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Median Home Price in Carlsbad, CA

The median home value in Carlsbad, CA is $1,361,646 as of 2026-07-31, down 12.77% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$1,361,646

Year-over-Year

-12.77%

Population

113,023

Carlsbad ranks #69 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 77.9% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in San Diego County, where the county-wide median is $934,169.

Housing affordability in Carlsbad

Median household income in Carlsbad is $142,748, so the typical home value is about 9.5× 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 Carlsbad

Carlsbad police recorded a violent crime rate of 199 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,511 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 Carlsbad

What is the average home price in Carlsbad, 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 Carlsbad, that value is $1,361,646. That's down 12.77% from a year earlier. It is about 77.9% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Carlsbad expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Carlsbad are more expensive than San Diego County as a whole, where the median is $934,169 — a difference of about 45.8%.

Is Carlsbad affordable?

Median household income here is $142,748, so the typical home value is about 9.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Carlsbad a safe place to live?

Carlsbad police reported 199 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 113,023. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.