Modoc County, CA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 88
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Home Value
$195,654
+4.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
88
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
91 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
15%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
91.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
18%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$204
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 18% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 24% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−23% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (88/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 8.4% below their final list price; 15% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $52k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,033 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $204 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (70% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.3% to +10.1% (80% range; middle estimate +3.2%), chance of a rise 70%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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ZIP codes in Modoc County, CA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alturas, CA 96101 | $179.2K | +3.8% | 38 |
| Tulelake, CA 96134 | $161.1K | +0.5% | 85 |
| Cedarville, CA 96104 | $223.5K | +3.7% | 67 |
| Canby, CA 96015 | – | – | 41 |
| New Pine Creek, OR 97635 | – | – | 81 |
| Fort Bidwell, CA 96112 | – | – | 23 |
| Lookout, CA 96054 | $236.2K | +9.0% | 94 |
| Lake City, CA 96115 | – | – | 69 |
| Davis Creek, CA 96108 | – | – | 0 |
| Eagleville, CA 96110 | – | – | 46 |
| Likely, CA 96116 | – | – | 37 |