Pasadena housing market: median home price and forecast
Pasadena home prices: in September 2026, the Zillow Home Value Index placed the value of a typical home in Pasadena, California at $1,186,459. That figure was +0.7% above the previous year and −1.6% below the $1,205,758 peak reached in December 2024.
- Value of a typical home
- $1,186,459September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +0.7%. Change since September 2025.
Pasadena home prices since 2000
The grey line represents the United States, while the steel line represents Pasadena. Since January 2000, the typical Pasadena home rose from $263,052 to $1,186,459, or ×4.51. Over the same months, the US recorded ×2.99. The market peaked during the boom in January 2007 at $678,624. It then reached a low of $483,872 in May 2012, a −28.7% change.
Pasadena median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages twelve monthly values; for 2026, the latest month is shown.
| Year | Pasadena | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $274,629 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $303,047 | +10.3% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $344,889 | +13.8% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $410,928 | +19.1% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $503,605 | +22.6% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $600,876 | +19.3% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $671,146 | +11.7% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $666,031 | −0.8% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $592,568 | −11.0% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $528,760 | −10.8% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $535,143 | +1.2% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $506,286 | −5.4% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $496,981 | −1.8% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $562,610 | +13.2% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $624,925 | +11.1% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $654,395 | +4.7% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $666,163 | +1.8% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $725,774 | +8.9% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $813,733 | +12.1% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $832,898 | +2.4% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $866,903 | +4.1% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $975,465 | +12.5% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $1,098,629 | +12.6% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $1,100,239 | +0.1% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $1,171,649 | +6.5% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $1,187,793 | +1.4% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $1,186,459 | +0.7% | $366,157 |
Current value of a Pasadena home bought in any year
This index-based estimate applies to a typical home and is not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is from September 2026. Other options: home appreciation calculator.
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Pasadena housing market forecast
For the Los Angeles, CA metro, Zillow's forecast projects +1.9% over the 12 months beginning September 2026. It also projects −1.0% over the next three months. With Pasadena's typical value at $1,186,459, the forecast points to about $1,209,000 after one year.
Zillow's central estimate for the metro appears here in different wording. The site itself offers no forecast. Such a 12-month forecast has typically differed from the realised change by several percentage points, either above or below it. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts together: metro forecast table.
Pasadena housing market crash risk score
High, 71 of 100
Five conditions that ran high before earlier price falls are what the score uses to rank Pasadena against the 292 cities. Each input is scored from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities. The five scores are then averaged with equal weight. It shows current conditions; it does not forecast a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −2.1% | 43 | 20% |
| Days listed on market vs 2019 | +10.0% | 63 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 32.8 | 96 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 11.3 | 98 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +0.7% | 53 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Scoring details for the inputs: methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Pasadena inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Los Angeles, CA metro listed 20,130 homes for sale, up 4.2% from a year earlier but down 2.1% from the same month in 2019. The median sale time for a listing was 55 days (+10.0% against 2019). Price cuts affected 17.1% of listings.
| Los Angeles, CA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 20,130 | +4.2% |
| New listings | 7,762 | |
| Median days on market | 55 | −3.5% |
| Median list price | $1,034,500 | −5.9% |
| Share with a price cut | 17.1% |
Metro inventory comes from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. See days on market by city for every metro.
Pasadena cost of living
By the Zillow Observed Rent Index, a typical asking rent in Pasadena runs $3,010 a month, +1.4% on a year. A typical home's price equals 32.8 years of the typical asking rent. Census ACS 2024 reports median household income of $105,048. On that basis, the typical home equals 11.3 times one year's income. BEA rates metro prices at 113.6 compared with a US average of 100, while housing costs stand at 170.4.
Rent and prices there, along with the salary needed to move: cost of living in Pasadena.
Other California housing markets
- $927,891. Los Angeles
- $980,490. San Diego
- $1,353,869. San Jose
- $1,441,021. San Francisco
- $384,885. Fresno
- $470,552. Sacramento
- Long Beach $852,391
- $710,647. Oakland
- $385,686. Bakersfield
- $941,684. Anaheim
Statewide figures: California housing market.
How to read the chart
Every point shows the Zillow Home Value Index for Pasadena, which tracks a typical home in the market's middle third. Values are smoothed, seasonally adjusted, and given in that month's dollars. The hollow dot identifies the slider's month, while the terracotta dot shows the latest month. These figures are not adjusted for inflation. An index follows the typical home rather than one specific house, so work out what a single house is worth from its sale price using the card above or the appreciation calculator.