Visalia housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Visalia home prices: in September 2026, the Zillow Home Value Index put the typical home in Visalia, California at $396,267. This was +1.7% above a year earlier and the highest monthly value on record.
- Value of a typical home
- $396,267September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- Change since September 2025: +1.7%.
Visalia home prices since 2000
Steel shows Visalia, while grey shows the United States. From January 2000 onward, the typical Visalia home rose from $123,388 to $396,267, a 3.21 multiple. The US multiple was 2.99 over those same months. The boom reached its high in August 2006 at $291,076, then fell to its low in January 2012 at $142,098, a decline of 51.2%.
Yearly median home prices for Visalia
Each yearly figure averages twelve monthly values, while 2026 represents the latest month.
| Year | Visalia | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $124,265 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $123,656 | −0.5% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $131,272 | +6.2% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $146,667 | +11.7% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $181,092 | +23.5% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $240,528 | +32.8% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $285,634 | +18.8% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $269,134 | −5.8% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $218,512 | −18.8% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $174,624 | −20.1% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $165,093 | −5.5% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $148,652 | −10.0% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $146,674 | −1.3% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $170,207 | +16.0% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $189,840 | +11.5% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $199,324 | +5.0% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $212,605 | +6.7% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $232,095 | +9.2% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $247,314 | +6.6% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $258,876 | +4.7% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $273,617 | +5.7% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $321,968 | +17.7% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $372,377 | +15.7% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $372,005 | −0.1% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $383,516 | +3.1% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $391,530 | +2.1% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $396,267 | +1.7% | $366,157 |
Current value of Visalia homes bought in any year
This estimate uses an index for a typical home and is not an appraisal.
Each yearly figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is from September 2026. Further options include: home appreciation calculator.
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Visalia housing market forecast
Across the 12 months from September 2026, Zillow's forecast puts the Visalia, CA metro at +1.1%, with −0.1% over the next three months. Based on Visalia's typical value of $396,267, the forecast would bring the value close to $400,600 after a year.
Zillow's central metro estimate appears here, while the site has no forecast of its own. Forecasts like this 12-month estimate have usually differed from the actual change by several percentage points, whether above or below it. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts appear in one table: housing market forecast.
Visalia housing market crash risk score
51 out of 100, high
In this ranking, Visalia is placed against 292 cities using five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Each input is scored from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities, then the five scores are averaged with equal weight. It shows current conditions; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +1.8% | 49 | 20% |
| Length of time on market vs 2019 | +15.4% | 71 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 18.0 | 50 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 4.7 | 46 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +1.7% | 37 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Details on input scoring: methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities: city crash risks.
Visalia's inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Visalia, CA metro recorded 899 homes for sale, +10.2% higher than one year earlier and +1.8% higher than in the same month of 2019. Listings had a median sale time of 60 days (+15.4% against 2019), and 18.8% received a price cut.
| Visalia, CA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 899 | +10.2% |
| New listings | 352 | |
| Median days on market | 60 | −3.2% |
| Median list price | $424,850 | +3.7% |
| Share with a price cut | 18.8% |
Realtor.com® Economic Research reports metro inventory. Realtor.com data. All metros: days on market by city.
Visalia rent and living costs
The Zillow Observed Rent Index places the typical asking rent in Visalia at $1,839 a month, +2.2% on a year. A typical home's price equals 18.0 years of that rent. At $84,781 (Census ACS 2024), median household income makes the typical home worth 4.7 years of income. BEA gives the metro a price index of 99.8 compared with a US average of 100, and a housing cost index of 84.1.
Other California housing markets
- In Los Angeles: $927,891.
- In San Diego: $980,490.
- In San Jose: $1,353,869.
- In San Francisco: $1,441,021.
- In Fresno: $384,885.
- In Sacramento: $470,552.
- Long Beach $852,391
- In Oakland: $710,647.
- In Bakersfield: $385,686.
- In Anaheim: $941,684.
Statewide figures: California housing market.
How to read the chart
Each point represents the Zillow Home Value Index for Visalia. It shows a home typical of the market’s middle third, with its dollar value for that month. The figure is smoothed and seasonally adjusted. The hollow dot shows the month selected on the slider, while the terracotta dot shows the latest month. These figures do not account for inflation. An index tracks a typical home rather than any one house. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to calculate one home's value from its sale price.