Needles, CA housing market
The typical Needles home is worth about $187,000, down 2.6% in a year, 75% below the California typical home. Homes typically sell in 12 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Needles compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Needles at a glance
A buyer's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 6 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Needles | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $97,000 | $453,000 |
| 2018 | $133,000 | $501,000 |
| 2019 | $137,000 | $539,000 |
| 2020 | $129,000 | $551,000 |
| 2021 | $161,000 | $607,000 |
| 2022 | $207,000 | $703,000 |
| 2023 | $221,000 | $727,000 |
| 2024 | $201,000 | $758,000 |
| 2025 | $202,000 | $782,000 |
| 2026 | $189,000 | $767,000 |
| August 2026 | $187,000 | $764,000 |
4.9 years of income
The typical Needles home costs about 4.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across California (7.7 years).
How Needles ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
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. Listings link to their publishers.