Home values, rents and more in California
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How California compares
The typical home in California is worth about $762,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in California are 2.1 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in California rose 0.6%, compared with +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,803 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 45% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $99,122, against $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 39,355,309 people live in California (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
California has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 51 states in the United States with Zillow figures.
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Metro areas in California
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA $360,000
- Bishop, CA $524,000
- Chico, CA $394,000
- Clearlake, CA $302,000
- Crescent City, CA $361,000
- El Centro, CA $382,000
- Eureka-Arcata, CA $413,000
- Fresno, CA $404,000
- Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA $704,000
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA $364,000
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $950,000
- Merced, CA $414,000
- Modesto, CA $461,000
- Napa, CA $869,000
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $870,000
- Red Bluff, CA $315,000
- Redding, CA $368,000
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $580,000
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $573,000
- Salinas, CA $841,000
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $927,000
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $1,120,000
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $1,524,000
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $898,000
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $1,136,000
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $989,000
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $783,000
- Sonora, CA $385,000
- Stockton-Lodi, CA $520,000
- Susanville, CA $231,000
- Truckee-Grass Valley, CA $610,000
- Ukiah, CA $481,000
- Vallejo, CA $571,000
- Visalia, CA $361,000
- Yuba City, CA $425,000
Counties in California
- Alameda County, CA $1,045,000
- Alpine County, CA $508,000
- Amador County, CA $416,000
- Butte County, CA $394,000
- Calaveras County, CA $429,000
- Colusa County, CA $371,000
- Contra Costa County, CA $768,000
- Del Norte County, CA $361,000
- El Dorado County, CA $649,000
- Fresno County, CA $404,000
- Glenn County, CA $360,000
- Humboldt County, CA $413,000
- Imperial County, CA $382,000
- Inyo County, CA $524,000
- Kern County, CA $360,000
- Kings County, CA $364,000
- Lake County, CA $302,000
- Lassen County, CA $231,000
- Los Angeles County, CA $872,000
- Madera County, CA $422,000
- Marin County, CA $1,485,000
- Mariposa County, CA $386,000
- Mendocino County, CA $481,000
- Merced County, CA $414,000
- Modoc County, CA $192,000
- Mono County, CA $759,000
- Monterey County, CA $841,000
- Napa County, CA $869,000
- Nevada County, CA $610,000
- Orange County, CA $1,175,000
- Placer County, CA $685,000
- Plumas County, CA $364,000
- Riverside County, CA $603,000
- Sacramento County, CA $521,000
- San Benito County, CA $763,000
- San Bernardino County, CA $549,000
- San Diego County, CA $927,000
- San Francisco County, CA $1,441,000
- San Joaquin County, CA $520,000
- San Luis Obispo County, CA $898,000
- San Mateo County, CA $1,579,000
- Santa Barbara County, CA $989,000
- Santa Clara County, CA $1,563,000
- Santa Cruz County, CA $1,136,000
- Shasta County, CA $368,000
- Sierra County, CA $323,000
- Siskiyou County, CA $282,000
- Solano County, CA $571,000
- Sonoma County, CA $783,000
- Stanislaus County, CA $461,000
- Sutter County, CA $432,000
- Tehama County, CA $315,000
- Trinity County, CA $235,000
- Tulare County, CA $361,000
- Tuolumne County, CA $385,000
- Ventura County, CA $870,000
- Yolo County, CA $613,000
- Yuba County, CA $415,000
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.