Big Bear City, CA 92314 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 93
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Home Value
$402,158
−4.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
93
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
10.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
96 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
41%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,794/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
23%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$482
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 23% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 4.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 19% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 25% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+6% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (93/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.1% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 41% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $102k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,523 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $755/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $482 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. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (54% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.8% to +7.5% (80% range; middle estimate +0.4%), chance of a rise 54%, of a 5%+ drop 20%.
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