10 Most Expensive Cities to Live in the Bay Area

10. Saratoga

As mentioned above, plenty of cities on this list will be those from around San Jose or between San Jose and San Francisco. Saratoga on the western edge of Santa Clara Valley is directly west from San Jose. It has been ranked on numerous lists before our own – including towns with highest-earning population, towns with most educated population and, of course, numerous other costs of living-related lists. It goes without saying that high cost of living in Saratoga is mostly due to expensive real estate. That much has already been established in introduction, and this goes for all cities, towns and neighborhoods from this list. Apart from higher housing index, Saratoga features higher figures in every single category apart from utilities – at least when compared to California’s average. Compared to national average, however, even utility bills here are higher.