Cheapest Places To Live In California

With the U.S. housing market showing signs of slowing, which, according to CNBC, is likely to continue through spring, the balance of power could be moving in favor of buyers instead of sellers. Despite an increase in the supply of homes nationally and in many individual markets, affordability issues remain. The problem is that, while housing inventory has increased, prices still haven’t come down enough. Still, 2019 seems to offer strong potential for finding affordable markets.

California, which seems to never be a not-hot as a real estate market, is showing signs of a slowdown as well. In Los Angeles, housing inventory is up year-over-year. In Jan. 2018, there were 5,371 homes for sale, according to Redfin. By Jan. 2019, that number had jumped to 6,738 total homes for sale. In San Jose, available inventory is significantly up from last year. Where in Jan. 2018, there were 328 total homes for sale, by January this year, the number has more than doubled to 769 homes for sale.

Read on to find out the cheapest places to live in California for 2019.

Cheapest Places to Live in California

Here’s a look at the median home listing price in the cheapest places in California to buy a home, according to Zillow’s January 2019 index:

Bakersfield

Oleander Sunset: $177,450
Rio Bravo: $287,250

Fresno

Fresno High Roeding: $199,750
Roosevelt: $225,000
Hoover: $230,000
McLane: $232,500
West Fresno: $256,250
Bullard: $304,999
Woodward Park: $374,900

Sacramento

Hagginwood: $220,000
Parkway: $249,987
Foothill Farms: $251,504
North Highlands: $255,200
Meadowview: $265,000
Robla: $294,950
South Natomas: $300,000
Valley High-North Laguna: $308,000
Gateway West: $360,000

Stockton

Stockton Metropolitan Airport: $235,000
Midtown West: $249,950
University: $274,995
Lincoln Village West: $279,500
Creekside – Wagner: $335,000
Weston Ranch: $349,990

San Bernardino

Arrowhead: $269,000
Del Rosa: $275,000
Amber Hills: $345,000
Verdemont: $366,450

Riverside

Arlanza: $349,194
Magnolia Center: $364,500
Ramona: $369,000

Cheapest Places To Live In California curated from Forbes - Real Estate

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