California's Richest Cities

Los Altos is the richest city in the nation, according to a new analysis from 24/7 Wall St. The Santa Clara County community has a median household income above $250,000. The median home costs over $2,000,000. 

To determine the richest cities, researchers at 24/7 Wall St. analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey. Only cities with at least 25,000 people were considered.

The second-richest city in the country is University Park, Texas followed by McLean, Virginia, according to the researchers.

Below is a list of the richest cities in California, with national rankings in parentheses. 

California’s Richest Cities

1. Los Altos (#1)

2. Saratoga (#6)

3. San Carlos (#7)

4. Cupertino (#9)

5. Palo Alto (#12)

6. Lafayette (#14)

7. Danville (#17)

8. Menlo Park (#19)

9. Belmont (#21)

10. Foster City (#24)

11. San Ramon (#25)

12. Dublin (#26)

13. Ladera Ranch (#29)

14. Manhattan Beach (#30)

15. Pleasanton (#32)

16. Los Gatos (#33)

17. Sunnyvale (#38)

18. Rancho Palos Verdes (#43)

19. Mountain View (#44)

20. North Tustin (#45)

21. Fremont (#45)

View the entire list of cities here.  

List and data were compiled by 24/7 Wall St. and do not reflect statistics on all cities.