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King City, 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

King City, CA Housing Market Trends

With 13,738 people, 3,268 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $501,538, King City real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in King City, accounting for 64.03% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in King City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 13.08%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.20%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 8.19%).

The most prevalent building size and type in King City are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 42.58% owning and 57.42% renting.

There is a lot of housing in King City 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 King City built between 2000 and later ( 28.57%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 18.42%). There's also some housing in King City built before 1939 ( 3.31%).

King City Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, King City has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. King City real estate appreciated 165.59% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.26%, putting King City in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, King City definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, King City appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, King City's appreciation rate has been 0.78%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in King City were at -2.16%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -8.38%.

Notably, King City's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to California, our data show that King City's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in California.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$501,538

King City, CA Home Prices
> $1,320,000
$990,001 - $1,320,000
$660,001 - $990,000
$528,001 - $660,000
$396,001 - $528,000
$264,001 - $396,000
$132,001 - $264,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
0.1%
0.1%
0.6%
0.6%
9.5%
9.5%
29.9%
29.9%
35.2%
35.2%
17.3%
17.3%
5.7%
5.7%
1.6%
1.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,268

King City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,094 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
42.6%
42.6%
57.4%
57.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
7.7%
7.7%
92.3%
92.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
28.6%
28.6%
49.7%
49.7%
18.4%
18.4%
3.3%
3.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
64.0%
64.0%
8.2%
8.2%
10.2%
10.2%
13.1%
13.1%
4.5%
4.5%
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
2.7%
2.7%
8.9%
8.9%
31.1%
31.1%
34.6%
34.6%
21.6%
21.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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