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The median home price in California has reached $868,150 for September 2024 (data compiled by the California Association of Realtors – CAR.) That’s a 2.9% increase, year to year, from September 2023, when the median home price in the state was $843,340. The housing market saw 253,010 existing home sales, which represents a 5.1% increase year-over-year (YTY) and a 0.9 % increase year-to-date (YTD). The unsold inventory index stood at 3.6 months, reflecting a 28.6% increase year-over-year. Additionally, the median number of days homes spent on the market was 24 days, a 33.3% increase from the same period last year.
The counties with September’s highest median prices are all in the Bay Area:
- San Mateo County: $2,100,000
- Santa Clara County: $1,927,500
- Marin County: $1,750,000
- Orange County: $1,397,450
The counties with the next highest median prices are:
- Alameda County: $1,267,500
- Santa Cruz County: $1,300,000
- San Francisco County: $1,266,250
The full breakdown by county, statewide, from CAR’s Current Sales Price and Statistics:
September 2024 County Sales and Price Activity
(Regional and condo sales data not seasonally adjusted)
|
September 2024 |
Median Sold Price of Existing Single-Family Homes |
Sales |
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|
State/Region/County |
Sept.2024 |
Aug-2024 |
Sept.2023 |
Price MTM% Chg |
Price YTY% Chg |
Sales MTM% Chg |
Sales YTY% Chg |
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|
CA Single-family home |
$868,150 |
$888,740 |
|
$843,500 |
2.3% |
2.9% |
-3.4% |
5.1% |
|
|
CA Condo/Townhomes |
$660,000 |
$665,000 |
|
$650,000 |
0.8% |
1.5% |
16.6% |
0.9% |
|
|
Los Angeles Metro Area |
$810,000 |
$827,000 |
$780,000 |
-2.1% |
3.8% |
-8.5% |
-1.1% |
||
|
Inland Empire |
$579,990 |
$585,260 |
$550,000 |
-0.9% |
5.5% |
-9.7% |
0.1% |
||
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
$1,266,250 |
$1,240,000 |
$1,300,000 |
2.1% |
-2.6% |
-9.4% |
5.1% |
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|
San Francisco Bay Area |
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|
Alameda |
$1,267,500 |
$1,272,500 |
$1,300,000 |
-0.4% |
-2.5% |
7.1% |
0.8% |
||
|
Contra Costa |
$863,750 |
$841,950 |
$871,250 |
2.6% |
-0.9% |
-16.3% |
-2.1% |
||
|
Marin |
$1,750,000 |
$1,450,000 |
$1,650,000 |
20.7% |
6.1% |
7.4% |
10.1% |
||
|
Napa |
$882,500 |
$976,500 |
$890,000 |
-9.6% |
-0.8% |
6.1% |
18.6% |
||
|
San Francisco |
$1,625,000 |
$1,528,500 |
$1,580,000 |
6.3% |
2.8% |
-6.3% |
3.5% |
||
|
San Mateo |
$2,100,000 |
$1,900,000 |
$1,955,000 |
10.5% |
7.4% |
2.2% |
6.0% |
||
|
Santa Clara |
$1,927,500 |
$1,851,830 |
$1,853,000 |
4.1% |
4.0% |
-15.8% |
2.4% |
||
|
Solano |
$611,000 |
$600,000 |
$585,680 |
1.8% |
4.3% |
5.9% |
18.0% |
||
|
Sonoma |
$830,000 |
$809,160 |
$848,000 |
2.6% |
2.1% |
-9.4% |
18.9% |
||
|
Southern California |
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|
Los Angeles |
$960,370 |
$919,890 |
$914,340 |
4.4% |
5.0% |
-6.8% |
-2.5% |
||
|
Orange |
$1,397,450 |
$1,400,000 |
$1,310,000 |
-0.2 |
6.7% |
-10.4% |
0.4% |
||
|
Riverside |
$625,000 |
$630,000 |
$600,000 |
-0.8% |
4.2% |
-12.7% |
-1.8% |
||
|
San Bernardino |
$500,000 |
$515,000 |
$475,000 |
-2.9% |
5.3% |
-4.4% |
3.1% |
||
|
San Diego |
$1,000,000 |
$1,010,000 |
$973,100 |
-1.0% |
2.8% |
-14.6% |
9.4% |
||
|
Ventura |
$900,000 |
$965,000 |
$962,500 |
-6.7% |
-6.5% |
-5.7% |
-3.3% |
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|
Central Coast |
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|
Monterey |
$100,000 |
$900,000 |
$943,340 |
11.1% |
6.0% |
6.4% |
-1.3% |
||
|
San Luis Obispo |
$895,000 |
$942,500 |
$888,000 |
-5,0% |
0.8% |
-13.0% |
-5.9% |
||
|
Santa Barbara |
$1,098,000 |
$1,062,450 |
$1,030,000 |
3.3% |
6.6% |
-8.8% |
6.9% |
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|
Santa Cruz |
$1,300,000 |
$1,300,000 |
$1,165,000 |
0.0% |
11.6% |
-28.0% |
-7.8% |
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|
Central Valley |
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|
Fresno |
$430,000 |
$434,940 |
|
$410,000 |
-1.1% |
4.9% |
-6.7% |
8.0% |
|
|
Glenn |
$348,000 |
$325,000 |
$300,000 |
7.1% |
16.0% |
-40.0% |
-18.2% |
||
|
Kern |
$400,500 |
$399,500 |
$383,000 |
0.3% |
4.6% |
-12.8% |
-5.6% |
||
|
Kings |
$379,000 |
$380,000 |
$370,750 |
-0.3% |
2.2% |
-6.9% |
8.1% |
||
|
Madera |
$424,120 |
$430,750 |
$410,000 |
-1.5% |
3.4% |
14.0% |
0.8% |
||
|
Merced |
$399,500 |
$415,500 |
$384,500 |
-3.7% |
3.9% |
-16.5% |
-23.3% |
||
|
Placer |
$660,000 |
$675,000 |
$665,000 |
-2.2% |
-0.8% |
-23.5% |
-12.9% |
||
|
Sacramento |
$560,000 |
$559,000 |
$545,000 |
0.2% |
2.8% |
-10.2% |
4.0% |
||
|
San Benito |
$856,130 |
$812,500 |
$761,250 |
5.4% |
12.5% |
35.3% |
35.3% |
||
|
San Joaquin |
$583,550 |
$560,000 |
$550,000 |
4.2% |
6.1% |
-20.1% |
-8.5% |
||
|
Stanislaus |
$480,000 |
$475,000 |
$469,500 |
1.1% |
2.2% |
-6.6% |
4.6% |
||
|
Tulare |
$376,070 |
$380,000 |
$385,500 |
-1.0% |
-2.3% |
-17.9% |
-13.0% |
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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% |
||
|
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% |
||
|
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% |
||
|
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 |
$465,580 |
$458,000 |
$429,420 |
1.7% |
8.4% |
-15.6% |
-2.1% |
||
|
Lassen |
$265,000 |
$236,000 |
$181,250 |
12.3% |
46.2% |
66.7% |
78.6% |
||
|
Plumas |
$455,000 |
$547,420 |
$441,250 |
-16.9% |
3.1% |
-7.5% |
32.1% |
||
|
Siskiyou |
$290,000 |
$305,000 |
$325,000 |
-5.1% |
-10.8% |
-5.4% |
75.0% |
||
|
Tehama |
$320,000 |
$380,000 |
$310,000 |
-15.8% |
3.2% |
16.0% |
9.4% |
||
|
Trinity |
$247,500 |
$280,000 |
$320,000 |
11.6% |
22.7% |
42.9% |
0.0% |
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