The median home value in La Mesa, CA is $900,788 as of 2026-06-30, down 0.35% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$900,788
Year-over-Year
-0.35%
Population
60,352
La Mesa ranks #149 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 17.7% above the state's city median of $765,350. It sits in San Diego County, where the county-wide median is $940,986.
La Mesa police recorded a violent crime rate of 416 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,379 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 La Mesa is $900,788. That's down 0.35% from a year earlier. That is about 17.7% above the typical county in California.
Homes in La Mesa are cheaper than San Diego County as a whole, where the median is $940,986 — a difference of about 4.3%.
La Mesa police reported 416 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 60,352. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.