Downey, CA 90240 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 2
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Home Value
$931,968
+2.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
2
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
38 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
5.7%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
102.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
64%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,894/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
40%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$237
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 40% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 58% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−22% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (2/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (102.9% of list); 6% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 64% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $218k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,258 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,551/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $237 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes. Earthquakes aren't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.4% to +11.9% (80% range; middle estimate +4.8%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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