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San Gabriel, 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

San Gabriel, CA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 38,140, 12,319 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $949,692, real estate costs in San Gabriel 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 San Gabriel, accounting for 58.55% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in San Gabriel include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 24.70%), row houses and other attached homes ( 11.57%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.06%).

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

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. San Gabriel's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 49.15% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in San Gabriel include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 24.94%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 18.90%). There's also some housing in San Gabriel built between 2000 and later ( 7.00%).

San Gabriel Home Appreciation Rates

San Gabriel's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in San Gabriel during the period has been just 5.16%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Over the last year, San Gabriel appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, San Gabriel's appreciation rate has been 2.87%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in San Gabriel were at 0.15%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.59%.

Relative to California, our data show that San Gabriel's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% 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 San Gabriel differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in San Gabriel - 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 San Gabriel real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$949,692

San Gabriel, CA Home Prices
> $1,189,000
$892,001 - $1,189,000
$595,001 - $892,000
$476,001 - $595,000
$357,001 - $476,000
$238,001 - $357,000
$119,001 - $238,000
$60,001 - $119,000
$0 - $60,000
20.3%
20.3%
39.1%
39.1%
31.9%
31.9%
4.5%
4.5%
1.7%
1.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
1.6%
1.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

12,319

San Gabriel Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,930 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
48.9%
48.9%
51.1%
51.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.0%
8.0%
92.0%
92.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.0%
7.0%
24.9%
24.9%
49.1%
49.1%
18.9%
18.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
58.5%
58.5%
11.6%
11.6%
5.1%
5.1%
24.7%
24.7%
0.1%
0.1%
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
2.8%
2.8%
9.7%
9.7%
37.3%
37.3%
35.0%
35.0%
13.1%
13.1%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes