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Chula Vista, 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

Chula Vista, CA Housing Market Trends

With 279,170 people, 83,074 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $837,229, real estate costs in Chula Vista are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Chula Vista, accounting for 53.14% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Chula Vista include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 23.51%), row houses and other attached homes ( 13.58%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.15%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Chula Vista are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 59.48% owning and 40.52% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista built between 2000 and later ( 30.51%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 28.41%). There's also some housing in Chula Vista built before 1939 ( 1.16%).

Chula Vista Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Chula Vista have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 109.02%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Chula Vista house appreciation rate of 7.65%.

Over the last year, Chula Vista appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Chula Vista's appreciation rate has been 4.46%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Chula Vista were at -0.44%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -1.75%.

Relative to California, our data show that Chula Vista's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% 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 Chula Vista differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Chula Vista - 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 Chula Vista real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$837,229

Chula Vista, CA Home Prices
> $1,303,000
$977,001 - $1,303,000
$652,001 - $977,000
$521,001 - $652,000
$391,001 - $521,000
$261,001 - $391,000
$130,001 - $261,000
$65,001 - $130,000
$0 - $65,000
6.4%
6.4%
22.0%
22.0%
45.2%
45.2%
8.9%
8.9%
5.0%
5.0%
2.1%
2.1%
1.7%
1.7%
3.4%
3.4%
5.4%
5.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

83,074

Chula Vista Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$4,403 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
59.5%
59.5%
40.5%
40.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.2%
6.2%
93.8%
93.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
30.5%
30.5%
39.9%
39.9%
28.4%
28.4%
1.2%
1.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
53.1%
53.1%
13.6%
13.6%
5.1%
5.1%
23.5%
23.5%
4.6%
4.6%
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
2.2%
2.2%
9.7%
9.7%
26.1%
26.1%
33.0%
33.0%
21.8%
21.8%
7.2%
7.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes