Top Metro Areas in California

September 2026 · Source: Realtor.com

Rank	Metro Area	Active Listings	YoY Change	Median Price	Price YoY	Days on Market	New Listings
1	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	20,130	▲ 4.2%	$1,034,500	▼ 5.9%	55 days	7,762
2	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	13,206	▲ 0.1%	$584,984	▼ 1.7%	64 days	5,050
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	5,840	▼ 10.9%	$957,475	▼ 1.8%	37 days	3,760
4	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	5,749	▼ 1.5%	$888,450	▼ 6.3%	46 days	2,326
5	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	5,286	▲ 1.8%	$599,950	▼ 2.6%	51 days	2,394
6	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	2,443	▲ 6.7%	$396,500	▼ 3.2%	58 days	794
7	Fresno, CA	2,154	▲ 4.3%	$469,500	▲ 2.1%	58 days	824
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2,112	▲ 17.4%	$1,388,472	▲ 1.7%	35 days	1,336
9	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1,601	▲ 8.3%	$942,076	▼ 5.7%	56 days	574
10	Stockton-Lodi, CA	1,415	▼ 1.3%	$585,000	▼ 1.6%	53 days	524
11	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1,169	▼ 5.7%	$908,500	▼ 6.8%	55 days	510
12	Visalia, CA	899	▲ 10.3%	$424,850	▲ 3.7%	60 days	352
13	Vallejo, CA	893	▼ 5.7%	$572,500	▼ 1.3%	47 days	390
14	Modesto, CA	874	▼ 0.9%	$507,950	▲ 1.1%	46 days	426
15	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	722	▲ 5.9%	$1,031,250	▼ 7.3%	71 days	248
16	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	718	▲ 4.4%	$1,720,750	▼ 8.9%	58 days	260
17	Redding, CA	640	▼ 10.4%	$439,100	▲ 4.1%	58 days	206
18	Chico, CA	662	▲ 1.9%	$429,000	▲ 1.7%	67 days	222
19	Salinas, CA	551	▼ 9.2%	$1,289,500	▲ 0.7%	66 days	220
20	Truckee-Grass Valley, CA	561	▼ 12.6%	$660,750	▼ 2.7%	67 days	176
21	Napa, CA	572	▲ 0.5%	$1,272,500	▼ 10.1%	81 days	152
22	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	513	▼ 7.2%	$1,249,750	▲ 0.1%	53 days	206
23	Merced, CA	465	▼ 2%	$448,225	▼ 0.6%	53 days	188
24	Yuba City, CA	484	▲ 14.3%	$460,000	▼ 2.3%	61 days	168
25	Eureka-Arcata, CA	481	▲ 0.8%	$495,500	▲ 4.3%	78 days	132

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