The typical owner-occupied home in Shaver Lake is worth about $611,900, 17% below the California median of $734,700 and 84% above the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $3,556 a year in property taxes, about 0.58% of their home's value, lower than the California rate of 0.70%. The median household earns $99,432 a year, so the median home costs 6.2 times the median income (7.4 times for California). 95% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 48% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Shaver Lake at a glance
| Shaver Lake | California | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $611,900 | $734,700 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | $3,556 | $5,124 | $3,119 |
| Property tax as a share of value | 0.58% | 0.70% | 0.94% |
| Median household income | $99,432 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 95% | 56% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 48% | 67% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $2,750 | $2,946 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 21.4% | 24.8% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | – | $2,036 | $1,413 |
| Median year homes were built | 1985 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 90.1% | 7.5% | 10.1% |
| Population | 371 | 39,287,377 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Shaver Lake
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Shaver Lake home of $611,900 with 20% down costs about $3,844 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $4,863, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.
Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $164,732 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 46% of the median Shaver Lake household income of $99,432; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $369,000.
| Down payment | $122,380 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $489,520 |
| Principal and interest | $3,293 |
| Property taxes (0.58% a year) | $296 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $255 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $3,844 |
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| Down payment | $21,416 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $600,817 |
| Principal and interest | $4,042 |
| Property taxes (0.58% a year) | $296 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $255 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $271 |
| Total per month | $4,863 |
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Questions about home buying in Shaver Lake
What is the median home value in Shaver Lake?
About $611,900 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
How much are property taxes in Shaver Lake?
Homeowners pay a median $3,556 a year, which is about 0.58% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.
What income do you need to buy a home in Shaver Lake?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $3,844 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $164,732 a year.
More about Shaver Lake
- Mortgage Refinance in Shaver Lake
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data