Housing · Alturas
Alturas, CA housing market
The typical Alturas home is worth about $180,000, up 3.9% in a year, 76% below the California typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Alturas compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Alturas at a glance
Typical home value
$180K
▲ 3.9% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Alturas | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $100,000 | $453,000 |
| 2018 | $108,000 | $501,000 |
| 2019 | $113,000 | $539,000 |
| 2020 | $121,000 | $551,000 |
| 2021 | $128,000 | $607,000 |
| 2022 | $149,000 | $703,000 |
| 2023 | $159,000 | $727,000 |
| 2024 | $165,000 | $758,000 |
| 2025 | $170,000 | $782,000 |
| 2026 | $175,000 | $767,000 |
| August 2026 | $180,000 | $764,000 |
Affordability
3 years of income
The typical Alturas home costs about 3 years of the town's median household income, less than across California (7.7 years).
How Alturas ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
67%
California: 55.9%
Median tax bill
$1,310
California: $5,124
Median rent
$833
California: $2,036
Typical home built
1971
California: 1976
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.