October 2026 | Detached + Attached Homes
La Mesa Market Report
La Mesa mixes a walkable downtown village with hillside homes around Mount Helix and quiet streets of mid-century houses. Demand has been steady here for years. Here is what September's closed sales tell us.
Each month, we review the latest closed sales for La Mesa 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.
La Mesa · Detached + Attached Homes
October 2026 Market Update
Based on September 2026 closed sales · Published October 2026
Team Ratcliffe's Take
Below last September at $868,250, but still ahead for the year.
The September median was $868,250, down 7.1% from $935,000 a year ago and nearly flat with August's $876,000.
September 2026 Closed Sales
Median Sales Price
September Median Price
$868,250
↓ 7.1% vs. September 2025
Change From August
↓ 0.9%
August median $876,000
12-Month High
$975,000
April 2026
12-Month Low
$780,000
January 2026
2026 Average to Date
about $897,000
↑ 4.3% vs. same months of 2025
September 2025
$935,000
Same month last year
Since September 2021
↑ 15.0%
From $755,000
Highest Since 2021
$975,000
April 2026
Over the past 12 months the median has ranged from $780,000 in January 2026 to $975,000 in April 2026. April's $975,000 is the highest month in this data going back to 2021.
Across the first nine months of 2026 the monthly median averages about $897,000, up 4.3% from the same months of 2025. Compared with September 2021, when it was $755,000, the median is up 15.0%.
For Buyers
A quieter fall can give you a little more room to negotiate than spring did. Homes near the Village and on Mount Helix price very differently, so compare like with like.
For Sellers
The year is still running ahead of 2025, but buyers are price-sensitive this fall. Pricing close to recent nearby sales is the safest path.
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 La Mesa heads into the slower holiday stretch.
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A median covers every kind of home in La Mesa 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 29, 2026 for La Mesa, 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.