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Median Home Price in Hemet, CA

The median home value in Hemet, CA is $447,218 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.16% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$447,218

Year-over-Year

+0.16%

Population

93,212

Hemet ranks #319 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 41.6% below the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Riverside County, where the county-wide median is $610,513.

Housing affordability in Hemet

Median household income in Hemet is $57,719, so the typical home value is about 7.7× 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 Hemet

Hemet police recorded a violent crime rate of 425 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,634 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 Hemet

What is the average home price in Hemet, 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 Hemet, that value is $447,218. That's up 0.16% from a year earlier. It is about 41.6% below the typical California city tracked here.

Is Hemet expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Hemet are cheaper than Riverside County as a whole, where the median is $610,513 — a difference of about 26.7%.

Is Hemet affordable?

Median household income here is $57,719, so the typical home value is about 7.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Hemet a safe place to live?

Hemet police reported 425 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 93,212. 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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