Salinas - CA housing market

The typical home value ($852,478) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Salinas - 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 up 0.3% over the past year. In Salinas - CA, that means a home worth $849,928 last year is now worth roughly $852,478.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $902,152. Homes are selling at 98.9% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Salinas - CA sit on the market for roughly 20 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 22.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 218 new listings hit the market each month in Salinas - CA. There are currently 728 homes for sale, down 1.5% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Salinas - CA is $2,834, up 5.4% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 25.1x, renting territory (#14 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $4,383 a month in principal and interest, $1,549 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 2.89% rate.

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