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How competitive is the Salinas housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 52/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.45
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.0%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 47
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 30.2%
- YoY of active listings
Salinas is moderately competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 52/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.45 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +1.2% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 47. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 30.2% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 52/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.45 · Inventory YoY: +1.2% · Median days on market: 47 · Sellers cutting price: 30.2% · Median listing price: $1,236,250 (-7.5% YoY)
Salinas snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $1.24M
- YoY -0.1%
- Active inventory
- 564
- YoY +0.0%
- Median DOM
- 53
- YoY +0.0%
- Pending ratio
- 0.36
- YoY +0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 16.1%
- YoY +0.0%