What is the median home value in Sonoma, CA?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Sonoma, CA is $970,500 (±$57,804), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Sonoma, the median home value went from $785,900 in 2015–2019 to $970,500 in 2020–2024 (+23.5%).

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 .

Median home value
$970,500 (±$57,804)
Owner-occupied homes
3,435 (±352)
Most common range
$1,000,000 or more

Home values in Sonoma

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueSonomaSonoma CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Less than $50,0001.0% (±0.9 points)1.5%2.5%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9990.7% (±0.9 points)1.8%1.7%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9992.2% (±1.6 points)1.6%1.3%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,9996.4% (±4.6 points)1.6%1.4%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,9994.3% (±2.6 points)2.2%4.3%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,9991.5% (±1.2 points)7.6%17.1%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,99937.1% (±7.2 points)56.2%42.1%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more46.8% (±6.6 points)27.6%29.6%7.1%

The most common range is $1,000,000 or more, 46.8% 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.

Sonoma against Sonoma County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SonomaSonoma CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Median home value$970,500 (±$57,804)$815,500 (±$6,412)$734,700 (±$1,307)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes3,435 (±352)119,598 (±1,666)7,567,568 (±37,334)84,210,142

In Sonoma, the median home value is higher than in Sonoma County ($815,500).

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

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

In Sonoma County, Sonoma ranks 6 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 237 of 1,059.

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

How home values in Sonoma have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$785,900 (±$55,680)$970,500 (±$57,804)+23.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$2,762 (±$228)$3,037 (±$363)+10.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$6,459 (±$680)$6,930 (±$544)+7.3%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 Sonoma

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sonoma
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Sonoma—$970,500 (±$57,804)—
El Verano1.8 mi$909,300 (±$58,754)Not measurably different
Boyes Hot Springs2.2 mi$783,300 (±$43,615)Lower
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente3.0 mi$823,800 (±$74,206)Lower
Temelec3.1 mi$679,800 (±$108,404)Lower
Eldridge3.9 mi$766,800 (±$76,374)Lower
Glen Ellen6.4 mi$1,371,400 (±$68,425)Higher
Napa8.6 mi$856,400 (±$12,635)Lower
Yountville8.8 mi$802,200 (±$127,185)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Boyes Hot Springs, CA ($783,300), Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, CA ($823,800), Temelec, CA ($679,800).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Glen Ellen, CA ($1,371,400).

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

Median home value across Sonoma County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
1Sea Ranch$1,371,600 (±$126,220)
2Glen Ellen$1,371,400 (±$68,425)
3Bodega Bay$1,294,900 (±$533,891)
4Penngrove$1,196,000 (±$81,270)
5Occidental$1,167,800 (±$547,208)
6Sonoma$970,500 (±$57,804)
7Healdsburg$950,100 (±$32,483)
8El Verano$909,300 (±$58,754)
9Kenwood$881,900 (±$65,077)
10Petaluma$878,600 (±$13,008)
11Graton$878,100 (±$52,413)
12Sebastopol$845,700 (±$39,788)

Showing 12 of 24 places in Sonoma County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Sonoma

What is the average home value in Sonoma, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $970,500 (±$57,804) for owner-occupied homes in Sonoma (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Sonoma gone up?

In Sonoma, the median home value went from $785,900 in 2015–2019 to $970,500 in 2020–2024 (+23.5%).

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 Sonoma 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 Sonoma city, California (place:72646, 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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Request a Census API key.

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.

Figures last updated on .

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