Salinas housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Salinas home prices: in September 2026 the Zillow Home Value Index put the value of a typical home in Salinas, California at $747,683. That is +1.7% on a year earlier and the highest monthly reading on record.
- Typical value of a home
- $747,683September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +1.7%. Measured against September 2025.
Salinas home prices since 2000
Salinas is shown by the steel line, while the United States is shown by the grey line. The typical Salinas home rose from $219,092 in January 2000 to $747,683, ×3.41, compared with ×2.99 for the US over that period. During the boom, the value peaked in July 2006 at $621,199 before falling to a low of $235,309 in June 2012, a change of −62.1%.
Salinas median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026, the latest month is shown.
| Year | Salinas | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $234,523 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $289,553 | +23.5% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $325,729 | +12.5% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $360,921 | +10.8% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $433,923 | +20.2% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $552,403 | +27.3% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $613,735 | +11.1% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $565,346 | −7.9% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $408,543 | −27.7% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $261,309 | −36.0% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $250,931 | −4.0% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $241,156 | −3.9% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $238,852 | −1.0% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $283,212 | +18.6% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $343,464 | +21.3% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $376,820 | +9.7% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $415,080 | +10.2% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $448,235 | +8.0% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $476,363 | +6.3% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $498,897 | +4.7% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $532,920 | +6.8% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $621,932 | +16.7% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $701,009 | +12.7% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $696,505 | −0.6% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $735,281 | +5.6% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $739,410 | +0.6% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $747,683 | +1.7% | $366,157 |
Current value of a Salinas home bought in any year
This is an index-based estimate of a typical home, not an appraisal.
The annual figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is for September 2026. Other tools: home appreciation calculator.
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Salinas housing market forecast
Over 12 months beginning September 2026, Zillow's forecast has the Salinas, CA metro up +1.5%, with +0.1% over the next three months. Working from Salinas's typical value of $747,683, the forecast points to about $758,900 twelve months later.
This restates Zillow's central estimate for the metro; the site does not publish a forecast of its own. Such a 12-month forecast has usually differed from the realised change by several percentage points, either above or below it. This is not investment advice.
Every metro forecast sits in a single table: housing market forecast.
Salinas housing market crash risk score
48 of 100, on the high side
Salinas is ranked against 292 cities using five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Every input gets a score from 0 to 100 when compared with the other cities, and the five scores are averaged with equal weight. It shows current conditions; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −31.4% | 11 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | −12.0% | 19 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 24.6 | 82 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 8.5 | 91 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +1.7% | 37 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Input scoring details: methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Salinas inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Salinas, CA metro counted 551 homes for sale, 9.2% fewer than a year before and 31.4% fewer than the same month in 2019. Listings had a median selling time of 66 days, which was 12.0% lower than in 2019, and 18.1% received a price cut.
| Salinas, CA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 551 | −9.2% |
| New listings | 220 | |
| Median days on market | 66 | +10.9% |
| Median list price | $1,289,500 | +0.7% |
| Share with a price cut | 18.1% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. All metros: days on market by city.
Living costs and rent in Salinas
In Salinas, the asking rent for a typical home is $2,530 a month, and the Zillow Observed Rent Index puts that +5.3% on a year. At that rent level, a typical home costs 24.6 years of rent. At $87,837 (Census ACS 2024), the median household income puts a typical home at 8.5 times annual household income. BEA sets metro prices at 109.0 compared with the US average of 100, while housing costs stand at 145.7.
More housing markets in California
- Los Angeles at $927,891.
- San Diego at $980,490.
- San Jose at $1,353,869.
- San Francisco at $1,441,021.
- Fresno at $384,885.
- Sacramento at $470,552.
- Long Beach $852,391
- Oakland at $710,647.
- Bakersfield at $385,686.
- Anaheim at $941,684.
Statewide information: California housing market.
How to read the chart
The Zillow Home Value Index for Salinas appears at every point. It measures a typical home's value in the market's middle third, using smoothed and seasonally adjusted figures stated in that month's dollars. A hollow dot identifies the slider month, while a terracotta dot marks the latest month. Inflation is not factored into these figures, and an index tracks the typical home rather than one house. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to work out what one home is worth based on its own sale price.