San Luis Obispo - CA housing market
The San Luis Obispo metro has a typical home value of $897,657, up 2.0% from a year ago. Homes sell in 25 days on average, a balanced market. 27% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
San Luis Obispo housing market, October 2026
The typical San Luis Obispo home is worth $897,657 as of September 2026, up 0.3% from the prior month, up 0.8% over three months, and up 2.0% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $871,283 to $897,657.
Homes are going pending in about 25 days, slower than the 18 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 935 homes for sale, 1% more than a year ago. 27.4% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 23.3% three months ago).
Typical rent is $2,802 a month, up 3.0% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 26.7.
At this week's 7.32% mortgage rate with 20% down ($179,531), the typical San Luis Obispo home costs about $6,055 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $259,500 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.32% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($897,657) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the San Luis Obispo - 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 2.0% over the past year. In San Luis Obispo - CA, that means a home worth $880,056 last year is now worth roughly $897,657.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $890,050. Homes are selling at 98.4% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in San Luis Obispo - CA sit on the market for roughly 25 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 259 new listings hit the market each month in San Luis Obispo - CA. There are currently 935 homes for sale, up 0.9% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in San Luis Obispo - CA is $2,802, up 3.0% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 26.7x, renting territory (#7 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.32% 30-year rate, runs about $4,933 a month in principal and interest, $2,131 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 2.40% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in CA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles - CA | $950,020 | +1.3% | 26.0d |
| San Francisco - CA | $1,120,379 | +3.1% | 16.0d |
| Riverside - CA | $580,321 | +0.6% | 31.0d |
| San Diego - CA | $926,961 | +0.8% | 25.0d |
| Sacramento - CA | $572,813 | +0.0% | 22.0d |
| San Jose - CA | $1,523,615 | +0.2% | 17.0d |