El Cajon, CA 92019 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 31
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Home Value
$877,900
+1.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
31
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
45 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
27%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
60%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,744/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
51%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$239
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 51% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 23% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+13% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (31/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.3% below their final list price; 27% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 60% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $205k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,648 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,374/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $239 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 (70% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.2% to +10.1% (80% range; middle estimate +3.1%), chance of a rise 70%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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