The Best Affordable Places to Live on the West Coast

Using U.S. News Best Places to Live rankings, we identified the 10 most affordable West Coast metro areas out of the 150 most populous.

10. Sacramento, California Best Places 2022-2023 Rank: 122 Metro Population: 2,338,866 Median Home Price: $625,014 Average Annual Salary: $62,820 Income Spent on Living Expenses: 28.06%

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9. Bakersfield, California Best Places 2022-2023 Rank: 147 Metro Population: 892,458 Median Home Price: $323,117 Average Annual Salary: $54,130 Income Spent on Living Expenses: 27.9%

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8. Eugene, Oregon Best Places 2022-2023 Rank: 119 Metro Population: 377,749 Median Home Price: $323,000 Average Annual Salary: $50,770 Income Spent on Living Expenses: 27.89%

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7. Modesto, California Best Places 2022-2023 Rank: 146 Metro Population: 819,896 Median Home Price: $311,360 Average Annual Salary: $51,962 Income Spent on Living Expenses: 27.47%

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6. San Francisco Best Places 2022-2023 Rank: 10 Metro Population: 4,709,220 Median Home Price: $1,082,875 Average Annual Salary: $81,840 Income Spent on Living Expenses: 27.38%

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5. Seattle Best Places 2022-2023 Rank: 36 Metro Population: 3,928,498 Median Home Price: $736,721 Average Annual Salary: $74,330 Income Spent on Living Expenses: 26.65%

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4. San Jose, California Best Places 2022-2023 Rank: 5 Metro Population: 1,985,926 Median Home Price: $1,455,741 Average Annual Salary: $93,450 Income Spent on Living Expenses: 26.5%

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