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The median home value in Imperial County, CA is $385,952 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.78% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$385,952
Year-over-Year
+5.78%
National Rank
#507 of 3071
Imperial County ranks 43rd out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +64.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $503,136, making Imperial County -23.3% below the CA state median.
Households here earn a median of $57,681 a year against a typical home value of $385,952 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.7×, 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 Imperial County recorded a violent crime rate of 213 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 755 per 100,000.
Based on 6 reporting cities covering 143,508 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Imperial County is $385,952. That's up 5.78% from a year earlier. That is about 64.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Imperial County the 43rd most expensive of 58 counties in California.
Median household income here is $57,681, so a typical home costs about 6.7× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Imperial County recorded 213 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 143,508 residents across 6 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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