California City, CA 93505 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 51
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Home Value
$274,618
−3.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
51
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
77 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
14%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,781/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
121%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$276
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 121% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 3.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 3% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 5% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−30% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (51/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.7% below their final list price; 14% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $68k 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 $276 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 −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.7% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.6%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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