Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in California

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April 21, 2025
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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 $364,891 in September, 0.0% 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 September 2025. 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. Thornton

- Typical home value: $463,688
- 1-year price change: +$20,284 (+4.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$107,452 (+30.2%)
- Metro area: Stockton, CA

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#49. Kirkwood

- Typical home value: $602,443
- 1-year price change: +$21,083 (+3.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$133,928 (+28.6%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#48. La Honda

- Typical home value: $954,677
- 1-year price change: +$21,171 (+2.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$121,216 (+14.5%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#47. Palo Alto

- Typical home value: $3,453,771
- 1-year price change: +$21,455 (+0.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$687,141 (+24.8%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#46. Hermosa Beach

- Typical home value: $2,159,662
- 1-year price change: +$22,000 (+1.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$518,246 (+31.6%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#45. Emerald Lake Hills

- Typical home value: $2,747,497
- 1-year price change: +$22,182 (+0.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$498,993 (+22.2%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#44. Pala

- Typical home value: $945,570
- 1-year price change: +$22,616 (+2.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$324,209 (+52.2%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#43. Villa Park

- Typical home value: $2,251,326
- 1-year price change: +$22,957 (+1.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$923,578 (+69.6%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#42. Huntington Beach

- Typical home value: $1,302,986
- 1-year price change: +$23,964 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$459,548 (+54.5%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#41. Belmont

- Typical home value: $2,197,632
- 1-year price change: +$24,064 (+1.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$496,721 (+29.2%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#40. El Centro

- Typical home value: $375,377
- 1-year price change: +$24,920 (+7.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$115,674 (+44.5%)
- Metro area: El Centro, CA

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#39. Manhattan Beach

- Typical home value: $3,076,975
- 1-year price change: +$24,960 (+0.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$767,822 (+33.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#38. Calexico

- Typical home value: $381,269
- 1-year price change: +$24,993 (+7.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$116,170 (+43.8%)
- Metro area: El Centro, CA

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#37. Costa Mesa

- Typical home value: $1,339,861
- 1-year price change: +$25,588 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$496,297 (+58.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#36. Half Moon Bay

- Typical home value: $1,519,909
- 1-year price change: +$26,419 (+1.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$357,441 (+30.7%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#35. Heber

- Typical home value: $385,599
- 1-year price change: +$26,493 (+7.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$107,769 (+38.8%)
- Metro area: El Centro, CA

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#34. Arcadia

- Typical home value: $1,371,745
- 1-year price change: +$26,638 (+2.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$344,213 (+33.5%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#33. Hickman

- Typical home value: $604,892
- 1-year price change: +$27,229 (+4.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$151,019 (+33.3%)
- Metro area: Modesto, CA

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#32. Fountain Valley

- Typical home value: $1,324,826
- 1-year price change: +$28,297 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$508,000 (+62.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#31. Imperial

- Typical home value: $426,069
- 1-year price change: +$28,377 (+7.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$153,422 (+56.3%)
- Metro area: El Centro, CA

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#30. Campbell

- Typical home value: $1,833,684
- 1-year price change: +$28,957 (+1.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$594,985 (+48.0%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#29. Cerritos

- Typical home value: $1,045,550
- 1-year price change: +$28,964 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$321,742 (+44.5%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#28. Lee Vining

- Typical home value: $496,182
- 1-year price change: +$29,005 (+6.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$172,168 (+53.1%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#27. Agua Dulce

- Typical home value: $981,411
- 1-year price change: +$29,589 (+3.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$291,946 (+42.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#26. Rancho Santa Fe

- Typical home value: $4,269,911
- 1-year price change: +$29,922 (+0.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,812,729 (+73.8%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#25. Millbrae

- Typical home value: $1,942,939
- 1-year price change: +$30,417 (+1.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$363,879 (+23.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#24. Laguna Niguel

- Typical home value: $1,439,206
- 1-year price change: +$31,358 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$617,571 (+75.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#23. San Luis Obispo

- Typical home value: $1,064,445
- 1-year price change: +$32,002 (+3.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$312,582 (+41.6%)
- Metro area: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

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#22. Richvale

- Typical home value: $317,059
- 1-year price change: +$32,545 (+11.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$37,691 (+13.5%)
- Metro area: Chico, CA

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#21. Nipomo

- Typical home value: $927,410
- 1-year price change: +$32,946 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$296,227 (+46.9%)
- Metro area: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

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#20. Irvine

- Typical home value: $1,550,367
- 1-year price change: +$33,841 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$680,765 (+78.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#19. Dana Point

- Typical home value: $1,653,005
- 1-year price change: +$33,992 (+2.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$676,414 (+69.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#18. Stanford

- Typical home value: $3,074,497
- 1-year price change: +$37,357 (+1.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$737,246 (+31.5%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#17. Cupertino

- Typical home value: $2,948,793
- 1-year price change: +$40,480 (+1.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$942,108 (+46.9%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#16. Bell Canyon

- Typical home value: $2,196,795
- 1-year price change: +$48,312 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$644,040 (+41.5%)
- Metro area: Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

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#15. Carlsbad

- Typical home value: $1,237,927
- 1-year price change: +$49,040 (+4.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$539,472 (+77.2%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#14. Hillsborough

- Typical home value: $5,062,404
- 1-year price change: +$50,884 (+1.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$820,560 (+19.3%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#13. Montecito

- Typical home value: $5,313,280
- 1-year price change: +$53,808 (+1.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$2,380,084 (+81.1%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#12. San Carlos

- Typical home value: $2,309,778
- 1-year price change: +$54,796 (+2.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$486,859 (+26.7%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#11. Woodside

- Typical home value: $3,706,415
- 1-year price change: +$61,541 (+1.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$719,045 (+24.1%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#10. Saratoga

- Typical home value: $3,880,499
- 1-year price change: +$64,169 (+1.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,354,055 (+53.6%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#9. Carpinteria

- Typical home value: $1,455,083
- 1-year price change: +$64,881 (+4.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$564,357 (+63.4%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#8. Los Altos

- Typical home value: $4,332,738
- 1-year price change: +$84,402 (+2.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,252,942 (+40.7%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#7. San Marino

- Typical home value: $2,708,353
- 1-year price change: +$89,971 (+3.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$447,928 (+19.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#6. Burlingame

- Typical home value: $2,585,406
- 1-year price change: +$92,240 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$445,749 (+20.8%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#5. Menlo Park

- Typical home value: $2,694,650
- 1-year price change: +$101,993 (+3.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$414,790 (+18.2%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#4. Newport Beach

- Typical home value: $3,446,521
- 1-year price change: +$129,643 (+3.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,428,277 (+70.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#3. Atherton

- Typical home value: $7,619,338
- 1-year price change: +$195,236 (+2.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,424,890 (+23.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#2. Portola Valley

- Typical home value: $4,033,637
- 1-year price change: +$207,534 (+5.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$916,674 (+29.4%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#1. Hidden Hills

- Typical home value: $5,067,420
- 1-year price change: +$210,340 (+4.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,806,499 (+55.4%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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