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 $363,946 in August, 0.0% lower 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 August 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. Montecito

- Typical home value: $5,078,354
- 1-year price change: +$18,913 (+0.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$2,268,720 (+80.7%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#49. Ducor

- Typical home value: $261,566
- 1-year price change: +$19,610 (+8.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$97,637 (+59.6%)
- Metro area: Visalia, CA

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#48. San Gabriel

- Typical home value: $1,063,319
- 1-year price change: +$20,235 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$294,479 (+38.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#47. Hickman

- Typical home value: $592,871
- 1-year price change: +$21,726 (+3.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$150,984 (+34.2%)
- Metro area: Modesto, CA

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#46. Palo Alto

- Typical home value: $3,355,269
- 1-year price change: +$21,790 (+0.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$675,958 (+25.2%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#45. Calexico

- Typical home value: $376,528
- 1-year price change: +$22,268 (+6.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$114,912 (+43.9%)
- Metro area: El Centro, CA

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#44. Kirkwood

- Typical home value: $584,572
- 1-year price change: +$22,362 (+4.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$135,051 (+30.0%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#43. Tustin

- Typical home value: $1,163,728
- 1-year price change: +$22,490 (+2.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$448,698 (+62.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#42. Millbrae

- Typical home value: $1,921,745
- 1-year price change: +$22,570 (+1.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$367,872 (+23.7%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#41. El Centro

- Typical home value: $370,316
- 1-year price change: +$22,726 (+6.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$115,263 (+45.2%)
- Metro area: El Centro, CA

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#40. Half Moon Bay

- Typical home value: $1,506,169
- 1-year price change: +$23,410 (+1.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$370,533 (+32.6%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#39. Belmont

- Typical home value: $2,149,908
- 1-year price change: +$23,927 (+1.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$494,697 (+29.9%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#38. Heber

- Typical home value: $380,789
- 1-year price change: +$24,440 (+6.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$107,701 (+39.4%)
- Metro area: El Centro, CA

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#37. Stanford

- Typical home value: $3,001,927
- 1-year price change: +$26,059 (+0.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$737,743 (+32.6%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#36. Imperial

- Typical home value: $420,682
- 1-year price change: +$26,222 (+6.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$152,780 (+57.0%)
- Metro area: El Centro, CA

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#35. Hillsborough

- Typical home value: $4,926,835
- 1-year price change: +$26,432 (+0.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$794,466 (+19.2%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#34. Pala

- Typical home value: $945,641
- 1-year price change: +$27,221 (+3.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$337,061 (+55.4%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#33. Richvale

- Typical home value: $317,144
- 1-year price change: +$27,468 (+9.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$37,357 (+13.4%)
- Metro area: Chico, CA

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#32. Huntington Beach

- Typical home value: $1,290,888
- 1-year price change: +$27,908 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$463,933 (+56.1%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#31. Lee Vining

- Typical home value: $496,281
- 1-year price change: +$28,682 (+6.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$179,881 (+56.9%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#30. Nipomo

- Typical home value: $920,796
- 1-year price change: +$28,740 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$298,033 (+47.9%)
- Metro area: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

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#29. Arcadia

- Typical home value: $1,353,810
- 1-year price change: +$29,233 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$352,792 (+35.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#28. San Luis Obispo

- Typical home value: $1,053,024
- 1-year price change: +$29,864 (+2.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$315,762 (+42.8%)
- Metro area: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

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#27. Costa Mesa

- Typical home value: $1,327,170
- 1-year price change: +$30,513 (+2.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$500,384 (+60.5%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#26. Campbell

- Typical home value: $1,802,433
- 1-year price change: +$32,313 (+1.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$594,687 (+49.2%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#25. Coto de Caza

- Typical home value: $1,961,527
- 1-year price change: +$32,583 (+1.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$856,690 (+77.5%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#24. North Tustin

- Typical home value: $1,695,473
- 1-year price change: +$32,966 (+2.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$660,278 (+63.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#23. Agua Dulce

- Typical home value: $978,348
- 1-year price change: +$34,329 (+3.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$303,424 (+45.0%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#22. Carlsbad

- Typical home value: $1,261,867
- 1-year price change: +$34,680 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$548,647 (+76.9%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#21. Rancho Santa Fe

- Typical home value: $4,183,700
- 1-year price change: +$35,360 (+0.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,804,659 (+75.9%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#20. Fountain Valley

- Typical home value: $1,310,687
- 1-year price change: +$35,523 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$512,696 (+64.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#19. Cerritos

- Typical home value: $1,039,408
- 1-year price change: +$35,677 (+3.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$329,036 (+46.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#18. Laguna Niguel

- Typical home value: $1,428,919
- 1-year price change: +$35,775 (+2.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$622,530 (+77.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#17. Dana Point

- Typical home value: $1,643,047
- 1-year price change: +$36,878 (+2.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$681,570 (+70.9%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#16. Cupertino

- Typical home value: $2,880,816
- 1-year price change: +$40,266 (+1.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$929,529 (+47.6%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#15. Villa Park

- Typical home value: $2,220,274
- 1-year price change: +$45,195 (+2.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$933,623 (+72.6%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#14. Woodside

- Typical home value: $3,690,558
- 1-year price change: +$47,174 (+1.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$702,292 (+23.5%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#13. San Carlos

- Typical home value: $2,258,292
- 1-year price change: +$47,740 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$484,849 (+27.3%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#12. Bell Canyon

- Typical home value: $2,184,379
- 1-year price change: +$50,256 (+2.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$659,809 (+43.3%)
- Metro area: Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

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#11. Irvine

- Typical home value: $1,546,445
- 1-year price change: +$54,523 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$687,576 (+80.1%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#10. Carpinteria

- Typical home value: $1,440,488
- 1-year price change: +$55,547 (+4.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$560,019 (+63.6%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#9. San Marino

- Typical home value: $2,634,598
- 1-year price change: +$71,926 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$450,814 (+20.6%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#8. Burlingame

- Typical home value: $2,526,108
- 1-year price change: +$78,265 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$445,117 (+21.4%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#7. Saratoga

- Typical home value: $3,785,133
- 1-year price change: +$79,534 (+2.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,344,110 (+55.1%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#6. Los Altos

- Typical home value: $4,188,347
- 1-year price change: +$89,508 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,229,768 (+41.6%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#5. Menlo Park

- Typical home value: $2,620,685
- 1-year price change: +$95,884 (+3.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$400,583 (+18.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#4. Newport Beach

- Typical home value: $3,394,810
- 1-year price change: +$125,606 (+3.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,419,879 (+71.9%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#3. Atherton

- Typical home value: $7,303,119
- 1-year price change: +$155,701 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,364,873 (+23.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#2. Hidden Hills

- Typical home value: $4,868,785
- 1-year price change: +$156,217 (+3.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,745,202 (+55.9%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#1. Portola Valley

- Typical home value: $3,884,744
- 1-year price change: +$181,705 (+4.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$865,803 (+28.7%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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