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California Housing Market

Price & Demand Distribution

$911,968

$2,738

62

Momentum & Risk Signals

14.6%

33.3%

11.5%

12.5%

How California compares

Median across the ZIP codes tracked in each state, on identical definitions.

StateMedian home valueMedian rentState income taxZIPs tracked
New York$1,118,052$4,75620.8%10.9% top rate53
California$911,968$2,73814.6%13.3% top rate96
Washington$790,152$2,29025.0%None24
Massachusetts$788,761$3,20920.7%5% flat29
Florida$602,196$2,73613.3%None30
Georgia$378,382$1,89117.9%5.39% flat28
Illinois$335,515$1,86228.6%4.95% flat56
Texas$296,043$1,59425.3%None186

Income tax is the top marginal rate on wages for the 2025 tax year, from the California Franchise Tax Board. A flat rate and a graduated top rate are not the same measure, so the structure is named alongside it.

State vs Tracked-Market Average

+43.00%

+12.30%

+15.0

-6.30%

Data availability vs average

-67.50%

Across 96 measured ZIP markets in California, the median ZIP home value is $911,968 and the median ZIP rent is $2,738. 14.6% of measured ZIP markets show softer conditions. 33.3% of measured ZIP markets show rising price-cut pressure.

Key stats

  • 14.6% of measured ZIP markets show softer conditions.
  • 33.3% of measured ZIP markets show rising price-cut pressure.
  • The middle ZIP home value is +43.0% versus the tracked-market benchmark.
  • Month over month, the median ZIP market moved +0.9% on inventory and +1.6% on buyer competition.
  • The middle ZIP rent is +12.3% versus the tracked-market benchmark.
Measured ZIP markets
96
Median ZIP home value
$911,968
Median ZIP rent
$2,738
Median buyer competition
62

Price and rent across local markets

The middle ZIP home value is +43.0% versus the tracked-market benchmark. The middle ZIP rent is +12.3% versus the tracked-market benchmark. The middle half of tracked ZIP home values runs from $789,231 to $1,295,281. The middle half of tracked ZIP rents runs from $2,477 to $3,077. Buyer competition across local ZIP markets runs from 58 at the 25th percentile to 65 at the 75th.

How broadly conditions are changing

14.6% of measured ZIP markets show softer conditions. 33.3% of measured ZIP markets show rising price-cut pressure. 7.3% of measured ZIP markets show a recent inventory spike. Month over month, the median ZIP market moved +0.9% on inventory and +1.6% on buyer competition. 11.5% of measured ZIP markets show accelerating new-listing supply. 12.5% of measured ZIP markets show accelerating pending demand. The share of softening ZIP markets here is -6.3% versus the tracked-market benchmark.

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Sources and method

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Area profile & market context

Population

3,793,309

Population density

5,009 / sq mi

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