San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 52
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Home Value
$1.1M
+1.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
52
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
70 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
32%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
78%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,829/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
9.5%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$229
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+10% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 7% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−6% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (52/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.7% below their final list price; 32% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 78% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $252k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,518 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $3,483/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $229 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 (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.0% to +10.3% (80% range; middle estimate +3.3%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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Other ZIP codes in San Luis Obispo County, CA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paso Robles, CA 93446 | $764.6K | +1.7% | 61 |
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| San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 | $1.1M | +2.7% | 40 |
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| Los Osos, CA 93402 | $868.4K | +2.6% | 31 |
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| Morro Bay, CA 93442 | $933.2K | +1.1% | 50 |
| Templeton, CA 93465 | $976.7K | +1.8% | 59 |
| Pismo Beach, CA 93449 | $1.1M | +2.6% | 41 |
| ZIP 93410 | – | – | – |
| Oceano, CA 93445 | $677.7K | +3.1% | 54 |
| Cambria, CA 93428 | $1M | +3.1% | 58 |
| Cayucos, CA 93430 | $1.3M | +0.8% | 62 |
| ZIP 93409 | – | – | – |
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| Shandon, CA 93461 | $515.4K | 0.0% | 76 |
| Creston, CA 93432 | $962.9K | −1.2% | 28 |
| Avila Beach, CA 93424 | $1.5M | −0.3% | 73 |
| ZIP 93407 | – | – | – |
| San Simeon, CA 93452 | $596.2K | −0.7% | 95 |
| ZIP 93408 | – | – | – |