Grover Beach, CA — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles · population 12,534

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61
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Grover Beach stands

At or near all-time high.

Median home $775,105
1-year +0.0%
5-yr CAGR +5.1%
vs 5-yr peak -1.0%
Population -0.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2025-02$775k$398k$537k$676k$814k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
25/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
15/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
47/100
Marginal for remote
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 24.8
Lean rent

At a 24.8 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Grover Beach. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

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Home YoY
50 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
66 · w22%
Distance from peak
84 · w18%
Population growth
40 · w16%
Home 10-yr CAGR
68 · w10%
Long thesis

Grover Beach has held up across the cycle: home values at $775,105 with +5.1% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Grover Beach's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Grover Beach

Grover Beach is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, with an estimated population of 12,534. It anchors the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area. The median home value in Grover Beach is $775,105 as of 2026-04, up 0.0% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +5.1% annual growth, with prices at or near the 5-year peak. Rents in Grover Beach average $2,605 per month. The composite momentum score is 61 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●Healthy 5-year run: +5.1% annualized over 5 years, outpacing US inflation.
●Held the highs: currently -1.0% from the 5-year peak — this market refused to give back gains.

▼ Bear case

●Expensive AND not growing: median home $775,105 with only +0.0% YoY. You’re paying premium pricing for a flat trend.
●Flat or shrinking population: -0.3% per year. Housing demand has to come from somewhere — verify the source.
○Thin housing market: small population means fewer transactions and slower resale. Liquidity risk on exit.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for San Luis Obispo County right now.

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Run the numbers for Grover Beach

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

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Local sports teams

Major professional teams the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
65%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$91,500
California state median
Top industries (state-level)
TechEntertainmentAgriculture

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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