Grass Valley, CA 95949 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 40
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Home Value
$540,437
+1.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
40
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
68 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
42%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-0.1%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$264
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−0% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 8% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 37% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−15% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (40/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.5% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 42% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $138k 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).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $264 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 −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.0% to +11.3% (80% range; middle estimate +4.3%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Valley, CA 95945 | $482.2K | +0.8% | 29 |
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