Cities With the Most Expensive Homes in California

April 29, 2026

The most expensive California cities for homes are led by Atherton with a typical value of $7.89M, followed by Los Altos Hills at $6.1M and Montecito at $5.34M. Home values have generally increased over five years, with some cities like Montecito seeing a 68.7% rise. The San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro has the most high-value cities, followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

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