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

Modoc County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 58 counties in 2021, at 19.68%. San Francisco County had the lowest, at 0.09%. The median was 13.45%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest19.68Modoc County
Median13.4558 counties

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Modoc CountyModoc County: 19.68 %19.68Yuba CountyYuba County: 18.35 %18.35Alpine CountyAlpine County: 18.15 %18.15San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 17.99 %17.99San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 17.37 %17.37Riverside CountyRiverside County: 17.28 %17.28Merced CountyMerced County: 17.18 %17.18San Benito CountySan Benito County: 16.33 %16.33Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 16.17 %16.17Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 16.14 %16.14Sacramento CountySacramento County: 16.03 %16.03Madera CountyMadera County: 15.39 %15.39Sierra CountySierra County: 15.37 %15.37Kern CountyKern County: 15.22 %15.22El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 15.17 %15.17Solano CountySolano County: 15.04 %15.04Fresno CountyFresno County: 15 %15Tulare CountyTulare County: 14.91 %14.91Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 14.82 %14.82Placer CountyPlacer County: 14.67 %14.67Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 14.63 %14.63Sutter CountySutter County: 14.61 %14.61Kings CountyKings County: 14.43 %14.43Nevada CountyNevada County: 14.34 %14.34Shasta CountyShasta County: 13.79 %13.79San Diego CountySan Diego County: 13.77 %13.77Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 13.68 %13.68Amador CountyAmador County: 13.49 %13.49Monterey CountyMonterey County: 13.49 %13.49Imperial CountyImperial County: 13.4 %13.4Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 13.39 %13.39Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 13.36 %13.36Mono CountyMono County: 12.96 %12.96Lake CountyLake County: 12.83 %12.83Tehama CountyTehama County: 12.7 %12.7Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 12.68 %12.68Yolo CountyYolo County: 12.35 %12.35Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 12.09 %12.09Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 11.99 %11.99Colusa CountyColusa County: 11.59 %11.59Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 11.55 %11.55Glenn CountyGlenn County: 11.37 %11.37Ventura CountyVentura County: 11.35 %11.35Napa CountyNapa County: 10.89 %10.89San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 10.76 %10.76Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 10.6 %10.6Butte CountyButte County: 10.39 %10.39Plumas CountyPlumas County: 10.32 %10.32Orange CountyOrange County: 9.92 %9.92Alameda CountyAlameda County: 9.81 %9.81Inyo CountyInyo County: 9.35 %9.35Sonoma CountySonoma County: 8.41 %8.41Lassen CountyLassen County: 7.57 %7.57Marin CountyMarin County: 6.76 %6.76Trinity CountyTrinity County: 5.27 %5.27Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 4.85 %4.85San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 1.02 %1.02San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 0.09 %0.09
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Modoc County19.68+24.07 pts
2Yuba County18.35+13.31 pts
3Alpine County18.15+21.07 pts
4San Joaquin County17.99+14.61 pts
5San Bernardino County17.37+13.35 pts
6Riverside County17.28+13.19 pts
7Merced County17.18+13.79 pts
8San Benito County16.33+14.36 pts
9Stanislaus County16.17+11.36 pts
10Del Norte County16.14+8.83 pts
11Sacramento County16.03+11.67 pts
12Madera County15.39+10.78 pts
13Sierra County15.37+13.28 pts
14Kern County15.22+9.89 pts
15El Dorado County15.17+12.96 pts
16Solano County15.04+12.83 pts
17Fresno County15+10.81 pts
18Tulare County14.91+10.06 pts
19Mariposa County14.82+13.04 pts
20Placer County14.67+12.24 pts
21Siskiyou County14.63+12.55 pts
22Sutter County14.61+9.28 pts
23Kings County14.43+9.19 pts
24Nevada County14.34+11.92 pts
25Shasta County13.79+9.61 pts
26San Diego County13.77+10.39 pts
27Contra Costa County13.68+12.58 pts
28Amador County13.49+11.99 pts
28Monterey County13.49+10.28 pts
30Imperial County13.4+8.82 pts
31Tuolumne County13.39+12.09 pts
32Calaveras County13.36+10.23 pts
33Mono County12.96+8.09 pts
34Lake County12.83+8.93 pts
35Tehama County12.7+8.58 pts
36Humboldt County12.68+8.02 pts
37Yolo County12.35+10.91 pts
38Santa Barbara County12.09+10.33 pts
39Mendocino County11.99+8.55 pts
40Colusa County11.59+8.51 pts
41Los Angeles County11.55+8.81 pts
42Glenn County11.37+8.26 pts
43Ventura County11.35+9.08 pts
44Napa County10.89+9.54 pts
45San Luis Obispo County10.76+9.08 pts
46Santa Cruz County10.6+11.06 pts
47Butte County10.39+8.61 pts
48Plumas County10.32+7.11 pts
49Orange County9.92+7.76 pts
50Alameda County9.81+9.81 pts
51Inyo County9.35+7.48 pts
52Sonoma County8.41+8.18 pts
53Lassen County7.57+4.39 pts
54Marin County6.76+8.87 pts
55Trinity County5.27-1.05 pts
56Santa Clara County4.85+7.81 pts
57San Mateo County1.02+6.23 pts
58San Francisco County0.09+6.68 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?

Modoc County, with 19.68% in 2021, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

San Francisco County, with 0.09% in 2021.

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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