Joshua Tree, CA housing market
The typical Joshua Tree home is worth about $346,000, up 1.7% in a year, 55% below the California typical home. Homes typically sell in 47 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Joshua Tree compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Joshua Tree at a glance
A buyer's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 7 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Joshua Tree | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $125,000 | $453,000 |
| 2018 | $181,000 | $501,000 |
| 2019 | $208,000 | $539,000 |
| 2020 | $216,000 | $551,000 |
| 2021 | $274,000 | $607,000 |
| 2022 | $412,000 | $703,000 |
| 2023 | $446,000 | $727,000 |
| 2024 | $397,000 | $758,000 |
| 2025 | $371,000 | $782,000 |
| 2026 | $340,000 | $767,000 |
| August 2026 | $346,000 | $764,000 |
Joshua Tree and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Tree | $346K | +1.7% | $2,080 | — | $66,291 |
| Yucca Valley | $359K | −0.5% | $2,080 | 34 | $59,563 |
5.2 years of income
The typical Joshua Tree home costs about 5.2 years of the town's median household income, less than across California (7.7 years).
How Joshua Tree 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 $2,080
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Joshua Tree is $2,080 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Joshua Tree pay a median of $1,246, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 38% of the town's median household income, above the 30% guideline for affordable housing.
Studio $1,600 · 4 bedrooms $3,380
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (92252; 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, 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.