Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$270,324
$1,011

Housing Market Overview

Metric Imperial County California Avg US Average
Median Home Price $270,324 $642,203 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 19.1% 10.0% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $1,011 $1,955 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 3.9% 6.0% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Imperial County
California
United States
Year Imperial County California United States
Median Rent Over Time
Imperial County
California
United States
Year Imperial County California United States

Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 4.8 yearly household incomes in Imperial County.

Metric Imperial County California Avg US Average
Median Home Price $270,324 $642,203 $242,182
Median Household Income $56,138 $96,718 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 4.8 6.6 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Imperial County California Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 48.2% 51.6% 58.2%
Rental Rate 36.7% 40.9% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 15.1% 7.6% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 15.0 15.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2011 2011 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Imperial County California Avg US Average
Average Household Size 3.51 people 2.85 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1985 1975 1978
Median Number of Rooms 4.9 5.0 5.5