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 a record $351,423 in August, 1.3% 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.

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 in August 2023. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib.

#50. Mission Viejo

- Typical home value: $1,066,804
- 1-year price change: +$7,793 (+0.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$351,983 (+49.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#49. Stonyford

- Typical home value: $258,907
- 1-year price change: +$7,996 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$81,278 (+45.8%)
- Metro area: Clearlake, CA

#48. Richgrove

- Typical home value: $242,511
- 1-year price change: +$8,053 (+3.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$107,249 (+79.3%)
- Metro area: Visalia, CA

#47. Lost Hills

- Typical home value: $239,181
- 1-year price change: +$8,206 (+3.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$85,952 (+56.1%)
- Metro area: Bakersfield, CA

#46. Avenal

- Typical home value: $227,798
- 1-year price change: +$8,483 (+3.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$87,051 (+61.8%)
- Metro area: Hanford-Corcoran, CA

#45. Santa Ana

- Typical home value: $748,103
- 1-year price change: +$8,487 (+1.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$227,464 (+43.7%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#44. Coto de Caza

- Typical home value: $1,694,264
- 1-year price change: +$8,580 (+0.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$623,812 (+58.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#43. South Gate

- Typical home value: $631,320
- 1-year price change: +$8,861 (+1.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$190,102 (+43.1%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#42. Wasco

- Typical home value: $291,628
- 1-year price change: +$8,865 (+3.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$104,209 (+55.6%)
- Metro area: Bakersfield, CA

#41. Ivanhoe

- Typical home value: $233,391
- 1-year price change: +$8,980 (+4.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$94,462 (+68.0%)
- Metro area: Visalia, CA

#40. Paramount

- Typical home value: $589,939
- 1-year price change: +$9,049 (+1.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$183,693 (+45.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#39. Lamont

- Typical home value: $221,882
- 1-year price change: +$9,100 (+4.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$87,702 (+65.4%)
- Metro area: Bakersfield, CA

#38. Stratford

- Typical home value: $243,019
- 1-year price change: +$10,111 (+4.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$95,680 (+64.9%)
- Metro area: Hanford-Corcoran, CA

#37. Lytle Creek

- Typical home value: $398,346
- 1-year price change: +$10,338 (+2.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$141,045 (+54.8%)
- Metro area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

#36. Cayucos

- Typical home value: $1,318,726
- 1-year price change: +$10,622 (+0.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$403,722 (+44.1%)
- Metro area: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

#35. Hawaiian Gardens

- Typical home value: $568,684
- 1-year price change: +$11,300 (+2.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$180,157 (+46.4%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#34. Maywood

- Typical home value: $595,163
- 1-year price change: +$11,301 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$174,084 (+41.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#33. Edwards

- Typical home value: $185,044
- 1-year price change: +$11,326 (+6.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$100,769 (+119.6%)
- Metro area: Bakersfield, CA

#32. Mc Farland

- Typical home value: $284,864
- 1-year price change: +$11,515 (+4.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$97,873 (+52.3%)
- Metro area: Bakersfield, CA

#31. Mount Laguna

- Typical home value: $458,373
- 1-year price change: +$12,392 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

#30. Bell

- Typical home value: $626,848
- 1-year price change: +$12,819 (+2.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$202,926 (+47.9%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#29. Jenner

- Typical home value: $846,728
- 1-year price change: +$13,232 (+1.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$125,392 (+17.4%)
- Metro area: Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

#28. Calexico

- Typical home value: $343,645
- 1-year price change: +$13,277 (+4.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$104,450 (+43.7%)
- Metro area: El Centro, CA

#27. Solvang

- Typical home value: $1,289,506
- 1-year price change: +$13,662 (+1.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$486,444 (+60.6%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

#26. Tustin

- Typical home value: $1,007,902
- 1-year price change: +$14,077 (+1.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$312,671 (+45.0%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#25. Huntington Park

- Typical home value: $609,002
- 1-year price change: +$14,265 (+2.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$191,032 (+45.7%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#24. Bell Gardens

- Typical home value: $625,872
- 1-year price change: +$14,563 (+2.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$206,423 (+49.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#23. Lee Vining

- Typical home value: $474,925
- 1-year price change: +$14,850 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$180,241 (+61.2%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

#22. Laguna Hills

- Typical home value: $1,070,383
- 1-year price change: +$15,048 (+1.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$360,001 (+50.7%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#21. Annapolis

- Typical home value: $729,395
- 1-year price change: +$16,146 (+2.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$137,738 (+23.3%)
- Metro area: Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

#20. Oceano

- Typical home value: $620,880
- 1-year price change: +$16,436 (+2.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$190,034 (+44.1%)
- Metro area: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

#19. Cambria

- Typical home value: $1,016,158
- 1-year price change: +$17,005 (+1.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$343,128 (+51.0%)
- Metro area: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

#18. Cudahy

- Typical home value: $619,893
- 1-year price change: +$17,163 (+2.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$201,430 (+48.1%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#17. Laguna Niguel

- Typical home value: $1,284,102
- 1-year price change: +$18,137 (+1.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$464,175 (+56.6%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#16. Arroyo Grande

- Typical home value: $971,808
- 1-year price change: +$18,185 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$271,664 (+38.8%)
- Metro area: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

#15. Imperial

- Typical home value: $377,538
- 1-year price change: +$20,324 (+5.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$126,990 (+50.7%)
- Metro area: El Centro, CA

#14. Mc Kittrick

- Typical home value: $260,097
- 1-year price change: +$20,363 (+8.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$103,600 (+66.2%)
- Metro area: Bakersfield, CA

#13. Seal Beach

- Typical home value: $903,808
- 1-year price change: +$21,233 (+2.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$314,534 (+53.4%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#12. Fountain Valley

- Typical home value: $1,198,644
- 1-year price change: +$22,209 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$414,196 (+52.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#11. Grover Beach

- Typical home value: $723,971
- 1-year price change: +$22,655 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$216,713 (+42.7%)
- Metro area: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

#10. San Juan Capistrano

- Typical home value: $1,164,958
- 1-year price change: +$26,709 (+2.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$407,348 (+53.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#9. Huntington Beach

- Typical home value: $1,198,876
- 1-year price change: +$26,761 (+2.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$390,331 (+48.3%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#8. Irvine

- Typical home value: $1,308,421
- 1-year price change: +$27,354 (+2.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$411,594 (+45.9%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#7. Dana Point

- Typical home value: $1,507,951
- 1-year price change: +$28,279 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$552,343 (+57.8%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#6. San Luis Obispo

- Typical home value: $1,019,741
- 1-year price change: +$31,896 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$279,050 (+37.7%)
- Metro area: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

#5. Villa Park

- Typical home value: $2,027,101
- 1-year price change: +$32,521 (+1.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$747,130 (+58.4%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#4. San Clemente

- Typical home value: $1,538,522
- 1-year price change: +$38,769 (+2.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$618,523 (+67.2%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#3. Coronado

- Typical home value: $2,391,549
- 1-year price change: +$43,768 (+1.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$780,598 (+48.5%)
- Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

#2. Newport Beach

- Typical home value: $3,056,199
- 1-year price change: +$87,888 (+3.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$1,055,065 (+52.7%)
- Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

#1. Isla Vista

- Typical home value: $1,614,210
- 1-year price change: +$99,127 (+6.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$568,931 (+54.4%)
- Metro area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

This story features data reporting and writing by Elena Cox, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.