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Median Home Price in Cupertino, CA

The median home value in Cupertino, CA is $3,008,438 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.18% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$3,008,438

Year-over-Year

+3.18%

Population

56,375

Cupertino ranks #13 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 293.0% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Santa Clara County, where the county-wide median is $1,598,562.

Housing affordability in Cupertino

Median household income in Cupertino is $234,707, so the typical home value is about 12.8× 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 Cupertino

Cupertino police recorded a violent crime rate of 112 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,566 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 Cupertino

What is the average home price in Cupertino, 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 Cupertino, that value is $3,008,438. That's up 3.18% from a year earlier. It is about 293.0% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Cupertino expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Cupertino are more expensive than Santa Clara County as a whole, where the median is $1,598,562 — a difference of about 88.2%.

Is Cupertino affordable?

Median household income here is $234,707, so the typical home value is about 12.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Cupertino a safe place to live?

Cupertino police reported 112 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 56,375. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.