The median house price of residential real estate in California has increased notably since 2012. After a brief correction in property prices in 2022, the median price reached 756,200 U.S. dollars in December 2023.

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In October 2024, the median sales price of an existing single-family home in San Mateo, California was two million U.S. dollars. This was more than double the median sales price in the state of California. The most affordable county was Trinity, where an existing single family home sold for approximately 205,000 U.S. dollars.

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Mexico Average House Price: Baja California data was reported at 903,598.000 MXN in Mar 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 720,437.000 MXN for Dec 2018. Mexico Average House Price: Baja California data is updated quarterly, averaging 658,724.000 MXN from Dec 2014 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 903,598.000 MXN in Mar 2019 and a record low of 562,050.000 MXN in Dec 2014. Mexico Average House Price: Baja California data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Mortgage Society. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.EB005: Average House Price.

Existing single family homes in California have been selling faster than ever in the past year. As of March 2022, the median time between a new listing and a purchase in the major counties in California was below 15 days, whereas in August 2019, it was between 12 and 33 days. The robust demand for properties in California has led to substantial house price growth in almost all counties in California in the past year.

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In October 2024, the median sales price of an existing single-family home in Del Norte, California saw an increase of nearly 30 percent, compared to the 5.8 percent increase in the state. 20 counties saw prices fall during this period. In Trinity, the median sales price of single-family homes decreased by approximately 36 percent.

All-Transactions House Price Index for California was 968.88000 Index 1980 Q1=100 in October of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All-Transactions House Price Index for California reached a record high of 968.88000 in October of 2024 and a record low of 41.69000 in January of 1975. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All-Transactions House Price Index for California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

In October 2024, the median square footage sales price of a single-family home in the San Francisco Bay Area was approximately 752 U.S. dollars. Condos, on the other hand, sold for 686 U.S. dollars per square foot. The Far North was the most affordable region with sales price of 250 and 203 U.S. dollars for single family homes and condos, respectively.

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The number of homes sold in California declined for the second year in a row in 2023, reaching roughly 260,000. The most homes were sold in 2021, amounting to over 442,000 transactions. Despite the slowdown of the market, the median home price in California peaked in 2023.

In 2022, San Mateo, San Francisco, and Santa Clara were the most expensive districts for housing in the San Francisco Bay Area. In San Francisco, the average square footage price of single-family homes exceeded 1,000 U.S. dollars per square foot. Housing in Solano, on the other hand, was most affordable, with the average square footage price for single family homes at 370 U.S. dollars.

How expensive is buying a home in San Francisco? Few metros in the U.S. are more expensive than San Francisco, CA. In 2022, the median sales price of existing single-family homes in San Francisco was about 1.4 million U.S. dollars, making it the second priciest market in the U.S. House prices in the Golden City, were not always so high: in 2014, a two-bedroom house in the Bay Area would sell for less than 500,000 U.S. dollars but since then, the median price has more than doubled.

How much does renting an apartment cost? Despite rents falling in 2020, renting in San Francisco is still far from cheap. Renting a two-bedroom apartment cost close to 4,000 U.S. dollars in 2021. California is one of the least affordable states for renters. In fact, to afford to rent such an apartment, a household needs approximately three full time jobs at minimum wage or two full time jobs at mean wage.

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Housing Inventory: Average Listing Price in California was 1487934.00000 U.S. $ in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Housing Inventory: Average Listing Price in California reached a record high of 1610501.00000 in May of 2023 and a record low of 915837.00000 in September of 2016. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Housing Inventory: Average Listing Price in California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

The median house price in 94027, Atherton, California, was about 8.3 million U.S. dollars. This made it the most expensive zip code in the United States in 2023. 11962 Sagaponack, N.Y., was the runner-up with a median house price of about 8.1 million U.S. dollars. Of the 10 most expensive zip codes in the United States in 2026, six were in California.

Median Home Sale Price: sa: All Residential: Anaheim, CA data was reported at 751.000 USD th in Jul 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 743.000 USD th for Jun 2020. Median Home Sale Price: sa: All Residential: Anaheim, CA data is updated monthly, averaging 616.500 USD th from Feb 2012 (Median) to Jul 2020, with 102 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 758.000 USD th in Feb 2020 and a record low of 393.000 USD th in Feb 2012. Median Home Sale Price: sa: All Residential: Anaheim, CA data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Redfin. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EB057: Median Home Sale Price: by Metropolitan Areas: Seasonally Adjusted.

Median Home Sale Price: All Residential: Chico, CA data was reported at 375.000 USD th in Jul 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 363.000 USD th for Jun 2020. Median Home Sale Price: All Residential: Chico, CA data is updated monthly, averaging 256.500 USD th from Feb 2012 (Median) to Jul 2020, with 102 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 375.000 USD th in Jul 2020 and a record low of 160.000 USD th in May 2012. Median Home Sale Price: All Residential: Chico, CA data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Redfin. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EB056: Median Home Sale Price: by Metropolitan Areas.