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Median Home Price in Blythe, CA

The median home value in Blythe, CA is $212,513 as of 2026-07-31, down 7.25% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$212,513

Year-over-Year

-7.25%

Population

18,064

Blythe ranks #394 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 72.2% below the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Riverside County, where the county-wide median is $610,513.

Housing affordability in Blythe

Median household income in Blythe is $56,625, so the typical home value is about 3.8× 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 Blythe

Blythe police recorded a violent crime rate of 404 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,091 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 Blythe

What is the average home price in Blythe, 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 Blythe, that value is $212,513. That's down 7.25% from a year earlier. It is about 72.2% below the typical California city tracked here.

Is Blythe expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Blythe are cheaper than Riverside County as a whole, where the median is $610,513 — a difference of about 65.2%.

Is Blythe affordable?

Median household income here is $56,625, so the typical home value is about 3.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Blythe a safe place to live?

Blythe police reported 404 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 18,064. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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