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September 2025 average home value: $358,268
1-year home value change (%): +2.2%
5-year home value change (%): +44.4%
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September 2025 average home value: $283,208
1-year home value change (%): +0.8%
5-year home value change (%): +53.6%
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September 2025 average home value: $993,150
1-year home value change (%): +1.4%
5-year home value change (%): +50.1%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,065,993
1-year home value change (%): +2.8%
5-year home value change (%): +43.8%
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September 2025 average home value: $3,948,216
1-year home value change (%): +1.5%
5-year home value change (%): +52.3%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,329,961
1-year home value change (%): +0.5%
5-year home value change (%): +58.4%
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September 2025 average home value: $348,758
1-year home value change (%): +3.3%
5-year home value change (%): +41.8%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,399,419
1-year home value change (%): +2.0%
5-year home value change (%): +55.3%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,723,747
1-year home value change (%): +1.1%
5-year home value change (%): +61.3%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,410,192
1-year home value change (%): +1.8%
5-year home value change (%): +58.1%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,343,153
1-year home value change (%): +2.1%
5-year home value change (%): +61.1%
September 2025 average home value: $1,782,821
1-year home value change (%): +0.3%
5-year home value change (%): +75.5%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,585,152
1-year home value change (%): +1.0%
5-year home value change (%): +71.8%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,302,453
1-year home value change (%): +1.1%
5-year home value change (%): +73.4%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,848,889
1-year home value change (%): +2.2%
5-year home value change (%): +69.3%
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September 2025 average home value: $383,908
1-year home value change (%): +7.0%
5-year home value change (%): +44.3%
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September 2025 average home value: $379,072
1-year home value change (%): +7.1%
5-year home value change (%): +44.5%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,651,220
1-year home value change (%): +2.0%
5-year home value change (%): +76.7%
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September 2025 average home value: $4,067,554
1-year home value change (%): +3.3%
5-year home value change (%): +71.5%
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September 2025 average home value: $1,832,070
1-year home value change (%): +2.4%
5-year home value change (%): +81.1%
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Methodology: For this piece, GOBankingRates analyzed only California cities ranked among Zillow’s 2,500 largest housing markets. To qualify, each city had to show both 1-year and 5-year home value growth above the national average. These growth rates were scored and combined, with lower scores indicating stronger performance. The analysis uses Zillow’s September 2025 data, current as of November 3, 2025.
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