Chester, CA housing market
The typical Chester home is worth about $376,000, about the same as a year ago, 51% below the California typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Chester compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Chester at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Chester | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $219,000 | $453,000 |
| 2018 | $239,000 | $501,000 |
| 2019 | $253,000 | $539,000 |
| 2020 | $275,000 | $551,000 |
| 2021 | $304,000 | $607,000 |
| 2022 | $361,000 | $703,000 |
| 2023 | $371,000 | $727,000 |
| 2024 | $371,000 | $758,000 |
| 2025 | $375,000 | $782,000 |
| 2026 | $374,000 | $767,000 |
| August 2026 | $376,000 | $764,000 |
8 years of income
The typical Chester home costs about 8 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across California (7.7).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,350
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Chester is $1,350 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Chester pay a median of $1,110, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 34% of the town's median household income, above the 30% guideline for affordable housing.
Studio $930 · 4 bedrooms $1,910
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (96020; Plumas County, CA), 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.