[oh8eleven]

The average listing price nationwide is just approximately $341,000.
Meanwhile, California's average listing price is over twice that.

Most sources I can find list a US average well below $300K.

This Data is 3 years old - but I doubt the decreasing prices have stopped.
And I also doubt it's the home prices holding back the California economy. It's the Libs and their never ending rules, regulations and restrictions.

[Nifster]

wages in California are some of the highest in the nation