Imperial Beach, California real estate market data.

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Home Value, By Source

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2023 5-year estimate) puts Imperial Beach's median home value — across all owner-occupied homes, not just recent sales — at $811,000.

County Price Trend

San Diego County's FHFA house price index shows a 0.66% annual change in 2025.

Population & Income

Imperial Beach has an estimated population of 25,897 and a median household income of $79,071, per the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2023 5-year estimate).

Affordability Snapshot

Imperial Beach's Census-reported median home value works out to about 10.3x the area's median household income, and median gross rent runs roughly 29% of that same income on an annualized basis. Housing economists commonly flag a price-to-income ratio above 4x as historically elevated -- useful context, not a personal affordability verdict.