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

Trinity County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 58 counties in 2018, at 14.21%. Modoc County had the lowest, at -5.66%. The median was 6.15%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest14.21Trinity County
Lowest-5.66Modoc County
Median6.1558 counties

All counties, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Trinity CountyTrinity County: 14.21 %14.21Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 11.81 %11.81San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 11.3 %11.3Alameda CountyAlameda County: 8.99 %8.99Merced CountyMerced County: 8.72 %8.72Glenn CountyGlenn County: 8.61 %8.61Sonoma CountySonoma County: 8.59 %8.59Colusa CountyColusa County: 8.37 %8.37Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 8.37 %8.37San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 8.2 %8.2Lake CountyLake County: 8.17 %8.17Madera CountyMadera County: 8.12 %8.12Solano CountySolano County: 7.77 %7.77Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 7.71 %7.71Butte CountyButte County: 7.5 %7.5Yuba CountyYuba County: 7.47 %7.47Tehama CountyTehama County: 7.44 %7.44San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 7.32 %7.32Riverside CountyRiverside County: 7.1 %7.1Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 7.02 %7.02San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 7 %7Fresno CountyFresno County: 6.96 %6.96Sacramento CountySacramento County: 6.84 %6.84Sutter CountySutter County: 6.75 %6.75Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 6.71 %6.71Yolo CountyYolo County: 6.63 %6.63Sierra CountySierra County: 6.47 %6.47Mono CountyMono County: 6.46 %6.46Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 6.3 %6.3San Diego CountySan Diego County: 6.01 %6.01San Benito CountySan Benito County: 6 %6Monterey CountyMonterey County: 5.9 %5.9Napa CountyNapa County: 5.87 %5.87El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 5.84 %5.84Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 5.77 %5.77Placer CountyPlacer County: 5.73 %5.73Shasta CountyShasta County: 5.57 %5.57Imperial CountyImperial County: 5.56 %5.56Marin CountyMarin County: 5.5 %5.5Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 5.48 %5.48Lassen CountyLassen County: 5.48 %5.48Tulare CountyTulare County: 5.47 %5.47Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 5.45 %5.45Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 5.37 %5.37Kings CountyKings County: 5.35 %5.35Orange CountyOrange County: 5.16 %5.16Kern CountyKern County: 5.1 %5.1Nevada CountyNevada County: 4.96 %4.96San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 4.87 %4.87Plumas CountyPlumas County: 4.73 %4.73Inyo CountyInyo County: 4.66 %4.66Amador CountyAmador County: 4.51 %4.51Ventura CountyVentura County: 4.38 %4.38Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 4.35 %4.35Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 4.16 %4.16Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 3.93 %3.93Alpine CountyAlpine County: 2.06 %2.06Modoc CountyModoc County: -5.66 %-5.66
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Trinity County14.21+12.59 pts
2Santa Clara County11.81+7.77 pts
3San Mateo County11.3+7.36 pts
4Alameda County8.99+1.96 pts
5Merced County8.72-0.7 pts
6Glenn County8.61+3.93 pts
7Sonoma County8.59+0.88 pts
8Colusa County8.37-1.81 pts
8Stanislaus County8.37+0.22 pts
10San Joaquin County8.2-0.73 pts
11Lake County8.17-0.79 pts
12Madera County8.12+0.94 pts
13Solano County7.77-0.86 pts
14Del Norte County7.71+0.53 pts
15Butte County7.5+0.92 pts
16Yuba County7.47-3.32 pts
17Tehama County7.44+0.63 pts
18San Francisco County7.32+2.69 pts
19Riverside County7.1-0.56 pts
20Contra Costa County7.02-0.45 pts
21San Bernardino County7-0.41 pts
22Fresno County6.96-0.95 pts
23Sacramento County6.84-2.82 pts
24Sutter County6.75-2.75 pts
25Los Angeles County6.71-0.15 pts
26Yolo County6.63-0.57 pts
27Sierra County6.47-0.62 pts
28Mono County6.46+0.92 pts
29Mariposa County6.3-1.22 pts
30San Diego County6.01-1.07 pts
31San Benito County6+0.25 pts
32Monterey County5.9-1.06 pts
33Napa County5.87+0.33 pts
34El Dorado County5.84-1.58 pts
35Mendocino County5.77-1.15 pts
36Placer County5.73-1.72 pts
37Shasta County5.57-0.17 pts
38Imperial County5.56-0.34 pts
39Marin County5.5+3.03 pts
40Calaveras County5.48-3.51 pts
40Lassen County5.48-1.28 pts
42Tulare County5.47-1.43 pts
43Siskiyou County5.45-1.86 pts
44Santa Cruz County5.37-0.9 pts
45Kings County5.35-1.08 pts
46Orange County5.16-0.04 pts
47Kern County5.1+1.14 pts
48Nevada County4.96-3.43 pts
49San Luis Obispo County4.87-0.5 pts
50Plumas County4.73-2.18 pts
51Inyo County4.66-2.69 pts
52Amador County4.51-3.7 pts
53Ventura County4.38-0.96 pts
54Humboldt County4.35-3.73 pts
55Tuolumne County4.16-3.96 pts
56Santa Barbara County3.93+0.26 pts
57Alpine County2.06-8.08 pts
58Modoc County-5.66-18.39 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?

Trinity County, with 14.21% in 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Modoc County, with -5.66% in 2018.

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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