Twentynine Palms, California Housing Market

What stands out in Twentynine Palms?

• 19 homes are under contract for every 100 still for sale: among the fewest homes under contract per listing of 584 tracked cities. Demand is light. Your offer may be the only one.
• 57% of occupied homes are rented: among the highest renter shares of 765 tracked cities. The tenant pool is deep.
• 20.5% of homes are vacant: among the highest vacancy of 765 tracked cities. Tenants have choices. Budget extra vacancy.

How much more is for sale in Twentynine Palms than before the pandemic?

There are 209 homes for sale in Twentynine Palms, 50% more than in 2017–2019 at this time of year. That count is up 12% on last year, with 56 new listings this month. More choice means you can walk away from any home priced for the market of three years ago.

How does Twentynine Palms compare with other California markets?

Ranked among the 141 California markets we track:

• Asking price: the cheapest of 141. Twentynine Palms is at $273,750. Closest: Hanford.
• Buyer competition: 7th least competitive of 138. Twentynine Palms is at 0.19 buyers per home. Closest: Palm Springs and Lake Forest.
• Time on market: 2nd longest time on market of 141. Twentynine Palms is at a median of 84 days on market. Closest: Indio and Malibu.
• Price cuts: 20th fewest price cuts of 141. Twentynine Palms is at 14% of sellers cutting. Closest: San Jacinto and Los Angeles.

How much can you negotiate in Twentynine Palms?

For every 100 homes still for sale, 19 are under contract. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 30. 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 Twentynine Palms listing has been on the market 84 days. That is 11% shorter than a year ago. There are 209 homes for sale in Twentynine Palms. That is 4.2 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 237. Supply is growing against last year.

What to do about it

• Search Twentynine Palms homes listed 90+ days ago that have already cut their price.
• Offer below the reduced price.
• Keep your inspection and financing contingencies.
• Ask the seller to pay closing costs.
• You can lose a few offers here and still win.

Who will rent from you in Twentynine Palms?

Most Twentynine Palms households rent. 57 out of every 100 households are renters. The renter share is shrinking. Five years ago it was 64 in 100. Renter households here average 2.7 people. Families rent here. Buy bedrooms. Studios will sit.

Households grew 13% in five years. The housing stock grew 6%. Demand is outrunning supply. 20.5% of homes sit empty. Tenants have options. Budget extra weeks of vacancy between leases.

The median Twentynine Palms household earns $60,901 a year. Incomes here have grown 7.0% a year since 2019. Incomes are rising faster than home prices. Affordability is improving. A typical home costs 4.5 times the median income. That is the national middle. Neither cash flow nor appreciation is free here. At 30% of income, a tenant on the median income can pay about $1,523 a month.

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

Is now a good time to buy in Twentynine Palms?

The median asking price is 15.8% below its Jul 2022 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 8.0% below the Jul 2022 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices are rising again. Every month you wait costs money. The question is no longer when. It is which house. Twentynine Palms prices have risen in 81 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.

What numbers should you underwrite a Twentynine Palms deal with?

• Price growth to assume — +1.6%/yr. Twentynine Palms grew 10.2% a year over the decade. Ignore that rate. Most of it landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. Without the boom, Twentynine Palms grows about 1.6% a year. That is the number to type in. Prices rose 2.5% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.
• Months of carrying cost — 3. Budget at least 84 days of holding costs, the current median listing age, when you exit or refinance.
• Odds you cut your price to sell — 1 in 7. 14% of Twentynine Palms listings have cut their asking price. Underwrite your exit below asking.
• Competition when you exit — +12%. Homes for sale in Twentynine Palms are up 12% on last year, so your resale faces more competition than today's comps did.

Read what days on market tells you about leverage and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.

What is the median home price in Twentynine Palms?

The median asking price in Twentynine Palms is about $274,000 as of Sep 2026, down 1.6% from a year ago. The typical listing is 4% smaller than a year ago, and asking price per square foot is up 2.5%. So the size of homes on the market explains much of the drop. 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 Twentynine Palms figures cover the 2 ZIP codes with a Twentynine Palms mailing address, which can reach past city limits.

Is Twentynine Palms a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?

Buyers have more room in Twentynine Palms than usual. We compare Twentynine Palms with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 19 pending sales per 100 listings, against 30 then; there are 50% more homes for sale; the typical listing has been up 33% more days.

Are Twentynine Palms home prices going up or down?

The median asking price is 15.8% below its Jul 2022 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 8.0% below the Jul 2022 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices are rising again. Every month you wait costs money. The question is no longer when. It is which house.

What is the best month to buy a house in Twentynine Palms?

Across 9 full years, Twentynine Palms asking prices ran lowest in January, about 7.5% below the year's average. They peaked in August. The most homes for sale show up in November, about 11% above the yearly average.

What is the fair market rent in Twentynine Palms?

HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for San Bernardino 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.