Chico, CA 95973 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 38
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Home Value
$499,891
+0.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
38
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
68 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
36%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
40%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,729/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
2.9%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$204
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+3% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 0.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 5% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 28% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (38/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.3% below their final list price; 36% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 40% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $123k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,889 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,355/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $204 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (66% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −6.9% to +9.4% (80% range; middle estimate +2.3%), chance of a rise 66%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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