Cheapest EV Charging in California
Where is EV charging cheapest in California?
As of October 20, 2026, the city with the cheapest average EV charging in California is Auburn at Free per kWh on average across 3 priced stations. We rank 170 California cities by their average published $/kWh below.
City figures are the average $/kWh as of October 20, 2026 across stations with published pricing. Charging costs change frequently — confirm at the station before charging.
Cities Ranked by Average EV Charging Price in California
| # | City | Avg $/kWh | Cheapest | Priced Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 2 | Avila Beach | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 3 | Beverly Hills | Free | Free | 7 7 free |
| 4 | Calistoga | Free | Free | 10 10 free |
| 5 | Cambria | Free | Free | 6 6 free |
| 6 | Canoga Park | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 7 | Carmel-by-the-sea | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 8 | Chatsworth | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 9 | Claremont | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 10 | Coarsegold | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 11 | Coronado | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 12 | Dana Point | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 13 | Eureka | Free | Free | 7 7 free |
| 14 | Gardena | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 15 | Geyserville | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 16 | Hawthorne | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 17 | Huntington Beach | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 18 | Jenner | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 19 | Joshua Tree | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 20 | Little River | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 21 | Los Gatos | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 22 | Mammoth Lakes | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 23 | Manhattan Beach | Free | Free | 10 10 free |
| 24 | Mendocino | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 25 | Mission Hills | Free | Free | 4 4 free |
| 26 | Mission Viejo | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 27 | Monrovia | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 28 | Montebello | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 29 | Murphys | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 30 | Newport Beach | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 31 | North Hollywood | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 32 | Orange | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 33 | Palm Springs | Free | Free | 27 27 free |
| 34 | Palmdale | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 35 | Placerville | Free | Free | 12 12 free |
| 36 | Redding | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 37 | Redlands | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 38 | San Pedro | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 39 | San Rafael | Free | Free | 4 4 free |
| 40 | San Simeon | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 41 | Santa Ynez | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 42 | Santee | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 43 | Sausalito | Free | Free | 4 4 free |
| 44 | Solvang | Free | Free | 4 4 free |
| 45 | Somerset | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 46 | South Lake Tahoe | Free | Free | 9 9 free |
| 47 | Tahoe City | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 48 | Templeton | Free | Free | 5 5 free |
| 49 | Three Rivers | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 50 | Truckee | Free | Free | 4 4 free |
| 51 | Turlock | Free | Free | 4 4 free |
| 52 | Universal City | Free | Free | 3 3 free |
| 53 | Vacaville | Free | Free | 10 10 free |
| 54 | Winchester | Free | Free | 4 4 free |
| 55 | Healdsburg | $0.02/kWh | Free | 18 17 free |
| 56 | Santa Cruz | $0.02/kWh | Free | 11 10 free |
| 57 | Oakland | $0.03/kWh | Free | 7 6 free |
| 58 | St. Helena | $0.03/kWh | Free | 20 19 free |
| 59 | Anaheim | $0.04/kWh | Free | 7 5 free |
| 60 | Cupertino | $0.04/kWh | Free | 5 3 free |
| 61 | Ventura | $0.04/kWh | Free | 8 6 free |
| 62 | Napa | $0.04/kWh | Free | 16 14 free |
| 63 | Paso Robles | $0.04/kWh | Free | 26 24 free |
| 64 | Fremont | $0.04/kWh | Free | 9 8 free |
| 65 | Culver City | $0.05/kWh | Free | 9 8 free |
| 66 | San Francisco | $0.05/kWh | Free | 45 40 free |
| 67 | Santa Monica | $0.05/kWh | Free | 28 24 free |
| 68 | Pasadena | $0.05/kWh | Free | 20 17 free |
| 69 | Pleasanton | $0.06/kWh | Free | 4 3 free |
| 70 | Davis | $0.06/kWh | Free | 9 8 free |
| 71 | Carson | $0.06/kWh | Free | 8 7 free |
| 72 | Santa Barbara | $0.06/kWh | Free | 17 14 free |
| 73 | Riverside | $0.06/kWh | Free | 6 5 free |
| 74 | Richmond | $0.07/kWh | Free | 6 5 free |
| 75 | Thousand Oaks | $0.07/kWh | Free | 8 7 free |
| 76 | Palm Desert | $0.07/kWh | Free | 7 6 free |
| 77 | San Mateo | $0.09/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 78 | Goleta | $0.09/kWh | Free | 4 3 free |
| 79 | Pismo Beach | $0.09/kWh | Free | 9 7 free |
| 80 | San Dimas | $0.09/kWh | Free | 5 4 free |
| 81 | Chula Vista | $0.09/kWh | Free | 11 9 free |
| 82 | Monterey | $0.09/kWh | Free | 7 5 free |
| 83 | Long Beach | $0.09/kWh | Free | 12 10 free |
| 84 | Visalia | $0.09/kWh | Free | 6 5 free |
| 85 | San Luis Obispo | $0.10/kWh | Free | 13 11 free |
| 86 | Camarillo | $0.10/kWh | Free | 4 3 free |
| 87 | Oxnard | $0.11/kWh | Free | 7 6 free |
| 88 | Palo Alto | $0.11/kWh | Free | 22 12 free |
| 89 | Elk Grove | $0.11/kWh | Free | 6 5 free |
| 90 | Merced | $0.11/kWh | Free | 4 3 free |
| 91 | Newark | $0.11/kWh | Free | 4 3 free |
| 92 | Burbank | $0.11/kWh | Free | 4 3 free |
| 93 | Pomona | $0.12/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 94 | Van Nuys | $0.12/kWh | Free | 6 4 free |
| 95 | Clovis | $0.13/kWh | Free | 4 3 free |
| 96 | Ferndale | $0.13/kWh | Free | 4 3 free |
| 97 | Corona | $0.13/kWh | Free | 6 5 free |
| 98 | Costa Mesa | $0.13/kWh | Free | 9 7 free |
| 99 | Hayward | $0.13/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 100 | Simi Valley | $0.13/kWh | Free | 7 5 free |
| 101 | Los Angeles | $0.14/kWh | Free | 127 87 free |
| 102 | Fresno | $0.14/kWh | Free | 13 9 free |
| 103 | Fairfield | $0.14/kWh | Free | 5 4 free |
| 104 | Rohnert Park | $0.15/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 105 | West Hollywood | $0.15/kWh | Free | 6 4 free |
| 106 | Salinas | $0.15/kWh | Free | 5 4 free |
| 107 | Novato | $0.16/kWh | Free | 5 2 free |
| 108 | Santa Rosa | $0.16/kWh | Free | 5 3 free |
| 109 | Santa Maria | $0.16/kWh | Free | 10 6 free |
| 110 | Carlsbad | $0.16/kWh | Free | 7 5 free |
| 111 | San Jose | $0.16/kWh | Free | 34 22 free |
| 112 | Carmel | $0.17/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 113 | Kerman | $0.17/kWh | Free | 3 1 free |
| 114 | SF | $0.17/kWh | Free | 3 1 free |
| 115 | EL Cajon | $0.17/kWh | Free | 8 6 free |
| 116 | Sacramento | $0.17/kWh | Free | 35 23 free |
| 117 | Chico | $0.17/kWh | Free | 8 5 free |
| 118 | Pacific Palisades | $0.17/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 119 | Roseville | $0.17/kWh | Free | 8 4 free |
| 120 | Ontario | $0.18/kWh | Free | 4 3 free |
| 121 | Dublin | $0.18/kWh | Free | 5 2 free |
| 122 | Irvine | $0.18/kWh | Free | 7 4 free |
| 123 | Escondido | $0.19/kWh | Free | 6 4 free |
| 124 | Newbury Park | $0.19/kWh | Free | 4 3 free |
| 125 | Downey | $0.19/kWh | Free | 7 4 free |
| 126 | Woodland | $0.20/kWh | Free | 8 5 free |
| 127 | Pala | $0.20/kWh | Free | 10 7 free |
| 128 | Citrus Heights | $0.20/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 129 | San Diego | $0.21/kWh | Free | 82 50 free |
| 130 | Burlingame | $0.21/kWh | Free | 4 2 free |
| 131 | Lancaster | $0.22/kWh | Free | 5 2 free |
| 132 | Oroville | $0.22/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 133 | Temecula | $0.22/kWh | Free | 6 4 free |
| 134 | Malibu | $0.22/kWh | Free | 5 3 free |
| 135 | Sunnyvale | $0.23/kWh | Free | 10 4 free |
| 136 | Mountain View | $0.24/kWh | Free | 5 3 free |
| 137 | Bakersfield | $0.24/kWh | Free | 7 4 free |
| 138 | Westminster | $0.24/kWh | Free | 4 2 free |
| 139 | Westlake Village | $0.25/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 140 | Modesto | $0.25/kWh | Free | 7 3 free |
| 141 | Windsor | $0.25/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 142 | Petaluma | $0.26/kWh | Free | 5 3 free |
| 143 | Santa Clarita | $0.26/kWh | Free | 4 1 free |
| 144 | Watsonville | $0.27/kWh | $0.22/kWh | 5 |
| 145 | Folsom | $0.28/kWh | Free | 4 2 free |
| 146 | LA Jolla | $0.28/kWh | Free | 8 4 free |
| 147 | Northridge | $0.28/kWh | Free | 12 1 free |
| 148 | Santa Clara | $0.29/kWh | Free | 8 4 free |
| 149 | Milpitas | $0.30/kWh | Free | 7 1 free |
| 150 | San Ramon | $0.32/kWh | Free | 6 2 free |
| 151 | Oceanside | $0.33/kWh | Free | 4 2 free |
| 152 | Stockton | $0.33/kWh | Free | 12 5 free |
| 153 | Torrance | $0.33/kWh | Free | 9 4 free |
| 154 | Tustin | $0.33/kWh | Free | 5 2 free |
| 155 | Half Moon Bay | $0.33/kWh | Free | 3 1 free |
| 156 | Pleasant Hill | $0.33/kWh | Free | 3 2 free |
| 157 | San Bruno | $0.33/kWh | Free | 3 1 free |
| 158 | Santa Ana | $0.34/kWh | Free | 7 1 free |
| 159 | South San Francisco | $0.34/kWh | Free | 7 3 free |
| 160 | Marina Del Rey | $0.34/kWh | Free | 4 1 free |
| 161 | Moreno Valley | $0.36/kWh | Free | 3 1 free |
| 162 | Fallbrook | $0.37/kWh | Free | 3 1 free |
| 163 | Arvin | $0.40/kWh | $0.28/kWh | 4 |
| 164 | Redwood City | $0.40/kWh | Free | 3 1 free |
| 165 | Campbell | $0.41/kWh | Free | 8 1 free |
| 166 | Aliso Viejo | $0.42/kWh | $0.42/kWh | 3 |
| 167 | San Marcos | $0.42/kWh | Free | 4 1 free |
| 168 | Lodi | $0.46/kWh | Free | 4 2 free |
| 169 | Marina | $0.53/kWh | $0.45/kWh | 3 |
| 170 | West Sacramento | $0.55/kWh | $0.44/kWh | 4 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which city has the cheapest EV charging in California?
As of October 20, 2026, Auburn has the lowest average published rate at Free per kWh across 3 priced stations.
How are California cities ranked for charging cost?
Each city's figure is the average of every station with a published $/kWh price in that city (cities need at least 3 priced stations to be ranked). Cities are sorted cheapest to most expensive.