Castroville, CA housing market
The typical Castroville home is worth about $675,000, down 0.7% in a year, 12% below the California typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Castroville compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Castroville at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Castroville | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $457,000 | $453,000 |
| 2018 | $497,000 | $501,000 |
| 2019 | $524,000 | $539,000 |
| 2020 | $546,000 | $551,000 |
| 2021 | $601,000 | $607,000 |
| 2022 | $672,000 | $703,000 |
| 2023 | $684,000 | $727,000 |
| 2024 | $698,000 | $758,000 |
| 2025 | $707,000 | $782,000 |
| 2026 | $676,000 | $767,000 |
| August 2026 | $675,000 | $764,000 |
7.6 years of income
The typical Castroville home costs about 7.6 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across California (7.7).
How Castroville ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,690
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Castroville is $2,690 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Castroville pay a median of $1,948, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 36% of the town's median household income, above the 30% guideline for affordable housing.
Studio $2,180 · 4 bedrooms $3,950
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (95012; Salinas, CA MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.