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The median home value in Nevada County, CA is $622,930 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.06% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$622,930
Year-over-Year
+0.06%
National Rank
#101 of 3071
Nevada County ranks 21st out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +165.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $503,136, making Nevada County +23.8% above the CA state median.
Households here earn a median of $89,882 a year against a typical home value of $622,930 — 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 Nevada County recorded a violent crime rate of 449 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,324 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 31,202 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Nevada County is $622,930. That's up 0.06% from a year earlier. That is about 165.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Nevada County the 21st most expensive of 58 counties in California.
Median household income here is $89,882, so a typical home costs about 6.9× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Nevada County recorded 449 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 31,202 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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