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Alpine County, CA Housing Market Brief

county · CA · as of August 2026

Buyer's

What is Alpine County, CA’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum24%
-22.019
Inventory Health29%
-13.132
Affordability24%
+5.042
Economic Strength24%
36
Rental YieldNo data

Where is Alpine County, CA in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Alpine County, CA is classified as Declining cooling, with scores declining over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

Alpine County, CA housing market data

MetricValueYoY
Median Sale Price$469K-26.7%
Median Days on Market39 days-87.9%
Months of Supply7.0▲ +2.9%
Homes for Sale43▲ +30.3%
Homes Sold6▲ +20%
Median Price / Sq Ft$367▲ +9.1%

How has Alpine County, CA’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 32
12-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Alpine County, CA a buyer's or seller's market?

As of August 2026, Alpine County, CA is classified as a Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 32 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — price, inventory, affordability, and economic — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

Are home prices rising or falling in Alpine County, CA?

The median sale price in Alpine County, CA is $469K, having fallen 26.7% over the past year.

How affordable is Alpine County, CA?

Alpine County, CA scores 42 out of 100 on affordability — moderately affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Alpine County, CA's Alpha Score?

Alpine County, CA's strongest dimension is Affordability (42/100) and its weakest is Price Momentum (19/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

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