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Median Home Price in South Lake Tahoe, CA

The median home value in South Lake Tahoe, CA is $667,953 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.5% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$667,953

Year-over-Year

+0.5%

Population

21,005

South Lake Tahoe ranks #240 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 12.7% below the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in El Dorado County, where the county-wide median is $662,307.

Housing affordability in South Lake Tahoe

Median household income in South Lake Tahoe is $82,002, so the typical home value is about 8.1× 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 South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe police recorded a violent crime rate of 786 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,462 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 South Lake Tahoe

What is the average home price in South Lake Tahoe, 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 South Lake Tahoe, that value is $667,953. That's up 0.5% from a year earlier. It is about 12.7% below the typical California city tracked here.

Is South Lake Tahoe expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in South Lake Tahoe are more expensive than El Dorado County as a whole, where the median is $662,307 — a difference of about 0.9%.

Is South Lake Tahoe affordable?

Median household income here is $82,002, so the typical home value is about 8.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is South Lake Tahoe a safe place to live?

South Lake Tahoe police reported 786 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 21,005. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.