Up and down the California coast are beach towns people all over the world would love to live in. The beautiful scenery, cool ocean breezes and sunny weather are part of what make it so desirable.

Whether you are interested in buying a vacation home, an investment property, or simply a house to live in, this site offers information on real estate in many of these California beach towns.

We have compiled data from several sources to give an overview of local employment, home values, local rents, weather, demographics, crime and more to help you perform your due diligence before choosing an area where you'd like to buy a house or other property.

Just click on the area you are interested in on the navigation bar to the left. We have divided the California coast into 5 sections: the northern coast, San Francisco, the central coast (from Santa Cruz to Pismo Beach), Southern California (from Santa Barbara to La Jolla) and San Diego.

Happy hunting!