What is the median home value in Santa Margarita, CA?

Name: Home values in Santa Margarita, CA, 2020–2024
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Santa Margarita, CA is $684,000 (±$129,346), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Santa Margarita, the median home value went from $525,300 in 2015–2019 to $684,000 in 2020–2024 (+30.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $684,000 (±$129,346)
Owner-occupied homes: 363 (±192)
Most common range: $500,000 to $999,999

Home values in Santa Margarita

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Santa Margarita	San Luis Obispo County	California	United States
Less than $50,000	0.0% (±11.0 points)	1.5%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	7.7% (±13.7 points)	1.6%	1.7%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	9.6% (±12.1 points)	1.2%	1.3%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.0% (±11.0 points)	1.0%	1.4%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	0.0% (±11.0 points)	2.0%	4.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	0.0% (±11.0 points)	10.6%	17.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	82.6% (±16.7 points)	51.5%	42.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±11.0 points)	30.5%	29.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $500,000 to $999,999, 82.6% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Santa Margarita against San Luis Obispo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Santa Margarita	San Luis Obispo County	California	United States
Median home value	$684,000 (±$129,346)	$824,700 (±$12,237)	$734,700 (±$1,307)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	363 (±192)	67,986 (±1,080)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142

In Santa Margarita, the median home value is lower than in San Luis Obispo County ($824,700).

It is not measurably different from California ($734,700).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In San Luis Obispo County, Santa Margarita ranks 17 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 455 of 1,059.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Santa Margarita have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$525,300 (±$102,206)	$684,000 (±$129,346)	+30.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,864 (±$966)	$3,105 (±$617)	+66.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,222 (±$588)	$6,489 (±$1,179)	+192.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Santa Margarita

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Santa Margarita
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Santa Margarita	—	$684,000 (±$129,346)	—
California Polytechnic State University	6.6 mi	$564,700 (±$105,499)	Not measurably different
Atascadero	8.0 mi	$716,500 (±$31,483)	Not measurably different
San Luis Obispo	9.2 mi	$935,100 (±$25,045)	Higher
Los Ranchos	12 mi	$1,244,900 (±$526,315)	Higher
Templeton	13 mi	$810,400 (±$37,293)	Not measurably different
Los Osos	13 mi	$805,800 (±$31,362)	Not measurably different
Avila Beach	15 mi	$1,243,300 (±$593,756)	Not measurably different
Morro Bay	15 mi	$918,200 (±$49,208)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: San Luis Obispo, CA ($935,100), Los Ranchos, CA ($1,244,900), Morro Bay, CA ($918,200).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across San Luis Obispo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
11	Templeton	$810,400 (±$37,293)
12	Los Osos	$805,800 (±$31,362)
13	Grover Beach	$727,500 (±$51,304)
14	Nipomo	$723,700 (±$44,284)
15	Atascadero	$716,500 (±$31,483)
16	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	$687,200 (±$26,632)
17	Santa Margarita	$684,000 (±$129,346)
18	California Polytechnic State University	$564,700 (±$105,499)
19	Oceano	$556,100 (±$79,935)
20	San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)	$539,700 (±$84,321)
21	Lake Nacimiento	$504,200 (±$73,697)
22	Shandon	$448,500 (±$26,186)

Showing 12 of 22 places in San Luis Obispo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Santa Margarita is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Santa Margarita

What is the average home value in Santa Margarita, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $684,000 (±$129,346) for owner-occupied homes in Santa Margarita (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Santa Margarita gone up?

In Santa Margarita, the median home value went from $525,300 in 2015–2019 to $684,000 in 2020–2024 (+30.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in Santa Margarita sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Santa Margarita CDP, California (place:69182, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.