City directory
California cities
Explore the top cities in California. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.
Highest-risk cities
Top cities by relative retirement risk score in California. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.
Lowest-risk cities
Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.
City directory
Top cities in California by population. Search to see any city.
Los Angeles
CA
11,885,717 residents
San Francisco
CA
3,364,862 residents
San Diego
CA
3,057,778 residents
Riverside
CA
2,288,508 residents
Sacramento
CA
1,962,998 residents
San Jose
CA
1,771,563 residents
Fresno
CA
724,547 residents
Mission Viejo
CA
634,674 residents
Bakersfield
CA
578,542 residents
Concord
CA
525,233 residents
Long Beach
CA
458,491 residents
Oakland
CA
438,072 residents
Stockton
CA
416,005 residents
Oxnard
CA
373,423 residents
Indio
CA
371,926 residents
Victorville
CA
363,596 residents
Modesto
CA
355,686 residents
Anaheim
CA
344,553 residents
Antioch
CA
333,347 residents
Santa Ana
CA
311,639 residents
Irvine
CA
308,160 residents
Santa Rosa
CA
299,986 residents
Chula Vista
CA
275,030 residents
Santa Clarita
CA
265,529 residents
Fremont
CA
228,518 residents
San Bernardino
CA
221,774 residents
Fontana
CA
211,921 residents
Moreno Valley
CA
210,378 residents
Thousand Oaks
CA
208,302 residents
Huntington Beach
CA
196,010 residents
Santa Barbara
CA
194,950 residents
Glendale
CA
192,270 residents
Ontario
CA
178,347 residents
Elk Grove
CA
177,221 residents
Hemet
CA
176,009 residents
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
174,693 residents
Salinas
CA
172,995 residents
Oceanside
CA
172,542 residents
Vallejo
CA
171,414 residents
Garden Grove
CA
170,603 residents
Lancaster
CA
170,013 residents
Visalia
CA
166,273 residents
Palmdale
CA
165,487 residents
Santa Cruz
CA
165,263 residents
Merced
CA
163,257 residents
Hayward
CA
159,201 residents
Corona
CA
158,839 residents
Sunnyvale
CA
153,455 residents
Roseville
CA
152,438 residents
Fairfield
CA
150,794 residents
Escondido
CA
149,913 residents
Pomona
CA
148,391 residents
Santa Maria
CA
144,857 residents
Torrance
CA
143,499 residents
Fullerton
CA
141,278 residents
Orange
CA
138,723 residents
Pasadena
CA
136,462 residents
Santa Clara
CA
129,239 residents
Yuba City
CA
127,854 residents
Simi Valley
CA
126,503 residents