Is UC Davis the way to go for CS?

You need to talk it over with your parents and decide which it is. The top 1% have annual incomes over $700K, the top 0.1% have incomes approaching $3 million and above. And I bet they have some savings tucked away. For these people, $60K/yr is not a burden (or in some cases even noticeable).

how do you define “worth it”? If you mean a difference in job prospects, as has been pointed out already you’ll be marketable in CS from Davis or anywhere else. If you want smaller classes, or to get a college experience in a different part of the country, or to have the cachet of having an exclusive college degree, then some of the private schools already mentioned may be a good choice depending on what your parents agree is your financial situation.