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Holtville, 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

Holtville, CA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 5,513, 1,494 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $374,902, Holtville real estate values are some of the lowest in California, although compared to real estate around the nation, Holtville homes are still considered rather expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Holtville, accounting for 55.98% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Holtville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.90%), mobile homes or trailers ( 13.76%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.47%).

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

There is a lot of housing in Holtville 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 Holtville built between 1940-1969 ( 28.80%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 22.42%). There's also some housing in Holtville built before 1939 ( 2.56%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Holtville. Fully 13.24% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Holtville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Holtville real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Holtville Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Holtville has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Holtville real estate appreciated 130.73% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.72%, putting Holtville in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Holtville definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Holtville's appreciation rate, at 4.96%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Holtville's appreciation rate has been 3.20%, which annualizes to a rate of 13.42%.

Importantly, this makes Holtville 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 Holtville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in California.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$374,902

Holtville, CA Home Prices
> $1,339,000
$1,004,001 - $1,339,000
$669,001 - $1,004,000
$535,001 - $669,000
$402,001 - $535,000
$268,001 - $402,000
$134,001 - $268,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
1.4%
1.4%
2.6%
2.6%
0.0%
0.0%
14.5%
14.5%
20.9%
20.9%
30.6%
30.6%
15.3%
15.3%
0.0%
0.0%
14.6%
14.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for California

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,494

Holtville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,226 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
51.4%
51.4%
48.6%
48.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
13.2%
13.2%
86.8%
86.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
22.4%
22.4%
46.2%
46.2%
28.8%
28.8%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
56.0%
56.0%
3.9%
3.9%
9.5%
9.5%
16.9%
16.9%
13.8%
13.8%
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
1.0%
1.0%
18.4%
18.4%
31.0%
31.0%
33.4%
33.4%
16.3%
16.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Holtville

Zip Codes in Holtville, CA