2013 Median Home Prices in Alameda & Contra Costa Counties

There has been a considerable price increase in 2013 through out Bay Area. Many first home buyers start to search homes without a detailed knowledge of home prices and get disappointed that they cannot afford to buy a home in the City of their choice.

To avoid disappointment and to save search time, we have compiled the table of median prices in all cities in both Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Data are based on sales reported in MLS for the homes sold in 2013 ( Jan 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013).

The table below summarizes the median home prices in all cities. Since the size and characteristics of a median home can vary between cities, we have also tabulated median price of a typical home with 3 Bedroom , 2 Bath  room , living area of 1000-1600 sq ft home. This provides a more uniform measure of  home prices across different counties. 

The median price of home varies between $200K to nearly $2M. The median days on market varies between 8 days to about 20 days.

	All Homes Sold in 2013			3 BR 2 Bath, 1000-1600 sq ft Home
City	#Sold	Median Price (K)	Median days on  market	#Sold	Median Price (K)	Median Days on Market
Alamo	221	1299	14	4	896	13
Albany	161	620	14	20	679	9
Antioch	1366	269	12	276	211	11
Baypoint	154	210	13	47	240	10
Berkely	612	730	15	43	730	14
Blackhawk	140	1,216	20	0	0	0
Brentwood	917	402	11	96	290	9
Castor Valley	601	556	12	106	505	11
Clayton	198	592	12	29	450	9
Clyde	6	260	10	2	297	32
Concord	1491	375	11	369	365	12
Crockett/Port Costa	37	290	19	8	318	19
Danville	848	865	10	106	585	9
Diablo	16	1,986	35	0	0	0
Discovery Bay	310	396	14	8	282	16
Dublin	743	583	10	134	520	11
El Cerrito	256	580	15	44	560	14
Emryville	158	354	14	3	450	12
Fremont	2021	635	12	495	590	12
Hayward	1401	375	13	394	384	12
Herculus	308	362	13	65	270	15
Kensington	70	843	15	9	723	15
Lafayette	330	1,122	12	26	855	9
Livermore	1214	520	10	320	465	10
Martinez	580	380	11	120	377	10
Moraga	210	949	11	26	535	12
Newark	425	452	12	139	450	11
Oakland	3620	410	14	324	417	14
Oakley	515	292	13	120	242	10
Orinda	266	1,100	12	24	814	12
Pacheco	34	261	9	13	308	12
Piedmont	113	1,500	13	4	1,182	11
Pinole	194	325	14	84	330	13
Pittsburg	609	260	12	135	228	12
Pleasanton	875	761	10	103	605	8
Pleasanton Hill	486	525	11	104	519	10
Richmond	979	255	14	177	260	14
Rodeo	71	274	14	13	270	13
Rossmoor	577	299	9	6	482	10
San lorenzo	271	385	13	82	404	11
San Peblo	277	215	14	98	250	14
San Ramon	986	759	9	90	622	9
Sanleandro	1048	390	13	149	410	12
Sunol	4	707	57	0	0	0
Union city	485	500	12	109	475	13
Walnut creek	968	660	11	103	609	9