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Counties in California by median home value

San Mateo County had the highest median home value of 58 counties in 2023, at $1,494,500. Modoc County had the lowest, at $212,000. The median was $453,950 and the figure for California was $695,400. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,494,500San Mateo County
Lowest212,000Modoc County
Median453,95058 counties
California695,400History

All counties, 2023

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San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 1,494,500 USD1,494,500Marin CountyMarin County: 1,390,000 USD1,390,000Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 1,382,800 USD1,382,800San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 1,380,500 USD1,380,500Alameda CountyAlameda County: 1,057,400 USD1,057,400Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 1,015,200 USD1,015,200Orange CountyOrange County: 915,500 USD915,500Napa CountyNapa County: 838,800 USD838,800Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 830,800 USD830,800San Diego CountySan Diego County: 791,600 USD791,600Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 783,300 USD783,300Sonoma CountySonoma County: 779,000 USD779,000San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 777,200 USD777,200Ventura CountyVentura County: 768,400 USD768,400San Benito CountySan Benito County: 751,500 USD751,500Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 735,700 USD735,700Monterey CountyMonterey County: 723,100 USD723,100Placer CountyPlacer County: 658,800 USD658,800El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 640,500 USD640,500Nevada CountyNevada County: 602,800 USD602,800Yolo CountyYolo County: 593,800 USD593,800Solano CountySolano County: 589,600 USD589,600Mono CountyMono County: 514,300 USD514,300Riverside CountyRiverside County: 510,300 USD510,300Sacramento CountySacramento County: 498,900 USD498,900San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 494,500 USD494,500Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 486,000 USD486,000San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 475,000 USD475,000Alpine CountyAlpine County: 466,100 USD466,100Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 441,800 USD441,800Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 426,600 USD426,600Amador CountyAmador County: 422,800 USD422,800Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 418,800 USD418,800Butte CountyButte County: 408,700 USD408,700Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 406,200 USD406,200Sutter CountySutter County: 399,400 USD399,400Yuba CountyYuba County: 380,000 USD380,000Colusa CountyColusa County: 375,100 USD375,100Merced CountyMerced County: 368,400 USD368,400Madera CountyMadera County: 367,700 USD367,700Fresno CountyFresno County: 362,600 USD362,600Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 358,000 USD358,000Shasta CountyShasta County: 347,200 USD347,200Glenn CountyGlenn County: 338,400 USD338,400Inyo CountyInyo County: 338,400 USD338,400Sierra CountySierra County: 334,100 USD334,100Trinity CountyTrinity County: 329,000 USD329,000Plumas CountyPlumas County: 327,400 USD327,400Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 319,600 USD319,600Lake CountyLake County: 316,800 USD316,800Tehama CountyTehama County: 315,600 USD315,600Kern CountyKern County: 310,600 USD310,600Kings CountyKings County: 305,700 USD305,700Tulare CountyTulare County: 303,000 USD303,000Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 284,500 USD284,500Imperial CountyImperial County: 279,500 USD279,500Lassen CountyLassen County: 259,500 USD259,500Modoc CountyModoc County: 212,000 USD212,000
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1San Mateo County1,494,500+3.7%
2Marin County1,390,000+7.6%
3Santa Clara County1,382,800+5%
4San Francisco County1,380,500+2.4%
5Alameda County1,057,400+5.8%
6Santa Cruz County1,015,200+6.7%
7Orange County915,500+6.1%
8Napa County838,800+5.6%
9Contra Costa County830,800+5.5%
10San Diego County791,600+9.2%
11Los Angeles County783,300+7%
12Sonoma County779,000+4.1%
13San Luis Obispo County777,200+6.9%
14Ventura County768,400+6.9%
15San Benito County751,500+6.9%
16Santa Barbara County735,700+2.9%
17Monterey County723,100+5.8%
18Placer County658,800+5.1%
19El Dorado County640,500+7.2%
20Nevada County602,800+7.7%
21Yolo County593,800+7%
22Solano County589,600+7.4%
23Mono County514,300+3.5%
24Riverside County510,300+10.2%
25Sacramento County498,900+7.1%
26San Joaquin County494,500+7%
27Mendocino County486,000+4.8%
28San Bernardino County475,000+8.4%
29Alpine County466,100+0.5%
30Calaveras County441,800+9.3%
31Stanislaus County426,600+8.5%
32Amador County422,800+3.2%
33Humboldt County418,800+8.5%
34Butte County408,700+10%
35Tuolumne County406,200+7.5%
36Sutter County399,400+6.4%
37Yuba County380,000+8.4%
38Colusa County375,100+4.2%
39Merced County368,400+7.6%
40Madera County367,700+8.1%
41Fresno County362,600+7.2%
42Mariposa County358,000+6.6%
43Shasta County347,200+6%
44Glenn County338,400+14.6%
44Inyo County338,400+3.8%
46Sierra County334,100+15.4%
47Trinity County329,000+0.9%
48Plumas County327,400+5.6%
49Del Norte County319,600+13.1%
50Lake County316,800+8.8%
51Tehama County315,600+8.7%
52Kern County310,600+9.8%
53Kings County305,700+8.6%
54Tulare County303,000+7.9%
55Siskiyou County284,500+9.3%
56Imperial County279,500+9.2%
57Lassen County259,500+11.3%
58Modoc County212,000+14.7%

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About this ranking

Value of owner-occupied housing units at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Value is the owner's estimate of what the home and lot would sell for. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Owners' estimates, not sale prices. Medians outside the published range are coded 9,999 (under 10,000) or 2,000,001 (2,000,000 or more) and marked as estimated. For price changes use the FHFA house price indexes.

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

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest median home value?

San Mateo County, with $1,494,500 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median home value?

Modoc County, with $212,000 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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