San Marcos, CA 92078 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 16
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Home Value
$1M
−0.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
16
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
37 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
61%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,488/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
6.2%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$162
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+6% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 32% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−24% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (16/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.0% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 61% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $246k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,719 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,655/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $162 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 (72% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.8% to +10.5% (80% range; middle estimate +3.5%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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