Sacramento, CA 95816 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 34
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Home Value
$714,024
+1.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
34
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
41 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
56%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,874/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-9.4%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$95
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 9% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 1.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 12% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 3% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+153% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (34/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.8% of list); 23% 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 $168k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,627 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,332/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $95 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (72% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.8% to +10.5% (80% range; middle estimate +3.5%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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