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 Carson City is about $575,000 as of Sep 2026, up 7.4% from a year ago. The typical listing is 3% larger than a year ago, and asking price per square foot is down 1.1%. So the size of homes on the market explains much of the rise. That is the asking price on listed homes, so sold-price and home-value sites show different numbers (why).
Only on the right house. Neither side has the upper hand in Carson City right now. The signals split. Compared with 2017–2019 at this time of year, 21% of sellers have cut their price, against 28% then, but listings spend 32% more days on the market. The market will not hand you a discount. You have to find it in one specific listing.
Carson City asking prices per square foot were above the year before in 80% of months since the data starts. Within a year, the cheapest and priciest months differ by about 9.2%. That is bigger than the yearly trend, so timing your purchase matters here. Nothing in Carson City's numbers is far from its own normal. Your return comes from the property and the price you negotiate.
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For every 100 homes still for sale, 74 are under contract. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 93. The rest are still waiting for a buyer. About 1 in 5 sellers has already dropped their price. Each one has learned their first price was too high. Start your offer below their new price.
Carson City listings spend a median 66 days on the market. There are 144 homes for sale in Carson City. That is 5.8 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 192. Supply is shrinking against last year.
The median asking price is 10.7% below its Aug 2023 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. Carson City prices have risen in 89 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.
Across 9 full years, Carson City asking prices ran lowest in March, about 5.8% below the year's average. They peaked in September. The most homes for sale show up in September, about 23% above the yearly average. Shop in September for choice, and expect the softest asking prices in March.
Read how rent-to-price works and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.
The median asking price in Carson City is about $575,000 as of Sep 2026, up 7.4% from a year ago. The typical listing is 3% larger than a year ago, and asking price per square foot is down 1.1%. So the size of homes on the market explains much of the rise. 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 Carson City figures cover the 10 ZIP codes with a Carson City mailing address, which can reach past city limits.
Neither side has the upper hand in Carson City right now. We compare Carson City with 2017–2019 at this time of year: 21% of sellers have cut their price, against 28% then; listings spend 32% more days on the market; there are 74 pending sales per 100 listings, against 93 then.
The median asking price is 10.7% below its Aug 2023 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.
Assume +2.0% a year. Carson City grew 6.9% a year over the decade. Ignore that rate. Most of it landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. Without the boom, Carson City grows about 2.0% a year. That is the number to type in. Prices fell 1.1% 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 Carson City is $1,546 a month for 2 bedrooms and $2,150 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.
Carson City has ten 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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