Report: Daly City most affordable place in California to buy a used car

SAN FRANCISCO — A just-released study by Autolist.com, its Fall 2017 quarterly rankings, reports that Daly City, California was the most affordable city in the state to purchase a used vehicle during the third quarter.

After analyzing 192 cities across its database, Autolist named the top 10 cities in the US (over 250k population):

1. Miami, Florida
2. New York, New York
3. Tampa, Florida
4. Newark, New Jersey
5. Atlanta, Georgia
6. Washington, DC
7. Plano, Texas
8. Buffalo, NY
9. Jacksonville, FL
10. Detroit, MI

Other highlights of the study included:

• The fastest selling used vehicle in Q3 was a hybrid – the Toyota Prius C – with an average time on market of 51 days. Another hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt, was the 3rd fastest selling vehicle at 54 days.
• While Florida maintained its #1 most affordable state nationwide, Georgia saw the largest movement in the state rankings, rising five spots to #11 overall.
• The most affordable vehicles in Q3 included the Ford Fusion, with prices averaging $283 below expectations; the Ram Pickup 2500, with prices $734 below expectations; and the Hummer H2, with prices $798 below expectations.

For the full national quarterly report, including complete state rankings and the most affordable city in every state, click here: Fall 2017 Quarterly Report.

To see how your city and county compares to others in your state in real-time, visit our Daly City specific tool: https://www.autolist.com/daly city-ca#section=affordability-rankings