Joshua Tree, CA 92252 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 86
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Home Value
$345,482
+1.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
86
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
56 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,030/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
56%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$289
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 56% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 28% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 112% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (86/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.1% below their final list price; 21% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 37% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $83k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $289 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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