San Jacinto, California Housing Market

What stands out in San Jacinto?

• Population is up 14.5% over five years: among the fastest population growth of 765 tracked cities. Growth brings tenants and buyers.

Is housing keeping up with San Jacinto's growth?

The population in San Jacinto's ZIP codes grew 14.5% over five years, faster than 92% of the cities we track. Households (+12.1%) grew faster than housing (+5.4%). Demand is outrunning supply. Homes for sale are 15% below 2017–2019 at this time of year.

Is now a good time to buy in San Jacinto?

The median asking price is 4.0% below its Jan 2026 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller. San Jacinto prices have risen in 90 of the last 111 months. Drops here have been short and shallow. Buying in a slow month has rarely hurt a long hold.

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

How does San Jacinto compare with other California markets?

Ranked among the 141 California markets we track:

• Asking price: 20th cheapest of 141. San Jacinto is at $497,428. Closest: Sacramento and Madera.
• Buyer competition: 17th most competitive of 138. San Jacinto is at 0.56 buyers per home. Closest: Clovis and Fullerton.
• Time on market: 62nd longest time on market of 141. San Jacinto is at a median of 52 days on market. Closest: San Francisco and Fresno.
• Price cuts: 21st fewest price cuts of 141. San Jacinto is at 14% of sellers cutting. Closest: Moreno Valley and Twentynine Palms.

How much can you negotiate in San Jacinto?

For every 100 homes still for sale, 56 are under contract. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 52. The rest are still waiting for a buyer. Few sellers are dropping their price. Asking prices are holding firm. Your discount will come from one stale listing.

The typical San Jacinto listing has been on the market 52 days. That is 17% shorter than a year ago. There are 125 homes for sale in San Jacinto. That is 3.8 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 201. Supply is shrinking against last year.

What to do about it

• Judge each listing on its own.
• Homes listed 60+ 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 San Jacinto?

Only 25 out of every 100 San Jacinto households rent. This is an owners' town. The renter share is shrinking. Five years ago it was 35 in 100. San Jacinto lost about 1,000 renter households in five years. Renter households here average 3.6 people. Families rent here. Buy bedrooms. Studios will sit.

The median San Jacinto household earns $82,098 a year. Incomes here have grown 9.3% a year since 2019. Incomes are rising faster than home prices. Affordability is improving. A typical home costs 6.1 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 $2,052 a month.

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

What numbers should you underwrite a San Jacinto deal with?

• Price growth to assume — +3.2%/yr. San Jacinto grew 7.7% a year over the decade. Ignore that rate. Most of it landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. Without the boom, San Jacinto grows about 3.2% a year. That is the number to type in. Prices rose 1.5% 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 7. 14% of San Jacinto listings have cut their asking price. Underwrite your exit below asking.
• Competition when you exit — -5%. Homes for sale in San Jacinto are down 5% on last year, so your resale faces less competition than today's comps did.

Read how population change affects rentals and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.

What is the median home price in San Jacinto?

The median asking price in San Jacinto is about $497,000 as of Sep 2026, up 1.2% 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 San Jacinto figures cover the 3 ZIP codes with a San Jacinto mailing address, which can reach past city limits.

Is San Jacinto a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?

Neither side has the upper hand in San Jacinto right now. We compare San Jacinto with 2017–2019 at this time of year: the typical listing has been up 46% more days; there are 15% fewer homes for sale; 14% of sellers have cut their price, against 16% then.

Are San Jacinto home prices going up or down?

The median asking price is 4.0% below its Jan 2026 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller.

What is the best month to buy a house in San Jacinto?

Across 9 full years, San Jacinto asking prices ran lowest in January, about 4.1% below the year's average. They peaked in December. The most homes for sale show up in November, about 13% above the yearly average.

Are there more homes for sale in San Jacinto than before the pandemic?

No. There are 125 homes for sale, 15% fewer than in 2017–2019 at this time of year.

What is the fair market rent in San Jacinto?

HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Riverside County is $2,201 a month for 2 bedrooms and $2,912 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.