HavenScore: 38 is the median across 1,542 scored ZIPs in California. The median home value is $701,421. Prices are up 0.66% over the trailing year on average. Across the state, conditions read Leaning Buyer.
Where each city sits: price momentum against buyer-seller pressure
41 of 91 California cities read Cooling — prices still up over the year, but the market now leans toward buyers.
| City | Read | Prices, trailing year | Gauge | ZIPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | Accelerating | +2.0% | +1 | 7 |
| Bakersfield | Softening | -0.4% | -41 | 10 |
| Berkeley | Accelerating | +3.9% | +32 | 7 |
| Beverly Hills | Cooling | +6.9% | -8 | 3 |
| Burbank | Firming | -0.5% | +1 | 5 |
| Carlsbad | Cooling | +1.6% | -13 | 4 |
| Chico | Cooling | +0.6% | -41 | 3 |
| Chula Vista | Cooling | +0.1% | -10 | 5 |
| Clovis | Cooling | +1.1% | -23 | 3 |
| Compton | Cooling | +2.6% | -9 | 3 |
| Concord | Softening | -1.2% | -22 | 4 |
| Corona | Softening | -0.5% | -30 | 4 |
| Covina | Cooling | +1.2% | -27 | 3 |
| Desert Hot Springs | Softening | -0.6% | -37 | 3 |
| Downey | Cooling | +2.2% | -1 | 3 |
| El Cajon | Softening | -0.6% | -29 | 3 |
| Elk Grove | Softening | -0.7% | -27 | 4 |
| Escondido | Cooling | 0.0% | -26 | 4 |
| Eureka | Softening | -2.0% | -42 | 3 |
| Fontana | Softening | -0.2% | -27 | 3 |
| Fremont | Softening | -2.2% | -19 | 4 |
| Fresno | Cooling | +0.1% | -32 | 19 |
| Fullerton | Cooling | +1.8% | -4 | 4 |
| Garden Grove | Accelerating | +3.8% | +20 | 5 |
| Glendale | Cooling | +1.4% | -11 | 9 |
| Hayward | Softening | -3.7% | -20 | 4 |
| Hemet | Softening | -0.2% | -42 | 3 |
| Huntington Beach | Cooling | +4.9% | -4 | 5 |
| Inglewood | Cooling | +2.5% | -20 | 5 |
| Irvine | Softening | -1.1% | -30 | 9 |
| Lake Arrowhead | Softening | -2.4% | -47 | 6 |
| Lakewood | Accelerating | +2.4% | +11 | 3 |
| Lancaster | Softening | -0.9% | -34 | 3 |
| Long Beach | Cooling | +1.8% | -21 | 11 |
| Los Angeles | Softening | -0.2% | -30 | 95 |
| Madera | Cooling | +2.3% | -26 | 3 |
| Menifee | Softening | -1.2% | -34 | 3 |
| Merced | Softening | -1.2% | -42 | 3 |
| Modesto | Softening | -0.3% | -31 | 7 |
| Moreno Valley | Softening | 0.0% | -21 | 4 |
| Mountain View | Accelerating | +3.5% | +11 | 3 |
| Murphys | Softening | -1.9% | -37 | 3 |
| Newport Beach | Cooling | +12.0% | -5 | 6 |
| Novato | Cooling | +1.1% | -5 | 3 |
| Oakland | Softening | -1.4% | -6 | 13 |
| Oceanside | Cooling | +0.1% | -28 | 4 |
| Ontario | Softening | -0.5% | -34 | 3 |
| Orange | Accelerating | +2.5% | +2 | 5 |
| Oxnard | Cooling | +0.6% | -17 | 4 |
| Palmdale | Cooling | +0.1% | -25 | 4 |
| Palo Alto | Accelerating | +5.0% | +15 | 3 |
| Pasadena | Cooling | +0.3% | -24 | 6 |
| Pomona | Cooling | +0.1% | -33 | 3 |
| Rancho Cordova | Softening | -1.9% | -37 | 3 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | Cooling | +0.3% | -30 | 4 |
| Redding | Softening | -0.7% | -43 | 3 |
| Redwood City | Cooling | +1.8% | -1 | 3 |
| Richmond | Softening | -2.1% | -13 | 4 |
| Riverside | Softening | 0.0% | -30 | 7 |
| Roseville | Cooling | +0.2% | -28 | 3 |
| Sacramento | Softening | -0.6% | -27 | 26 |
| Salinas | Cooling | +1.2% | -11 | 6 |
| San Bernardino | Cooling | +1.5% | -14 | 7 |
| San Diego | Cooling | +0.3% | -24 | 33 |
| San Francisco | Accelerating | +10.9% | +27 | 26 |
| San Jose | Softening | -1.0% | -14 | 29 |
| San Leandro | Softening | -2.2% | -9 | 3 |
| San Mateo | Accelerating | +4.7% | +22 | 3 |
| Santa Ana | Accelerating | +2.9% | +6 | 5 |
| Santa Barbara | Cooling | +3.6% | -17 | 6 |
| Santa Clara | Softening | -0.6% | -15 | 3 |
| Santa Clarita | Softening | -1.0% | -43 | 7 |
| Santa Cruz | Cooling | +6.6% | -4 | 4 |
| Santa Maria | Accelerating | +3.4% | +5 | 3 |
| Santa Monica | Cooling | +2.0% | -22 | 5 |
| Santa Rosa | Softening | -0.9% | -28 | 6 |
| Stockton | Softening | -2.7% | -41 | 9 |
| Sunnyvale | Accelerating | +0.8% | +1 | 4 |
| Temecula | Softening | -0.8% | -51 | 3 |
| Thousand Oaks | Cooling | +0.8% | -30 | 3 |
| Torrance | Cooling | +1.5% | 0 | 5 |
| Tracy | Softening | -4.1% | -43 | 3 |
| Vallejo | Softening | -3.5% | -25 | 4 |
| Ventura | Cooling | +0.7% | -34 | 3 |
| Victorville | Cooling | +0.3% | -31 | 3 |
| Visalia | Cooling | +0.7% | -31 | 4 |
| Vista | Cooling | +0.4% | -24 | 3 |
| Walnut Creek | Cooling | +0.6% | -18 | 4 |
| West Covina | Cooling | +1.0% | -21 | 3 |
| Whittier | Cooling | +1.6% | -7 | 6 |
| Woodland | Softening | -1.6% | -16 | 3 |
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