Butte County, CA Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Butte County, CA is $412,307. There were 2,766 home sales in Butte County, CA over the past 12 months. The median residential Butte County, CA home value for transactions over the previous year is $336,262. The number of current listings in Butte County, CA is 3,036, and the percentage of properties for sale is 3036.00%. The county has 219 foreclosures, 63 bank owned properties, 36 headed for auction, and 3,036 properties for sale.
Butte County, CA Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico | $ 474,853 $ 306/sqft | Berry Creek | $ 278,434 $ 223/sqft |
| Oroville | $ 323,037 $ 230/sqft | Palermo | $ 291,292 $ 228/sqft |
| Paradise | $ 433,754 $ 272/sqft | Clipper Mills | $ 237,597 $ 177/sqft |
| Magalia | $ 288,900 $ 184/sqft | Stirling City | $ 210,000 $ 173/sqft |
| Gridley | $ 367,210 $ 230/sqft | Forbestown | $ 354,376 $ 197/sqft |
| Forest Ranch | $ 422,343 $ 231/sqft | Bangor | $ 429,471 $ 230/sqft |
| Durham | $ 676,500 $ 330/sqft | Nelson | $ -- $ -- |
| Biggs | $ 345,067 $ 266/sqft | Richvale | $ -- $ -- |
Housing Market Summary for Butte County, CA
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $409.5K | $392K | -4.28% |
| Median Sold Price | $419.8K | $397.6K | -5.27% |
| Homes For Sale | 1,867 | 3,014 | 61.44% |
| Homes Sold | 1,530 | 1,267 | -17.19% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Butte County, CA home values range from $79,000 to $3,200,000. Durham is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $485,000, and Stirling City is most affordable with average house prices of around $250,000.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 2.53% of all residential properties in Butte County, CA with Oroville containing 52 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 16 cities within Butte County, CA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $899,000 in Durham to the lowest home value of $109,469 in Stirling City.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Butte County, CA ranges from the highest value of $667,401 in Bangor to the lowest value of $115,000 in Oroville. Bank owned homes and properties account for 1.33% of properties in Butte County, CA. There are 16 cities within Butte County, CA; Oroville containing 27 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsOroville has 14 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Butte County, CA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.76% of all properties in Butte County, CA. There are 16 cities within Butte County, CA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $501,642 in Gridley to the lowest value of $159,395 in Gridley.
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