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The median home value in Lake County, CA is $307,740 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.4% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$307,740
Year-over-Year
-1.4%
National Rank
#897 of 3071
Lake County ranks 54th out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +30.9% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $500,264, making Lake County -38.5% below the CA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.3%, from $308,676 in May 2026 to $307,740 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 | $308,676 | -2.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $311,716 | -2.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $308,951 | -1.9% |
| Aug 2026 | $307,740 | -1.4% |
Households here earn a median of $60,621 a year against a typical home value of $307,740 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 85% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lake County recorded a violent crime rate of 913 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,640 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 21,580 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lake County is $307,740. That's down 1.4% from a year earlier. That is about 30.9% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Lake County the 54th most expensive of 58 counties in California.
Median household income here is $60,621, so a typical home costs about 5.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lake County recorded 913 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 21,580 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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