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El Cajon, CA: housing market trends

The median home sale price in El Cajon, CA was $749,643 for the three-month period ending September 2026. Sale prices were 3.4% higher than the same period one year earlier. These are area-level statistics; changes in the mix of homes sold can move the median.

Median sale price
$749,643
three-month period ending September 2026
Median sale price per sq ft
$492.69
three-month period ending September 2026
Active listings
343
three-month period ending September 2026
Typical monthly rent
$2,275
Rent index · August 2026

How is housing inventory changing?

There were 343 active listings for the three-month period ending September 2026. Active listings were 15.5% higher than the same period one year earlier. This counts homes active at any time during the period, not only those available on its final day.

How long are homes taking to sell?

The median time on market was 25 days for the three-month period ending September 2026. Sale prices, inventory, and selling time describe different parts of the market; none alone establishes what an individual home will sell for.

Home prices by property type

Published Redfin medians for each home type. Each row covers the three-month period ending in its listed month; missing values remain unavailable.

Property-type comparison for El Cajon, CA
Home typePeriod endingMedian sale priceSale price / sq ftHomes sold
All homesSeptember 2026$749,643$492.69155
Single-familySeptember 2026$804,679$534.60105
TownhousesSeptember 2026$597,457$443.3714
Condos / co-opsSeptember 2026$413,957$410.1136
Multifamily (2–4 units)September 2026$1,235,000$538.601 · small sample

Compare nearby housing markets

Published city and place figures. Check each row’s reporting period and source before comparing; these are separate markets, not neighborhood boundaries.

Nearby market comparison for El Cajon, CA
MarketMedian sale priceReporting period / source
La Mesa, CA$922,500Month ending July 2026 · Zillow
Santee, CA$770,000Month ending July 2026 · Zillow
Spring Valley, CA$740,000Month ending July 2026 · Zillow
Lemon Grove, CA$733,6513 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Jamul, CA$924,5603 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Lakeside, CA$757,1393 months ending September 2026 · Redfin

Recent sale-price history

All residential home types. Each row represents an overlapping three-month period ending in that month. Use the charts above for the full available history and home-type filters. Missing values remain unavailable.

Recent home sale prices for El Cajon, CA
Period endingMedian sale priceSale price / sq ftActive listings
September 2026$749,643$492.69343
August 2026$758,000$498.35352
July 2026$755,000$498.37348
June 2026$740,000$491.71377
May 2026$717,990$485.99355
April 2026$710,000$485.66339
March 2026$700,000$497.30306
February 2026$700,000$484.04283
January 2026$718,000$487.48266
December 2025$731,500$476.73273
November 2025$750,000$478.69298
October 2025$745,000$482.65292
September 2025$725,000$510.60297
August 2025$725,000$515.63306
July 2025$740,000$514.56314
June 2025$750,000$515.63315
May 2025$750,000$511.47310
April 2025$747,500$509.55283
March 2025$767,000$510.27257
February 2025$766,500$503.66242
January 2025$762,500$511.55242
December 2024$730,000$511.36240
November 2024$732,000$512.59272
October 2024$730,000$512.21296

Sources and definitions

Sale-price and property-type histories use Redfin where available. Redfin observations cover rolling three-month periods. Zillow Research supplies monthly home-value and rent indices and additional market series. Provider selection is shown in the chart details. Each metric retains its own reporting date.

Sale price per square foot describes completed sales with reported floor area; it is not a listing-price measure. Active listings count listings active during the reporting period. Home values and rents are typical-value indices, not sale-price or rent medians. ZIP map boundaries are Census ZCTAs and may differ from provider regions. Related ZIP associations do not imply containment within city boundaries.

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