16 Places in California Where Home Prices Are Skyrocketing

The cooling real estate market has been particularly evident in California — in some cities, like Los Angeles, San Jose and Sacramento, home prices have remained largely stagnant over the past year, while in others, like San Francisco, they have actually dropped. But this isn’t the case in every California city — in many places, prices have still increased over the past year and even year-to-date.

Here’s a look at 16 places in California where home prices are still skyrocketing.

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 5.35%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 4.77%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $190,885

Pictured: El Centro, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 5.41%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 0.23%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $330,463

Pictured: Stockton, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 5.66%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 0.30%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $189,275

Pictured: Bakersfield, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 5.72%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 0.46%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $176,435

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 5.84%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 0.34%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $213,376

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 6.55%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 2.97%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $465,933

Pictured: Mariposa, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 6.80%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 0.07%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $231,133

Pictured: Hanford, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 7.21%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 1.98%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $250,994

Pictured: Bakersfield, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 7.82%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 0.29%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $251,868

Pictured: Merced, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 7.93%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 5.46%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $313,356

Pictured: Fresno, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 9.01%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 0.80%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $209,146

Pictured: Fiddletown, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 10.56%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 0.52%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $239,935

Pictured: Fresno, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 13.44%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 3.58%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $248,835

Pictured: Bakersfield, California

• Year-over-year change (March 2022 to March 2023): 15.39%
• Year-to-date change (January to March 2023): 2.59%
• Current Zillow Home Value: $232,779

Pictured: Tulare, California

Methodology: To find the California cities where housing values are rising the most, GoBankingRates used the Zillow Home Value Index for single-family homes to find the year-over-year and the year-to-date changes. For a California city to qualify it had to have a positive change in YoY and YTD changes. Then, the cities were sorted by the largest YoY change. All information is up-to-date as of April 24, 2023.