St. Helena, CA Housing Market Trends
With 5,272 people, 2,311 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $2,161,929, St. Helena house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, St. Helena real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in St. Helena, accounting for 67.78% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in St. Helena include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 15.25%), mobile homes or trailers ( 7.83%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.21%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in St. Helena. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 65.92% of St. Helena's homes, and 52.68% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
There is a lot of housing in St. Helena 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 St. Helena built before 1939 ( 20.93%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 20.57%). There's also some housing in St. Helena built between 2000 and later ( 10.12%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in St. Helena. Fully 15.87% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant St. Helena homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding St. Helena 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.
St. Helena Home Appreciation Rates
Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in St. Helena, where house values have increased just 43.43%, which is annualized rate of 3.67%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Over the last year, St. Helena appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, St. Helena's appreciation rate has been 3.10%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in St. Helena were at -0.43%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -1.73%.
Notably, St. Helena's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.
Relative to California, our data show that St. Helena's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in California.
Median Home Value
$2,161,929
Very High
for California
Very High
for nation
Number of Homes And Apartments:
2,311
CA
America
2024 Q3 - 2024 Q4
2023 Q4 - 2024 Q4
2022 Q4 - 2024 Q4
2019 Q4 - 2024 Q4
2014 Q4 - 2024 Q4
2000 Q1 - 2024 Q4
Average Market Rent:
$3,777 / per month