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Median Home Price in Oroville, CA

The median home value in Oroville, CA is $310,232 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.98% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$310,232

Year-over-Year

-0.98%

Population

19,270

Oroville ranks #380 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 59.5% below the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Butte County, where the county-wide median is $401,873.

Housing affordability in Oroville

Median household income in Oroville is $52,270, so the typical home value is about 5.9× 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 Oroville

Oroville police recorded a violent crime rate of 981 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,819 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 Oroville

What is the average home price in Oroville, 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 Oroville, that value is $310,232. That's down 0.98% from a year earlier. It is about 59.5% below the typical California city tracked here.

Is Oroville expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Oroville are cheaper than Butte County as a whole, where the median is $401,873 — a difference of about 22.8%.

Is Oroville affordable?

Median household income here is $52,270, so the typical home value is about 5.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Oroville a safe place to live?

Oroville police reported 981 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 19,270. 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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