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The median home value in Humboldt County, CA is $423,013 as of 2026-07-31, down 2.25% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$423,013
Year-over-Year
-2.25%
National Rank
#374 of 3071
Humboldt County ranks 36th out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +80.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $503,136, making Humboldt County -15.9% below the CA state median.
Households here earn a median of $61,160 a year against a typical home value of $423,013 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.9×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 96% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Humboldt County recorded a violent crime rate of 667 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,185 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 61,477 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Humboldt County is $423,013. That's down 2.25% from a year earlier. That is about 80.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Humboldt County the 36th most expensive of 58 counties in California.
Median household income here is $61,160, so a typical home costs about 6.9× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Humboldt County recorded 667 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 61,477 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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