Alameda, CA Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Alameda home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

77,624
Population Estimate
$857,382
Median Home Value
96.4%
Employment Rate
54.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$617
Median Listing Price$972,000
Median Days on Market34
Active Listings71
New Listings42
Total Listings (Active + Pending)101
Avg Listing Price$1,038,927
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.21
Family Dual Income59.8
Median Household Income$104,756
Median Individual Income$51,414
Home Ownership48.0%
Home Value$857,382
Median Rent$1,836
Rent Burden28.7%
Poverty7.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.0%
  • Highschool Education11.7%
  • Some College24.7%
  • Bachelors Degree34.1%
  • Graduate Degree20.6%
  • Total College or Above54.7%
  • Stem Degree50.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.7%
  • Female51.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.2%
  • Divorced11.1%
  • Never Married32.4%
  • Widowed5.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityAlameda
State IDCA
Population77,624

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.6%
19–2912.1%
30–3915.3%
40–4915.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.8%
60–6912.4%
70–796.6%
80+3.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation68.1%
Unemployment Rate3.6%
Disabled9.4%

ETHNICITY

White48.2%
Black7.4%
Asian30.3%
Native American0.5%
Pacific Islander0.3%
Other5.1%
Multiple8.2%

OTHER

Hispanic12.8%
Limited English6.0%
Health Uninsured3.1%
Veteran5.0%

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  3. What should home buyers know about the Alameda, CA housing market?

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  8. What are the best neighborhoods in Alameda, CA for first-time home buyers?

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Neighborhoods in Alameda, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Alameda, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Bay Farm Island

    Bay Farm Island ↗

    Median asking price
    $837,000
    / sq ft
    $576
    Active listings
    13
    properties in discovery sample
    267
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.4/10 · 11 schools

  • South Shore

    South Shore ↗

    Median asking price
    $574,975
    / sq ft
    $536
    Active listings
    12
    properties in discovery sample
    49
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.2/10 · 6 schools

  • Safe Harbor Marina Village

    Marina Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $792,000
    / sq ft
    $552
    Active listings
    2
    properties in discovery sample
    23
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 3 schools

  • Park Webster Condominiums

    Park Webster ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    1
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.7/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.