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Cheapest homes, California counties

California counties with the lowest median home value (2024 ACS owner-occupied units). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is $505,000. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Trinity County, CA, up 14 places to #7.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS 2000

01Modoc County, CACA8,426$224,700+208%

02▲1Lassen County, CACA28,117$265,300+152%

03▲1Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$309,500+213%

04▼2Imperial County, CACA181,411$309,600+230%

05▲2Kings County, CACA154,327$324,300+236%

06▲5Lake County, CACA67,772$324,300+207%

07▲14Trinity County, CACA15,720$325,800+215%

08▼3Tulare County, CACA485,146$330,100+242%

09Sierra County, CACA3,098$331,900+159%

10▼4Kern County, CACA927,068$338,300+278%

11▼1Tehama County, CACA64,665$339,600+250%

12▼4Del Norte County, CACA26,410$342,000+237%

13Inyo County, CACA18,158$348,700+171%

14▼2Glenn County, CACA28,141$352,400+260%

15▼1Plumas County, CACA18,583$360,200+180%

16▼1Shasta County, CACA181,648$366,400+225%

17▲5Mariposa County, CACA16,918$387,900+180%

18Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$388,800+279%

19▼2Merced County, CACA297,260$391,800+253%

20▼4Madera County, CACA167,927$393,200+232%

21▼1Colusa County, CACA21,836$393,400+254%

22▼3Yuba County, CACA88,691$412,300+361%

23Butte County, CACA209,211$424,700+265%

24▲2Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$433,200+202%

25▼1Sutter County, CACA98,787$433,500+262%

26▲2Humboldt County, CACA131,647$446,900+248%

27Amador County, CACA41,876$449,800+193%

28▼3Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$450,100+263%

29Calaveras County, CACA46,605$457,200+193%

30San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$505,000+304%

31▲5Mendocino County, CACA88,122$512,200+210%

32▼1San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$530,700+280%

33▲1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$534,200+279%

34▼2Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$557,300+313%

35▼2Alpine County, CACA1,043$590,200+226%

36▲1Solano County, CACA455,376$617,700+253%

37▲2Yolo County, CACA224,410$620,700+278%

38Nevada County, CACA101,911$621,800+212%

39▼4Mono County, CACA12,505$639,400+237%

40El Dorado County, CACA192,323$679,900+255%

41Placer County, CACA442,081$688,100+230%

42Monterey County, CACA433,729$781,000+207%

43▲4Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$790,700+199%

44▼1San Benito County, CACA70,082$793,400+179%

45▲4Sonoma County, CACA486,444$815,500+208%

46Ventura County, CACA830,851$822,700+245%

47▼2San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$824,700+277%

48Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$834,200+314%

49▼5San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$854,700+303%

50Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$866,800+242%

51Napa County, CACA132,949$869,500+259%

52Orange County, CACA3,149,507$962,600+280%

53Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$1,027,500+191%

54Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$1,090,100+273%

55▲2San Francisco County, CACA826,079$1,394,500+230%

56Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$1,490,600+253%

57▼2Marin County, CACA253,694$1,507,300+206%

58San Mateo County, CACA743,568$1,559,600+247%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES