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Median Home Price in Pleasant Hill, CA

The median home value in Pleasant Hill, CA is $992,042 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.04% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$992,042

Year-over-Year

-0.04%

Population

33,539

Pleasant Hill ranks #129 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 29.6% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Contra Costa County, where the county-wide median is $781,899.

Housing affordability in Pleasant Hill

Median household income in Pleasant Hill is $145,029, so the typical home value is about 6.8× 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 Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill police recorded a violent crime rate of 236 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 4,025 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 Pleasant Hill

What is the average home price in Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill, that value is $992,042. That's down 0.04% from a year earlier. It is about 29.6% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Pleasant Hill expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Pleasant Hill are more expensive than Contra Costa County as a whole, where the median is $781,899 — a difference of about 26.9%.

Is Pleasant Hill affordable?

Median household income here is $145,029, so the typical home value is about 6.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Pleasant Hill a safe place to live?

Pleasant Hill police reported 236 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 33,539. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.