Fresno - CA housing market
The Fresno metro has a typical home value of $407,407, up 1.2% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 19 days on market, a strong seller's market. 24% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Fresno housing market, October 2026
The typical Fresno home is worth $407,407 as of August 2026, down 0.0% from the prior month, down 0.3% over three months, and up 1.2% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $402,612 to $409,076.
Homes are going pending in about 19 days, the same as the 19 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,269 homes for sale, 0% more than a year ago. 24.0% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 22.7% three months ago).
Typical rent is $2,044 a month, up 3.5% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 16.6.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($81,481), the typical Fresno home costs about $2,766 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $118,500 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($407,407) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Fresno - CA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 1.2% over the past year. In Fresno - CA, that means a home worth $402,576 last year is now worth roughly $407,407.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $410,923. Homes are selling at 99.3% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Fresno - CA sit on the market for roughly 19 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 24.0% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 710 new listings hit the market each month in Fresno - CA. There are currently 2,269 homes for sale, up 0.4% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Fresno - CA is $2,044, up 3.5% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.6x, toss-up (#107 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $2,257 a month in principal and interest, $213 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.42% rate.
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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in CA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles - CA | $952,601 | +1.2% | 24.0d |
| San Francisco - CA | $1,123,193 | +2.3% | 17.0d |
| Riverside - CA | $581,454 | +0.2% | 30.0d |
| San Diego - CA | $930,785 | +0.5% | 22.0d |
| Sacramento - CA | $574,820 | -0.3% | 20.0d |
| San Jose - CA | $1,527,731 | +0.2% | 19.0d |