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Median Home Price in Lathrop, CA

The median home value in Lathrop, CA is $632,887 as of 2026-07-31, down 4.33% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$632,887

Year-over-Year

-4.33%

Population

44,277

Lathrop ranks #258 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 17.3% below the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in San Joaquin County, where the county-wide median is $527,766.

Housing affordability in Lathrop

Median household income in Lathrop is $126,421, so the typical home value is about 5.0× 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 Lathrop

Lathrop police recorded a violent crime rate of 303 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,421 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 Lathrop

What is the average home price in Lathrop, 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 Lathrop, that value is $632,887. That's down 4.33% from a year earlier. It is about 17.3% below the typical California city tracked here.

Is Lathrop expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Lathrop are more expensive than San Joaquin County as a whole, where the median is $527,766 — a difference of about 19.9%.

Is Lathrop affordable?

Median household income here is $126,421, so the typical home value is about 5.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Lathrop a safe place to live?

Lathrop police reported 303 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 44,277. 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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