San Diego, CA 92131 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 45
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Home Value
$1.5M
+1.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
45
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
32 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
40%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
56%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,635/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
46%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$160
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 46% 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. There are 16% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+70% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (45/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.6% below their final list price; 40% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 56% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $345k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,840 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $4,987/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $160 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: −6.1% to +10.3% (80% range; middle estimate +3.2%), chance of a rise 70%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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