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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 2015, at 326.33 index. Stanislaus County had the lowest, at 169.82 index. The median was 204.26 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest326.33San Francisco County
Lowest169.82Stanislaus County
Median204.2654 counties

All counties, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 326.33 index326.33Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 293.55 index293.55San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 292.35 index292.35Alameda CountyAlameda County: 276.46 index276.46Marin CountyMarin County: 267.08 index267.08Mono CountyMono County: 263.43 index263.43Napa CountyNapa County: 256.08 index256.08Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 252.29 index252.29Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 247.31 index247.31Orange CountyOrange County: 239.49 index239.49San Diego CountySan Diego County: 238.63 index238.63Sonoma CountySonoma County: 237.88 index237.88Glenn CountyGlenn County: 227.19 index227.19Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 222.56 index222.56Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 221.47 index221.47Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 219.54 index219.54Inyo CountyInyo County: 219.29 index219.29Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 219.22 index219.22San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 218.58 index218.58Monterey CountyMonterey County: 217.82 index217.82Tehama CountyTehama County: 216.19 index216.19Yolo CountyYolo County: 214.71 index214.71Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 208.26 index208.26Ventura CountyVentura County: 207.71 index207.71Colusa CountyColusa County: 206.91 index206.91El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 205.56 index205.56Butte CountyButte County: 204.42 index204.42Fresno CountyFresno County: 204.09 index204.09Nevada CountyNevada County: 201.94 index201.94Plumas CountyPlumas County: 199.53 index199.53Shasta CountyShasta County: 199.39 index199.39San Benito CountySan Benito County: 198.49 index198.49Placer CountyPlacer County: 197.78 index197.78Madera CountyMadera County: 197.21 index197.21Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 196.83 index196.83Solano CountySolano County: 196.78 index196.78Yuba CountyYuba County: 195.78 index195.78San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 193.22 index193.22Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 191.36 index191.36Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 189.95 index189.95Kings CountyKings County: 189.52 index189.52Imperial CountyImperial County: 189.44 index189.44Lake CountyLake County: 187.21 index187.21Tulare CountyTulare County: 185.97 index185.97Kern CountyKern County: 185.92 index185.92Sutter CountySutter County: 185.72 index185.72Riverside CountyRiverside County: 185.15 index185.15Sacramento CountySacramento County: 184.33 index184.33Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 183.6 index183.6Merced CountyMerced County: 174.64 index174.64San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 174.58 index174.58Lassen CountyLassen County: 173.61 index173.61Amador CountyAmador County: 172.6 index172.6Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 169.82 index169.82
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
index		Change on 2014
1San Francisco County326.33+31.83
2Santa Clara County293.55+22.22
3San Mateo County292.35+26.81
4Alameda County276.46+23.54
5Marin County267.08+16.59
6Mono County263.43+19.52
7Napa County256.08+15.03
8Santa Cruz County252.29+18.79
9Humboldt County247.31+10.14
10Orange County239.49+8.77
11San Diego County238.63+9.95
12Sonoma County237.88+16.3
13Glenn County227.19+14.79
14Contra Costa County222.56+14.58
15Santa Barbara County221.47+13.08
16Los Angeles County219.54+11.71
17Inyo County219.29+1.98
18Mendocino County219.22+14.41
19San Luis Obispo County218.58+10.06
20Monterey County217.82+15.07
21Tehama County216.19+14.26
22Yolo County214.71+12.02
23Siskiyou County208.26+12.1
24Ventura County207.71+7.46
25Colusa County206.91+6.14
26El Dorado County205.56+10.64
27Butte County204.42+8.01
28Fresno County204.09+10.87
29Nevada County201.94+8.69
30Plumas County199.53+11.1
31Shasta County199.39+9.49
32San Benito County198.49+13.25
33Placer County197.78+7.86
34Madera County197.21+9.48
35Mariposa County196.83+10.08
36Solano County196.78+13.71
37Yuba County195.78+10.97
38San Bernardino County193.22+10.98
39Del Norte County191.36+7.74
40Calaveras County189.95+15.76
41Kings County189.52+8.51
42Imperial County189.44+14.37
43Lake County187.21+17.61
44Tulare County185.97+10.27
45Kern County185.92+8.24
46Sutter County185.72+9.52
47Riverside County185.15+9.79
48Sacramento County184.33+10.82
49Tuolumne County183.6+11.31
50Merced County174.64+12.48
51San Joaquin County174.58+11.31
52Lassen County173.61+12.41
53Amador County172.6+15.47
54Stanislaus County169.82+11.76

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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 326.33 index in 2015, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Stanislaus County, with 169.82 index in 2015.

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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