Davis · Home Value
What Is My Davis Home Worth? A Custom Home Valuation for Your Street
You get a real number for your home, built from the sales on your street, with what to fix, what to leave and what you would walk away with.
Davis Home Value Depends on Your Side of Town
Davis home value questions have no single citywide answer. Resideline's six-month median was $820,000 on October 3, 2026, but the middle half of sales ran all the way from $646,000 to $1,046,500. A house in Old North Davis, one in Mace Ranch and one in Village Homes can sit far apart on that range.
What you want is a number you can plan around, whether you are selling, refinancing, settling an estate or curious. We walk your home, study the sales nearest to it and give you a price range with the reasons written down.
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Who Will Value Your Davis Home?
Rest assured that at Surroundings, we are a real estate and mortgage brokerage serving Davis that handles your home and your loan questions under one roof, and our two agents bring two different specialties.
Maggie B. Hopkins specializes in the financial side of selling a home. She has been licensed in real estate since 2006 and is also a mortgage broker, so she knows how appraisers and lenders read a home, and your price reflects what a buyer's appraisal is likely to support. As a Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®) and Certified Probate & Trust Specialist, she also guides right-sizing, inherited-home and trust sales.
Rachel Dee Minyard, our REALTOR® and Creative Director, specializes in positioning a home for the market. She lists and sells homes and understands the psychology of buyers and how a home should make them feel. She rearranges and edits what is already in your home so the rooms feel open and buyers can picture themselves there, often without renting a single piece, then plans the photos and marketing around what buyers in Davis value most.
Whichever of us you work with, you get the same careful home valuation and a straight answer about what it means for you.
A custom home valuation from a team that also understands appraisals and lending is useful when your next step is a refinance, a reverse mortgage conversation or a purchase. If a loan is part of the plan, one team can handle it with you. Bring your own lender anytime.
- We walk the house. An algorithm cannot see a new kitchen, a tired roof or a backyard that backs onto a greenbelt.
- Nearby sales only. We compare homes on your side of the tracks and freeways, not the whole city.
- Written reasons. You get the comparable sales and why each one counts.
Our pricing step is described in the equity step of our selling process, and our regional home pricing page explains the approach.
How We Price a Davis Home
- A short call. We ask about your goal, your timeline and anything the house has had done.
- A walk-through. We review condition, layout, updates and lot.
- Comparable sales. We use recent closed sales near you, adjusted for size, condition and features.
- A range, not a guess. You get a likely price range and what would move you up or down within it.
- Next steps, if you want them. You get a net sheet for a sale, or loan options for a refinance.
Local Context: Why Davis Numbers Disagree
Different sources, different questions. The Census Bureau's 2020-2024 survey put the median Davis owner estimate at $866,100, which is what owners think their homes are worth. Zillow's August 2026 index put Davis at $837,982, a model estimate. Resideline's $820,000 is the median of 281 actual sales over six months. All three are real, and none is your house.
Price per square foot moves month to month. Resideline's monthly median ran $481 in May 2026, $509 in June, $465 in July, $452 in August and $483 in September. The middle half of six-month sales sat between $424 and $550 per square foot. Small monthly samples swing, which is why we weight the closest, most recent sales.
Off-market sales are hidden from the apps. 17% of Davis sales in Resideline's window never appeared on a listing service, so online estimates miss part of the market.
Deed-restricted homes follow a formula. Homes in the City's Affordable Homeownership Program resell at a price capped at 3.75% annual appreciation, compounded, or 5.5% at Southfield Park. Market comparables do not set their price.
Compare with a Sacramento home price opinion if you own there too.
What Moves a Davis Price Up or Down
Two Davis homes the same size can sell far apart. These are the details we weigh on the walk-through:
- Location inside the city. Distance to downtown, the train and campus, and which side of the tracks and freeways the house sits on.
- What the lot backs onto. A Wildhorse home on the greenbelt or the golf course, or a Village Homes lot along the shared gardens, compares differently than one on a busy street.
- Roof and sewer. New roofing projects must meet CoolDavis cool-roof standards, and the owner is responsible for the upper sewer lateral. Buyers price in both.
- Updates and condition. Kitchens, baths, windows and systems, measured against the recent sales nearby.
- Rental history. A home used as a rental may need work before it competes with owner-occupied homes, and the City's registration records show its rental status.
We explain how each item moved your range, so you can decide what is worth fixing and what to leave alone.
Get Your Davis Home Value
What your Davis home is worth comes down to one house, yours, on one street. Ask for a free custom home valuation with the comparable sales attached. Get my free home valuation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who will value my Davis home?
One of our agents walks your home in person and prices it from recent sales near you in Davis. Maggie B. Hopkins, a real estate and mortgage broker, brings the appraisal, lending and estate view. Rachel Dee Minyard, our REALTOR® and Creative Director, brings expertise in positioning a home for today's buyers. The valuation is free, with no obligation to list.
What is the median home price in Davis?
Resideline put the six-month median sale price at $820,000 as of October 3, 2026, across 281 sales. The middle half of sales ran from $646,000 to $1,046,500.
Why is my online estimate different from what you tell me?
Online models cannot see your home's condition or updates, and 17% of recent Davis sales never appeared on a listing service. We walk the home and use the closest recent sales.
What is the price per square foot in Davis?
Resideline's six-month median was $478 per square foot as of October 3, 2026, with the middle half of sales between $424 and $550. Monthly medians ranged from $452 to $509 between May and September 2026.
How is a City of Davis affordable home priced when it sells?
It is priced by formula, not by the market. Homes in the City's Affordable Homeownership Program resell at a price capped at 3.75% annual appreciation, compounded from the purchase date, or 5.5% at Southfield Park. The City manages the resale, and a 1% fee is due at closing.
Is a free home valuation an appraisal?
No. A custom home valuation is our estimate from comparable sales and a walk-through. Lenders order their own appraisals for loans.
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