Is San Rafael, CA a good place to invest in real estate?

Real data from the LumosTerra engine, snapshot as of 2026-10-29. Every number below comes from the same tables the market pages use - no estimates are invented.

The market at a glance

	Median home value (tracked areas)	$538,249
	Appreciation, last 3 years	-2.3%
	Appreciation, last 5 years	-4.0%
	Appreciation, last 10 years	14.8%

The short-term rental picture

No cached short-term rental data for San Rafael yet.

Local rules

Short-term rentals are allowed owner-occupied only in the cached ordinance record. Verify with the local authority before relying on it - cached records are a map, not the law.

What the community is saying

No forum discussions about San Rafael yet - start one and the numbers will follow.

Compare with nearby markets

Newport Beach, CA - 51.9% 5-year appreciation
Huntington Beach, CA - 51.6% 5-year appreciation
Irvine, CA - 51.1% 5-year appreciation
Fullerton, CA - 47.6% 5-year appreciation
Carlsbad, CA - 42.9% 5-year appreciation
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - 42.5% 5-year appreciation

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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