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Santa Clarita, 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 Q1 2024. 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

Santa Clarita, CA Housing Market Trends

With 221,345 people, 73,362 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $871,028, real estate costs in Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita, accounting for 60.05% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Santa Clarita include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 20.11%), row houses and other attached homes ( 10.12%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.93%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Santa Clarita. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 70.57% of Santa Clarita's homes, and 59.24% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita built between 2000 and later ( 25.72%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 15.54%).

Santa Clarita Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Santa Clarita have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 102.41%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Santa Clarita house appreciation rate of 7.31%.

Over the last year, Santa Clarita appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Santa Clarita's appreciation rate has been 6.36%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Santa Clarita were at 3.04%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 12.73%.

Relative to California, our data show that Santa Clarita's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% 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 Santa Clarita differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Santa Clarita - 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 Santa Clarita real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$871,028

Santa Clarita, CA Home Prices
> $1,305,000
$979,001 - $1,305,000
$653,001 - $979,000
$522,001 - $653,000
$391,001 - $522,000
$261,001 - $391,000
$130,001 - $261,000
$65,001 - $130,000
$0 - $65,000
8.2%
8.2%
28.0%
28.0%
42.2%
42.2%
8.5%
8.5%
4.9%
4.9%
2.1%
2.1%
2.4%
2.4%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

73,362

Santa Clarita Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,901 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
70.6%
70.6%
29.4%
29.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.3%
3.3%
96.7%
96.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
25.7%
25.7%
57.8%
57.8%
15.5%
15.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
60.1%
60.1%
10.1%
10.1%
5.9%
5.9%
20.1%
20.1%
3.7%
3.7%
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
2.3%
2.3%
7.3%
7.3%
22.5%
22.5%
33.9%
33.9%
25.4%
25.4%
8.6%
8.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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