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Buying a home in Calpella, California

The typical owner-occupied home in Calpella is worth about $580,800, 21% below the California median of $734,700 and 75% above the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $86,912 a year, so the median home costs 6.7 times the median income (7.4 times for California). 100% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 46% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Calpella at a glance

Calpella California U.S.
Median home value $580,800 $734,700 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $5,124 $3,119
Median household income $86,912 $99,122 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 100% 56% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 46% 67% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $2,719 $2,946 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 32.5% 24.8% 21.0%
Median rent – $2,036 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1961 1976 1980
Vacant homes 11.0% 7.5% 10.1%
Population 474 39,287,377 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Calpella

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Calpella home of $580,800 with 20% down costs about $3,900 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $4,868, 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 $167,145 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 54% of the median Calpella household income of $86,912; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $302,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$116,160
Loan amount$464,640
Principal and interest$3,126
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$532
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$242
PMI$0
Total per month$3,900

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$20,328
Loan amount$570,280
Principal and interest$3,836
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$532
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$242
FHA mortgage insurance$257
Total per month$4,868

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Questions about home buying in Calpella

What is the median home value in Calpella?

About $580,800 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Calpella?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $3,900 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $167,145 a year.

More about Calpella

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