Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in California

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February 27, 2026
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in California

The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties.

The typical home value in the United States was $361,371 in February, 0.4% higher than the year before.

Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before.

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in California using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from the 12 months ending February 2026. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. Data was available for 50 cities and towns in California.

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#50. San Gabriel

- Typical home value: $1,107,200
- 1-year price change: +$33,489 (+3.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$259,920 (+30.7%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#49. Coronado

- Typical home value: $2,482,900
- 1-year price change: +$33,609 (+1.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$739,221 (+42.4%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#48. Costa Mesa

- Typical home value: $1,381,297
- 1-year price change: +$33,655 (+2.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$464,592 (+50.7%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#47. Arcadia

- Typical home value: $1,398,905
- 1-year price change: +$35,427 (+2.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$316,542 (+29.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#46. Hickman

- Typical home value: $591,612
- 1-year price change: +$35,732 (+6.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$110,852 (+23.1%)
- Metro area: Modesto, CA

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#45. Piedmont

- Typical home value: $2,327,133
- 1-year price change: +$38,142 (+1.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$228,119 (+10.9%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#44. Mill Valley

- Typical home value: $2,016,416
- 1-year price change: +$38,782 (+2.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$282,460 (+16.3%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#43. Richvale

- Typical home value: $319,790
- 1-year price change: +$40,860 (+14.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$29,615 (+10.2%)
- Metro area: Chico, CA

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#42. Villa Park

- Typical home value: $2,257,556
- 1-year price change: +$41,342 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$857,265 (+61.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#41. Westlake Village

- Typical home value: $1,549,740
- 1-year price change: +$42,238 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$399,722 (+34.8%)
- Metro area: Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

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#40. El Segundo

- Typical home value: $1,715,918
- 1-year price change: +$44,657 (+2.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$355,192 (+26.1%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#39. Laguna Beach

- Typical home value: $2,900,365
- 1-year price change: +$44,699 (+1.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$873,388 (+43.1%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#38. Dana Point

- Typical home value: $1,682,503
- 1-year price change: +$45,310 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$612,621 (+57.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#37. Corte Madera

- Typical home value: $1,769,805
- 1-year price change: +$46,203 (+2.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$288,275 (+19.5%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#36. Ladera Heights

- Typical home value: $1,706,512
- 1-year price change: +$46,480 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$418,047 (+32.4%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#35. Belmont

- Typical home value: $2,261,180
- 1-year price change: +$47,011 (+2.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$460,830 (+25.6%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#34. Emerald Lake Hills

- Typical home value: $2,825,154
- 1-year price change: +$48,911 (+1.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$401,989 (+16.6%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#33. Hermosa Beach

- Typical home value: $2,215,896
- 1-year price change: +$48,930 (+2.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$404,805 (+22.4%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#32. Tiburon

- Typical home value: $2,931,935
- 1-year price change: +$49,121 (+1.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$413,505 (+16.4%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#31. San Francisco

- Typical home value: $1,299,230
- 1-year price change: +$50,439 (+4.0%)
- 5-year price change: -19,231.25369201065 (-1.5%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#30. Solvang

- Typical home value: $1,380,859
- 1-year price change: +$53,754 (+4.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$468,912 (+51.4%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#29. South Pasadena

- Typical home value: $1,675,409
- 1-year price change: +$61,834 (+3.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$446,789 (+36.4%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#28. Cupertino

- Typical home value: $3,121,347
- 1-year price change: +$64,255 (+2.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$895,668 (+40.2%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#27. Woodside

- Typical home value: $3,716,512
- 1-year price change: +$65,850 (+1.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$637,828 (+20.7%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#26. San Carlos

- Typical home value: $2,378,551
- 1-year price change: +$66,072 (+2.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$467,302 (+24.5%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#25. Bell Canyon

- Typical home value: $2,161,058
- 1-year price change: +$66,302 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$486,046 (+29.0%)
- Metro area: Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

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#24. Millbrae

- Typical home value: $2,021,440
- 1-year price change: +$66,612 (+3.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$353,893 (+21.2%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#23. Palo Alto

- Typical home value: $3,619,229
- 1-year price change: +$68,791 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$673,069 (+22.8%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#22. Stanford

- Typical home value: $3,236,454
- 1-year price change: +$69,202 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$727,961 (+29.0%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#21. Carpinteria

- Typical home value: $1,451,254
- 1-year price change: +$83,634 (+6.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$507,033 (+53.7%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#20. Del Monte Forest

- Typical home value: $2,821,940
- 1-year price change: +$85,959 (+3.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$785,175 (+38.6%)
- Metro area: Salinas, CA

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#19. Saratoga

- Typical home value: $4,080,286
- 1-year price change: +$98,144 (+2.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,228,830 (+43.1%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#18. Burlingame

- Typical home value: $2,694,998
- 1-year price change: +$100,774 (+3.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$416,782 (+18.3%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#17. Ross

- Typical home value: $3,794,882
- 1-year price change: +$102,038 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$550,990 (+17.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#16. Beverly Hills

- Typical home value: $3,580,741
- 1-year price change: +$105,198 (+3.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$193,245 (+5.7%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#15. Stinson Beach

- Typical home value: $3,331,659
- 1-year price change: +$109,220 (+3.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$533,361 (+19.1%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#14. Manhattan Beach

- Typical home value: $3,159,767
- 1-year price change: +$112,066 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$639,291 (+25.4%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#13. Menlo Park

- Typical home value: $2,778,631
- 1-year price change: +$127,218 (+4.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$460,802 (+19.9%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#12. Belvedere

- Typical home value: $4,603,827
- 1-year price change: +$137,381 (+3.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$647,627 (+16.4%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#11. Los Altos Hills

- Typical home value: $5,865,937
- 1-year price change: +$149,800 (+2.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,252,109 (+27.1%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#10. Los Altos

- Typical home value: $4,566,299
- 1-year price change: +$154,433 (+3.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,250,826 (+37.7%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#9. Rancho Santa Fe

- Typical home value: $4,248,470
- 1-year price change: +$157,324 (+3.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,652,352 (+63.6%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#8. Monte Sereno

- Typical home value: $4,285,897
- 1-year price change: +$157,973 (+3.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,061,681 (+32.9%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#7. San Marino

- Typical home value: $2,777,884
- 1-year price change: +$175,039 (+6.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$491,368 (+21.5%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#6. Newport Beach

- Typical home value: $3,569,308
- 1-year price change: +$218,566 (+6.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,382,722 (+63.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#5. Hillsborough

- Typical home value: $5,140,890
- 1-year price change: +$294,349 (+6.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$756,500 (+17.3%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#4. Hidden Hills

- Typical home value: $4,967,985
- 1-year price change: +$294,679 (+6.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,648,402 (+49.7%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#3. Portola Valley

- Typical home value: $4,142,298
- 1-year price change: +$368,350 (+9.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,036,676 (+33.4%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#2. Montecito

- Typical home value: $5,327,075
- 1-year price change: +$420,094 (+8.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$2,228,808 (+71.9%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#1. Atherton

- Typical home value: $7,709,060
- 1-year price change: +$602,648 (+8.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,440,946 (+23.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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