The median home value in El Centro, CA is $390,914 as of 2026-06-30, up 7.51% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$390,914
Year-over-Year
+7.51%
Population
43,550
El Centro ranks #353 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 48.9% below the state's city median of $765,350. It sits in Imperial County, where the county-wide median is $380,919.
El Centro police recorded a violent crime rate of 328 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,268 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 Centro is $390,914. That's up 7.51% from a year earlier. That is about 48.9% below the typical county in California.
Homes in El Centro are more expensive than Imperial County as a whole, where the median is $380,919 — a difference of about 2.6%.
El Centro police reported 328 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 43,550. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.