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Pleasant Hill, 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 Q2 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

Pleasant Hill, CA Housing Market Trends

With 33,913 people, 13,818 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $1,196,885, Pleasant Hill house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill, accounting for 59.33% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Pleasant Hill include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 22.82%), row houses and other attached homes ( 9.38%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.12%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Pleasant Hill are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 62.42% owning and 37.58% renting.

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. Pleasant Hill's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 46.17% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Pleasant Hill include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 45.07%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 7.12%). There's also some housing in Pleasant Hill built before 1939 ( 1.63%).

Pleasant Hill Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Pleasant Hill's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.34% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Pleasant Hill's appreciation rate, at 6.94%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Pleasant Hill's appreciation rate has been 2.58%, which annualizes to a rate of 10.71%.

Relative to California, our data show that Pleasant Hill'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 Pleasant Hill differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Pleasant Hill - 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 Pleasant Hill real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$1,196,885

Pleasant Hill, CA Home Prices
> $1,303,000
$978,001 - $1,303,000
$652,001 - $978,000
$521,001 - $652,000
$391,001 - $521,000
$261,001 - $391,000
$130,001 - $261,000
$65,001 - $130,000
$0 - $65,000
37.2%
37.2%
33.0%
33.0%
23.8%
23.8%
3.6%
3.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

13,818

Pleasant Hill Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,693 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
62.4%
62.4%
37.6%
37.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.4%
4.4%
95.6%
95.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.1%
7.1%
45.1%
45.1%
46.2%
46.2%
1.6%
1.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
59.3%
59.3%
9.4%
9.4%
8.1%
8.1%
22.8%
22.8%
0.4%
0.4%
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
5.0%
5.0%
11.2%
11.2%
20.0%
20.0%
40.6%
40.6%
18.0%
18.0%
5.1%
5.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes