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Housing in Volta

Homes in Volta

Home prices around Volta have risen about 39% over the past 5 years.

2-bedroom rent
$1,760
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$4,932
CA $5,124
Price trend

Home prices up 39% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Volta rose 39% over the past 5 years, about the same as across California. Prices were about flat last year.

Volta areaCalifornia
−50%0%+50%+100%+150%+200%+250%200020052010201520202025
+0.2%
past year
+39%
past 5 years
+100%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Volta, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,760

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,310
1 bedroom$1,420
2 bedrooms$1,760
3 bedrooms$2,420
4 bedrooms$2,930
45%
of households rent · CA 44%
46
renter households

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Merced, CA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

55% of Volta households own their home

Half of Volta’s homes were built before 1974.

Owners and renters
Own 55%Rent 45%

California: 56% own.

1974
typical home built · CA 1976
$4,932
median property tax bill · CA $5,124

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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