From January through June of 2024, 4,201 homes were sold in the county, with a median sale price of $793,000. This is a 4.3% increase over the $760,000 median sale price during the same period in 2023, when there were 4,006 homes sold.
The U.S. housing market has soared in recent years, with its total value nearing $50 trillion in 2024. This is almost five times greater than the market's value in 2000.
“The value of America’s housing market will likely cross the $50 trillion threshold in the next 12 months as there are not enough homes being listed to push prices down,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.
The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Contra Costa County from January 2023 to June 2024.