Mountain Center, CA Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
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- Is Mountain Center, CA a good place to buy a house?0
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- What are the best neighborhoods in Mountain Center, CA for families?0
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- What are the most affordable neighborhoods in Mountain Center, CA?0
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- How much income do you need to buy a house in Mountain Center, CA?0
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- How much are property taxes on a home in Mountain Center, CA?0
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- What are the best neighborhoods in Mountain Center, CA for first-time home buyers?0
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- What is it like to live in Mountain Center, CA?0
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Neighborhoods in Mountain Center, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in Mountain Center, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Garner Valley ↗
- Median asking price
- $844,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 231
DNearby schools · estimated
3/10 · 4 schools
Thomas Mountain ↗
- Median asking price
- $300,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 56
DNearby schools · estimated
3/10 · 4 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.