CA · Metro #17

San Diego - CA housing market

The San Diego metro has a typical home value of $934,166, down 0.0% from a year ago. Homes sell in 20 days on average, a balanced market. 27% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$934,166
+-0.0% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$901,130
+2.3% YoY
Median list price
$909,666
Sale-to-list ratio
99.4%
Selling below ask
Days on market
20d
Listings w/ price cut
26.6%
New listings / mo
2,678
-4.7% YoY
Homes for sale
8,070
-5.3% YoY
Typical rent
$3,008/mo
+2.0% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($934,166) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the San Diego - 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 -0.0% over the past year. In San Diego - CA, that means a home worth $934,166 last year is now worth roughly $934,166.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $901,130. Homes are selling at 99.4% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

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

About 26.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 2,678 new listings hit the market each month in San Diego - CA. There are currently 8,070 homes for sale, down 5.3% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in San Diego - CA is $3,008, up 2.0% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 25.9x, renting territory (#10 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $4,803 a month in principal and interest, $1,795 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 2.64% rate.

What's not on this page

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 →

Related

Other metros in CA

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Los Angeles - CA$964,934 +0.9% 22.0d
San Francisco - CA$1,136,810 +1.2% 17.0d
Riverside - CA$586,798 -0.2% 28.0d
Sacramento - CA$581,822 -0.8% 16.0d
San Jose - CA$1,559,187 -0.2% 18.0d
Fresno - CA$409,811 +1.0% 19.0d
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