Merced County, CA Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Merced County, CA is $411,852. There were 2,201 home sales in Merced County, CA over the past 12 months. The median residential Merced County, CA home value for transactions over the previous year is $390,669. The number of current listings in Merced County, CA is 3,072, and the percentage of properties for sale is 3072.00%. The county has 152 foreclosures, 19 bank owned properties, 32 headed for auction, and 3,072 properties for sale.

Merced County, CA Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Merced

$ 397,018

$ 247/sqft

Planada

$ 285,789

$ 262/sqft

Los Banos

$ 450,000

$ 259/sqft

Le Grand

$ 328,845

$ 265/sqft

Atwater

$ 422,776

$ 260/sqft

Snelling

$ 599,000

$ 275/sqft

Winton

$ 350,571

$ 263/sqft

Cressey

$ 572,264

$ 403/sqft

Livingston

$ 449,044

$ 240/sqft

Stevinson

$ 512,777

$ 356/sqft

Dos Palos

$ 333,000

$ 224/sqft

Santa Rita Park

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Delhi

$ 408,880

$ 286/sqft

South Dos Palos

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Gustine

$ 399,118

$ 286/sqft

Ballico

$ --

$ --

Hilmar

$ 501,148

$ 313/sqft

El Nido

$ --

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Housing Market Summary for Merced County, CA

May 2025April 2026Change
Median Listing Price$439K$415K-5.47%
Median Sold Price$410K$392.6K-4.24%
Homes For Sale1433,0192011.19%
Homes Sold1,8021,050-41.73%
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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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Browse Homes in Merced County, CA

Merced County, CA home values range from $75,000 to $1,425,000. Hilmar is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $499,999, and Le Grand is most affordable with average house prices of around $232,000.

Foreclosure
There are 18 cities within Merced County, CA; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $465,545 in Planada to the lowest value of $168,773 in Planada. Foreclosure homes account for 3.00% of properties in Merced County, CA with Merced containing 53 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 2.33% of all residential properties in Merced County, CA with Merced containing 35 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 18 cities within Merced County, CA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $922,159 in Gustine to the lowest home value of $168,773 in Planada.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Merced County, CA ranges from the highest value of $533,247 in Gustine to the lowest value of $231,000 in Merced. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.44% of properties in Merced County, CA. There are 18 cities within Merced County, CA; Merced containing 10 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Los Banos has 9 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Merced County, CA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.74% of all properties in Merced County, CA. There are 18 cities within Merced County, CA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $581,373 in Winton to the lowest value of $190,840 in Winton.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 70.88% of residential properties in Merced County, CA with Merced containing 1419 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 18 cities within Merced County, CA; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $512,777 in Stevinson to the lowest value of $75,000 in Merced.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $469,517 in El Nido to the lowest price of $115,490 in El Nido. There are 18 cities within Merced County, CA. Merced has 422 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 22.10% of properties in Merced County, CA.

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