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The median home value in Placer County, CA is $693,033 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.39% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$693,033
Year-over-Year
+0.39%
National Rank
#75 of 3071
Placer County ranks 19th out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +195.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $503,136, making Placer County +37.7% above the CA state median.
Households here earn a median of $115,998 a year against a typical home value of $693,033 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.0×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 93% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Placer County recorded a violent crime rate of 212 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,226 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 250,507 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Placer County is $693,033. That's up 0.39% from a year earlier. That is about 195.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Placer County the 19th most expensive of 58 counties in California.
Median household income here is $115,998, so a typical home costs about 6.0× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Placer County recorded 212 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 250,507 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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