Tulare County, CA real estate

What the numbers say

Tulare County, CA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Tulare County listed for $424,950, up 3.8% from a year earlier. That is 41% below the California median of $725,000.

Homes spent a median of 59 days on the market, faster than 62 days a year ago. That makes Tulare County the #26 fastest-selling of 42 California counties we track.

Homeowners in Tulare County pay a median of $2,318 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $330,100, an effective rate of about 0.70%. The California average is 0.70%, which makes Tulare County the #33 lowest-tax of 58 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,280 a month, and $1,166 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 $425,000 home here comes to about $2,743 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $118,000 a year (the median household here earns $71,300).