Which Southern California cities have appreciated the most over the last few years? We cover the top 50 cities by population across Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Santa Barbara counties over 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, and 25 years. All data from Zillow for single-family homes.
Recent performance is soft across most markets (only 4 of 50 cities positive over 1 year), but the 3–5 year window is led by coastal and Orange County cities — Irvine, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, and Carlsbad. Over 10 years, inland and relatively affordable markets like San Bernardino, Hesperia, Victorville, and Lancaster show the strongest gains. Returns are shown as total return, with CAGR in parentheses.
| (SIZE RANK) CITY | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 20 Year | 25 Year | Price Index |
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| (SIZE RANK) CITY | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | 20 Year | 25 Year | Price Index |