Grover Beach, CA housing market
The typical Grover Beach home is worth about $774,000, up 2% in a year, close to the California typical home. Homes typically sell in 40 days, a little above asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Grover Beach compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Grover Beach at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.7 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Grover Beach | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $473,000 | $453,000 |
| 2018 | $509,000 | $501,000 |
| 2019 | $529,000 | $539,000 |
| 2020 | $534,000 | $551,000 |
| 2021 | $574,000 | $607,000 |
| 2022 | $662,000 | $703,000 |
| 2023 | $704,000 | $727,000 |
| 2024 | $754,000 | $758,000 |
| 2025 | $773,000 | $782,000 |
| 2026 | $772,000 | $767,000 |
| August 2026 | $774,000 | $764,000 |
31 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 31 new homes in Grover Beach in 2025: 24 single-family houses and 7 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $9.3 million to build. That's 2.5 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of California as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Grover Beach has permitted 345 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Grover Beach's population fell by 455 even though 179 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across California: 2.7 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 24 | 9 | 15 | $3.6 million |
| 2025 | 31 | 24 | 7 | $9.3 million |
| 2024 | 145 | 18 | 127 | $33.6 million |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 | 2 | $3.5 million |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2021 | 22 | 20 | 2 | $4.9 million |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2019 | 50 | 31 | 19 | $9 million |
| 2018 | 29 | 14 | 15 | $4 million |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | 0 | $5 million |
| 2015 | 30 | 28 | 2 | $6.7 million |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2013 | 12 | 6 | 6 | $1.5 million |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $325,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $805,000 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2007 | 42 | 36 | 6 | $6.3 million |
| 2006 | 63 | 54 | 9 | $9.5 million |
| 2005 | 46 | 42 | 4 | $7.3 million |
| 2004 | 36 | 31 | 5 | $7.2 million |
| 2003 | 122 | 94 | 28 | $17.9 million |
| 2002 | 78 | 68 | 10 | $12.1 million |
| 2001 | 12 | 10 | 2 | $2.1 million |
| 2000 | 33 | 30 | 3 | $5.4 million |
How Grover Beach ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Grover Beach and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Beach | $774K | +2% | $2,480 | 31 | $86,458 |
| Arroyo Grande | $1.03M | +0.9% | $2,700 | 15 | $102,553 |
| Pismo Beach | $1.1M | +2.4% | $3,050 | 27 | $118,072 |
| Oceano | $678K | +3.2% | $2,280 | — | $71,598 |
9 years of income
The typical Grover Beach home costs about 9 years of the town's median household income, more than across California (7.7 years).
How Grover Beach 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 $2,480
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Grover Beach is $2,480 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Grover Beach pay a median of $2,061, 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 $1,710 · 4 bedrooms $3,810
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (93433, 93445; San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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.
Recent listings in Grover Beach
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.