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Red Bluff, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Red Bluff, CA Housing Market Trends

With 14,416 people, 5,838 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $295,265, Red Bluff real estate values are some of the lowest in California, although compared to real estate around the nation, Red Bluff homes are still considered rather expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Red Bluff, accounting for 58.99% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Red Bluff include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 21.22%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 13.68%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 3.70%).

People in Red Bluff primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Red Bluff has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Red Bluff built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Red Bluff built between 1940-1969 ( 30.57%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 15.58%). There's also some housing in Red Bluff built before 1939 ( 8.80%).

Red Bluff Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Red Bluff have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 101.61%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Red Bluff house appreciation rate of 7.26%.

Over the last year, Red Bluff appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Red Bluff's appreciation rate has been -0.20%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Red Bluff were at 2.50%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.36%.

Importantly, this makes Red Bluff one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to California, our data show that Red Bluff's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in California.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Red Bluff differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Red Bluff - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Red Bluff real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$295,265

Red Bluff, CA Home Prices
> $1,225,000
$919,001 - $1,225,000
$612,001 - $919,000
$490,001 - $612,000
$368,001 - $490,000
$245,001 - $368,000
$122,001 - $245,000
$61,001 - $122,000
$0 - $61,000
0.5%
0.5%
0.6%
0.6%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
23.6%
23.6%
37.7%
37.7%
21.4%
21.4%
2.3%
2.3%
5.3%
5.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for California

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,838

Red Bluff Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,428 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
41.5%
41.5%
58.5%
58.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.4%
5.4%
94.6%
94.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
15.6%
15.6%
45.0%
45.0%
30.6%
30.6%
8.8%
8.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
59.0%
59.0%
2.4%
2.4%
13.7%
13.7%
21.2%
21.2%
3.7%
3.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.0%
2.0%
14.7%
14.7%
34.0%
34.0%
42.1%
42.1%
6.9%
6.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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