Danville, California Housing Market

What stands out in Danville?

• Listings spend a median 28 days on the market: among the shortest times on market of 765 tracked cities. Few listings sit for long. Have financing ready before you look.
• The median household earns $235,975 a year: among the highest incomes of 765 tracked cities. Tenants can carry higher rents.
• 14% of occupied homes are rented: among the lowest renter shares of 765 tracked cities. Most residents own, so the tenant pool is thin. Your exit buyer may be an owner-occupant.

What moves the numbers in Danville?

Danville asking prices per square foot were above the year before in 67% of months since the data starts. Within a year, the cheapest and priciest months differ by about 6.2%. That is bigger than the yearly trend, so timing your purchase matters here. Nothing in Danville's numbers is far from its own normal. Your return comes from the property and the price you negotiate.

Is now a good time to buy in Danville?

The median asking price is 21.6% below its Dec 2023 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 8.4% below the May 2022 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. Danville prices rose in only 74 of the last 111 months. This market goes up and down. Timing matters here. Growth will not rescue a bad price.

This market is turning. Which way is not settled yet. Check the monthly numbers above before you commit.

How much can you negotiate in Danville?

For every 100 homes still for sale, 32 are under contract. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 59. The rest are still waiting for a buyer. Few sellers are dropping their price. Your discount will come from one stale listing.

Danville listings spend a median 28 days on the market. That is 17% shorter than a year ago. There are 135 homes for sale in Danville. That is 8.4 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 180. Supply is steady against last year.

What to do about it

• Judge each listing on its own.
• Homes listed 30+ days ago with a price cut are where your discount is.
• Fresh, well-priced homes will not move on price. Do not waste offers on them.

Who will rent from you in Danville?

Only 14 out of every 100 Danville households rent. This is an owners' town. That share has held steady for five years. Renter households here average 2.7 people. Families rent here. Buy bedrooms. Studios will sit.

Households grew 2% in five years. The housing stock grew 2%. The two are moving in step. Just 2.8% of homes sit empty. A well-priced rental fills fast here.

The median Danville household earns $235,975 a year. Incomes here have grown 5.9% a year since 2019. Incomes are rising faster than home prices. Affordability is improving. A typical home costs 8.1 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 $5,899 a month.

To see what one Danville address would rent for and cash flow, run it through the app.

How does Danville compare with other California markets?

Ranked among the 141 California markets we track:

• Asking price: 8th priciest of 141. Danville is at $1,904,006. Closest: Santa Monica and Los Gatos.
• Buyer competition: 29th least competitive of 138. Danville is at 0.32 buyers per home. Closest: Novato and Santa Barbara.
• Time on market: 2nd shortest time on market of 141. Danville is at a median of 28 days on market. Closest: Santa Clara and Redwood City.
• Price cuts: 15th fewest price cuts of 141. Danville is at 13% of sellers cutting. Closest: Glendale and Hayward.

What numbers should you underwrite a Danville deal with?

• Price growth to assume — +2.1%/yr. Danville grew 4.8% a year over the decade. Ignore that rate. Most of it landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. Without the boom, Danville grows about 2.1% a year. That is the number to type in. Prices fell 4.4% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.
• Odds you cut your price to sell — 1 in 8. 13% of Danville listings have cut their asking price. Underwrite your exit below asking.
• Comp on price per square foot — $753/sqft. The typical Danville listing shrank from 2,958 to 2,619 sqft since Jul 2016. So median price hides real growth: 61% per sqft versus 41% on the median. Comp on median price and you will overpay for small homes.

Read how rent-to-price works and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.

What is the median home price in Danville?

The median asking price in Danville is about $1,904,000 as of Sep 2026, about the same as 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 Danville figures cover the 2 ZIP codes with a Danville mailing address, which can reach past city limits.

Is Danville a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?

Neither side has the upper hand in Danville right now. We compare Danville with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 32 pending sales per 100 listings, against 59 then; listings spend 37% fewer days on the market; 13% of sellers have cut their price, against 20% then.

Are Danville home prices going up or down?

The median asking price is 21.6% below its Dec 2023 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 8.4% below the May 2022 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.

What is the best month to buy a house in Danville?

Across 9 full years, Danville asking prices ran lowest in October, about 1.6% below the year's average. They peaked in December. The most homes for sale show up in June, about 33% above the yearly average.

What price growth should I assume for Danville?

Assume +2.1% a year. Danville grew 4.8% a year over the decade. Ignore that rate. Most of it landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. Without the boom, Danville grows about 2.1% a year. That is the number to type in. Prices fell 4.4% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.

What is the fair market rent in Danville?

HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Contra Costa County is $2,912 a month for 2 bedrooms and $3,724 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.