Home › States › California › Grass Valley

Median Home Price in Grass Valley, CA

The median home value in Grass Valley, CA is $517,396 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.51% from a year earlier.

View Grass Valley on the interactive city map →

Median Home Value

$517,396

Year-over-Year

+0.51%

Population

14,070

Grass Valley ranks #296 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 32.4% below the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Nevada County, where the county-wide median is $622,930.

Housing affordability in Grass Valley

Median household income in Grass Valley is $51,764, so the typical home value is about 10.0× 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 Grass Valley

Grass Valley police recorded a violent crime rate of 540 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,146 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 Grass Valley

What is the average home price in Grass Valley, 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 Grass Valley, that value is $517,396. That's up 0.51% from a year earlier. It is about 32.4% below the typical California city tracked here.

Is Grass Valley expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Grass Valley are cheaper than Nevada County as a whole, where the median is $622,930 — a difference of about 16.9%.

Is Grass Valley affordable?

Median household income here is $51,764, so the typical home value is about 10.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Grass Valley a safe place to live?

Grass Valley police reported 540 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 14,070. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.