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 2018, at 404.86 index. Kern County had the lowest, at 209.25 index. The median was 249.73 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Lowest209.25Kern County
Median249.7354 counties

All counties, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 404.86 index404.86San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 376.54 index376.54Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 374.64 index374.64Alameda CountyAlameda County: 359.35 index359.35Napa CountyNapa County: 315.75 index315.75Marin CountyMarin County: 314.73 index314.73Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 308.06 index308.06Sonoma CountySonoma County: 303.2 index303.2Mono CountyMono County: 302.19 index302.19Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 296.94 index296.94San Diego CountySan Diego County: 290.98 index290.98Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 282.36 index282.36Orange CountyOrange County: 282.08 index282.08Glenn CountyGlenn County: 279.25 index279.25Monterey CountyMonterey County: 271.18 index271.18Colusa CountyColusa County: 269.96 index269.96Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 269.51 index269.51Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 269.31 index269.31Yolo CountyYolo County: 265.89 index265.89Tehama CountyTehama County: 263.25 index263.25San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 260.84 index260.84Yuba CountyYuba County: 257.61 index257.61Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 254.29 index254.29Solano CountySolano County: 253.13 index253.13El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 252.26 index252.26Inyo CountyInyo County: 251.65 index251.65Butte CountyButte County: 250.38 index250.38Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 249.08 index249.08Fresno CountyFresno County: 248.69 index248.69Nevada CountyNevada County: 248.53 index248.53San Benito CountySan Benito County: 246.92 index246.92Lake CountyLake County: 246.19 index246.19Madera CountyMadera County: 245.38 index245.38Plumas CountyPlumas County: 243.82 index243.82Ventura CountyVentura County: 243.53 index243.53Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 240.38 index240.38Placer CountyPlacer County: 239.67 index239.67San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 237.12 index237.12Sutter CountySutter County: 236.98 index236.98Sacramento CountySacramento County: 236.38 index236.38Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 235.83 index235.83Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 235.63 index235.63Kings CountyKings County: 230.83 index230.83Shasta CountyShasta County: 230.57 index230.57Imperial CountyImperial County: 229.21 index229.21Riverside CountyRiverside County: 227.65 index227.65Merced CountyMerced County: 225.96 index225.96San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 225.35 index225.35Tulare CountyTulare County: 222.64 index222.64Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 217.76 index217.76Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 217.56 index217.56Amador CountyAmador County: 214.59 index214.59Lassen CountyLassen County: 213.05 index213.05Kern CountyKern County: 209.25 index209.25
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
index
Change on 2017
1San Francisco County404.86+27.61
2San Mateo County376.54+38.25
3Santa Clara County374.64+39.58
4Alameda County359.35+29.63
5Napa County315.75+17.51
6Marin County314.73+16.4
7Santa Cruz County308.06+15.71
8Sonoma County303.2+23.97
9Mono County302.19+18.35
10Humboldt County296.94+12.37
11San Diego County290.98+16.49
12Contra Costa County282.36+18.52
13Orange County282.08+13.84
14Glenn County279.25+22.13
15Monterey County271.18+15.1
16Colusa County269.96+20.86
17Mendocino County269.51+14.69
18Los Angeles County269.31+16.94
19Yolo County265.89+16.53
20Tehama County263.25+18.23
21San Luis Obispo County260.84+12.12
22Yuba County257.61+17.91
23Santa Barbara County254.29+9.62
24Solano County253.13+18.26
25El Dorado County252.26+13.93
26Inyo County251.65+11.2
27Butte County250.38+17.48
28Siskiyou County249.08+12.86
29Fresno County248.69+16.19
30Nevada County248.53+11.75
31San Benito County246.92+13.97
32Lake County246.19+18.59
33Madera County245.38+18.43
34Plumas County243.82+11.01
35Ventura County243.53+10.22
36Del Norte County240.38+17.2
37Placer County239.67+13
38San Bernardino County237.12+15.51
39Sutter County236.98+14.98
40Sacramento County236.38+15.14
41Mariposa County235.83+13.98
42Calaveras County235.63+12.24
43Kings County230.83+11.71
44Shasta County230.57+12.16
45Imperial County229.21+12.08
46Riverside County227.65+15.1
47Merced County225.96+18.13
48San Joaquin County225.35+17.09
49Tulare County222.64+11.56
50Tuolumne County217.76+8.7
51Stanislaus County217.56+16.8
52Amador County214.59+9.26
53Lassen County213.05+11.07
54Kern County209.25+10.15

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

San Francisco County, with 404.86 index in 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Kern County, with 209.25 index in 2018.

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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