Home values, rents and more in Alameda, CA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Alameda compares
The typical home in Alameda, CA is worth about $1,146,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Alameda are about the same as the typical value in the San Francisco metro area ($1,120,000) and 3.1 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Alameda rose 2.1%, compared with +3.1% in the San Francisco metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,876 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 17% below the San Francisco metro area ($3,445) and 49% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 6.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $137,697, against $136,027 in the San Francisco metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 77,238 people live in Alameda (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Alameda has the 38th-lowest typical home value of the 93 cities in the San Francisco metro area and the 163rd-highest of 886 in California with Zillow figures.
Part of: Alameda County, CA · San Francisco metro area · California
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.