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The median home value in Butte County, CA is $398,201 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$398,201
Year-over-Year
+0.29%
National Rank
#441 of 3071
Butte County ranks 40th out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +69.4% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $500,264, making Butte County -20.4% below the CA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.8%, from $401,577 in May 2026 to $398,201 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 | $401,577 | +0.7% |
| Jun 2026 | $405,347 | +0.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $401,873 | +0.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $398,201 | +0.3% |
Households here earn a median of $67,928 a year against a typical home value of $398,201 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.9×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 93% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Butte County recorded a violent crime rate of 696 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,045 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 137,141 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Butte County is $398,201. That's up 0.29% from a year earlier. That is about 69.4% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Butte County the 40th most expensive of 58 counties in California.
Median household income here is $67,928, so a typical home costs about 5.9× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Butte County recorded 696 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 137,141 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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