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Median Home Price in Saratoga, CA

The median home value in Saratoga, CA is $4,038,070 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.8% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$4,038,070

Year-over-Year

+3.8%

Population

29,185

Saratoga ranks #5 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 427.5% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Santa Clara County, where the county-wide median is $1,598,562.

Housing affordability in Saratoga

Median household income in Saratoga is $250,000+, so the typical home value is no more than 16.2× 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 Saratoga

Saratoga police recorded a violent crime rate of 89 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 600 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 Saratoga

What is the average home price in Saratoga, 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 Saratoga, that value is $4,038,070. That's up 3.8% from a year earlier. It is about 427.5% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Saratoga expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Saratoga are more expensive than Santa Clara County as a whole, where the median is $1,598,562 — a difference of about 152.6%.

Is Saratoga affordable?

Median household income here is $250,000+, so the typical home value is no more than 16.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Saratoga a safe place to live?

Saratoga police reported 89 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 29,185. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.