El Granada, CA housing market
Homes typically sell in 47 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how El Granada compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
El Granada at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Home prices up 33% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around El Granada rose 33% over the past 5 years, slower than across California (40%). Last year prices rose 25%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical El Granada home at roughly $1,880,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | California since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +25% | +205% | +224% |
| 2024 | −14% | +143% | +222% |
| 2023 | +16% | +183% | +208% |
| 2022 | +8.3% | +145% | +203% |
| 2021 | −1.1% | +127% | +161% |
| 2020 | −3.9% | +129% | +132% |
| 2019 | +3.1% | +138% | +127% |
| 2018 | +9.8% | +131% | +120% |
| 2017 | +5.4% | +111% | +106% |
| 2016 | +9.7% | +100% | +94% |
| 2015 | +11% | +82% | +80% |
| 2014 | +14% | +64% | +70% |
| 2013 | +9.8% | +43% | +49% |
| 2012 | −0.6% | +31% | +35% |
| 2011 | −4.3% | +31% | +35% |
| 2010 | −5.3% | +37% | +44% |
| 2009 | −7.3% | +45% | +49% |
| 2008 | −8.5% | +56% | +75% |
| 2007 | +0.2% | +71% | +119% |
| 2006 | +8.1% | +71% | +129% |
| 2005 | +22% | +58% | +107% |
| 2004 | +5% | +30% | +65% |
| 2003 | +5.3% | +24% | +36% |
| 2002 | +0.7% | +17% | +24% |
| 2001 | +17% | +17% | +12% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 94019, 94018, covering 88% of El Granada’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
El Granada and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Granada | — | +25.4%† | $3,180 | — | $213,347 |
| Moss Beach | $1.48M | +2.6% | $3,170 | — | $99,680 |
| Half Moon Bay | $1.54M | +1.7% | $3,170 | 16 | $157,884 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
6.7 years of income
The typical El Granada home costs about 6.7 years of the town's median household income, less than across California (7.7 years).
How El Granada 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 $3,180
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in El Granada is $3,180 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. A two-bedroom takes about 18% of the town's median household income.
Studio $2,200 · 4 bedrooms $4,220
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (94018, 94019; San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.
Recent listings in El Granada
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. 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.