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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 2019, at 410.85 index. Kern County had the lowest, at 219.27 index. The median was 260.94 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest410.85San Francisco County
Lowest219.27Kern County
Median260.9454 counties

All counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 410.85 index410.85San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 375.47 index375.47Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 367.58 index367.58Alameda CountyAlameda County: 363.47 index363.47Napa CountyNapa County: 323.82 index323.82Glenn CountyGlenn County: 321.49 index321.49Marin CountyMarin County: 315.29 index315.29Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 313 index313Mono CountyMono County: 311.99 index311.99Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 305 index305Sonoma CountySonoma County: 303.61 index303.61San Diego CountySan Diego County: 299.34 index299.34Colusa CountyColusa County: 290.52 index290.52Orange CountyOrange County: 288.68 index288.68Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 288.47 index288.47Tehama CountyTehama County: 286.54 index286.54Monterey CountyMonterey County: 284.35 index284.35Butte CountyButte County: 283.04 index283.04Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 278.76 index278.76Yuba CountyYuba County: 276.55 index276.55Yolo CountyYolo County: 274.56 index274.56Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 274.26 index274.26San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 269.41 index269.41Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 265.23 index265.23Inyo CountyInyo County: 264.18 index264.18Solano CountySolano County: 261.84 index261.84Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 261.51 index261.51Plumas CountyPlumas County: 260.37 index260.37Fresno CountyFresno County: 259.81 index259.81El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 258.76 index258.76Madera CountyMadera County: 258.31 index258.31San Benito CountySan Benito County: 257.71 index257.71Nevada CountyNevada County: 255.9 index255.9Sutter CountySutter County: 254.02 index254.02Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 253.5 index253.5Lake CountyLake County: 251.5 index251.5Ventura CountyVentura County: 250.7 index250.7Placer CountyPlacer County: 249.13 index249.13San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 247.57 index247.57Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 246.92 index246.92Sacramento CountySacramento County: 246.66 index246.66Shasta CountyShasta County: 244.32 index244.32Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 242.71 index242.71Kings CountyKings County: 239.09 index239.09Merced CountyMerced County: 237.39 index237.39Imperial CountyImperial County: 237.08 index237.08Riverside CountyRiverside County: 236.69 index236.69San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 235.11 index235.11Tulare CountyTulare County: 233.28 index233.28Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 229.96 index229.96Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 227.65 index227.65Amador CountyAmador County: 225.81 index225.81Lassen CountyLassen County: 221.98 index221.98Kern CountyKern County: 219.27 index219.27
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
index		Change on 2018
1San Francisco County410.85+5.99
2San Mateo County375.47-1.07
3Santa Clara County367.58-7.06
4Alameda County363.47+4.12
5Napa County323.82+8.07
6Glenn County321.49+42.24
7Marin County315.29+0.56
8Santa Cruz County313+4.94
9Mono County311.99+9.8
10Humboldt County305+8.06
11Sonoma County303.61+0.41
12San Diego County299.34+8.36
13Colusa County290.52+20.56
14Orange County288.68+6.6
15Contra Costa County288.47+6.11
16Tehama County286.54+23.29
17Monterey County284.35+13.17
18Butte County283.04+32.66
19Los Angeles County278.76+9.45
20Yuba County276.55+18.94
21Yolo County274.56+8.67
22Mendocino County274.26+4.75
23San Luis Obispo County269.41+8.57
24Siskiyou County265.23+16.15
25Inyo County264.18+12.53
26Solano County261.84+8.71
27Santa Barbara County261.51+7.22
28Plumas County260.37+16.55
29Fresno County259.81+11.12
30El Dorado County258.76+6.5
31Madera County258.31+12.93
32San Benito County257.71+10.79
33Nevada County255.9+7.37
34Sutter County254.02+17.04
35Del Norte County253.5+13.12
36Lake County251.5+5.31
37Ventura County250.7+7.17
38Placer County249.13+9.46
39San Bernardino County247.57+10.45
40Calaveras County246.92+11.29
41Sacramento County246.66+10.28
42Shasta County244.32+13.75
43Mariposa County242.71+6.88
44Kings County239.09+8.26
45Merced County237.39+11.43
46Imperial County237.08+7.87
47Riverside County236.69+9.04
48San Joaquin County235.11+9.76
49Tulare County233.28+10.64
50Tuolumne County229.96+12.2
51Stanislaus County227.65+10.09
52Amador County225.81+11.22
53Lassen County221.98+8.93
54Kern County219.27+10.02

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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 410.85 index in 2019, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Kern County, with 219.27 index in 2019.

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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