Buena Park, CA 90621 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 31
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Home Value
$891,008
+1.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
31
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
52 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
64%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,489/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
11%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$451
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 11% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 10% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+27% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (31/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.2% of list); 22% 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 $209k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,375 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,739/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $451 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.9% to +10.4% (80% range; middle estimate +3.3%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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