Los Osos, CA housing market
The typical Los Osos home is worth about $869,000, up 2.6% in a year, 14% above the California typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Los Osos compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Los Osos at a glance
Only 3 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 Osos | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $521,000 | $453,000 |
| 2018 | $565,000 | $501,000 |
| 2019 | $581,000 | $539,000 |
| 2020 | $604,000 | $551,000 |
| 2021 | $649,000 | $607,000 |
| 2022 | $745,000 | $703,000 |
| 2023 | $794,000 | $727,000 |
| 2024 | $832,000 | $758,000 |
| 2025 | $849,000 | $782,000 |
| 2026 | $860,000 | $767,000 |
| August 2026 | $869,000 | $764,000 |
8 years of income
The typical Los Osos home costs about 8 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across California (7.7).
How Los Osos 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 $2,550
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Los Osos is $2,550 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Los Osos pay a median of $2,047, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 28% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,760 · 4 bedrooms $3,920
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (93402; 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.
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.