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The median home value in Merced County, CA is $417,261 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.55% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$417,261
Year-over-Year
-0.55%
National Rank
#377 of 3071
Merced County ranks 38th out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +77.5% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $500,264, making Merced County -16.6% below the CA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.5%, from $419,169 in May 2026 to $417,261 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 | $419,169 | -1.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $418,996 | -1.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $419,758 | -1.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $417,261 | -0.6% |
Households here earn a median of $65,510 a year against a typical home value of $417,261 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.4×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 95% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Merced County recorded a violent crime rate of 587 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,286 per 100,000.
Based on 6 reporting cities covering 204,274 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Merced County is $417,261. That's down 0.55% from a year earlier. That is about 77.5% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Merced County the 38th most expensive of 58 counties in California.
Median household income here is $65,510, so a typical home costs about 6.4× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Merced County recorded 587 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 204,274 residents across 6 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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