El Sobrante, CA housing market
Home prices around El Sobrante have risen about 54% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how El Sobrante compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 54% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around El Sobrante rose 54% over the past 5 years, faster than across California (40%). Last year prices rose 2.6%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical El Sobrante home at roughly $1,390,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | California since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +2.6% | +312% | +224% |
| 2024 | +5.6% | +302% | +222% |
| 2023 | +4.2% | +281% | +208% |
| 2022 | +17% | +266% | +203% |
| 2021 | +17% | +213% | +161% |
| 2020 | +4.3% | +168% | +132% |
| 2019 | +3.5% | +157% | +127% |
| 2018 | +7.9% | +148% | +120% |
| 2017 | +8.1% | +130% | +106% |
| 2016 | +8.4% | +113% | +94% |
| 2015 | +7.3% | +96% | +80% |
| 2014 | +20% | +83% | +70% |
| 2013 | +16% | +52% | +49% |
| 2012 | +1.3% | +31% | +35% |
| 2011 | −4.4% | +29% | +35% |
| 2010 | +3.9% | +35% | +44% |
| 2009 | −31% | +30% | +49% |
| 2008 | −30% | +88% | +75% |
| 2007 | −3.2% | +168% | +119% |
| 2006 | +17% | +177% | +129% |
| 2005 | +26% | +137% | +107% |
| 2004 | +33% | +88% | +65% |
| 2003 | +15% | +42% | +36% |
| 2002 | +13% | +24% | +24% |
| 2001 | +9.6% | +9.6% | +12% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How El Sobrante ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 92503, 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 Sobrante and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Sobrante | — | +2.6%† | $2,400 | — | $165,682 |
| Riverside | $645K | +0.5% | $2,460 | 270 | $91,045 |
| Home Gardens | — | +1.4%† | $2,610 | — | $96,342 |
| Corona | $754K | −0.1% | $2,850 | 227 | $109,242 |
| Woodcrest | — | +2.5%† | $2,570 | — | $153,731 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
5 years of income
The typical El Sobrante home costs about 5 years of the town's median household income, less than across California (7.7 years).
How El Sobrante 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 $2,400
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in El Sobrante is $2,400 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in El Sobrante pay a median of $2,880. A two-bedroom takes about 17% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,850 · 4 bedrooms $3,830
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (92503; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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. 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.