Montara, CA Housing Market & City Data

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

2,504
Population Estimate
$1,007,181
Median Home Value
98.4%
Employment Rate
53.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$857
Median Listing Price$2,245,500
Median Days on Market42
Active Listings2
New Listings2
Total Listings (Active + Pending)6
Avg Listing Price$2,352,750
Avg Listing Price Change MoM58%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.89
Family Dual Income45.7
Median Household Income$93,167
Median Individual Income$42,267
Home Ownership82.4%
Home Value$1,007,181
Median Rent$1,708
Rent Burden75.9%
Poverty5.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED0.0%
  • Highschool Education24.0%
  • Some College22.6%
  • Bachelors Degree36.8%
  • Graduate Degree16.6%
  • Total College or Above53.4%
  • Stem Degree59.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.0%
  • Female54.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married57.8%
  • Divorced10.8%
  • Never Married25.3%
  • Widowed6.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMontara
State IDCA
Population2,504

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1811.3%
19–2911.1%
30–393.2%
40–499.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.0%
60–6918.6%
70–7918.1%
80+12.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation55.4%
Unemployment Rate1.6%
Disabled25.4%

ETHNICITY

White86.9%
Black0.0%
Asian1.5%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other4.5%
Multiple7.1%

OTHER

Hispanic4.1%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured4.8%
Veteran12.6%

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Neighborhoods in Montara, CA

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

  • Farallone, Montara

    Farallone ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,345,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    121
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.3/10 · 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.