Bay Area Housing Market Rankings · 2026

All 88 cities · Data through Jul 2026 · Bay Area overview

Data curated by Melanie Tan, 8 Blocks Real Estate · How this data works

Every city this site tracks, ranked four ways from the same Redfin sales data — competitiveness, speed, price movement, and affordability. Each figure covers the three months ending Jul 2026, the way Redfin reports it, so one unusual month can't swing a city's rank. Ranked views include the 86 cities with at least 12 sales in that window (2 smaller markets are shown in the full table below with their sample size, where one unusual sale can dominate the numbers). These rankings refresh automatically every week.

Most competitive

Average sale price vs. asking price — above 100% means bidding wars

  1. Berkeley28.0% over asking
  2. El Cerrito26.7% over asking
  3. Albany22.6% over asking
  4. San Francisco14.9% over asking
  5. Oakland11.9% over asking
  6. San Anselmo10.0% over asking
  7. Alameda9.5% over asking
  8. Daly City8.5% over asking
  9. Burlingame8.0% over asking
  10. South San Francisco7.4% over asking

Fastest-moving

Median days from listing to pending

  1. Los Altos9 days
  2. Mill Valley11 days
  3. Burlingame11 days
  4. Orinda12 days
  5. San Carlos12 days
  6. Lafayette13 days
  7. Moraga13 days
  8. Corte Madera13 days
  9. Hillsborough13 days
  10. San Mateo14 days

Biggest price moves

Median price change vs. the same three months a year ago — largest gains and largest declines

  1. Sebastopol+34.6%
  2. Emeryville+26.7%
  3. Healdsburg+25.7%
  4. Hillsborough+25.3%
  5. Menlo Park+17.2%
  6. Mill Valley-11.8%
  7. Portola Valley-13.2%
  8. Sunnyvale-16.3%
  9. Foster City-18.3%
  10. Sausalito-30.3%

Most affordable

Lowest median sale price, last three months

  1. Vallejo$510K
  2. Suisun City$530K
  3. Emeryville$531K
  4. Antioch$600K
  5. Pittsburg$600K
  6. Cloverdale$611K
  7. Fairfield$615K
  8. Vacaville$620K
  9. Richmond$644K
  10. Cotati$675K

Every city, side by side

Sorted by 12-month sales volume. Click any city for full trends, charts, and neighborhoods.

CityMedian priceVs. last yearDays on marketOver askingSales (3 mo)
San Francisco$1.67M+14.2%18d14.9%1715
San Jose$1.40M-6.2%20d1.9%1654
Oakland$850K+3.6%21d11.9%814
Santa Rosa$725K-2.0%39d0.1%427
Fremont$1.50M-5.0%16d1.6%385
Walnut Creek$990K+16.4%21d0.1%303
Concord$800K+5.5%22d1.1%300
Vallejo$510K-2.9%41d0.4%266
Vacaville$620K+2.4%36d0.1%261
Sunnyvale$1.75M-16.3%15d4.7%270
Antioch$600K+1.6%19d1.5%251
San Mateo$1.71M+0.5%14d6.1%260
Fairfield$615K+3.0%36d-0.5%251
Livermore$1.12M-1.8%15d0.8%244
Hayward$860K-0.1%21d2.2%201
Richmond$644K+1.4%16d5.6%194
Santa Clara$1.70M+0.4%15d3.8%204
Berkeley$1.51M+8.0%15d28.0%221
Napa$894K+1.1%48d-2.0%204
Brentwood$768K-3.1%27d-0.8%201
San Ramon$1.51M-4.5%20d-0.3%169
Palo Alto$3.52M-1.5%14d5.1%167
Pleasanton$1.60M-0.4%26d-0.6%155
Mountain View$1.91M+7.9%17d4.7%147
Redwood City$1.98M+4.2%14d5.6%172
San Rafael$1.35M+12.4%25d2.5%173
Alameda$1.19M-7.6%20d9.5%175
Dublin$1.32M-2.0%28d-0.9%162
San Leandro$875K+2.6%15d6.3%126
Petaluma$917K+2.1%29d2.6%151
Castro Valley$1.15M+4.0%14d3.4%126
Novato$1.09M-0.7%32d1.1%148
Danville$1.85M+5.5%22d-0.3%132
Morgan Hill$1.34M-2.6%21d0.4%126
Daly City$1.22M+3.8%17d8.5%102
Pittsburg$600K-0.1%22d0.2%108
Milpitas$1.32M-7.4%15d2.1%122
Rohnert Park$716K+1.9%32d0.7%99
Newark$1.21M+1.2%19d1.2%121
Martinez$801K-1.9%17d0.6%116
Gilroy$1.08M-5.3%27d-0.0%97
Los Gatos$2.80M+4.1%22d0.6%107
San Carlos$2.48M-0.8%12d6.2%94
Union City$1.30M+4.0%19d1.9%101
Los Altos$4.23M-2.8%9d5.6%95
South San Francisco$1.26M+8.3%15d7.4%102
Campbell$1.81M+1.9%21d1.5%78
Menlo Park$3.40M+17.2%15d2.3%81
Pleasant Hill$999K+11.2%17d1.0%111
Pacifica$1.33M+0.3%18d5.1%90
Cupertino$3.06M-2.5%16d5.5%80
Lafayette$2.01M-8.6%13d2.4%86
Benicia$828K+10.8%34d-0.7%82
San Bruno$1.33M-5.0%15d5.9%79
Saratoga$4.15M-4.1%16d1.5%83
Burlingame$2.95M+5.1%11d8.0%83
Orinda$2.01M+7.6%12d1.5%70
Foster City$1.43M-18.3%21d1.7%69
Windsor$826K+2.0%35d0.2%62
Suisun City$530K-1.9%35d0.6%62
Mill Valley$2.25M-11.8%11d5.9%60
Belmont$2.12M-7.6%16d4.5%64
El Cerrito$1.28M-8.1%14d26.7%53
Millbrae$2.21M+5.3%14d5.9%43
Moraga$1.72M+6.6%13d1.0%53
Sonoma$1.21M+5.3%40d-2.7%41
Healdsburg$1.33M+25.7%55d-3.5%34
Hillsborough$6.41M+25.3%13d5.0%41
Emeryville$531K+26.7%30d1.2%44
Tiburon$3.46M+11.6%23d2.7%39
Larkspur$1.90M+4.9%26d3.3%51
Half Moon Bay$1.64M-2.9%28d-1.1%26
Albany$1.38M+16.2%20d22.6%31
San Anselmo$1.59M-9.5%19d10.0%39
Los Altos Hills$5.80M+11.8%28d-0.1%36
Corte Madera$1.80M+10.7%13d6.1%35
Cloverdale$611K+10.7%42d0.2%23
East Palo Alto$960K-4.1%36d1.5%28
Sausalito$1.50M-30.3%33d3.4%32
Atherton$11.19M+2.1%17d4.4%33
Cotati$675K-5.0%40d-0.3%20
Sebastopol$1.02M+34.6%33d2.8%27
American Canyon$690K-9.8%35d-0.7%21
Woodside$5.35M-7.0%41d-4.1%21
Portola Valley$4.62M-13.2%40d-1.3%17
Monte Sereno$4.30M+6.9%33d1.6%13
Calistoga$977K-38.3%56d-6.2%6
Yountville$1.44M52d-1.7%4

⚠ = fewer than 5 sales in the last three months; medians there can swing on a single transaction, so year-over-year changes are hidden.

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