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Clayton, 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

Clayton, CA Housing Market Trends

With 10,904 people, 3,993 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $1,104,063, Clayton house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, Clayton real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Clayton, accounting for 85.16% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Clayton include row houses and other attached homes ( 13.83%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.01%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Clayton. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 90.46% of Clayton's homes, and 82.74% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Clayton 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 Clayton built between 1940-1969 ( 13.76%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 7.48%). There's also some housing in Clayton built before 1939 ( 1.98%).

Clayton Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Clayton's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.46% during the period.

Over the last year, Clayton appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Clayton's appreciation rate has been 0.57%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Clayton were at -0.62%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -2.46%.

Relative to California, our data show that Clayton's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in California.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$1,104,063

Clayton, CA Home Prices
> $1,194,000
$895,001 - $1,194,000
$597,001 - $895,000
$478,001 - $597,000
$358,001 - $478,000
$239,001 - $358,000
$119,001 - $239,000
$60,001 - $119,000
$0 - $60,000
33.8%
33.8%
43.7%
43.7%
17.6%
17.6%
0.5%
0.5%
1.2%
1.2%
0.4%
0.4%
1.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
1.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,993

Clayton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,951 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
90.5%
90.5%
9.5%
9.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
1.4%
1.4%
98.6%
98.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.5%
7.5%
76.8%
76.8%
13.8%
13.8%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
85.2%
85.2%
13.8%
13.8%
1.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
9.0%
9.0%
44.2%
44.2%
38.5%
38.5%
8.2%
8.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes