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California, MD 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

California, MD Housing Market Trends

With 12,947 people, 5,131 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $306,057, California real estate values are some of the lowest in Maryland, although compared to real estate around the nation, California homes are still considered rather expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in California, accounting for 67.46% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in California include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.03%), row houses and other attached homes ( 13.59%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.05%).

The most prevalent building size and type in California are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 63.91% owning and 36.09% renting.

There is a lot of housing in California 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 California built between 2000 and later ( 36.24%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 14.86%).

California Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in California, where house values have increased just 45.78%, which is annualized rate of 3.84%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, California appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, California's appreciation rate has been -0.10%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in California were at 6.40%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 28.16%.

Importantly, this makes California 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 Maryland, our data show that California's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Maryland.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within California differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in California - 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 California real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$306,057

California, MD Home Prices
> $1,247,000
$936,001 - $1,247,000
$624,001 - $936,000
$499,001 - $624,000
$374,001 - $499,000
$250,001 - $374,000
$125,001 - $250,000
$63,001 - $125,000
$0 - $63,000
3.8%
3.8%
2.9%
2.9%
5.8%
5.8%
12.4%
12.4%
25.3%
25.3%
29.3%
29.3%
17.4%
17.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.9%
1.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for Maryland

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,131

California Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,680 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
63.9%
63.9%
36.1%
36.1%
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
36.2%
36.2%
48.0%
48.0%
14.9%
14.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
67.5%
67.5%
13.6%
13.6%
0.9%
0.9%
16.0%
16.0%
2.1%
2.1%
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
0.6%
0.6%
6.0%
6.0%
15.5%
15.5%
45.0%
45.0%
23.9%
23.9%
8.9%
8.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes