Metropolitan market · California · June 2026 data

Salinas Real Estate Market

The Salinas, CA housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Salinas report in a click.

Median listing price
$1.24M
▼ 7.5% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$683
1,879 sq ft median
Median days on market
53
June 2026
Active listings
564
For sale now
New listings
220
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
16%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$957,500
▲ 9.4% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
98.8%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
221
Closed sales
Median listing price trend
$1.34M$1.30M$1.27M$1.23M Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26

Median listing price, Salinas CA · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$1.40M$1.29M$1.17M$1.06M '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Salinas CA · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

Supply snapshot
Active listings
564
New this month
220
Pending
204
Price-reduced
90

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Salinas, CA asks $1.24M — down 7.5% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 53 days to go under contract, and 16% of the 564 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a balanced market. Figures cover the Salinas, CA metro area. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Investment snapshot
Investor Score
37/100
#726 of 932 covered metros
12-month outlook
-1.0%
Flat · model output, not advice
Price volatility
High
σ 11.6% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
46
Value
14
Rental yield
11
Supply risk
36
Market heat
54

Salinas scores 37/100 on our composite Investor Score (#726 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 36% over five years and +85% over ten, leaving prices 70% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $2,684/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 2.6%; active inventory sits at 71% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 7.5% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Salinas ranks on the trending markets index.

What mortgage rates do to the payment
If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$5,572/mo
−$634/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$6,206/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$6,868/mo
+$662/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $1.24M median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

Growth, supply pipeline & risk
Building permits (2025)
813
▲ 53.4% vs 2024
1.9 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-4,550
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$19.2M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
+0.1%
▲ 150.9k nonfarm jobs · May 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively High
National hazard index · top hazard: Earthquake

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Salinas market FAQs

What is the median home price in Salinas?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Salinas, CA is $1.24M, down 7.5% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Salinas, CA metro area.
How fast are homes selling in Salinas?
The median property in Salinas spends 53 days on the market, with 564 homes actively listed and 16% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market by pace.
Who are the top real estate agents in Salinas?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Salinas and the wider California market.
Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Salinas, CA metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.