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Counties in California by county house price index, 1990 = 100

San Francisco County had the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100 of 54 counties in 2014, at 294.5 index. Amador County had the lowest, at 157.13 index. The median was 194.08 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest294.5San Francisco County
Lowest157.13Amador County
Median194.0854 counties

All counties, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 294.5 index294.5Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 271.33 index271.33San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 265.54 index265.54Alameda CountyAlameda County: 252.92 index252.92Marin CountyMarin County: 250.49 index250.49Mono CountyMono County: 243.91 index243.91Napa CountyNapa County: 241.05 index241.05Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 237.17 index237.17Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 233.5 index233.5Orange CountyOrange County: 230.72 index230.72San Diego CountySan Diego County: 228.68 index228.68Sonoma CountySonoma County: 221.58 index221.58Inyo CountyInyo County: 217.31 index217.31Glenn CountyGlenn County: 212.4 index212.4San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 208.52 index208.52Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 208.39 index208.39Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 207.98 index207.98Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 207.83 index207.83Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 204.81 index204.81Monterey CountyMonterey County: 202.75 index202.75Yolo CountyYolo County: 202.69 index202.69Tehama CountyTehama County: 201.93 index201.93Colusa CountyColusa County: 200.77 index200.77Ventura CountyVentura County: 200.25 index200.25Butte CountyButte County: 196.41 index196.41Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 196.16 index196.16El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 194.92 index194.92Nevada CountyNevada County: 193.25 index193.25Fresno CountyFresno County: 193.22 index193.22Placer CountyPlacer County: 189.92 index189.92Shasta CountyShasta County: 189.9 index189.9Plumas CountyPlumas County: 188.43 index188.43Madera CountyMadera County: 187.73 index187.73Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 186.75 index186.75San Benito CountySan Benito County: 185.24 index185.24Yuba CountyYuba County: 184.81 index184.81Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 183.62 index183.62Solano CountySolano County: 183.07 index183.07San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 182.24 index182.24Kings CountyKings County: 181.01 index181.01Kern CountyKern County: 177.68 index177.68Sutter CountySutter County: 176.2 index176.2Tulare CountyTulare County: 175.7 index175.7Riverside CountyRiverside County: 175.36 index175.36Imperial CountyImperial County: 175.07 index175.07Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 174.19 index174.19Sacramento CountySacramento County: 173.51 index173.51Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 172.29 index172.29Lake CountyLake County: 169.6 index169.6San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 163.27 index163.27Merced CountyMerced County: 162.16 index162.16Lassen CountyLassen County: 161.2 index161.2Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 158.06 index158.06Amador CountyAmador County: 157.13 index157.13
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
index		Change on 2013
1San Francisco County294.5+40.31
2Santa Clara County271.33+33.08
3San Mateo County265.54+33.94
4Alameda County252.92+34.77
5Marin County250.49+28.99
6Mono County243.91+15.75
7Napa County241.05+35.01
8Humboldt County237.17+8.84
9Santa Cruz County233.5+25.62
10Orange County230.72+25.58
11San Diego County228.68+24.51
12Sonoma County221.58+31.89
13Inyo County217.31+14.49
14Glenn County212.4+25.01
15San Luis Obispo County208.52+22.27
16Santa Barbara County208.39+25.47
17Contra Costa County207.98+29.7
18Los Angeles County207.83+24.44
19Mendocino County204.81+18.56
20Monterey County202.75+31.78
21Yolo County202.69+26.11
22Tehama County201.93+22.22
23Colusa County200.77+30.81
24Ventura County200.25+23.41
25Butte County196.41+14.64
26Siskiyou County196.16+15.86
27El Dorado County194.92+22.31
28Nevada County193.25+21.81
29Fresno County193.22+21.81
30Placer County189.92+24.07
31Shasta County189.9+17.85
32Plumas County188.43+4.73
33Madera County187.73+26.07
34Mariposa County186.75+24.16
35San Benito County185.24+28.32
36Yuba County184.81+31.33
37Del Norte County183.62+12
38Solano County183.07+34.75
39San Bernardino County182.24+28.64
40Kings County181.01+17.4
41Kern County177.68+21.48
42Sutter County176.2+27.33
43Tulare County175.7+20.66
44Riverside County175.36+27.41
45Imperial County175.07+22.61
46Calaveras County174.19+22.75
47Sacramento County173.51+23.03
48Tuolumne County172.29+15.57
49Lake County169.6+15.23
50San Joaquin County163.27+28.16
51Merced County162.16+30.05
52Lassen County161.2+8.35
53Stanislaus County158.06+29.81
54Amador County157.13+17.36

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About this ranking

Annual FHFA all-transactions index of single-family house prices in US counties, with 1990 equal to 100.

Developmental nominal index, not seasonally adjusted. Uses sale prices and refinance appraisals for mortgages purchased or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Differs from purchase-only indexes. Missing estimates and unavailable base-year values remain absent. 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 price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

San Francisco County, with 294.5 index in 2014, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Amador County, with 157.13 index in 2014.

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 price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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