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Counties in California by county house price annual change, sales and refinances

Sierra County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 58 counties in 2016, at 17.27%. Trinity County had the lowest, at -1.73%. The median was 8.2%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest17.27Sierra County
Lowest-1.73Trinity County
Median8.258 counties

All counties, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Sierra CountySierra County: 17.27 %17.27Lake CountyLake County: 11.58 %11.58Alameda CountyAlameda County: 11.43 %11.43San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 11.33 %11.33San Benito CountySan Benito County: 10.97 %10.97Yuba CountyYuba County: 10.51 %10.51San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 10.49 %10.49Napa CountyNapa County: 10.35 %10.35Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 10.31 %10.31Amador CountyAmador County: 9.94 %9.94Monterey CountyMonterey County: 9.91 %9.91Solano CountySolano County: 9.87 %9.87Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 9.71 %9.71San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 9.51 %9.51Sacramento CountySacramento County: 9.46 %9.46Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 9.31 %9.31Colusa CountyColusa County: 9.27 %9.27Sutter CountySutter County: 9.16 %9.16Plumas CountyPlumas County: 9.14 %9.14Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 9.04 %9.04Marin CountyMarin County: 9.01 %9.01Lassen CountyLassen County: 8.98 %8.98Sonoma CountySonoma County: 8.98 %8.98Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 8.81 %8.81Merced CountyMerced County: 8.76 %8.76Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 8.71 %8.71Kings CountyKings County: 8.62 %8.62Yolo CountyYolo County: 8.34 %8.34Imperial CountyImperial County: 8.23 %8.23Nevada CountyNevada County: 8.17 %8.17Glenn CountyGlenn County: 8.11 %8.11San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 7.99 %7.99El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 7.94 %7.94Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 7.9 %7.9Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 7.57 %7.57San Diego CountySan Diego County: 7.42 %7.42Madera CountyMadera County: 7.37 %7.37Butte CountyButte County: 6.89 %6.89San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 6.78 %6.78Placer CountyPlacer County: 6.67 %6.67Riverside CountyRiverside County: 6.63 %6.63Ventura CountyVentura County: 6.63 %6.63Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 6.56 %6.56Orange CountyOrange County: 6.47 %6.47Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 6.46 %6.46Alpine CountyAlpine County: 6.3 %6.3Tulare CountyTulare County: 6.18 %6.18Tehama CountyTehama County: 6.11 %6.11Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 5.7 %5.7Fresno CountyFresno County: 5.57 %5.57Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 5.32 %5.32Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 4.83 %4.83Shasta CountyShasta County: 3.59 %3.59Kern CountyKern County: 3.01 %3.01Inyo CountyInyo County: 2.15 %2.15Mono CountyMono County: 2.09 %2.09Modoc CountyModoc County: -1.17 %-1.17Trinity CountyTrinity County: -1.73 %-1.73
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Sierra County17.27+14.26 pts
2Lake County11.58+1.2 pts
3Alameda County11.43+2.13 pts
4San Mateo County11.33+1.24 pts
5San Benito County10.97+3.82 pts
6Yuba County10.51+4.58 pts
7San Francisco County10.49-0.32 pts
8Napa County10.35+4.12 pts
9Contra Costa County10.31+3.3 pts
10Amador County9.94+0.09 pts
11Monterey County9.91+2.48 pts
12Solano County9.87+2.39 pts
13Santa Clara County9.71+1.52 pts
14San Joaquin County9.51+2.58 pts
15Sacramento County9.46+3.23 pts
16Stanislaus County9.31+1.86 pts
17Colusa County9.27+6.21 pts
18Sutter County9.16+3.76 pts
19Plumas County9.14+3.25 pts
20Santa Cruz County9.04+0.99 pts
21Marin County9.01+2.39 pts
22Lassen County8.98+1.29 pts
22Sonoma County8.98+1.63 pts
24Del Norte County8.81+4.6 pts
25Merced County8.76+1.06 pts
26Mendocino County8.71+1.67 pts
27Kings County8.62+3.92 pts
28Yolo County8.34+2.41 pts
29Imperial County8.23+0.02 pts
30Nevada County8.17+3.67 pts
31Glenn County8.11+1.14 pts
32San Luis Obispo County7.99+3.16 pts
33El Dorado County7.94+2.48 pts
34Calaveras County7.9-1.15 pts
35Los Angeles County7.57+1.93 pts
36San Diego County7.42+3.07 pts
37Madera County7.37+2.32 pts
38Butte County6.89+2.81 pts
39San Bernardino County6.78+0.75 pts
40Placer County6.67+2.53 pts
41Riverside County6.63+1.05 pts
41Ventura County6.63+2.9 pts
43Santa Barbara County6.56+0.28 pts
44Orange County6.47+2.67 pts
45Humboldt County6.46+2.18 pts
46Alpine County6.3+15.03 pts
47Tulare County6.18+0.33 pts
48Tehama County6.11-0.95 pts
49Siskiyou County5.7-0.47 pts
50Fresno County5.57-0.06 pts
51Tuolumne County5.32-1.24 pts
52Mariposa County4.83-0.57 pts
53Shasta County3.59-1.41 pts
54Kern County3.01-1.63 pts
55Inyo County2.15+1.24 pts
56Mono County2.09-5.91 pts
57Modoc County-1.17-8.38 pts
58Trinity County-1.73-16.94 pts

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About this ranking

Published percentage change from the previous year in the FHFA all-transactions house price index for US counties.

Developmental nominal series, not seasonally adjusted. Includes sale prices and refinance appraisals, unlike purchase-only series. Uses the published annual change directly; it is unaffected by the index base year. Missing estimates remain absent and historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Sierra County, with 17.27% in 2016, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Trinity County, with -1.73% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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