The Santa Clarita Valley is not one market, it is six. In 2025 the median sale ran from $575,000 in Newhall to $888,777 in Stevenson Ranch, and since 2017 every city has climbed between +41% and +57%. Across the six cities, 3,120 homes closed in 2025. This page ranks them; each city links to its full 10-year almanac.
How do the six SCV cities compare?
| City | 2025 median sale | Since 2017 | 2025 days to sell | Peak year | 2025 closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Ranch | $888,777 | +41% | 42 days | 2024 | 163 |
| Saugus | $800,000 | +51% | 45 days | 2025 | 587 |
| Valencia | $785,000 | +54% | 49 days | 2025 | 1,111 |
| Castaic | $785,000 | +50% | 50 days | 2024 | 248 |
| Canyon Country | $710,000 | +57% | 46 days | 2024 | 714 |
| Newhall | $575,000 | +55% | 47 days | 2025 | 297 |
All-residential CRMLS aggregates. Click any city for its full year-by-year almanac with charts.
What does the 10-year shape tell you?
Three things stand out. First, every city rode the same wave: steady climb to 2020, the 2021-2022 rate-fueled surge, a 2023 breather, then new or near-record highs by 2025. Second, the value gap is durable: Newhall to Stevenson Ranch has stayed roughly a $300,000 spread for a decade, which is why "which city" is the first budget decision every SCV buyer makes. Third, speed tells the cycle better than price: 2021 saw homes selling in 13 to 23 days valley-wide, while 2025 runs 42 to 49 days. Prices held; urgency did not. That is a negotiation market, and it rewards sellers who price to closed comps on day one.
Which city fits which move?
Chasing the lowest entry: Newhall. Widest range and most master-planned convenience: Valencia. Family tracts in the middle of everything: Saugus. The east-side value play with the strongest 10-year growth: Canyon Country at +57%. Newer homes and more land by the lake: Castaic. Schools-per-dollar conviction on the west hillside: Stevenson Ranch. And if the decision is where to live rather than what things cost, start with the where-to-live decision guide.
City almanacs
Common questions about Santa Clarita home prices
- What is the average home price in Santa Clarita?
- Medians beat averages, and they differ sharply by city. In 2025 the median sale ran from $575,000 in Newhall to $888,777 in Stevenson Ranch, with Valencia, Saugus, Canyon Country, and Castaic in between. The full city-by-city table with 10 years of history is on this page.
- Which Santa Clarita city is the most affordable?
- Newhall. Its 2025 median sale price of $575,000 is the valley's lowest entry point, and it has climbed +55% since 2017, so affordability there is relative and shrinking.
- Which Santa Clarita city has the most expensive homes?
- Stevenson Ranch, at a $888,777 median in 2025, driven by newer single-family stock and school-boundary demand.
- How much have Santa Clarita home prices gone up in 10 years?
- Between +41% and +57% depending on the city, per CRMLS closed-sale medians from 2017 to 2025. Canyon Country grew the most at +57%.
- When was the fastest market in Santa Clarita history?
- 2021, by a mile. At the bottom of the rate cycle the average home sold in 13 to 23 days depending on the city. In 2025 the valley runs 42 to 49 days: a normal market, not a dead one, and pricing correctly is what separates sold from sitting.
- Where does this data come from?
- Aggregates compiled from the California Regional MLS (CRMLS) by Connor T. MacIvor, CalDRE #01238257, a licensed Santa Clarita agent since 1998. Charts are our own renders; 2026 is a partial year and flagged. Each city links to its full almanac page.
Sources and method
All statistics are aggregates compiled from the California Regional MLS (CRMLS) under licensed access by Connor T. MacIvor, CalDRE #01238257, Sync Brokerage, Inc., CalDRE #02031490. Series covers 2017 through 2026 at yearly intervals; 2026 is a partial year (January through July) and excluded from the comparison chart. All-residential aggregates (detached and attached). Charts are original renders from the licensed numbers; no MLS-generated images are republished. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.