The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 94542 sells for about $1,375,000, or $584 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.7%), a market in balance. Homes take about 26 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,805 a month.
ZIP 94542 — Hayward
The 94542 housing market is highly competitive with a median sale price of $1.375 million as of March 2026. While sales volume increased significantly year-over-year, price growth remains modest at 0.7%. Several metrics, including rent, tax rates, and specific demographic breakdowns, are not determinable at the ZIP level from current public sources.
Median prices moved up 0.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 26 days on market with 1.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 94542
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (California) — Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act Special Parcel Tax Assessment: Levies an annual direct, non-ad valorem special tax directly on the parcel's secured property tax bill to fund designated community infrastructure (e.g., roads, sewer facilities, school facilities, emergency services) and repay municipal debt bonds. State (California) — California Homeowners' Property Tax Exemption: Reduces the taxable assessed value of the qualifying owner-occupied principal residence by $7,000 against the county assessment roll, generating a direct tax savings of approximately $70 annually (computed as $7,000 × 1% base rate). State (California) — California Proposition 13 Ad Valorem Real Property Tax: Establishes a base ad valorem tax rate capped at 1.0% of assessed value plus voter-approved local indebtedness and direct assessments (typically resulting in an effective tax rate of 1.1% to 1.25%). County (Alameda County, California) — Ad Valorem Property Tax: The tax is calculated by applying a composite tax rate to the assessed value of the property.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and United States Zip Codes
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- Dave & Buster's Milpitas - San Jose4.118 mi
- Children's Fairyland4.516.3 mi
- K1 Speed Santa Clara419.8 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.116 mi
- Levi's Stadium4.417.8 mi
- Filoli Historic House & Garden4.719.9 mi
- Topgolf4.216.5 mi
- Oakland Arena4.411.4 mi
- Shoreline Amphitheatre4.416.1 mi
- Oakland Zoo4.68.9 mi
- Regal Hacienda Crossings4.28.7 mi
- Lake Chabot Regional Park4.75.6 mi
- Cinemark Century Union Landing 25 and XD4.34.4 mi
- Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park4.812.9 mi
- Filoli Historic House & Garden4.719.9 mi
- Computer History Museum4.716.9 mi
- Meadowlark Dairy4.88.6 mi
- Chabot Space & Science Center4.513.8 mi
- Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University4.817.2 mi
- Oakland Zoo4.68.9 mi
- Lake Chabot Regional Park4.75.6 mi
- Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park4.812.9 mi
- Coyote Hills Regional Park4.77.7 mi
- Central Park4.68.3 mi
- Lake Chabot Marina & Café4.55.8 mi
- Lake Chabot Marina4.65.8 mi
- Alameda County Fairgrounds4.37.4 mi
- Corica Park Golf Course4.212.4 mi
- Monarch Bay Golf Club4.18.9 mi
- Callippe Preserve Golf Course4.59.6 mi
- Lake Chabot Golf Course4.27.5 mi
- San Francisco Premium Outlets4.410.7 mi
- Stoneridge Shopping Center4.36.3 mi
- Southland Mall43.8 mi
- Meadowlark Dairy4.88.6 mi
- San Francisco International Airport4.319.3 mi
- San Jose Mineta International Airport4.421 mi
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport4.211.1 mi
- Elevation LVK4.312 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.