Penn Valley, CA 95946 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 56
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Home Value
$517,930
0.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
56
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
68 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
27%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
47%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,740/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
18%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$311
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 18% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 7% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 26% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+7% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (56/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.8% below their final list price; 27% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 47% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $134k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $3,784 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $607/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $311 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 (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.4% to +9.9% (80% range; middle estimate +2.9%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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