Los Alamos, CA housing market
The typical Los Alamos home is worth about $883,000, down 0.7% in a year, 15% above the California typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Los Alamos compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Los Alamos at a glance
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Los Alamos | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $515,000 | $453,000 |
| 2018 | $548,000 | $501,000 |
| 2019 | $563,000 | $539,000 |
| 2020 | $573,000 | $551,000 |
| 2021 | $642,000 | $607,000 |
| 2022 | $766,000 | $703,000 |
| 2023 | $798,000 | $727,000 |
| 2024 | $866,000 | $758,000 |
| 2025 | $892,000 | $782,000 |
| 2026 | $900,000 | $767,000 |
| August 2026 | $883,000 | $764,000 |
11.1 years of income
The typical Los Alamos home costs about 11.1 years of the town's median household income, more than across California (7.7 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $3,000
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Los Alamos is $3,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Los Alamos pay a median of $2,882. A two-bedroom takes about 45% of the town's median household income, above the 30% guideline for affordable housing.
Studio $2,360 · 4 bedrooms $4,470
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (93440; Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, 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.