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Median Home Price in Palos Verdes Estates, CA

The median home value in Palos Verdes Estates, CA is $2,711,796 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.02% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$2,711,796

Year-over-Year

+4.02%

Population

12,432

Palos Verdes Estates ranks #17 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 259.0% above the state's city median of $755,474. It sits in Los Angeles County, where the county-wide median is $873,008.

Housing affordability in Palos Verdes Estates

Median household income in Palos Verdes Estates is $242,014, so the typical home value is about 11.2× 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 Palos Verdes Estates

Palos Verdes Estates police recorded a violent crime rate of 24 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 788 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 Palos Verdes Estates

What is the average home price in Palos Verdes Estates, 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 Palos Verdes Estates, that value is $2,711,796. That's up 4.02% from a year earlier. It is about 259.0% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Palos Verdes Estates expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Palos Verdes Estates are more expensive than Los Angeles County as a whole, where the median is $873,008 — a difference of about 210.6%.

Is Palos Verdes Estates affordable?

Median household income here is $242,014, so the typical home value is about 11.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Palos Verdes Estates a safe place to live?

Palos Verdes Estates police reported 24 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 12,432. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.