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How competitive is the Salinas housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 53/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.40
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 66
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 32.7%
- YoY of active listings
Salinas is moderately competitive as of September 2026, with a Sold Score of 53/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.40 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -9.2% — fewer choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 66. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 32.7% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 53/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.40 · Inventory YoY: -9.2% · Median days on market: 66 · Sellers cutting price: 32.7% · Median listing price: $1,289,500 (+0.7% YoY)
Salinas snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $1.29M
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 551
- YoY -0.1%
- Median DOM
- 66
- YoY +0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.40
- YoY +0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 18.1%
- YoY +0.0%