The median home value in El Cajon, CA is $816,132 as of 2026-06-30, down 1.41% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$816,132
Year-over-Year
-1.41%
Population
101,983
El Cajon ranks #174 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 6.6% above the state's city median of $765,350. It sits in San Diego County, where the county-wide median is $940,986.
El Cajon police recorded a violent crime rate of 434 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,500 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in El Cajon is $816,132. That's down 1.41% from a year earlier. That is about 6.6% above the typical county in California.
Homes in El Cajon are cheaper than San Diego County as a whole, where the median is $940,986 — a difference of about 13.3%.
El Cajon police reported 434 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 101,983. 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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