Sacramento - CA housing market

The typical home value ($581,822) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Sacramento - CA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are down 0.8% over the past year. A home worth $586,514 last year is now worth roughly $581,822.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $566,906. Homes are selling at 100.0% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Sacramento - CA sit on the market for roughly 16 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 27.4% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 2,639 new listings hit the market each month in Sacramento - CA. There are currently 7,178 homes for sale, down 5.3% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Sacramento - CA is $2,296, up 1.8% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 21.1x, renting territory (#40 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $2,991 a month in principal and interest, $695 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 4.27% rate.

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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →