Home values, rents and more in Monterey County, CA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Monterey County, CA compares
The typical home in Monterey County, CA is worth about $841,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Monterey County, CA are about the same as the typical value in the Salinas metro area ($841,000) and 2.3 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Monterey County, CA rose 1.2%, compared with +1.2% in the Salinas metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,771 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Salinas metro area ($2,771) and 43% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.5% over the past year.
The median household income is $97,230, against $97,230 in the Salinas metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 433,729 people live in Monterey County, CA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Monterey County, CA has the 14th-highest typical home value of the 58 counties in California with Zillow figures.
Part of: Salinas metro area · California
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Nearby counties
Cities in Monterey County, CA
- Salinas, CA $748,000
- Seaside, CA $783,000
- Monterey, CA $1,153,000
- Soledad, CA $642,000
- Marina, CA $861,000
- Greenfield, CA $549,000
- Pacific Grove, CA $1,367,000
- King City, CA $531,000
- Gonzales, CA $630,000
- Castroville, CA $677,000
- Carmel Valley, CA $1,418,000
- Del Monte Forest, CA $3,002,000
- Aromas, CA $950,000
- Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA $2,430,000
- Del Rey Oaks, CA $868,000
- Chualar, CA $732,000
- Bradley, CA $664,000
- Moss Landing, CA $836,000
ZIP codes in Monterey County, CA
- 93426 · Bradley $657,000
- 93451 · San Miguel $628,000
- 93901 · Salinas $770,000
- 93905 · Salinas $668,000
- 93906 · Salinas $712,000
- 93907 · Salinas $822,000
- 93908 · Salinas $1,170,000
- 93920 · Big Sur $1,744,000
- 93923 · Carmel-by-the-Sea $2,359,000
- 93924 · Carmel Valley $1,430,000
- 93925 · Chualar $698,000
- 93926 · Gonzales $630,000
- 93927 · Greenfield $549,000
- 93930 · King City $529,000
- 93932 · Lockwood $826,000
- 93933 · Marina $861,000
- 93940 · Monterey $1,120,000
- 93950 · Pacific Grove $1,367,000
- 93953 · Del Monte Forest $2,863,000
- 93955 · Seaside $782,000
- 93960 · Soledad $641,000
- 93962 · Salinas $845,000
- 95004 · Aromas $959,000
- 95012 · Castroville $673,000
- 95039 · Moss Landing $1,080,000
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.