Madera County, CA real estate

What the numbers say

Madera County, CA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Madera County listed for $484,988, down 2.0% from a year earlier. That is 33% below the California median of $725,000.

Homes spent a median of 75 days on the market, slower than 74 days a year ago. That makes Madera County the #36 fastest-selling of 42 California counties we track.

Homeowners in Madera County pay a median of $2,756 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $393,200, an effective rate of about 0.70%. The California average is 0.70%, which makes Madera County the #32 lowest-tax of 58 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,390 a month, and $1,199 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 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 $485,000 home here comes to about $3,130 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $134,000 a year (the median household here earns $76,627).