October 2026 | Detached + Attached Homes
Bonita Market Report
Bonita is a small market of larger lots, horse properties and hillside homes, so only a handful of homes sell in a typical month. That makes the monthly median jump around more than in bigger cities. Here is what September's closed sales tell us.
Each month, we review the latest closed sales for Bonita and explain what those numbers mean for buyers and sellers. A citywide median is a starting point, not the whole story. Recent sales of homes like yours give the more specific picture, and we're always glad to pull them.
Bonita · Detached + Attached Homes
October 2026 Market Update
Based on September 2026 closed sales · Published October 2026
Team Ratcliffe's Take
A sharp one-month dip to $750,000, most likely from a small, lower-priced mix of sales.
The September median was $750,000, down 40.0% from $1,250,000 a year ago and down from $1,095,000 in August. We read this as a one-month swing rather than a change in what Bonita homes are worth.
September 2026 Closed Sales
Median Sales Price
September Median Price
$750,000
↓ 40.0% vs. September 2025
Change From August
↓ 31.5%
August median $1,095,000
12-Month High
$1,265,500
November 2025
12-Month Low
$750,000
September 2026
2026 Average to Date
about $1,118,000
↓ 7.2% vs. same months of 2025
September 2025
$1,250,000
Same month last year
Since September 2021
↓ 24.2%
From $990,000
Highest Since 2021
$1,575,000
April 2025
This has happened before. In September 2023 the median fell to $757,500, then came back to $1,028,000 the next month. When only a few homes close, a couple of smaller properties can pull the median well below where most of the market sits.
A better read of Bonita is the bigger picture: across the first nine months of 2026 the monthly median averages about $1,118,000, compared with about $1,204,000 for the same months of 2025, a 7.2% decline that partly reflects April 2025's unusual $1,575,000 high. Over the past 12 months the median has ranged from $750,000 to $1,265,500.
For Buyers
Don't read September's number as Bonita homes losing a third of their value. Lot size, horse zoning and views drive value here, so price each home against truly similar sales.
For Sellers
Buyers may see this headline, so expect some to test lower offers. Your best answer is comparable sales of homes like yours, which tell a much steadier story than one month's median.
Since 2021
Price Trend
Looking Ahead
Next update: November 2026
Each month's report covers the month before it, because closed sales take a few weeks to be recorded. The November 2026 update will cover October's closed sales and show how Bonita heads into the slower holiday stretch.
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A median covers every kind of home in Bonita at once. If you'd like to see the recent sales that apply to your home, or to a home you're thinking about buying, we're glad to pull them for you.
Pamela Ratcliffe · Team Ratcliffe · Coldwell Banker West
DRE #01152227 · 619.981.5606 · pam@teamratcliffe.com
Data source: California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (CRMLS) via InfoSparks, © 2026 ShowingTime Plus, LLC. This October 2026 report is based on September 2026 closed sales, pulled October 28, 2026 for Bonita, property type Residential, so detached and attached homes are counted together. Median sales price is based on closed sales. The year-to-date average is a simple average of monthly medians, not the median of every sale. Monthly medians can move sharply when few homes sell. This report is provided for information only and is not financial, legal or tax advice. Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.