Market update

October 2026 Sacramento Region Market Update

What October 2026 showed

Compared with September, October prices softened in most areas on this list. The Sacramento County median sale price was $515,000, which is 5.5% below September and 2.8% below October 2025. Price per square foot followed, at $316 against $326 in September. Homes still sold quickly: the median sold home spent 21 days on the market, five fewer than a year ago.

Lincoln moved the other way. Its median reached $670,000, about 11% above last October, and price per square foot rose by a similar amount. Roseville held its price almost exactly where it was a year ago, on 134 sales compared with 187.

Citrus Heights was the only area on this list with more sales than in October 2025, at 61 against 54. Arden-Arcade sold at a higher price per square foot than a year ago, but its homes took longer to sell, with a median of 37 days compared with 20.

October 2026, closed sales. Change is against the same month a year earlier. On a phone, swipe the table sideways.

AreaHomes soldMedian pricevs last yearPrice per sq ftMedian days on market
Sacramento County (all)866$515,000-2.8%$31621
Land Park areaZIP 95818, 9582237$525,000+9.9%$38818
Arden-ArcadeZIP 95821, 95825, 9586451$507,000+2.4%$35937
Fair OaksZIP 9562829$515,000-8.8%$32819
Citrus HeightsZIP 95610, 9562161$468,000+1.8%$31018
RosevilleZIP 95661, 95678, 95747134$611,272+0.4%$33932
LincolnZIP 9564880$670,000+10.7%$35235
West SacramentoZIP 95605, 9569122$449,500-11.0%$33127

Area by area

Sacramento County (all)

866 homes sold at a median of $515,000, compared with 1,048 at $545,000 the month before and 1,086 at $530,000 a year earlier. The median sold home spent 21 days on the market. These numbers were pulled three days after the month ended, and sales reported late usually raise the count a little.

Land Park area (ZIP 95818, 95822)

37 homes sold at a median of $525,000, compared with 43 at $599,000 the month before and 50 at $477,500 a year earlier. The median sold home spent 18 days on the market. The median moves with the mix of homes that sold, so price per square foot is the steadier number to watch.

Arden-Arcade (ZIP 95821, 95825, 95864)

51 homes sold at a median of $507,000, compared with 58 at $543,500 the month before and 75 at $495,000 a year earlier. The median sold home spent 37 days on the market.

Fair Oaks (ZIP 95628)

29 homes sold at a median of $515,000, compared with 28 at $632,500 the month before and 44 at $565,000 a year earlier. The median sold home spent 19 days on the market. This is a small number of sales, so one or two homes move the median.

Citrus Heights (ZIP 95610, 95621)

61 homes sold at a median of $468,000, compared with 63 at $475,000 the month before and 54 at $459,500 a year earlier. The median sold home spent 18 days on the market.

Roseville (ZIP 95661, 95678, 95747)

134 homes sold at a median of $611,272, compared with 166 at $627,303 the month before and 187 at $609,000 a year earlier. The median sold home spent 32 days on the market.

Lincoln (ZIP 95648)

80 homes sold at a median of $670,000, compared with 98 at $627,500 the month before and 97 at $605,000 a year earlier. The median sold home spent 35 days on the market.

West Sacramento (ZIP 95605, 95691)

22 homes sold at a median of $449,500, compared with 22 at $514,000 the month before and 29 at $505,000 a year earlier. The median sold home spent 27 days on the market. This is a small number of sales, so one or two homes move the median.

Source: MetroList closed residential sales, pulled November 3, 2026. Days on market counts sold homes only.

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