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McKinleyville, 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

McKinleyville, CA Housing Market Trends

With 16,262 people, 6,643 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $572,132, real estate costs in McKinleyville 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 McKinleyville, accounting for 71.90% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in McKinleyville include mobile homes or trailers ( 10.26%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.38%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 5.71%).

The most prevalent building size and type in McKinleyville are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 60.02% owning and 39.98% renting.

There is a lot of housing in McKinleyville 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 McKinleyville built between 2000 and later ( 30.50%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 19.25%). There's also some housing in McKinleyville built before 1939 ( 2.57%).

McKinleyville Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in McKinleyville's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.60% during the period.

Over the last year, McKinleyville appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, McKinleyville'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 McKinleyville were at 2.50%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.36%.

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

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

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$572,132

McKinleyville, CA Home Prices
> $1,207,000
$905,001 - $1,207,000
$603,001 - $905,000
$483,001 - $603,000
$362,001 - $483,000
$242,001 - $362,000
$121,001 - $242,000
$60,001 - $121,000
$0 - $60,000
3.2%
3.2%
7.6%
7.6%
13.2%
13.2%
23.8%
23.8%
28.7%
28.7%
9.3%
9.3%
3.1%
3.1%
5.7%
5.7%
5.4%
5.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

6,643

McKinleyville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,761 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
60.0%
60.0%
40.0%
40.0%
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
30.5%
30.5%
47.7%
47.7%
19.3%
19.3%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
71.9%
71.9%
4.8%
4.8%
7.4%
7.4%
5.7%
5.7%
10.3%
10.3%
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
1.1%
1.1%
10.3%
10.3%
24.2%
24.2%
53.0%
53.0%
10.6%
10.6%
0.8%
0.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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