20. Selma
- September 2025 average home value: $358,268
- 1-year home value change (%): +2.2%
- 5-year home value change (%): +44.4%
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19. Oildale
- September 2025 average home value: $283,208
- 1-year home value change (%): +0.8%
- 5-year home value change (%): +53.6%
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18. Chino Hills
- September 2025 average home value: $993,150
- 1-year home value change (%): +1.4%
- 5-year home value change (%): +50.1%
17. Cerritos
- September 2025 average home value: $1,065,993
- 1-year home value change (%): +2.8%
- 5-year home value change (%): +43.8%
16. Saratoga
- September 2025 average home value: $3,948,216
- 1-year home value change (%): +1.5%
- 5-year home value change (%): +52.3%
15. Tustin
- September 2025 average home value: $1,329,961
- 1-year home value change (%): +0.5%
- 5-year home value change (%): +58.4%
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14. Dinuba
- September 2025 average home value: $348,758
- 1-year home value change (%): +3.3%
- 5-year home value change (%): +41.8%
13. Huntington Beach
- September 2025 average home value: $1,399,419
- 1-year home value change (%): +2.0%
- 5-year home value change (%): +55.3%
12. North Tustin
- September 2025 average home value: $1,723,747
- 1-year home value change (%): +1.1%
- 5-year home value change (%): +61.3%
11. Costa Mesa
- September 2025 average home value: $1,410,192
- 1-year home value change (%): +1.8%
- 5-year home value change (%): +58.1%
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10. Fountain Valley
- September 2025 average home value: $1,343,153
- 1-year home value change (%): +2.1%
- 5-year home value change (%): +61.1%
9. San Clemente
- September 2025 average home value: $1,782,821
- 1-year home value change (%): +0.3%
- 5-year home value change (%): +75.5%
8. San Juan Capistrano
- September 2025 average home value: $1,585,152
- 1-year home value change (%): +1.0%
- 5-year home value change (%): +71.8%
7. Carlsbad
- September 2025 average home value: $1,302,453
- 1-year home value change (%): +1.1%
- 5-year home value change (%): +73.4%
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6. Dana Point
- September 2025 average home value: $1,848,889
- 1-year home value change (%): +2.2%
- 5-year home value change (%): +69.3%
5. Calexico
- September 2025 average home value: $383,908
- 1-year home value change (%): +7.0%
- 5-year home value change (%): +44.3%
4. El Centro
- September 2025 average home value: $379,072
- 1-year home value change (%): +7.1%
- 5-year home value change (%): +44.5%
3. Laguna Niguel
- September 2025 average home value: $1,651,220
- 1-year home value change (%): +2.0%
- 5-year home value change (%): +76.7%
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2. Newport Beach
- September 2025 average home value: $4,067,554
- 1-year home value change (%): +3.3%
- 5-year home value change (%): +71.5%
1. Irvine
- September 2025 average home value: $1,832,070
- 1-year home value change (%): +2.4%
- 5-year home value change (%): +81.1%
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Methodology: For this piece, GOBankingRates analyzed only California cities ranked among Zillow’s 2,500 largest housing markets. To qualify, each city had to show both 1-year and 5-year home value growth above the national average. These growth rates were scored and combined, with lower scores indicating stronger performance. The analysis uses Zillow’s September 2025 data, current as of November 3, 2025.
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