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Across the 257 California towns we route calls in, 51% of housing units are detached houses and 39% are in multi-unit buildings. That split decides who owns the machine under the sink, which decides who pays for it.

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Across the 257 California towns covered here, 51% of housing units are detached houses, 39% are in multi-unit buildings and 3% are manufactured homes. That split decides who owns the machine under the sink, and therefore who arranges and pays for the repair.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024.

SinkGrind is a referral service, not a contractor. We connect homeowners with independent contractors. Contractors are required to hold whatever credential their state or municipality demands. Every state page sets out who licenses plumbers there and where to check, so you can confirm before work begins. We carry out no work, we sell no equipment, we do not set prices, and we never charge homeowners anything — the contractors in our network pay us when we route them a call.

How California is built

Housing type	Share of housing units
Detached houses	51%
Attached houses	8%
Multi-unit buildings	39%
Manufactured and mobile homes	3%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024 (units in structure), 2023 release. Universe: 7,140,128 housing units including vacant ones, across the areas we cover.

The state does not divide evenly: 101 California towns lead on single-family housing, 84 California towns lead on detached houses, 36 California towns lead on a mix of building types, 27 California towns lead on multi-unit buildings, 9 California towns lead on manufactured homes. That is why the town pages below carry their own figure rather than inheriting this one.

The largest towns we route

Town	Detached	Multi-unit	Housing units
Los Angeles	29%	65%	883,901
San Francisco	18%	69%	410,569
Bakersfield	72%	20%	193,044
Long Beach	41%	53%	184,521
Oakland	43%	52%	181,312
Irvine	37%	43%	120,368
Anaheim	41%	48%	114,786
Riverside	67%	25%	111,154

Checking a plumber in California

California licenses are issued by the Contractors State License Board, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins. California licenses the C-36 plumbing contractor; there is no state journeyman license.

Towns we route in California

Acton 89% detached · under 1% multi-unit
Albany 51% detached · 44% multi-unit
Alhambra 31% detached · 55% multi-unit
Aliso Viejo 36% detached · 38% multi-unit
Altadena 90% detached · 7% multi-unit
American Canyon 74% detached · 11% multi-unit
Anaheim 41% detached · 48% multi-unit
Arcadia 63% detached · 28% multi-unit
Arcata 51% detached · 37% multi-unit
Artesia 72% detached · 23% multi-unit
Arvin 74% detached · 17% multi-unit
Azusa 57% detached · 25% multi-unit
Bakersfield 72% detached · 20% multi-unit
Baldwin Park 71% detached · 20% multi-unit
Banning 72% detached · 8% multi-unit
Bayside 96% detached · 0% multi-unit
Beaumont 86% detached · 5% multi-unit
Bellflower 49% detached · 38% multi-unit
Belvedere Tiburon 66% detached · 28% multi-unit
Benicia 64% detached · 21% multi-unit
Berkeley 43% detached · 53% multi-unit
Beverly Hills 48% detached · 50% multi-unit
Bloomington 84% detached · 7% multi-unit
Blue Lake 66% detached · 13% multi-unit
Blythe 51% detached · 18% multi-unit
Brea 54% detached · 30% multi-unit
Brisbane 48% detached · 35% multi-unit
Buena Park 58% detached · 31% multi-unit
Burbank 44% detached · 49% multi-unit
Burlingame 60% detached · 37% multi-unit
Cabazon 74% detached · 0% multi-unit
Calimesa 67% detached · 2% multi-unit
Canyon Country 54% detached · 30% multi-unit
Capistrano Beach 65% detached · 22% multi-unit
Carlotta 90% detached · 2% multi-unit
Carson 71% detached · 13% multi-unit
Cathedral City 57% detached · 23% multi-unit
Cerritos 81% detached · 12% multi-unit
Chatsworth 58% detached · 27% multi-unit
Chino 69% detached · 20% multi-unit
Chino Hills 76% detached · 16% multi-unit
Claremont 70% detached · 20% multi-unit
Coachella 72% detached · 22% multi-unit
Colton 60% detached · 32% multi-unit
Compton 64% detached · 23% multi-unit
Concord 58% detached · 32% multi-unit
Corona 73% detached · 19% multi-unit
Corona Del Mar 59% detached · 21% multi-unit
Corte Madera 71% detached · 20% multi-unit
Costa Mesa 40% detached · 48% multi-unit
Covina 60% detached · 29% multi-unit
Crockett 66% detached · 26% multi-unit
Culver City 36% detached · 54% multi-unit
Cypress 61% detached · 19% multi-unit
Daly City 49% detached · 35% multi-unit
Dana Point 49% detached · 37% multi-unit
Diamond Bar 71% detached · 17% multi-unit
Downey 57% detached · 36% multi-unit
Duarte 67% detached · 22% multi-unit
Eastvale 86% detached · 11% multi-unit
El Cerrito 66% detached · 29% multi-unit
El Monte 54% detached · 32% multi-unit
El Segundo 40% detached · 54% multi-unit
El Sobrante 76% detached · 17% multi-unit
Emeryville 23% detached · 70% multi-unit
Encino 53% detached · 43% multi-unit
Eureka 68% detached · 22% multi-unit
Fairfield 84% detached · 12% multi-unit
Ferndale 84% detached · 10% multi-unit
Fontana 77% detached · 17% multi-unit
Foothill Ranch 66% detached · 19% multi-unit
Fortuna 70% detached · 18% multi-unit
Fountain Valley 68% detached · 20% multi-unit
Fullerton 52% detached · 38% multi-unit
Garden Grove 54% detached · 32% multi-unit
Gardena 46% detached · 40% multi-unit
Glendale 30% detached · 66% multi-unit
Glendora 71% detached · 16% multi-unit
Granada Hills 82% detached · 15% multi-unit
Grand Terrace 57% detached · 30% multi-unit
Greenbrae 59% detached · 35% multi-unit
Hacienda Heights 79% detached · 12% multi-unit
Harbor City 37% detached · 40% multi-unit
Hawaiian Gardens 51% detached · 32% multi-unit
Hawthorne 32% detached · 61% multi-unit
Hayward 53% detached · 31% multi-unit
Hemet 53% detached · 15% multi-unit
Hercules 59% detached · 21% multi-unit
Hermosa Beach 46% detached · 44% multi-unit
Highland 71% detached · 16% multi-unit
Homeland 30% detached · 0% multi-unit
Huntington Beach 46% detached · 38% multi-unit
Hydesville 89% detached · 0% multi-unit
Indian Wells 62% detached · 11% multi-unit
Indio 66% detached · 21% multi-unit
Inglewood 37% detached · 55% multi-unit
Irvine 37% detached · 43% multi-unit
Jurupa Valley 80% detached · 10% multi-unit
Keene 83% detached · 0% multi-unit
Kneeland 88% detached · under 1% multi-unit
La Canada Flintridge 93% detached · 4% multi-unit
La Habra 57% detached · 32% multi-unit
La Mirada 78% detached · 16% multi-unit
La Palma 68% detached · 24% multi-unit
La Puente 79% detached · 10% multi-unit
La Quinta 76% detached · 12% multi-unit
La Verne 64% detached · 19% multi-unit
Ladera Ranch 57% detached · 20% multi-unit
Lafayette 78% detached · 17% multi-unit
Laguna Beach 67% detached · 24% multi-unit
Laguna Hills 57% detached · 23% multi-unit
Laguna Niguel 55% detached · 26% multi-unit
Laguna Woods 8% detached · 68% multi-unit
Lake Elsinore 78% detached · 11% multi-unit
Lake Forest 52% detached · 26% multi-unit
Lakewood 81% detached · 14% multi-unit
Lamont 75% detached · 19% multi-unit
Larkspur 45% detached · 50% multi-unit
Lawndale 61% detached · 25% multi-unit
Loleta 78% detached · 12% multi-unit
Loma Linda 53% detached · 35% multi-unit
Lomita 52% detached · 35% multi-unit
Lompoc 61% detached · 26% multi-unit
Long Beach 41% detached · 53% multi-unit
Los Alamitos 67% detached · 26% multi-unit
Los Angeles 29% detached · 65% multi-unit
Manhattan Beach 68% detached · 23% multi-unit
March Air Reserve Base 47% detached · 46% multi-unit
Marina Del Rey 7% detached · 87% multi-unit
Martinez 64% detached · 18% multi-unit
Mckinleyville 74% detached · 11% multi-unit
Menifee 85% detached · 5% multi-unit
Mentone 66% detached · 20% multi-unit
Midway City 37% detached · 40% multi-unit
Mill Valley 73% detached · 21% multi-unit
Millbrae 64% detached · 33% multi-unit
Mira Loma 69% detached · 19% multi-unit
Mission Hills 71% detached · 15% multi-unit
Mission Viejo 71% detached · 17% multi-unit
Monrovia 61% detached · 29% multi-unit
Montclair 57% detached · 28% multi-unit
Montebello 47% detached · 42% multi-unit
Monterey Park 56% detached · 34% multi-unit
Moraga 71% detached · 15% multi-unit
Moreno Valley 78% detached · 18% multi-unit
Murrieta 78% detached · 13% multi-unit
Newhall 44% detached · 36% multi-unit
Newport Beach 41% detached · 41% multi-unit
Newport Coast 67% detached · 19% multi-unit
Norco 95% detached · 3% multi-unit
North Hollywood 30% detached · 65% multi-unit
Norwalk 75% detached · 19% multi-unit
Nuevo 73% detached · 2% multi-unit
Oakland 43% detached · 52% multi-unit
Ontario 58% detached · 29% multi-unit
Orange 57% detached · 31% multi-unit
Orinda 95% detached · 4% multi-unit
Pacific Palisades 71% detached · 19% multi-unit
Pacifica 74% detached · 19% multi-unit
Pacoima 70% detached · 20% multi-unit
Palm Desert 45% detached · 20% multi-unit
Palm Springs 40% detached · 41% multi-unit
Palos Verdes Peninsula 87% detached · 7% multi-unit
Panorama City 31% detached · 63% multi-unit
Paramount 44% detached · 34% multi-unit
Pasadena 45% detached · 48% multi-unit
Perris 71% detached · 8% multi-unit
Pico Rivera 76% detached · 17% multi-unit
Pinole 73% detached · 14% multi-unit
Placentia 60% detached · 26% multi-unit
Playa Del Rey 22% detached · 75% multi-unit
Playa Vista 5% detached · 93% multi-unit
Pleasant Hill 60% detached · 30% multi-unit
Pomona 60% detached · 27% multi-unit
Porter Ranch 79% detached · 13% multi-unit
Rancho Cucamonga 63% detached · 27% multi-unit
Rancho Mirage 57% detached · 11% multi-unit
Rancho Palos Verdes 76% detached · 17% multi-unit
Rancho Santa Margarita 48% detached · 30% multi-unit
Redlands 60% detached · 33% multi-unit
Redondo Beach 47% detached · 36% multi-unit
Reseda 53% detached · 39% multi-unit
Rialto 69% detached · 21% multi-unit
Richmond 62% detached · 29% multi-unit
Rio Dell 80% detached · 15% multi-unit
Riverside 67% detached · 25% multi-unit
Rosemead 73% detached · 12% multi-unit
Ross 95% detached · 5% multi-unit
Rowland Heights 70% detached · 22% multi-unit
San Anselmo 79% detached · 18% multi-unit
San Bernardino 59% detached · 30% multi-unit
San Bruno 57% detached · 39% multi-unit
San Clemente 56% detached · 30% multi-unit
San Dimas 61% detached · 19% multi-unit
San Fernando 75% detached · 16% multi-unit
San Francisco 18% detached · 69% multi-unit
San Gabriel 62% detached · 29% multi-unit
San Jacinto 72% detached · 8% multi-unit
San Juan Capistrano 57% detached · 12% multi-unit
San Marino 97% detached · 2% multi-unit
San Mateo 41% detached · 47% multi-unit
San Pablo 54% detached · 34% multi-unit
San Pedro 42% detached · 50% multi-unit
San Rafael 54% detached · 36% multi-unit
Santa Ana 49% detached · 39% multi-unit
Santa Clarita 80% detached · 10% multi-unit
Santa Fe Springs 62% detached · 27% multi-unit
Santa Maria 69% detached · 17% multi-unit
Santa Monica 21% detached · 76% multi-unit
Sausalito 37% detached · 43% multi-unit
Scotia 96% detached · 0% multi-unit
Seal Beach 35% detached · 40% multi-unit
Shafter 82% detached · 8% multi-unit
Sherman Oaks 35% detached · 62% multi-unit
Sierra Madre 63% detached · 26% multi-unit
Signal Hill 38% detached · 54% multi-unit
Silverado 92% detached · 5% multi-unit
Simi Valley 71% detached · 18% multi-unit
South El Monte 60% detached · 22% multi-unit
South Pasadena 44% detached · 48% multi-unit
South San Francisco 59% detached · 29% multi-unit
Stanton 30% detached · 42% multi-unit
Stevenson Ranch 61% detached · 28% multi-unit
Studio City 40% detached · 56% multi-unit
Sun Valley 61% detached · 31% multi-unit
Sunset Beach 57% detached · 40% multi-unit
Sylmar 64% detached · 20% multi-unit
Tarzana 47% detached · 43% multi-unit
Temple City 78% detached · 15% multi-unit
Thousand Palms 46% detached · 2% multi-unit
Topanga 93% detached · 2% multi-unit
Torrance 52% detached · 39% multi-unit
Trabuco Canyon 80% detached · 6% multi-unit
Trinidad 90% detached · under 1% multi-unit
Tustin 37% detached · 44% multi-unit
Union City 60% detached · 23% multi-unit
Upland 59% detached · 30% multi-unit
Valencia 62% detached · 24% multi-unit
Vallejo 68% detached · 25% multi-unit
Valley Village 28% detached · 68% multi-unit
Van Nuys 33% detached · 62% multi-unit
Venice 40% detached · 54% multi-unit
Villa Park 97% detached · under 1% multi-unit
Walnut 86% detached · 5% multi-unit
Walnut Creek 40% detached · 47% multi-unit
West Covina 65% detached · 26% multi-unit
West Hollywood 20% detached · 77% multi-unit
Westminster 55% detached · 28% multi-unit
Whittier 71% detached · 23% multi-unit
Wildomar 69% detached · 10% multi-unit
Willow Creek 75% detached · 9% multi-unit
Wilmington 42% detached · 47% multi-unit
Winchester 89% detached · 5% multi-unit
Wofford Heights 42% detached · 1% multi-unit
Woodland Hills 74% detached · 23% multi-unit
Yorba Linda 75% detached · 10% multi-unit
Yucaipa 70% detached · 8% multi-unit

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