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Housing in Del Dios

A typical Del Dios home is worth roughly $969,000

Home prices around Del Dios have risen about 56% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$969K
▼ 4.5% in a year · CA $764K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$3,340
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$5,417
CA $5,124

What kind of housing town is Del Dios?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 56% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Del Dios rose 56% over the past 5 years, faster than across California (40%). Last year prices fell 4.5%.

Del Dios areaCalifornia
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%+250%+300%200020052010201520202025
−4.5%
past year
+56%
past 5 years
+90%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Del Dios, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Del Dios

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$397,000
Typical Del Dios home $969K

That’s $572K short of a typical Del Dios home.

The typical home, each month
$5,640
Loan $4,800Tax $560Insurance $280

A two-bedroom rents for about $3,340 a month here, $2,300 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the California typical property tax (0.70% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

67% of Del Dios households own their home

Half of Del Dios’s homes were built before 1944.

Owners and renters
Own 67%Rent 34%

California: 56% own.

1944
typical home built · CA 1976
$5,417
median property tax bill · CA $5,124

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $3,340

Renters already here pay a median of $2,706, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$2,550
1 bedroom$2,740
2 bedrooms$3,340
3 bedrooms$4,450
4 bedrooms$5,390
34%
of households rent · CA 44%
58
renter households
$2,706
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Del Dios vs. its neighbors

Del Dios is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Del Dios$969K*−4.5%†$3,340——
San Diego$985K−0.4%$3,5006,828$108,077
Escondido$842K+0.4%$2,830376$91,967

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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