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Median Home Price in Arroyo Grande, CA

The median home value in Arroyo Grande, CA is $1,042,039 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.22% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$1,042,039

Year-over-Year

+0.22%

Population

18,179

Arroyo Grande ranks #117 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 36.1% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in San Luis Obispo County, where the county-wide median is $906,846.

Housing affordability in Arroyo Grande

Median household income in Arroyo Grande is $102,553, so the typical home value is about 10.2× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Arroyo Grande

Arroyo Grande police recorded a violent crime rate of 198 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 754 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Arroyo Grande

What is the average home price in Arroyo Grande, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Arroyo Grande, that value is $1,042,039. That's up 0.22% from a year earlier. It is about 36.1% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Arroyo Grande expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Arroyo Grande are more expensive than San Luis Obispo County as a whole, where the median is $906,846 — a difference of about 14.9%.

Is Arroyo Grande affordable?

Median household income here is $102,553, so the typical home value is about 10.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Arroyo Grande a safe place to live?

Arroyo Grande police reported 198 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 18,179. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.