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Price study · October 9, 2026

Direct cremation in California: $895 to $5,000

Published by Clouds & Cactus LLC. Prices read October 9, 2026. How we did it

We read the General Price Lists that California funeral homes post on their own websites. For the same service, cremation with no viewing or ceremony, the highest price was 5.6 times the lowest. 49 of 74 homes priced it below the $2,645 national median.

Homes with a price

74

42 cities

Lowest

$895

AAA Cremations

Median

$2,360

National median $2,645 (NFDA)

Highest

$5,000

Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary

By region

  • Los Angeles County44 homes · $998 – $5,000Median$2,440
  • San Diego County10 homes · $895 – $1,595Median$1,183
  • San Francisco Bay Area20 homes · $1,290 – $4,000Median$2,438

Regions differ in how many homes post a usable list, so compare medians with care.

Same city, $3,395 apart

In Glendale, Walter's Funeral Services lists direct cremation at $1,325. Forest Lawn Memorial-Park & Mortuary - Glendale lists it at $4,720. Both prices come from each home’s own list. A family that calls only one home cannot see that gap.

Every price, lowest to highest

  1. AAA CremationsNational City
    $895
  2. Trinity Funeral ServicesSan Diego
    $910
  3. Cremation Society of Los AngelesBell Gardens
    $998
  4. Affordable Funeral Solutions CaliforniaSan Diego
    $1,025
  5. Featheringill MortuarySan Diego
    $1,045
  6. Cremation Services Inc.Vista
    $1,130
  7. Antelope Valley Cremation ServiceLancaster
    $1,195
  8. Farrington Mortuary and CremationSanta Monica
    $1,195
  9. Legacy Funeral CareLa Mesa
    $1,235
  10. Tulip Cremation Northern CaliforniaSan Francisco
    $1,290
  11. Walter's Funeral ServicesGlendale
    $1,325
  12. Care Center Cremation & BurialSan Diego
    $1,350
  13. Argos Cremations & BurialsTorrance
    $1,390
  14. Funerals Your WaySan Diego
    $1,495
  15. Orchid CremationsCarlsbad
    $1,590
  16. East County MortuaryEl Cajon
    $1,595
  17. Honor Cremations - BurlingameBurlingame
    $1,735
  18. Honor Cremations - San JoseSan Jose
    $1,735
  19. Honor Cremations - Walnut CreekWalnut Creek
    $1,735
  20. C.L. Lynch MortuaryTorrance
    $1,750
  21. Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & MortuarySanta Monica
    $1,771
  22. Bay Area Mortuary ServicesSan Jose
    $1,875
  23. McKenzie Mortuary ServicesLong Beach
    $1,895
  24. Diablo Valley Cremation & Funeral Services - ConcordConcord
    $1,900
  25. Diablo Valley Funeral HomeConcord
    $1,900
  26. Beddingfield Funeral ServiceSanta Clara
    $1,930
  27. Lighthouse Memorials & Receptions - GardenaGardena
    $1,970
  28. Pacifica's Chapel by the SeaPacifica
    $1,990
  29. Long Beach Colonial MortuaryLong Beach
    $1,995
  30. California MortuaryDowney
    $2,000
  31. Stricklin/Snively MortuaryLong Beach
    $2,055
  32. Angeleno Valley MortuaryNorth Hollywood
    $2,195
  33. Angeleno MortuaryVan Nuys
    $2,230
  34. Miller Mies Downey MortuaryDowney
    $2,230
  35. Lighthouse Memorials & Receptions - Redondo BeachRedondo Beach
    $2,270
  36. Lighthouse Memorials & Receptions - TorranceTorrance
    $2,270
  37. Funeraria Del Angel Lincoln HeightsLos Angeles
    $2,360
  38. Funeraria Del Angel Van NuysVan Nuys
    $2,360
  39. Funeraria Del Angel West CovinaWest Covina
    $2,360
  40. Glendale Funeral HomeGlendale
    $2,360
  41. Gates Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy Funeral DirectorsSanta Monica
    $2,385
  42. Fernwood Cemetery & Funeral HomeMill Valley
    $2,400
  43. Chapel of the Chimes OaklandOakland
    $2,475
  44. White Emerson MortuaryWhittier
    $2,495
  45. Grant Miller - John Cox MortuaryOakland
    $2,500
  46. Valley Funeral HomeBurbank
    $2,540
  47. Halverson, Stone & Myers MortuaryTorrance
    $2,595
  48. Neptune Society of Central California - San JoseSan Jose
    $2,595
  49. Gates, Kingsley & Gates Praiswater MortuaryCanoga Park
    $2,605
  50. Spangler Mortuary - Los AltosLos Altos
    $2,791
  51. Spangler Mortuary - Mountain ViewMountain View
    $2,791
  52. Spangler Mortuary - SunnyvaleSunnyvale
    $2,791
  53. Sunset View Cemetery & Funeral HomeEl Cerrito
    $2,820
  54. All Souls MortuaryLong Beach
    $2,850
  55. Calvary Mortuary (Catholic Cemeteries & Mortuaries)Los Angeles
    $2,850
  56. Mission Hills Catholic MortuaryMission Hills
    $2,850
  57. Joshua Memorial Park & MortuaryLancaster
    $2,965
  58. Woods-Valentine MortuaryPasadena
    $2,975
  59. Halley-Olsen-Murphy Funerals & CremationsLancaster
    $2,995
  60. Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and MortuaryLos Angeles
    $3,265
  61. Pierce Brothers ValhallaNorth Hollywood
    $3,310
  62. Eternal Valley Memorial Park MortuaryNewhall
    $3,410
  63. Groman Eden MortuaryMission Hills
    $3,460
  64. Better Place - Mill ValleyMill Valley
    $3,495
  65. Ouimet Bros. Concord Funeral ChapelConcord
    $3,495
  66. Hollywood Forever Funeral HomeLos Angeles
    $3,500
  67. Mount Sinai Mortuary - Hollywood HillsLos Angeles
    $3,900
  68. Sneider & Sullivan & O'Connell's Funeral HomeSan Mateo
    $4,000
  69. Douglass & Zook Funeral and Cremation ServicesMonrovia
    $4,720
  70. Forest Lawn Covina HillsCovina
    $4,720
  71. Forest Lawn Memorial-Park & Mortuary - GlendaleGlendale
    $4,720
  72. Forest Lawn Memorial-Park & Mortuary - Hollywood HillsLos Angeles
    $4,720
  73. Forest Lawn Mortuary - ArcadiaArcadia
    $4,720
  74. Hillside Memorial Park and MortuaryLos Angeles
    $5,000

How we did it

California requires a funeral establishment with a website to post either its General Price List behind a “price” link or the list of its goods and services (Business and Professions Code §7685(b)). We checked 255 California funeral home websites on October 9, 2026 and read 120 price lists.

The price shown is the lowest direct cremation line on each list, usually with a container the family provides. We published a home only when that line was clear and comparable. We held back:

  • Price not comparable or unclear28
  • Address or location could not be verified11
  • Price list older than 20257
  • Website blocked automated access75
  • No price list on the website32
  • No usable list for another reason28

A price that excludes the cremation fee or the transfer from the place of death is not comparable with one that includes them, so those homes are not in the ranking. Prices change; each home’s page links to the list we read. The national median is from the NFDA 2023 General Price List Study.

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