Monterey County, CA Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Monterey County, CA is $855,561. There were 3,294 home sales in Monterey County, CA over the past 12 months. The median residential Monterey County, CA home value for transactions over the previous year is $794,729. The number of current listings in Monterey County, CA is 3,441, and the percentage of properties for sale is 3441.00%. The county has 134 foreclosures, 23 bank owned properties, 36 headed for auction, and 3,441 properties for sale.

Monterey County, CA Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Salinas

$ 757,503

$ 486/sqft

Gonzales

$ 668,032

$ 412/sqft

Monterey

$ 1,194,559

$ 730/sqft

Castroville

$ 669,734

$ 420/sqft

Carmel

$ 2,001,867

$ 983/sqft

Aromas

$ 925,000

$ 598/sqft

Marina

$ 909,601

$ 513/sqft

Moss Landing

$ 2,172,000

$ 1,302/sqft

Seaside

$ 789,822

$ 640/sqft

Big Sur

$ 2,500,000

$ 1,990/sqft

Pacific Grove

$ 1,452,922

$ 1,052/sqft

San Ardo

$ 349,544

$ 261/sqft

Carmel Valley

$ 1,589,133

$ 749/sqft

Chualar

$ 1,341,034

$ 488/sqft

Pebble Beach

$ 2,749,500

$ 1,090/sqft

Lockwood

$ 750,000

$ 208/sqft

King City

$ 535,267

$ 362/sqft

Jolon

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Soledad

$ 672,493

$ 399/sqft

Carmel By The Sea

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Greenfield

$ 547,143

$ 346/sqft

San Lucas

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$ --

Bradley

$ 649,000

$ 373/sqft

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Housing Market Summary for Monterey County, CA

Sep 2025September 2026Change
Median Listing Price$1.1M$997.8K-7.19%
Median Sold Price$836.1K$827.6K-1.02%
Homes For Sale1,6393,411108.11%
Homes Sold2,2012,139-2.82%
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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 Monterey County, CA

Monterey County, CA home values range from $115,804 to $33,092,164. Big Sur is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $3,247,500, and Castroville is most affordable with average house prices of around $451,322.

Foreclosure
There are 23 cities within Monterey County, CA; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $2,125,000 in San Lucas to the lowest value of $183,813 in San Lucas. Foreclosure homes account for 2.00% of properties in Monterey County, CA with Salinas containing 54 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 1.29% of all residential properties in Monterey County, CA with Salinas containing 27 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 23 cities within Monterey County, CA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $1,105,031 in Pebble Beach to the lowest home value of $274,087 in San Ardo.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Monterey County, CA ranges from the highest value of $948,627 in Pebble Beach to the lowest value of $501,073 in Seaside. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.40% of properties in Monterey County, CA. There are 23 cities within Monterey County, CA; Salinas containing 10 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Salinas has 17 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Monterey County, CA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.62% of all properties in Monterey County, CA. There are 23 cities within Monterey County, CA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $1,585,837 in Pebble Beach to the lowest value of $183,813 in Pebble Beach.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 59.19% of residential properties in Monterey County, CA with Salinas containing 1282 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 23 cities within Monterey County, CA; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $9,750,000 in Big Sur to the lowest value of $115,804 in Salinas.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $7,490,814 in Big Sur to the lowest price of $194,805 in Big Sur. There are 23 cities within Monterey County, CA. Salinas has 651 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 36.19% of properties in Monterey County, CA.

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      Guide for Monterey County, CA

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