Home values, rents and more in Imperial, CA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Imperial compares
The typical home in Imperial, CA is worth about $444,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Imperial are 16% above the typical value in the El Centro metro area ($382,000) and 21% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Imperial rose 4.5%, compared with +4.7% in the El Centro metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,138 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 19% above the El Centro metro area ($1,803) and 11% above the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $90,195, against $57,681 in the El Centro metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 21,430 people live in Imperial (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Imperial has the highest typical home value of the 7 cities in the El Centro metro area and the 305th-lowest of 886 in California with Zillow figures.
Part of: Imperial County, CA · El Centro 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.