{"id":18486,"date":"2025-10-22T21:54:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/18486\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T21:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:54:07","slug":"cities-with-the-most-expensive-homes-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/18486\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities with the most expensive homes in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cities with the most expensive homes in California<\/p>\n

Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability<\/a> plays a huge role for buyers.<\/p>\n

The typical home value in the United States was $364,891 in September, 0.0% higher than the year before.<\/p>\n

High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as of October 16, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate<\/a> sits at 6.27%.<\/p>\n

Although home prices have inflated all across the U.S., there are some cities that command a higher price tag than others. Location, size, age, and condition are all contributing factors to home value.<\/p>\n

Stacker<\/a> compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in California using data from Zillow<\/a>. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of September 2025. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Metros with the most cities in the top 30 in California
#1. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA: 10
#2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: 8
#3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: 7
#4. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA: 2
#4. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA: 2
#6. Salinas, CA: 1<\/p>\n

#30. San Marino<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $2,708,353
– 1-year price change: +3.4%
– 5-year price change: +19.8%
– Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/p>\n

#29. Emerald Lake Hills<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $2,747,497
– 1-year price change: +0.8%
– 5-year price change: +22.2%
– Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n

#28. Tiburon<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $2,825,485
– 1-year price change: -4.1%
– 5-year price change: +23.7%
– Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n

#27. Del Monte Forest<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $2,857,371
– 1-year price change: -1.1%
– 5-year price change: +52.2%
– Metro area: Salinas, CA<\/p>\n

#26. Laguna Beach<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $2,905,029
– 1-year price change: -0.9%
– 5-year price change: +53.7%
– Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/p>\n

#25. Summerland<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $2,920,983
– 1-year price change: -1.2%
– 5-year price change: +70.4%
– Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA<\/p>\n

#24. Stinson Beach<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $2,940,062
– 1-year price change: -8.8%
– 5-year price change: +24.0%
– Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n

#23. Cupertino<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $2,948,793
– 1-year price change: +1.4%
– 5-year price change: +46.9%
– Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/p>\n

#22. Diablo<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $2,985,734
– 1-year price change: -4.9%
– 5-year price change: +28.3%
– Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n

#21. Stanford<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,074,497
– 1-year price change: +1.2%
– 5-year price change: +31.5%
– Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/p>\n

#20. Manhattan Beach<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,076,975
– 1-year price change: +0.8%
– 5-year price change: +33.3%
– Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/p>\n

#19. Rolling Hills<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,115,020
– 1-year price change: -4.5%
– 5-year price change: +35.7%
– Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/p>\n

#18. Malibu<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,205,716
– 1-year price change: -3.2%
– 5-year price change: +36.3%
– Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/p>\n

#17. Beverly Hills<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,444,707
– 1-year price change: -3.7%
– 5-year price change: +5.4%
– Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/p>\n

#16. Newport Beach<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,446,521
– 1-year price change: +3.9%
– 5-year price change: +70.8%
– Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/p>\n

#15. Palo Alto<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,453,771
– 1-year price change: +0.6%
– 5-year price change: +24.8%
– Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/p>\n

#14. Del Mar<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,559,628
– 1-year price change: -3.4%
– 5-year price change: +47.2%
– Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA<\/p>\n

#13. Ross<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,666,305
– 1-year price change: +0.6%
– 5-year price change: +26.7%
– Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n

#12. Woodside<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,706,415
– 1-year price change: +1.7%
– 5-year price change: +24.1%
– Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n

#11. Saratoga<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $3,880,499
– 1-year price change: +1.7%
– 5-year price change: +53.6%
– Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/p>\n

#10. Portola Valley<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $4,033,637
– 1-year price change: +5.4%
– 5-year price change: +29.4%
– Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n

#9. Monte Sereno<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $4,084,921
– 1-year price change: +0.3%
– 5-year price change: +42.3%
– Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/p>\n

#8. Rancho Santa Fe<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $4,269,911
– 1-year price change: +0.7%
– 5-year price change: +73.8%
– Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA<\/p>\n

#7. Los Altos<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $4,332,738
– 1-year price change: +2.0%
– 5-year price change: +40.7%
– Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/p>\n

#6. Belvedere<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $4,401,210
– 1-year price change: -1.5%
– 5-year price change: +20.9%
– Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n

#5. Hillsborough<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $5,062,404
– 1-year price change: +1.0%
– 5-year price change: +19.3%
– Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n

#4. Hidden Hills<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $5,067,420
– 1-year price change: +4.3%
– 5-year price change: +55.4%
– Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/p>\n

#3. Montecito<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $5,313,280
– 1-year price change: +1.0%
– 5-year price change: +81.1%
– Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA<\/p>\n

#2. Los Altos Hills<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $5,764,119
– 1-year price change: -0.3%
– 5-year price change: +32.6%
– Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/p>\n

#1. Atherton<\/p>\n

– Typical home value: $7,619,338
– 1-year price change: +2.6%
– 5-year price change: +23.0%
– Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cities with the most expensive homes in California Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,15578,15577],"class_list":{"0":"post-18486","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-california-headlines","10":"tag-california-news","11":"tag-metro-area","12":"tag-price-change"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}