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 2017, at 377.25 index. Kern County had the lowest, at 199.1 index. The median was 235.55 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Lowest199.1Kern County
Median235.5554 counties

All counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 377.25 index377.25San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 338.29 index338.29Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 335.06 index335.06Alameda CountyAlameda County: 329.72 index329.72Marin CountyMarin County: 298.33 index298.33Napa CountyNapa County: 298.24 index298.24Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 292.35 index292.35Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 284.57 index284.57Mono CountyMono County: 283.84 index283.84Sonoma CountySonoma County: 279.23 index279.23San Diego CountySan Diego County: 274.49 index274.49Orange CountyOrange County: 268.24 index268.24Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 263.84 index263.84Glenn CountyGlenn County: 257.12 index257.12Monterey CountyMonterey County: 256.08 index256.08Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 254.82 index254.82Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 252.37 index252.37Yolo CountyYolo County: 249.36 index249.36Colusa CountyColusa County: 249.1 index249.1San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 248.72 index248.72Tehama CountyTehama County: 245.02 index245.02Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 244.67 index244.67Inyo CountyInyo County: 240.45 index240.45Yuba CountyYuba County: 239.7 index239.7El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 238.33 index238.33Nevada CountyNevada County: 236.78 index236.78Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 236.22 index236.22Solano CountySolano County: 234.87 index234.87Ventura CountyVentura County: 233.31 index233.31San Benito CountySan Benito County: 232.95 index232.95Butte CountyButte County: 232.9 index232.9Plumas CountyPlumas County: 232.81 index232.81Fresno CountyFresno County: 232.5 index232.5Lake CountyLake County: 227.6 index227.6Madera CountyMadera County: 226.95 index226.95Placer CountyPlacer County: 226.67 index226.67Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 223.39 index223.39Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 223.18 index223.18Sutter CountySutter County: 222 index222Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 221.85 index221.85San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 221.61 index221.61Sacramento CountySacramento County: 221.24 index221.24Kings CountyKings County: 219.12 index219.12Shasta CountyShasta County: 218.41 index218.41Imperial CountyImperial County: 217.13 index217.13Riverside CountyRiverside County: 212.55 index212.55Tulare CountyTulare County: 211.08 index211.08Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 209.06 index209.06San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 208.26 index208.26Merced CountyMerced County: 207.83 index207.83Amador CountyAmador County: 205.33 index205.33Lassen CountyLassen County: 201.98 index201.98Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 200.76 index200.76Kern CountyKern County: 199.1 index199.1
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
index
Change on 2016
1San Francisco County377.25+16.68
2San Mateo County338.29+12.81
3Santa Clara County335.06+13.01
4Alameda County329.72+21.67
5Marin County298.33+7.2
6Napa County298.24+15.65
7Santa Cruz County292.35+17.26
8Humboldt County284.57+21.28
9Mono County283.84+14.9
10Sonoma County279.23+19.99
11San Diego County274.49+18.16
12Orange County268.24+13.25
13Contra Costa County263.84+18.34
14Glenn County257.12+11.51
15Monterey County256.08+16.66
16Mendocino County254.82+16.5
17Los Angeles County252.37+16.2
18Yolo County249.36+16.75
19Colusa County249.1+23.01
20San Luis Obispo County248.72+12.66
21Tehama County245.02+15.62
22Santa Barbara County244.67+8.67
23Inyo County240.45+16.46
24Yuba County239.7+23.34
25El Dorado County238.33+16.45
26Nevada County236.78+18.33
27Siskiyou County236.22+16.09
28Solano County234.87+18.67
29Ventura County233.31+11.82
30San Benito County232.95+12.68
31Butte County232.9+14.38
32Plumas County232.81+15.04
33Fresno County232.5+17.05
34Lake County227.6+18.71
35Madera County226.95+15.2
36Placer County226.67+15.71
37Calaveras County223.39+18.43
38Del Norte County223.18+14.96
39Sutter County222+19.26
40Mariposa County221.85+15.51
41San Bernardino County221.61+15.29
42Sacramento County221.24+19.48
43Kings County219.12+13.25
44Shasta County218.41+11.86
45Imperial County217.13+12.1
46Riverside County212.55+15.12
47Tulare County211.08+13.62
48Tuolumne County209.06+15.7
49San Joaquin County208.26+17.07
50Merced County207.83+17.89
51Amador County205.33+15.57
52Lassen County201.98+12.78
53Stanislaus County200.76+15.13
54Kern County199.1+7.58

Other periods

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

San Francisco County, with 377.25 index in 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Kern County, with 199.1 index in 2017.

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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