California Home Values by City (2026)

The median home value in California is about $699,500 (~$455/sq ft), 141% more expensive than the typical U.S. home.

$699,500

California median value

$455

Median price / sq ft

~1,540

sq ft a median budget buys

+141%

vs U.S. median

Considering a move to California?

Housing in California is 141% more expensive than the national average, with a typical home around $699,500 and a local rate near $455 per square foot. Among the 55 California cities we track, Newport Beach is the most expensive (median $4,443,500) and Bakersfield is the most affordable (median $351,000) — so where you land in the state matters as much as the state itself.

Browse California cities

Newport Beach$4,443,500 Santa Barbara$1,850,500 Sunnyvale$1,750,000 Santa Monica$1,483,000 Irvine$1,482,000 Fremont$1,477,500 Carlsbad$1,424,500 Huntington Beach$1,407,000 San Jose$1,383,000 San Francisco$1,379,000 Santa Cruz$1,352,000 Berkeley$1,333,500 Burbank$1,227,000 Glendale$1,162,000 Pasadena$1,161,500 Torrance$1,153,000 Orange$1,135,000 Walnut Creek$1,058,000 Fullerton$1,032,000 San Diego$1,020,000 Garden Grove$990,000 Anaheim$956,000 Los Angeles$932,000 Rancho Cucamonga$899,500 Hayward$868,500 Chula Vista$856,000 Oceanside$846,500 Whittier$840,000 Escondido$840,000 Tracy$840,000 Santa Ana$835,000 Santa Clarita$808,000 Salinas$803,500 Long Beach$791,000 Oxnard$784,500 Concord$760,500 Corona$760,000 Inglewood$757,000 Santa Rosa$736,500 Oakland$645,000 Riverside$637,000 Menifee$615,500 Richmond$584,000 Moreno Valley$550,500 Vallejo$546,000 Sacramento$478,000 Palmdale$475,500 San Bernardino$457,000 Modesto$435,000 Merced$411,500 Stockton$396,000 Visalia$389,500 Lake Arrowhead$368,000 Fresno$358,000 Bakersfield$351,000

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