California: home prices and housing market

State · price index through 2026-Q2

Median home value Estimate
$799,000
ACS 2020-2024 median $734,700, updated to 2026-Q2 with the price index
1-year change
+0.9%
FHFA House Price Index
5 years / 10 years
+28.1% / +76.2%
Change in the price index
Median rent (monthly)
$2,036
Gross yield ≈ 3.3% (rent × 12 ÷ value)
Housing units
14,644,735
7,567,568 owner-occupied
Rank in United States
#2 of 51
By price · #49 by growth

Price index annual average

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Price index

FHFA House Price Index (all transactions): quarterly averages for states, annual index for counties.

Compared with larger areas

AreaMedian (estimate)1 year5 years10 years
United States $370,500 +1.2%+27.9%+80.6%
California $799,000 +0.9%+28.1%+76.2%

Home prices by county in California 58 areas · highest first

CountyMedian (estimate)1 year5 years10 yearsRent (monthly)
San Mateo County $1,664,800 −0.6% +22.5% +49.1% $2,922
Santa Clara County $1,657,500 −0.6% +34.9% +63.9% $2,857
Marin County $1,574,000 −0.8% +25.4% +45.0% $2,668
San Francisco County $1,422,800 +0.5% +13.7% +33.7% $2,476
Orange County $1,155,000 +3.3% +53.5% +89.0% $2,434
Alameda County $1,081,100 −1.9% +23.3% +62.1% $2,357
Santa Cruz County $1,052,200 +0.3% +30.1% +60.7% $2,264
San Diego County $976,300 +0.7% +53.6% +99.1% $2,246
San Luis Obispo County $948,200 +3.3% +47.5% +84.9% $1,992
Los Angeles County $928,100 +1.7% +43.3% +86.9% $1,954
Santa Barbara County $923,700 +3.3% +56.3% +87.8% $2,131
Ventura County $922,900 +2.0% +44.1% +77.9% $2,317
Napa County $904,700 −1.0% +27.2% +63.0% $2,237
Contra Costa County $868,600 ±0.0% +30.5% +71.0% $2,375
Monterey County $862,900 +1.3% +43.9% +93.8% $2,055
Sonoma County $852,800 +0.5% +25.2% +60.2% $2,158
San Benito County $792,600 +0.8% +29.5% +71.5% $1,992
Mono County $723,200 +7.4% +49.6% +85.8% $1,629
Placer County $706,200 +0.9% +33.5% +72.2% $2,069
El Dorado County $689,000 +0.5% +31.7% +69.5% $1,715
Nevada County $629,200 +0.9% +26.6% +64.4% $1,677
Yolo County $626,700 −0.9% +30.0% +68.7% $1,857
Solano County $621,600 −0.3% +29.5% +76.1% $2,163
Riverside County $616,000 +1.3% +54.3% +105.4% $1,901
Alpine County $590,200 +9.1% +40.3% +85.2% —
San Bernardino County $552,400 +1.2% +52.2% +102.8% $1,801
Sacramento County $551,500 +0.6% +36.9% +91.2% $1,790
San Joaquin County $540,500 −0.9% +38.7% +93.1% $1,734
Mendocino County $519,300 +0.7% +22.8% +58.8% $1,317
Stanislaus County $478,600 +1.4% +40.7% +97.7% $1,623
Calaveras County $461,800 −1.0% +31.0% +75.6% $1,625
Humboldt County $458,500 −0.2% +34.4% +73.5% $1,287
Amador County $454,400 +2.0% +27.6% +69.4% $1,421
Sutter County $452,500 +0.6% +35.8% +95.7% $1,439
Tuolumne County $442,200 ±0.0% +29.7% +64.6% $1,302
Madera County $432,200 +1.2% +49.6% +105.0% $1,390
Butte County $430,900 +0.5% +23.3% +73.8% $1,414
Fresno County $430,500 +2.3% +49.3% +98.0% $1,392
Yuba County $420,000 +0.6% +37.4% +103.8% $1,311
Merced County $419,100 +0.8% +45.7% +104.7% $1,343
Colusa County $417,600 +1.7% +35.8% +96.5% $1,157
Mariposa County $398,900 +9.9% +36.6% +71.5% $1,305
Inyo County $396,500 +6.6% +53.1% +87.9% $1,189
Plumas County $384,700 +12.7% +39.3% +87.6% $1,194
Imperial County $382,600 +7.3% +59.7% +109.0% $1,056
Kern County $378,500 +2.0% +51.0% +87.6% $1,300
Tulare County $377,700 +3.8% +53.3% +101.6% $1,280
Shasta County $374,900 ±0.0% +29.2% +65.0% $1,317
Del Norte County $374,500 +0.8% +49.6% +112.7% $1,233
Kings County $370,600 +4.8% +50.1% +99.3% $1,331
Trinity County $368,600 +6.4% +32.6% +54.2% $1,073
Glenn County $364,700 +6.9% +29.8% +89.3% $1,120
Tehama County $337,300 +2.5% +28.4% +77.2% $1,184
Siskiyou County $324,200 +4.6% +39.2% +81.0% $1,091
Lake County $321,100 −1.2% +21.7% +69.9% $1,368
Sierra County $297,400 −9.1% +14.2% +57.2% —
Lassen County $283,900 +7.2% +24.5% +64.2% $1,000
Modoc County $247,200 +1.8% +54.3% +76.2% $836

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The median home value is the Census Bureau's ACS 5-year median (owner-reported value of owner-occupied homes), updated to the latest period with the FHFA House Price Index. It is an estimate for the area, not the price of any particular home. These figures do not represent the sale or appraisal value of any specific property.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates; FHFA House Price Index. Compiled by Fudosan Zukan.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
This product uses FHFA data but is neither endorsed nor certified by FHFA.

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