Fresno County, CA real estate

What the numbers say

Fresno County, CA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Fresno County listed for $460,000, up 2.2% from a year earlier. That is 37% below the California median of $725,000.

Homes spent a median of 54 days on the market. That makes Fresno County the #17 fastest-selling of 42 California counties we track.

Homeowners in Fresno County pay a median of $2,861 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $388,800, an effective rate of about 0.74%. The California average is 0.70%, which makes Fresno County the #42 lowest-tax of 58 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,392 a month, and $1,337 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 28 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $460,000 home here comes to about $2,982 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $128,000 a year (the median household here earns $74,201).