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Daly City, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Daly City, CA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 100,007, 32,206 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $1,261,999, Daly City house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, Daly City real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Daly City, accounting for 48.67% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Daly City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 24.47%), row houses and other attached homes ( 13.82%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 11.02%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Daly City are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 59.58% owning and 40.42% renting.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Daly City's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 49.64% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Daly City include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 36.38%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 7.43%). There's also some housing in Daly City built between 2000 and later ( 6.55%).

Daly City Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Daly City's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.15% during the period.

Over the last year, Daly City appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Daly City's appreciation rate has been 5.19%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Daly City were at 2.58%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.71%.

Relative to California, our data show that Daly City's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in California.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Daly City differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Daly City - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Daly City real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$1,261,999

Daly City, CA Home Prices
> $1,144,000
$858,001 - $1,144,000
$572,001 - $858,000
$457,001 - $572,000
$343,001 - $457,000
$229,001 - $343,000
$114,001 - $229,000
$57,001 - $114,000
$0 - $57,000
63.0%
63.0%
21.8%
21.8%
8.6%
8.6%
1.7%
1.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
2.3%
2.3%
0.5%
0.5%
1.0%
1.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

32,206

Daly City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$4,376 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
59.6%
59.6%
40.4%
40.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
7.7%
7.7%
92.3%
92.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
6.5%
6.5%
36.4%
36.4%
49.6%
49.6%
7.4%
7.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
48.7%
48.7%
13.8%
13.8%
11.0%
11.0%
24.5%
24.5%
1.9%
1.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
6.9%
6.9%
16.0%
16.0%
24.6%
24.6%
32.8%
32.8%
15.0%
15.0%
4.7%
4.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes