What is the median home value in Shandon, CA?

Name: Home values in Shandon, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Shandon, CA is $448,500 (±$26,186), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Shandon, the median home value went from $290,900 in 2015–2019 to $448,500 in 2020–2024 (+54.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $448,500 (±$26,186)
Owner-occupied homes: 284 (±104)
Most common range: $300,000 to $499,999

Home values in Shandon

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Shandon	San Luis Obispo County	California	United States
Less than $50,000	0.0% (±13.9 points)	1.5%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.0% (±13.9 points)	1.6%	1.7%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.0% (±13.9 points)	1.2%	1.3%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.0% (±13.9 points)	1.0%	1.4%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	6.3% (±8.1 points)	2.0%	4.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	67.6% (±17.3 points)	10.6%	17.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	26.1% (±15.6 points)	51.5%	42.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±13.9 points)	30.5%	29.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 67.6% 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.

Shandon against San Luis Obispo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shandon	San Luis Obispo County	California	United States
Median home value	$448,500 (±$26,186)	$824,700 (±$12,237)	$734,700 (±$1,307)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	284 (±104)	67,986 (±1,080)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142

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

It is also lower than in California ($734,700).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 705 of 1,059.

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

How home values in Shandon 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	$290,900 (±$15,532)	$448,500 (±$26,186)	+54.2%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,645 (±$114)	$2,129 (±$311)	+29.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,996 (±$505)	$3,333 (±$712)	+67.0%	No measurable change 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 Shandon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shandon
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Shandon	—	$448,500 (±$26,186)	—
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	15 mi	$687,200 (±$26,632)	Higher
San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)	19 mi	$539,700 (±$84,321)	Higher
Templeton	20 mi	$810,400 (±$37,293)	Higher
Atascadero	21 mi	$716,500 (±$31,483)	Higher
Santa Margarita	22 mi	$684,000 (±$129,346)	Higher
Lake Nacimiento	28 mi	$504,200 (±$73,697)	Not measurably different
California Polytechnic State University	29 mi	$564,700 (±$105,499)	Higher
Avenal	30 mi	$228,900 (±$30,634)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Avenal, CA ($228,900).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA ($687,200), San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA ($539,700), Templeton, CA ($810,400).

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

Shandon 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 Shandon

What is the average home value in Shandon, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $448,500 (±$26,186) for owner-occupied homes in Shandon (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Shandon gone up?

In Shandon, the median home value went from $290,900 in 2015–2019 to $448,500 in 2020–2024 (+54.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Shandon 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 Shandon CDP, California (place:71134, 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.