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 $366,913 in September, 1.0% 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.

compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in California using data from . Cities are ranked by the dollar change in the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from the 12 months ending September 2026. The charts in this story were created automatically using . Data was available for 50 cities and towns in California.

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#50. La Canada Flintridge

- Typical home value: $2,464,349
- 1-year price change: +$113,638 (+4.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$535,182 (+27.7%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#49. Diablo

- Typical home value: $3,102,551
- 1-year price change: +$113,910 (+3.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$115,142 (+3.9%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#48. Los Gatos

- Typical home value: $2,597,611
- 1-year price change: +$115,143 (+4.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$517,453 (+24.9%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#47. Carpinteria

- Typical home value: $1,530,841
- 1-year price change: +$116,774 (+8.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$462,144 (+43.2%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#46. Redwood City

- Typical home value: $1,872,902
- 1-year price change: +$117,589 (+6.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$229,701 (+14.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#45. Hermosa Beach

- Typical home value: $2,272,277
- 1-year price change: +$117,631 (+5.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$337,738 (+17.5%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#44. Villa Park

- Typical home value: $2,337,518
- 1-year price change: +$117,728 (+5.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$745,038 (+46.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#43. Belmont

- Typical home value: $2,263,665
- 1-year price change: +$118,235 (+5.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$351,014 (+18.4%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#42. Marshall

- Typical home value: $1,550,653
- 1-year price change: +$120,850 (+8.5%)
- 5-year price change: -$168,375 (-9.8%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#41. Alamo

- Typical home value: $2,529,452
- 1-year price change: +$126,393 (+5.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$294,997 (+13.2%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#40. Santa Ynez

- Typical home value: $1,855,008
- 1-year price change: +$136,154 (+7.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$303,758 (+19.6%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#39. Millbrae

- Typical home value: $2,054,481
- 1-year price change: +$141,785 (+7.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$321,181 (+18.5%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#38. Solana Beach

- Typical home value: $2,209,319
- 1-year price change: +$154,297 (+7.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$581,042 (+35.7%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#37. Carmel-by-the-Sea

- Typical home value: $2,430,289
- 1-year price change: +$157,746 (+6.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$456,352 (+23.1%)
- Metro area: Salinas, CA

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#36. Bolinas

- Typical home value: $1,953,603
- 1-year price change: +$160,079 (+8.9%)
- 5-year price change: -$59,089 (-2.9%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#35. Coronado

- Typical home value: $2,566,591
- 1-year price change: +$160,764 (+6.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$619,574 (+31.8%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#34. Saratoga

- Typical home value: $3,974,406
- 1-year price change: +$161,281 (+4.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$881,170 (+28.5%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#33. Stanford

- Typical home value: $3,233,652
- 1-year price change: +$161,599 (+5.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$538,354 (+20.0%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#32. Emerald Lake Hills

- Typical home value: $2,916,733
- 1-year price change: +$163,267 (+5.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$257,390 (+9.7%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#31. San Marino

- Typical home value: $2,793,023
- 1-year price change: +$170,283 (+6.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$450,330 (+19.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#30. Corte Madera

- Typical home value: $1,869,329
- 1-year price change: +$176,782 (+10.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$254,564 (+15.8%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#29. Kentfield

- Typical home value: $2,837,959
- 1-year price change: +$182,530 (+6.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$185,570 (+7.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#28. Del Monte Forest

- Typical home value: $3,002,019
- 1-year price change: +$183,871 (+6.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$644,762 (+27.4%)
- Metro area: Salinas, CA

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#27. Larkspur

- Typical home value: $2,179,567
- 1-year price change: +$187,083 (+9.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$199,055 (+10.1%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#26. San Carlos

- Typical home value: $2,445,853
- 1-year price change: +$190,309 (+8.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$411,289 (+20.2%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#25. San Francisco

- Typical home value: $1,441,021
- 1-year price change: +$193,701 (+15.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$45,729 (+3.3%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#24. Laguna Beach

- Typical home value: $3,043,251
- 1-year price change: +$193,909 (+6.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$764,163 (+33.5%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#23. Palo Alto

- Typical home value: $3,592,240
- 1-year price change: +$200,814 (+5.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$525,570 (+17.1%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#22. Mill Valley

- Typical home value: $2,178,610
- 1-year price change: +$201,492 (+10.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$238,703 (+12.3%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#21. Summerland

- Typical home value: $3,095,826
- 1-year price change: +$232,375 (+8.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$761,709 (+32.6%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#20. Tiburon

- Typical home value: $3,117,225
- 1-year price change: +$266,240 (+9.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$325,747 (+11.7%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#19. Menlo Park

- Typical home value: $2,898,368
- 1-year price change: +$266,644 (+10.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$478,487 (+19.8%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#18. Hidden Hills

- Typical home value: $5,078,023
- 1-year price change: +$268,775 (+5.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,075,619 (+26.9%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#17. Rancho Santa Fe

- Typical home value: $4,447,051
- 1-year price change: +$287,026 (+6.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,388,825 (+45.4%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#16. Manhattan Beach

- Typical home value: $3,353,430
- 1-year price change: +$288,064 (+9.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$644,553 (+23.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#15. Burlingame

- Typical home value: $2,845,047
- 1-year price change: +$294,664 (+11.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$476,872 (+20.1%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#14. Woodside

- Typical home value: $3,998,075
- 1-year price change: +$310,533 (+8.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$434,663 (+12.2%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#13. Beverly Hills

- Typical home value: $3,676,482
- 1-year price change: +$311,283 (+9.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$134,482 (+3.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#12. Piedmont

- Typical home value: $2,549,073
- 1-year price change: +$323,904 (+14.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$194,798 (+8.3%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#11. Newport Beach

- Typical home value: $3,710,827
- 1-year price change: +$340,303 (+10.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,331,262 (+55.9%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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#10. Los Altos Hills

- Typical home value: $5,922,714
- 1-year price change: +$356,270 (+6.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$920,083 (+18.4%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#9. Los Altos

- Typical home value: $4,591,005
- 1-year price change: +$357,144 (+8.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,014,380 (+28.4%)
- Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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#8. Del Mar

- Typical home value: $3,830,884
- 1-year price change: +$357,846 (+10.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$907,986 (+31.1%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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#7. Ross

- Typical home value: $4,210,716
- 1-year price change: +$386,583 (+10.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$451,006 (+12.0%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#6. Stinson Beach

- Typical home value: $3,576,820
- 1-year price change: +$404,295 (+12.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$338,341 (+10.4%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#5. Portola Valley

- Typical home value: $4,325,642
- 1-year price change: +$465,207 (+12.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$848,148 (+24.4%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#4. Belvedere

- Typical home value: $5,028,748
- 1-year price change: +$512,372 (+11.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$592,814 (+13.4%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#3. Hillsborough

- Typical home value: $5,532,259
- 1-year price change: +$652,663 (+13.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$765,745 (+16.1%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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#2. Montecito

- Typical home value: $5,676,750
- 1-year price change: +$654,883 (+13.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,749,309 (+44.5%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

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#1. Atherton

- Typical home value: $8,632,097
- 1-year price change: +$1,202,024 (+16.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,650,394 (+23.6%)
- Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

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