Prices, inventory, and demand — distilled every month into one clear verdict: buyer’s market or seller’s. The investor’s read, before you make an offer.
The median asking price in Bullhead City is about $362,000 as of Sep 2026, down 3.1% from a year ago. That is the asking price on listed homes, so sold-price and home-value sites show different numbers (why).
Yes, if you negotiate. Buyers have more room in Bullhead City than usual. Compared with 2017–2019 at this time of year, there are 21 pending sales per 100 listings, against 45 then, and there are 33% more homes for sale. There are more homes for sale than at any time in ten years. Sellers are competing harder for you than they used to. Use it.
Bullhead City asking prices per square foot were above the year before in 82% of months since the data starts. Within a year, the cheapest and priciest months differ by about 7.8%. That is bigger than the yearly trend, so timing your purchase matters here. Nothing in Bullhead City's numbers is far from its own normal. Your return comes from the property and the price you negotiate.
In Bullhead City, 31 out of every 100 households rent. Most own their home. The renter share is shrinking. Five years ago it was 43 in 100. Bullhead City lost about 900 renter households in five years. Renter households average 2.2 people. Two and three bedrooms fit the typical renter.
Households grew 21% in five years. The housing stock grew 6%. Demand is outrunning supply. 17.1% of homes sit empty. Tenants have options. Budget extra weeks of vacancy between leases.
The median Bullhead City household earns $50,325 a year. Incomes here have grown 4.2% a year since 2019. Incomes are rising faster than home prices. Affordability is improving. A typical home costs 7.2 times the median income. Most locals cannot buy. That keeps rental demand deep. It also caps the rent they can pay. At 30% of income, a tenant on the median income can pay about $1,258 a month.
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The median asking price is 19.5% below its Apr 2023 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 4.0% below the Oct 2023 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices are still falling. Waiting has paid off so far. Let listings age, then come back lower. Bullhead City prices have risen in 91 of the last 111 months. Drops here have been short and shallow. Buying in a slow month has rarely hurt a long hold.
There is no rush. Prices are still coming down. Watch the homes you like. Come back after they cut. Let the seller move first.
For every 100 homes still for sale, 21 are under contract. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 45. The rest are still waiting for a buyer. Few sellers are dropping their price. Your discount will come from one stale listing.
Bullhead City listings spend a median 76 days on the market. There are 318 homes for sale in Bullhead City. That is the most in ten years. It is 6 times the low of May 2021. Every one of them competes with the house you want.
Read how rent-to-price works and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.
The median asking price in Bullhead City is about $362,000 as of Sep 2026, down 3.1% from a year ago. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our Bullhead City figures cover the 4 ZIP codes with a Bullhead City mailing address, which can reach past city limits.
Buyers have more room in Bullhead City than usual. We compare Bullhead City with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 21 pending sales per 100 listings, against 45 then; there are 33% more homes for sale; 16% of sellers have cut their price, against 14% then.
The median asking price is 19.5% below its Apr 2023 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 4.0% below the Oct 2023 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices are still falling. Waiting has paid off so far. Let listings age, then come back lower.
Across 9 full years, Bullhead City asking prices ran lowest in January, about 4.5% below the year's average. They peaked in May. The most homes for sale show up in November, about 12% above the yearly average.
Assume +0.9% a year. Bullhead City grew 6.2% a year over the decade. Ignore that rate. Most of it landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. Without the boom, Bullhead City grows about 0.9% a year. That is the number to type in. Prices fell 3.3% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.
HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Mohave County is $1,365 a month for 2 bedrooms and $1,897 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.
Bullhead City has four ZIP codes. Each links to its live market dashboard.
Closest matches on asking price, price per square foot, time on market, buyer demand, and price cuts.
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