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Yucca Valley, 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

Yucca Valley, CA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 21,662, 8,734 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $425,566, Yucca Valley real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Yucca Valley, accounting for 80.85% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Yucca Valley include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.78%), mobile homes or trailers ( 6.41%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 3.79%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Yucca Valley are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 64.83% owning and 35.17% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Yucca Valley 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 Yucca Valley built between 1940-1969 ( 30.42%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 17.77%).

Yucca Valley Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Yucca Valley has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Yucca Valley real estate appreciated 201.30% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 11.66%, putting Yucca Valley in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Yucca Valley 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, Yucca Valley appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Yucca Valley's appreciation rate has been 3.63%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Yucca Valley were at 2.37%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 9.83%.

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

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$425,566

Yucca Valley, CA Home Prices
> $1,463,000
$1,098,001 - $1,463,000
$732,001 - $1,098,000
$586,001 - $732,000
$439,001 - $586,000
$293,001 - $439,000
$146,001 - $293,000
$74,001 - $146,000
$0 - $74,000
1.5%
1.5%
3.0%
3.0%
7.9%
7.9%
12.5%
12.5%
19.2%
19.2%
29.0%
29.0%
17.0%
17.0%
2.5%
2.5%
7.4%
7.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for California

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

8,734

Yucca Valley Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,002 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
64.8%
64.8%
35.2%
35.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
9.8%
9.8%
90.2%
90.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
17.8%
17.8%
51.6%
51.6%
30.4%
30.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
80.8%
80.8%
2.2%
2.2%
6.8%
6.8%
3.8%
3.8%
6.4%
6.4%
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
1.7%
1.7%
6.9%
6.9%
37.2%
37.2%
42.8%
42.8%
10.8%
10.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes