Upper Lake, CA Housing Market & City Data

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896
Population Estimate
$216,350
Median Home Value
87.1%
Employment Rate
8.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$274
Median Listing Price$453,500
Median Days on Market66
Active Listings12
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)14
Avg Listing Price$592,167
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size4.04
Family Dual Income79.7
Median Household Income$47,375
Median Individual Income$19,675
Home Ownership80.7%
Home Value$216,350
Median Rent$708
Rent Burden52.8%
Poverty10.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.1%
  • Highschool Education52.4%
  • Some College35.0%
  • Bachelors Degree8.5%
  • Graduate Degree0.0%
  • Total College or Above8.5%
  • Stem Degree17.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.8%
  • Female51.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married54.9%
  • Divorced9.7%
  • Never Married29.8%
  • Widowed5.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityUpper Lake
State IDCA
Population896

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1815.5%
19–2910.4%
30–3919.0%
40–4917.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.2%
60–6912.9%
70–793.8%
80+6.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation56.4%
Unemployment Rate12.9%
Disabled16.3%

ETHNICITY

White94.3%
Black1.7%
Asian0.0%
Native American1.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.5%
Multiple1.5%

OTHER

Hispanic20.6%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured8.4%
Veteran10.5%

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Neighborhoods in Upper Lake, CA

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

  • Blue Lakes

    Blue Lakes ↗

    Median asking price
    $290,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    18
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    2.7/10 · 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.