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The median home price in California has reached $861,020 for December 2024 (data compiled by the California Association of Realtors – CAR.) That’s a 5% increase, year to year, from December 2023, when the median home price in the state was $819,820. The housing market saw 268,180 existing home sales, which represents a 19.8% increase year-over-year (YTY) and a 4.3 % increase year-to-date (YTD). The unsold inventory index stood at 2.7 months, reflecting a 3.8% increase year-over-year. Additionally, the median number of days homes spent on the market was 31 days, a 19.2% increase from the same period last year.
The counties with September’s highest median prices are all in the Bay Area:
- San Mateo County: $1,844,000
- Santa Clara County: $1,810,000
- Marin County: $1,558,000
- Orange County: $1,362,000
The counties with the next highest median prices are:
- Santa Barbara County: $1,275,000
- Santa Cruz County: $1,255,000
- San Francisco County: $1,200,000
The full breakdown by county, statewide, from CAR’s Current Sales Price and Statistics:
December 2024 County Sales and Price Activity
(Regional and condo sales data not seasonally adjusted)
|
December 2024 |
Median Sold Price of Existing Single-Family Homes |
Sales |
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|
State/Region/County |
Dec.2024 |
Nov-2024 |
Dec.2023 |
Price MTM% Chg |
Price YTY% Chg |
Sales MTM% Chg |
Sales YTY% Chg |
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|
CA Single-family home |
$861,020 |
$852,880 |
|
$819,820 |
1.0% |
5.0% |
0.1% |
19.8% |
|
|
CA Condo/Townhomes |
$664,550 |
$675,000 |
|
$635,000 |
-1.5% |
4.7% |
2.7% |
21.3% |
|
|
Los Angeles Metro Area |
$815,550 |
$822,000 |
$760,000 |
-0.8% |
7.3% |
9.5% |
14.2% |
||
|
Inland Empire |
$594,950 |
$600,000 |
$570,000 |
-0.8% |
4.4% |
10.1% |
7.3% |
||
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
$1,200,000 |
$1,316,500 |
$1,182,000 |
-8.8% |
1.5% |
-14.2% |
14.6% |
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|
San Francisco Bay Area |
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|
Alameda |
$1,180,000 |
$1,285,000 |
$1,175,000 |
-8.2% |
0.4% |
-7.0% |
19.3% |
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|
Contra Costa |
$875,000 |
$8,975,00 |
$800,000 |
-2.5% |
9.4% |
-9.2% |
10.8% |
||
|
Marin |
$1,558,000 |
$1,625,000 |
$1,555,000 |
-4.1% |
0.2% |
-17.2% |
18.1% |
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|
Napa |
$880,000 |
$895,000 |
$925,000 |
-1.7% |
-4.9% |
30.4% |
49% |
||
|
San Francisco |
$1,530,000 |
$1,598,000 |
$1,450,000 |
-4.3% |
5.5% |
-35.3% |
14.5% |
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|
San Mateo |
$1,844,500 |
$2,194,000 |
$1,800,000 |
-15.9% |
2.5% |
-25.2% |
-11.3% |
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|
Santa Clara |
$1,810,000 |
$1,931,050 |
$1,725,000 |
-6.3% |
4.9% |
-22.9% |
19.5% |
||
|
Solano |
$570,000 |
$597,000 |
$562,000 |
-4.5% |
1.4% |
-1.1% |
29.6% |
||
|
Sonoma |
$859,500 |
$805,000 |
$812,930 |
6.8% |
5.7% |
-12.2% |
6.5% |
||
|
Southern California |
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|
Los Angeles |
$912,370 |
$937,030 |
$853,340 |
-2.6 |
6.9% |
12.7% |
16.2% |
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|
Orange |
$1,362,000 |
$1,375,000 |
$1,300,000 |
-0.9% |
4.8% |
1.8% |
20.7% |
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|
Riverside |
$624,790 |
$628,000 |
$605,000 |
-0.5% |
3.3% |
13.9% |
11.0% |
||
|
San Bernardino |
$490,950 |
$510,000 |
$475,000 |
-3.7% |
3.4% |
9.6% |
4.2% |
||
|
San Diego |
$975,000 |
$975,000 |
$911,500 |
-0.0% |
7.0% |
1.5% |
27.0% |
||
|
Ventura |
$895,000 |
$912,000 |
$882,500 |
-1.9% |
1.4% |
7.4% |
25.5% |
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|
Central Coast |
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|
Monterey |
$932,000 |
$930,000 |
$929,000 |
0.2% |
0.3% |
6.2% |
33.0% |
||
|
San Luis Obispo |
$930,000 |
$920,000 |
$956,000 |
1.1% |
-2.7% |
-1.3% |
16.7% |
||
|
Santa Barbara |
$1,275,000 |
$1,367,500 |
$1,190,000 |
-6.8% |
7.1% |
-2.6% |
25.4% |
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|
Santa Cruz |
$1,255,000 |
$1,307,500 |
$1,050,000 |
-4.0% |
19.5% |
-20.8% |
3.7% |
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|
Central Valley |
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|
Fresno |
$420,570 |
$440,000 |
|
$397,000 |
-4.4% |
5.9% |
-6.6% |
4.7% |
|
|
Glenn |
$420,000 |
$359,000 |
$349,500 |
17.0% |
20.2% |
50.0% |
-11.8% |
||
|
Kern |
$405,500 |
$405,000 |
$374,180 |
0.1% |
8.4% |
-4.1% |
14.3% |
||
|
Kings |
$372,200 |
$367,500 |
$380,000 |
1.3% |
-2.1% |
-15.8% |
-32.4% |
||
|
Madera |
$430,000 |
$415,000 |
$410,500 |
3.6% |
4.8% |
-16.2% |
-23.0% |
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|
Merced |
$425,000 |
$415,000 |
$385,000 |
2.4% |
10.4% |
-18.1% |
28.3% |
||
|
Placer |
$639,480 |
$649,490 |
$633,020 |
-1.5% |
1.0% |
2.3% |
20.7% |
||
|
Sacramento |
$545,000 |
$550,500 |
$535,000 |
-1.0% |
1.9% |
3.0% |
25.3% |
||
|
San Benito |
$830,000 |
$825,920 |
$789,890 |
0.5% |
5.1% |
25% |
6.1% |
||
|
San Joaquin |
$535,000 |
$540,000 |
$530,000 |
-0.9% |
0.9% |
7.6% |
17.3% |
||
|
Stanislaus |
$462,750 |
$469,500 |
$462,500 |
-1.4% |
0.1% |
18.3% |
35.2% |
||
|
Tulare |
$380,990 |
$385,000 |
$362,000 |
-1.0% |
5.2% |
24.4% |
15.5% |
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|
Other Calif. Counties |
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|
Amador |
$432,500 |
$431,000 |
$414,250 |
0.3% |
4.4% |
-12.5% |
5.0% |
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|
Calaveras |
$522,000 |
$505,000 |
$537,500 |
3.4% |
-2.9% |
-39.8% |
-21.9% |
||
|
Del Norte |
$370,000 |
$450,000 |
$400,000 |
-17.8% |
-7.5% |
26.7% |
46.2% |
||
|
El Dorado |
$689,000 |
$650,000 |
$685,000 |
6.0% |
0.6% |
-19.9% |
-5.5% |
||
|
Humboldt |
$425,000 |
$434,500 |
$422,500 |
-2.2% |
0.6% |
-13.4% |
3.2% |
||
|
Lake |
$335,000 |
$329,950 |
$260,000 |
1.5% |
28.8% |
-24.2% |
-7.8% |
||
|
Mariposa |
$322,500 |
$410,000 |
$432,500 |
-21.2% |
-25.4% |
9.1% |
50.0% |
||
|
Mendocino |
$525,000 |
$567,500 |
$448,000 |
-7.5% |
17.2% |
20.4% |
-4.4% |
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|
Mono |
$815,000 |
$1,160,000 |
$935,000 |
-29.7% |
-12.8% |
0.0% |
-50.0% |
||
|
Nevada |
$570,000 |
$560,000 |
$563,000 |
1.8% |
1.2% |
-6.2% |
-14.2% |
||
|
Sutter |
$451,500 |
$416,500 |
$430,000 |
8.4% |
5.0% |
-5.9% |
-23.8% |
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|
Tuolumne |
$357,500 |
$420,950 |
$419,000 |
-15.1% |
-14.7% |
-8.6% |
-7.2% |
||
|
Yolo |
$610,000 |
$620,960 |
$608,640 |
1.8% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
11.7% |
||
|
Yuba |
$440,000 |
$448,000 |
$433,250 |
-1.8% |
1.6% |
-22.4% |
-8.3% |
||
|
Butte |
$426,500 |
$438,950 |
$418,000 |
-2.8% |
2.0% |
-21.3% |
4.2% |
||
|
Lassen |
$237,000 |
$252,160 |
$272,500 |
-6.0% |
-13.0% |
-43.8% |
-59.1% |
||
|
Plumas |
$359,000 |
$385,000 |
$360,000 |
-6.8% |
-0.3% |
-59.1% |
-47.1% |
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|
Siskiyou |
$365,000 |
$295,000 |
$331,500 |
23.7% |
10.1% |
-20.0% |
0.0% |
||
|
Tehama |
$326,000 |
$302,500 |
$305,000 |
7.8% |
6.9% |
-5.0% |
-13.6% |
||
|
Trinity |
$337,500 |
$290,000 |
$287,000 |
16.4% |
17.6% |
60.0% |
33.3% |
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