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The median home value in Alameda County, CA is $1,048,143 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.13% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$1,048,143
Year-over-Year
-1.13%
National Rank
#18 of 3071
Alameda County ranks 7th out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +345.9% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $500,264, making Alameda County +109.5% above the CA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 3.4%, from $1,084,730 in May 2026 to $1,048,143 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $1,084,730 | -4.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $1,076,798 | -3.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $1,062,132 | -2.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $1,048,143 | -1.1% |
Households here earn a median of $129,367 a year against a typical home value of $1,048,143 — a price-to-income ratio of 8.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That makes it one of the least affordable counties in the country relative to local wages. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Alameda County recorded a violent crime rate of 839 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 4,585 per 100,000.
Based on 13 reporting cities covering 1,400,385 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Alameda County is $1,048,143. That's down 1.13% from a year earlier. That is about 345.9% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Alameda County the 7th most expensive of 58 counties in California.
Median household income here is $129,367, so a typical home costs about 8.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Alameda County recorded 839 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 1,400,385 residents across 13 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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