)479-1
481El Segundo16,784($129,410)($7,710)4810
482Vernon209($118,217)($565,632)4820

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