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The median home value in Sacramento County, CA is $523,447 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.86% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$523,447
Year-over-Year
-0.86%
National Rank
#174 of 3071
Sacramento County ranks 28th out of 58 counties in CA by median home price, and is +122.7% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within CA, the typical county has a median home value of $500,264, making Sacramento County +4.6% above the CA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.6%, from $531,727 in May 2026 to $523,447 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 | $531,727 | -2.0% |
| Jun 2026 | $532,703 | -1.8% |
| Jul 2026 | $530,397 | -1.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $523,447 | -0.9% |
Households here earn a median of $92,175 a year against a typical home value of $523,447 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.7×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 91% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Sacramento County recorded a violent crime rate of 538 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,113 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 987,903 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Sacramento County is $523,447. That's down 0.86% from a year earlier. That is about 122.7% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Sacramento County the 28th most expensive of 58 counties in California.
Median household income here is $92,175, so a typical home costs about 5.7× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Sacramento County recorded 538 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 987,903 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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