Counties in California by county house price annual change, sales and refinances
San Luis Obispo County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 57 counties in 2023, at 7.69%. Tehama County had the lowest, at -7.09%. The median was 0.93%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
All counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis Obispo County | 7.69 | -8.18 pts |
| 2 | Orange County | 7.25 | -9.14 pts |
| 3 | Santa Barbara County | 6.93 | -12.44 pts |
| 4 | Trinity County | 6.36 | +1.6 pts |
| 5 | Santa Clara County | 6.24 | -9.47 pts |
| 6 | San Diego County | 5.74 | -12.42 pts |
| 7 | Imperial County | 5.67 | -8.3 pts |
| 8 | Tulare County | 5.35 | -11.24 pts |
| 9 | San Mateo County | 5.29 | -8.3 pts |
| 10 | Kern County | 4.78 | -12.35 pts |
| 11 | Inyo County | 4.62 | -18.52 pts |
| 12 | Kings County | 4.35 | -10.44 pts |
| 13 | Ventura County | 4.06 | -11.29 pts |
| 14 | Modoc County | 3.87 | -13.31 pts |
| 15 | Humboldt County | 3.45 | -12.8 pts |
| 16 | Monterey County | 3.31 | -11.44 pts |
| 17 | Los Angeles County | 3.18 | -12.27 pts |
| 18 | Riverside County | 3.13 | -15.93 pts |
| 19 | Marin County | 3.06 | -9.46 pts |
| 20 | Fresno County | 2.85 | -14.4 pts |
| 21 | San Bernardino County | 2.65 | -15.9 pts |
| 22 | Madera County | 2.16 | -15.79 pts |
| 23 | Mono County | 2.09 | -15.01 pts |
| 24 | Sonoma County | 1.63 | -8.83 pts |
| 25 | Napa County | 1.26 | -9.01 pts |
| 26 | Lassen County | 1.07 | -7.08 pts |
| 27 | Plumas County | 0.96 | -17.26 pts |
| 27 | Shasta County | 0.96 | -10.01 pts |
| 29 | Del Norte County | 0.93 | -16.74 pts |
| 30 | Tuolumne County | 0.75 | -11.31 pts |
| 31 | Stanislaus County | 0.53 | -13.36 pts |
| 32 | Lake County | 0.39 | -8.57 pts |
| 33 | Merced County | -0.15 | -16.36 pts |
| 34 | Alameda County | -0.29 | -13.48 pts |
| 35 | Santa Cruz County | -0.42 | -15.3 pts |
| 36 | Sutter County | -0.53 | -14.06 pts |
| 37 | Sacramento County | -0.94 | -15.21 pts |
| 38 | Siskiyou County | -0.98 | -16.95 pts |
| 39 | El Dorado County | -1.01 | -13.88 pts |
| 40 | San Francisco County | -1.02 | -12.34 pts |
| 41 | Solano County | -1.21 | -13.08 pts |
| 42 | San Joaquin County | -1.4 | -16.81 pts |
| 43 | Amador County | -1.52 | -12.82 pts |
| 44 | Contra Costa County | -1.65 | -16.19 pts |
| 45 | Placer County | -1.66 | -15.1 pts |
| 46 | Butte County | -1.79 | -11.91 pts |
| 47 | Calaveras County | -1.82 | -16.23 pts |
| 47 | Nevada County | -1.82 | -11.29 pts |
| 49 | Yuba County | -1.84 | -15.8 pts |
| 50 | Yolo County | -1.87 | -16.5 pts |
| 51 | Colusa County | -2.21 | -16.83 pts |
| 52 | San Benito County | -3.01 | -14.47 pts |
| 53 | Glenn County | -3.17 | -15.75 pts |
| 54 | Mendocino County | -3.32 | -11.43 pts |
| 55 | Mariposa County | -5.23 | -20.95 pts |
| 56 | Sierra County | -6.57 | -17 pts |
| 57 | Tehama County | -7.09 | -21.78 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which county has the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?
San Luis Obispo County, with 7.69% in 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Which county has the lowest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?
Tehama County, with -7.09% in 2023.
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. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.
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