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 $366,289 in May, 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 May 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. Montara

- Typical home value: $1,503,290
- 1-year price change: +$49,825 (+3.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$368,112 (+32.4%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#49. Ladera Ranch

- Typical home value: $1,390,501
- 1-year price change: +$49,857 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$561,203 (+67.7%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#48. Orange

- Typical home value: $1,129,943
- 1-year price change: +$49,942 (+4.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$400,971 (+55.0%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#47. Bell Canyon

- Typical home value: $2,262,197
- 1-year price change: +$49,962 (+2.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$666,396 (+41.8%)
- Metro area: Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

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#46. Mission Viejo

- Typical home value: $1,225,873
- 1-year price change: +$50,024 (+4.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$485,037 (+65.5%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#45. Arcadia

- Typical home value: $1,403,223
- 1-year price change: +$52,351 (+3.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$360,709 (+34.6%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#44. Placentia

- Typical home value: $1,108,169
- 1-year price change: +$52,543 (+5.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$398,312 (+56.1%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#43. San Juan Capistrano

- Typical home value: $1,324,573
- 1-year price change: +$53,028 (+4.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$528,298 (+66.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#42. Yorba Linda

- Typical home value: $1,412,369
- 1-year price change: +$53,077 (+3.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$529,511 (+60.0%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#41. San Clemente

- Typical home value: $1,699,838
- 1-year price change: +$54,272 (+3.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$751,990 (+79.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#40. Moss Beach

- Typical home value: $1,531,626
- 1-year price change: +$54,956 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$372,719 (+32.2%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#39. Redwood City

- Typical home value: $1,865,272
- 1-year price change: +$58,399 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$299,358 (+19.1%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#38. Lake Forest

- Typical home value: $1,227,809
- 1-year price change: +$58,733 (+5.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$486,327 (+65.6%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#37. San Marino

- Typical home value: $2,702,652
- 1-year price change: +$59,720 (+2.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$420,882 (+18.4%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#36. Huntington Beach

- Typical home value: $1,338,379
- 1-year price change: +$60,368 (+4.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$488,765 (+57.5%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#35. Costa Mesa

- Typical home value: $1,360,794
- 1-year price change: +$62,894 (+4.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$516,604 (+61.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#34. Cerritos

- Typical home value: $1,065,119
- 1-year price change: +$64,060 (+6.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$337,705 (+46.4%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#33. Summerland

- Typical home value: $2,963,585
- 1-year price change: +$64,283 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,280,886 (+76.1%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#32. Emerald Lake Hills

- Typical home value: $2,856,850
- 1-year price change: +$70,770 (+2.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$519,809 (+22.2%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#31. Tustin

- Typical home value: $1,198,558
- 1-year price change: +$72,125 (+6.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$471,213 (+64.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#30. Dana Point

- Typical home value: $1,678,718
- 1-year price change: +$74,913 (+4.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$697,912 (+71.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#29. Millbrae

- Typical home value: $2,041,187
- 1-year price change: +$76,622 (+3.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$401,138 (+24.5%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#28. Fountain Valley

- Typical home value: $1,359,374
- 1-year price change: +$77,687 (+6.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$540,481 (+66.0%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#27. Laguna Niguel

- Typical home value: $1,465,871
- 1-year price change: +$77,712 (+5.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$642,394 (+78.0%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#26. Sunnyvale

- Typical home value: $2,118,343
- 1-year price change: +$83,973 (+4.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$506,728 (+31.4%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#25. Hidden Hills

- Typical home value: $4,904,123
- 1-year price change: +$86,567 (+1.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,682,027 (+52.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#24. Hillsborough

- Typical home value: $5,135,905
- 1-year price change: +$89,665 (+1.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$820,078 (+19.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#23. North Tustin

- Typical home value: $1,765,994
- 1-year price change: +$89,826 (+5.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$697,528 (+65.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#22. Los Gatos

- Typical home value: $2,585,911
- 1-year price change: +$96,824 (+3.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$816,906 (+46.2%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#21. Stanford

- Typical home value: $3,277,395
- 1-year price change: +$99,649 (+3.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$779,043 (+31.2%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#20. Rancho Santa Fe

- Typical home value: $4,309,533
- 1-year price change: +$100,031 (+2.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,884,018 (+77.7%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#19. Monte Sereno

- Typical home value: $4,242,310
- 1-year price change: +$101,715 (+2.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,337,276 (+46.0%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#18. Santa Clara

- Typical home value: $1,781,773
- 1-year price change: +$112,312 (+6.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$495,391 (+38.5%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#17. Campbell

- Typical home value: $1,945,147
- 1-year price change: +$113,684 (+6.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$635,215 (+48.5%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#16. Belmont

- Typical home value: $2,311,471
- 1-year price change: +$116,109 (+5.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$546,698 (+31.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#15. Woodside

- Typical home value: $3,822,998
- 1-year price change: +$117,693 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$660,827 (+20.9%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#14. San Carlos

- Typical home value: $2,405,308
- 1-year price change: +$117,875 (+5.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$538,743 (+28.9%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#13. Villa Park

- Typical home value: $2,307,838
- 1-year price change: +$122,168 (+5.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$986,366 (+74.6%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#12. Burlingame

- Typical home value: $2,663,333
- 1-year price change: +$124,297 (+4.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$485,493 (+22.3%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#11. Coto de Caza

- Typical home value: $2,033,439
- 1-year price change: +$126,585 (+6.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$907,478 (+80.6%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#10. Newport Beach

- Typical home value: $3,402,446
- 1-year price change: +$132,134 (+4.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,391,069 (+69.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#9. Irvine

- Typical home value: $1,592,070
- 1-year price change: +$134,126 (+9.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$715,603 (+81.6%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#8. Menlo Park

- Typical home value: $2,765,501
- 1-year price change: +$136,207 (+5.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$398,415 (+16.8%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#7. Palo Alto

- Typical home value: $3,626,306
- 1-year price change: +$143,970 (+4.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$687,803 (+23.4%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#6. Cupertino

- Typical home value: $3,100,618
- 1-year price change: +$171,647 (+5.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$974,906 (+45.9%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#5. Los Altos Hills

- Typical home value: $5,926,078
- 1-year price change: +$181,079 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,501,368 (+33.9%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#4. Atherton

- Typical home value: $7,446,352
- 1-year price change: +$191,054 (+2.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,395,352 (+23.1%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#3. Portola Valley

- Typical home value: $4,081,745
- 1-year price change: +$195,521 (+5.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$815,136 (+25.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#2. Saratoga

- Typical home value: $4,051,581
- 1-year price change: +$233,391 (+6.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,430,401 (+54.6%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#1. Los Altos

- Typical home value: $4,464,054
- 1-year price change: +$259,249 (+6.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,284,693 (+40.4%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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