CA area data
Inverness, CA
Inverness, CA.
Population: 1,009 (Census ACS)
The typical home value in Inverness, CA is $1.47M — up 3.6% over the past year. Homes sell for a median $1.68M after a median 22 days on market. 1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with coastal flooding, earthquake, inland flooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 10.7% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$1.47M
Typical home value
+3.6%
1-year change
22
Median days on market
Relatively High
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Typical home value
- $1.47M
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +1.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +2.5%
- 10-year appreciation
- +45.1%
- Peak value since 2000 (Jun 2022)
- $1.63M
- House Price Index (state)
- 423.4 (-0.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $1.68M
- Median list price
- $1.65M
- Median price per sqft
- $1,090
- 1-year sale-price change
- +15.5%
- Median days on market
- 22 days
- Homes sold (recent period)
- 4
- For-sale inventory
- 8
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 108.1%
- Active listings
- 5
- 1-year forecast
- +1.1%
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $2,574/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $3,003/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $3,697/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $4,832/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $5,439/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.7 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Avg student-teacher ratio
- 13.7 : 1
- Schools include
- Inverness Elementary
Source: NCES school directory, 2024-25 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- coastal flooding, earthquake, inland flooding, landslide, tsunami
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastal flooding: Very High · landslide: Relatively High · earthquake: Relatively High · inland flooding: Relatively High · tsunami: Relatively Moderate · wildfire: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 87% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 27.3%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA NFIP flood-insurance claims (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 30.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 10a (extreme annual low 30 to 35°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 21
- Days with Good air quality
- 87
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 8
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 66
Source: EPA annual air quality index (county-level)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 11
- Nearest national park
- Point Reyes National Seashore (4 mi)
- National parks include
- Point Reyes National Seashore, Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Airports within 30 mi
- 7
- Nearest airport
- Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field (NOT) (18 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS) (28 mi)
- Hospitals in or near this ZIP
- 40
- Hospitals include
- PENINSULA MEDICAL CENTER, CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CTR-DAVIES CAMPUS HOSP, UCSF HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.4 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data (same ZIP, else within ~40 mi) · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- -1,518 tax filers
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration (county-level; published with a multi-year lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1961
- Housing built before 1970
- 64.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 6.7%
- Median annual property tax
- $8,491
- Households with broadband internet
- 74.3%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 94,533
- Average weekly wage
- $1,809
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 149
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| Inverness | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical home value | $1.47M | $695,380 | $288,527 |
| Median sale price | $1.68M | $696,000 | $325,000 |
| Median days on market | 22 days | 39 days | 51 days |
| Median annual property tax | $8,491 | $4,533 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the typical home value in Inverness, CA?
- $1.47M.
- What is the median sale price in Inverness, CA?
- $1.68M.
- How long do homes take to sell in Inverness, CA?
- Median days on market: 22 days.
- What is typical rent in Inverness, CA?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $3,697/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Inverness, CA?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coastal flooding, earthquake, inland flooding, landslide, tsunami.
- What is the wildfire risk in Inverness, CA?
- Risk to homes is higher than 87% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Inverness, CA?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Inverness, CA?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Inverness, CA?
- 1 schools (1 elementary) (NCES, 2024-25).
- What is the air quality in Inverness, CA?
- Good. Median AQI: 21. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Inverness, CA?
- Regional Price Parity: 110.7 (100 = US average) (High) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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