October 2026 | Detached + Attached Homes
San Diego Market Report
The City of San Diego is the biggest market in the county, covering everything from downtown condos to coastal neighborhoods and inland suburbs. With so many sales each month, its median is the steadiest number we track. Here is what September's closed sales tell us.
Each month, we review the latest closed sales for San Diego 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.
San Diego · Detached + Attached Homes
October 2026 Market Update
Based on September 2026 closed sales · Published October 2026
Team Ratcliffe's Take
Back to $900,000 after a summer that touched $1 million.
The September median was $900,000, up 1.1% from $890,000 a year ago and down 7.7% from August's $975,000.
September 2026 Closed Sales
Median Sales Price
September Median Price
$900,000
↑ 1.1% vs. September 2025
Change From August
↓ 7.7%
August median $975,000
12-Month High
$1,000,000
June 2026
12-Month Low
$875,000
October 2025
2026 Average to Date
about $934,000
↑ 0.8% vs. same months of 2025
September 2025
$890,000
Same month last year
Since September 2021
↑ 19.2%
From $755,000
Highest Since 2021
$1,000,000
June 2026
Over the past 12 months the median has ranged from $875,000 in October 2025 to $1,000,000 in June 2026. June's $1,000,000 was the first time the citywide median reached $1 million in this data.
Across the first nine months of 2026 the monthly median averages about $934,000, up 0.8% from the same months of 2025. Compared with September 2021, when it was $755,000, the median is up 19.2%.
For Buyers
Citywide prices are only slightly ahead of last year, which means less pressure than in 2021 and 2022. Neighborhoods vary enormously, so the citywide number is only a starting point.
For Sellers
Prices are holding, not climbing quickly. In most neighborhoods, homes that are priced in line with recent sales sell; overpriced homes sit.
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 San Diego heads into the slower holiday stretch.
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A median covers every kind of home in San Diego 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 San Diego (City of San Diego), 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.