These are the 10 cheapest counties to buy a house in California, recent data shows
While million-dollar houses are dime a dozen in California, you can find a home for a fraction of that in some counties, according to recent data from the California Association of Realtors.
The median home sales price across the state was above $800,000 for the fourth consecutive month in July, the association reported.
The most expensive region is the Bay Area, with a median of more than $1.2 million for a single family home. It’s followed by the Central Coast at roughly $985,000. But if home buyers are willing to live inland and away from major metropolitan areas, they can find median prices as low as $280,000.
Sacramento County had a median sales price of $547,000.
The most recent available data from the Realtors association was collected for July. Here are the counties with the cheapest median home sales price in California:
Lassen County
Median sold price of existing single family homes: $280,000
Region: Northern California
Siskiyou County
Median sold price of existing single family homes: $296,000
Region: Northern California
Tehama County
Median sold price of existing single family homes: $320,000
Region: Northern California
Lake County
Median sold price of existing single family homes: $335,000
Region: Northern California
Del Norte County
Median sold price of existing single family homes: $349,000
Region: Northern California
Plumas County
Median sold price of existing single family homes: $364,050
Region: Northern California
Tulare County
Median sold price of existing single family homes: $370,520
Region: Central Valley
Glenn County
Median sold price of existing single family homes: $372,500
Region: Central Valley
Shasta County
Median sold price of existing single family homes: $379,000
Region: Northern California
Kings County
Median sold price of existing single family homes: $385,000
Region: Central Valley
The most expensive counties in California
These five California counties have a median homes sales price of more than $1 million:
San Mateo County - $1,984,000
Santa Clara County - $1,800,000
Marin County - $1,609,500
San Francisco County - $1,460,000
Orange County - $1,300,000
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