Market Intelligence · CA / San Diego County

San Diego, CA housing market

30 ZIP markets liveData updated August 2026Typical value$984K1-yr changeDown0.3%

The median home value in San Diego, CA is $984K as of August 2026, down 0.3% year over year, according to Zillow ZHVI. Get your own home's value and a real cash offer in about two minutes, with sources shown and no obligation.

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Key takeaways

  • San Diego home prices are dead flat this year, and nearly one in five listings just cut its price.
  • If you are thinking about selling in the next year, that combination tells you almost everything you need to know.
  • The typical San Diego home is worth about nine hundred eighty-four thousand dollars, down just three tenths of a percent from a year ago, so this is a standstill, not a slide.
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San Diego home prices are dead flat this year, and nearly one in five listings just cut its price. If you are thinking about selling in the next year, that combination tells you almost everything you need to know. The typical San Diego home is worth about nine hundred eighty-four thousand dollars, down just three tenths of a percent from a year ago, so this is a standstill, not a slide. There are roughly two thousand three hundred homes for sale right now, and about 970 new listings hit the market last month, so buyers have real choice. Homes are taking about 37 days to sell, long enough for an overpriced listing to look stale. And here is the tell: nearly 20 percent of active listings have already cut their asking price. But one number cuts the other way: the median list price is about eight hundred fourteen thousand dollars, well below the typical value, which means much of what is listed sits at the more affordable end. Prices are holding, but buyers will not chase, so price to the market from day one, because the sellers cutting later are the ones who aimed high first. If you want to know where your home stands, get a free estimate at Home Value Pros dot com.

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12-month value trend

-0.3% over 12 months

Typical home value in San Diego over the last 12 months: $986K in Aug 2025 to $984K in Aug 2026 (-0.3%).

Aug 2025$986K

Aug 2026$984K

Median Zillow home value index across San Diego's ZIP codes.

The coverage

San Diego, by the numbers.

Typical home valueZillow ZHVI, August 2026
$984K
1-yr changeMedian across San Diego ZIPs
-0.3%
ZIP markets live73 tracked in San Diego
30
County
San Diego County

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Context

San Diego's typical home value is $983,630 as of 2026-08-01, down 0.3% over the past year. That is a mild decline, not a sharp correction, and values remain high by national standards. There are 2326 homes for sale across the city, with 972 new listings coming on the market. Homes are taking a median of 37 days to sell, and the median list price sits at $814,000. Notably, 19.8% of active listings have had a price cut, which suggests some sellers are starting above what buyers will pay. For a homeowner thinking about selling, the market still supports strong values, but pricing realistically from the start matters more than it did in hotter years.

The numbers

What is the housing market like in San Diego, CA?

Typical home value

$984K

Down0.3%YoY

Median list price

$814K

Days on market

37

Homes for sale

2,326

Price cuts

19.8%

New listings

972

Sources · Zillow ZHVI (August 2026) / Realtor.com (August 2026)

Figures reflect San Diego's ZIP codes with market data: values and listing medians take the median across ZIPs; inventory and new listings are summed.

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The markets

Which San Diego ZIP codes have the highest home values?

Typical value is the Zillow home value index (ZHVI) for each ZIP, as of August 2026. 1-yr change compares it to the same ZIP a year earlier. We track 73 San Diego ZIP codes in total; the remaining 43 publish as their data clears editorial QA.

Zillow ZHVI, August 2026

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