Yolo County, CA real estate

What the numbers say

Yolo County, CA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Yolo County listed for $651,250, down 1.9% from a year earlier. That is 10% below the California median of $725,000.

Homes spent a median of 49 days on the market, faster than 62 days a year ago. That makes Yolo County the #11 fastest-selling of 42 California counties we track.

Homeowners in Yolo County pay a median of $4,749 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $620,700, an effective rate of about 0.77%. The California average is 0.70%, which makes Yolo County the #50 lowest-tax of 58 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,857 a month, and $1,862 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 $651,000 home here comes to about $4,237 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $182,000 a year (the median household here earns $91,752).