Pala, CA housing market
The typical Pala home is worth about $890,000, up 5.5% in a year, 16% above the California typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Pala compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Pala at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Pala | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $464,000 | $453,000 |
| 2018 | $508,000 | $501,000 |
| 2019 | $530,000 | $539,000 |
| 2020 | $511,000 | $551,000 |
| 2021 | $605,000 | $607,000 |
| 2022 | $731,000 | $703,000 |
| 2023 | $760,000 | $727,000 |
| 2024 | $789,000 | $758,000 |
| 2025 | $842,000 | $782,000 |
| 2026 | $857,000 | $767,000 |
| August 2026 | $890,000 | $764,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,210
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Pala is $2,210 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Pala pay a median of $1,263, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $1,690 · 4 bedrooms $3,560
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (92059, 92082; San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 Pala
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. 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.