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Rialto, 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

Rialto, CA Housing Market Trends

With 103,545 people, 26,708 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $538,620, real estate costs in Rialto 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 Rialto, accounting for 66.11% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Rialto include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.58%), mobile homes or trailers ( 7.53%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.25%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Rialto are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 62.46% owning and 37.54% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Rialto 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 Rialto built between 1940-1969 ( 28.39%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 7.06%). There's also some housing in Rialto built before 1939 ( 1.67%).

Rialto Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Rialto has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Rialto real estate appreciated 139.07% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 9.11%, putting Rialto in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Rialto definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Rialto appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Rialto's appreciation rate has been 1.06%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Rialto were at -0.10%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -0.40%.

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

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$538,620

Rialto, CA Home Prices
> $1,283,000
$962,001 - $1,283,000
$641,001 - $962,000
$513,001 - $641,000
$385,001 - $513,000
$256,001 - $385,000
$128,001 - $256,000
$64,001 - $128,000
$0 - $64,000
0.9%
0.9%
1.0%
1.0%
19.5%
19.5%
35.0%
35.0%
26.3%
26.3%
7.3%
7.3%
2.5%
2.5%
3.0%
3.0%
4.5%
4.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

26,708

Rialto Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,691 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
62.5%
62.5%
37.5%
37.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.7%
3.7%
96.3%
96.3%
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%
62.9%
62.9%
28.4%
28.4%
1.7%
1.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
66.1%
66.1%
2.5%
2.5%
7.2%
7.2%
16.6%
16.6%
7.5%
7.5%
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
1.6%
1.6%
7.1%
7.1%
21.4%
21.4%
39.5%
39.5%
26.7%
26.7%
3.6%
3.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes