Nevada City, CA Housing Market & City Data

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3,148
Population Estimate
$403,465
Median Home Value
96.5%
Employment Rate
35.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$342
Median Listing Price$736,250
Median Days on Market75
Active Listings74
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)95
Avg Listing Price$967,210
Avg Listing Price Change MoM5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY11%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.8
Family Dual Income35.2
Median Household Income$42,059
Median Individual Income$26,769
Home Ownership53.4%
Home Value$403,465
Median Rent$1,100
Rent Burden42.6%
Poverty21.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.8%
  • Highschool Education14.2%
  • Some College42.7%
  • Bachelors Degree16.8%
  • Graduate Degree18.5%
  • Total College or Above35.3%
  • Stem Degree43.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.9%
  • Female50.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married23.8%
  • Divorced34.2%
  • Never Married33.2%
  • Widowed8.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityNevada City
State IDCA
Population3,148

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1815.8%
19–2910.0%
30–396.8%
40–4914.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.2%
60–6920.3%
70–7913.8%
80+3.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation52.2%
Unemployment Rate3.5%
Disabled11.6%

ETHNICITY

White87.3%
Black1.5%
Asian1.0%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.7%
Multiple8.3%

OTHER

Hispanic6.1%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured9.2%
Veteran9.5%

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Neighborhoods in Nevada City, CA

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

  • Altair Irvine

    Altair ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,038,000
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    3
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

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.