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Brentwood, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Brentwood, CA Housing Market Trends

With 66,127 people, 20,840 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $953,649, real estate costs in Brentwood are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.

Brentwood is a city of large, single-family homes. In fact, there is a higher proportion of four, five or more bedroom homes in Brentwood than is found in 98% of the communities in America.

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Brentwood. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 81.45% of Brentwood's homes, and 63.82% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Brentwood homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 62.34% of Brentwood's housing was built since 2000, making the city have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Brentwood real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 30.57%), and between 1940-1969 ( 6.08%). There's also some housing in Brentwood built before 1939 ( 1.01%).

Brentwood Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Brentwood have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 92.97%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Brentwood house appreciation rate of 6.79%.

Over the last year, Brentwood appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Brentwood's appreciation rate has been 1.98%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Brentwood were at 2.58%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 10.71%.

Relative to California, our data show that Brentwood's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in California.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Brentwood differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Brentwood - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Brentwood real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$953,649

Brentwood, CA Home Prices
> $1,248,000
$936,001 - $1,248,000
$624,001 - $936,000
$500,001 - $624,000
$374,001 - $500,000
$250,001 - $374,000
$125,001 - $250,000
$63,001 - $125,000
$0 - $63,000
15.0%
15.0%
34.2%
34.2%
38.8%
38.8%
6.1%
6.1%
2.4%
2.4%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
1.3%
1.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

20,840

Brentwood Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$4,087 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
81.4%
81.4%
18.6%
18.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
2.8%
2.8%
97.2%
97.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
62.3%
62.3%
30.6%
30.6%
6.1%
6.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
90.0%
90.0%
2.8%
2.8%
1.6%
1.6%
4.6%
4.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.7%
0.7%
3.0%
3.0%
16.9%
16.9%
28.1%
28.1%
35.8%
35.8%
15.5%
15.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes