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Median Home Price in Solana Beach, CA

The median home value in Solana Beach, CA is $2,243,543 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.06% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$2,243,543

Year-over-Year

+7.06%

Population

12,592

Solana Beach ranks #24 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 193.1% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in San Diego County, where the county-wide median is $934,169.

Housing affordability in Solana Beach

Median household income in Solana Beach is $152,167, so the typical home value is about 14.7× 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 Solana Beach

Solana Beach police recorded a violent crime rate of 103 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,167 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 Solana Beach

What is the average home price in Solana Beach, 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 Solana Beach, that value is $2,243,543. That's up 7.06% from a year earlier. It is about 193.1% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Solana Beach expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Solana Beach are more expensive than San Diego County as a whole, where the median is $934,169 — a difference of about 140.2%.

Is Solana Beach affordable?

Median household income here is $152,167, so the typical home value is about 14.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Solana Beach a safe place to live?

Solana Beach police reported 103 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 12,592. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.