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Median Home Price in Chula Vista, CA

The median home value in Chula Vista, CA is $847,037 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.2% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$847,037

Year-over-Year

+0.2%

Population

273,843

Chula Vista ranks #162 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 10.6% 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 Chula Vista

Median household income in Chula Vista is $108,032, so the typical home value is about 7.8× 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 Chula Vista

Chula Vista police recorded a violent crime rate of 376 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,132 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 Chula Vista

What is the average home price in Chula Vista, 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 Chula Vista, that value is $847,037. That's up 0.2% from a year earlier. It is about 10.6% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Chula Vista expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Chula Vista are cheaper than San Diego County as a whole, where the median is $934,169 — a difference of about 9.3%.

Is Chula Vista affordable?

Median household income here is $108,032, so the typical home value is about 7.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Chula Vista a safe place to live?

Chula Vista police reported 376 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 273,843. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.