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Median Home Price in Imperial Beach, CA

The median home value in Imperial Beach, CA is $844,131 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.59% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$844,131

Year-over-Year

+2.59%

Population

25,247

Imperial Beach ranks #163 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 10.3% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in San Diego County, where the county-wide median is $934,169.

Housing affordability in Imperial Beach

Median household income in Imperial Beach is $86,111, so the typical home value is about 9.8× 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 Imperial Beach

Imperial Beach police recorded a violent crime rate of 539 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 638 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 Imperial Beach

What is the average home price in Imperial Beach, 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 Imperial Beach, that value is $844,131. That's up 2.59% from a year earlier. It is about 10.3% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Imperial Beach expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Imperial Beach are cheaper than San Diego County as a whole, where the median is $934,169 — a difference of about 9.6%.

Is Imperial Beach affordable?

Median household income here is $86,111, so the typical home value is about 9.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Imperial Beach a safe place to live?

Imperial Beach police reported 539 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 25,247. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.