California Gazetteer
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
| Name | County | Housing Affordability Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yermo Census Designated Place | San Bernardino | 324 |
| 2. | Searles Valley Census Designated Place | San Bernardino | 320 |
| 3. | Mesa Verde Census Designated Place | Riverside | 316 |
| 4. | Boron Census Designated Place | Kern | 278 |
| 5. | North Edwards Census Designated Place | Kern | 264 |
| 6. | Bombay Beach Census Designated Place | Imperial | 250 |
| 7. | Palo Verde Census Designated Place | Imperial | 233 |
| 8. | Thermal | Riverside | 224 |
| 9. | Desert Edge | Riverside | 222 |
| 10. | Derby Acres Census Designated Place | Kern | 222 |
| 11. | Tonyville | Tulare | 218 |
| 12. | Allensworth | Tulare | 204 |
| 13. | Bluewater Census Designated Place | San Bernardino | 202 |
| 14. | Kelseyville Census Designated Place | Lake | 198 |
| 15. | Pacheco Census Designated Place | Contra Costa | 186 |
| 16. | Nice Census Designated Place | Lake | 184 |
| 17. | City of Maricopa | Kern | 182 |
| 18. | Lenwood Census Designated Place | San Bernardino | 181 |
| 19. | Big River Census Designated Place | San Bernardino | 179 |
| 20. | Matheny Census Designated Place | Tulare | 178 |
