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Cotati, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Cotati, CA Housing Market Trends

With 7,453 people, 3,033 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $856,102, real estate costs in Cotati are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Cotati, accounting for 53.08% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Cotati include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 20.93%), row houses and other attached homes ( 12.25%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.18%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Cotati are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 57.96% owning and 42.04% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Cotati built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Cotati built between 2000 and later ( 15.06%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 13.49%). There's also some housing in Cotati built before 1939 ( 2.49%).

Cotati Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Cotati's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.49% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Cotati's appreciation rate, at 5.59%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Cotati's appreciation rate has been 1.67%, which annualizes to a rate of 6.86%.

Relative to California, our data show that Cotati's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in California.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$856,102

Cotati, CA Home Prices
> $1,275,000
$956,001 - $1,275,000
$638,001 - $956,000
$510,001 - $638,000
$383,001 - $510,000
$255,001 - $383,000
$128,001 - $255,000
$64,001 - $128,000
$0 - $64,000
13.0%
13.0%
25.8%
25.8%
35.6%
35.6%
5.3%
5.3%
5.5%
5.5%
3.0%
3.0%
7.1%
7.1%
1.5%
1.5%
3.2%
3.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,033

Cotati Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,598 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
58.0%
58.0%
42.0%
42.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.3%
3.3%
96.7%
96.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
15.1%
15.1%
69.0%
69.0%
13.5%
13.5%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
53.1%
53.1%
12.2%
12.2%
10.2%
10.2%
20.9%
20.9%
2.4%
2.4%
1.2%
1.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.5%
2.5%
14.4%
14.4%
31.4%
31.4%
34.6%
34.6%
15.3%
15.3%
1.9%
1.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes