Woodland’s housing market tilted firmly in sellers’ favor in March, with the median sale price climbing to $605,000 — a 13.6% jump from $532,500 a year earlier, according to newly released data from Redfin. The increase stands out against a California market where the statewide median rose just 0.7% over the same period, suggesting demand in this Yolo County city of roughly 61,600 residents is running well ahead of the state trend.
Prices climb as homes sell faster
The double-digit annual price gain came alongside a quicker sales pace. Homes that sold in March went under contract in a median of 15 days, down from 18 days in March 2025 and also down from 18 days in February. More than half of new listings — 51.9% — went off the market within two weeks, and 35.9% of homes sold above their list price, slightly higher than the 34.2% share a year earlier. The sale-to-list ratio of 99.4% indicates most sellers got close to their asking price.
One nuance worth noting: while the median sale price rose 13.6% year-over-year, the median price per square foot actually slipped 3.0%, from $336 to $326. That gap suggests buyers in March were purchasing larger homes on average rather than paying more for the same square footage — an important distinction for understanding what’s really driving the headline price number.
Woodland’s median price remains well below California’s statewide median of $855,300, keeping it relatively affordable by state standards even after the jump. Nationally, home prices were essentially flat, with the S&P/Case-Shiller index showing a slight year-over-year decline.
Inventory grows, but supply is still tight
There were 69 active listings at the end of March, up 25.4% from 55 a year ago and up 21.1% from 57 in February. New listings also rose sharply, with 61 homes hitting the market compared with 42 in March 2025. Even with that influx, supply remains constrained: at the current sales pace of 39 homes per month, Woodland has just 1.8 months of supply, well within sellers’ market territory.
The share of listings with price drops fell to 29.0%, down from 36.4% a year ago, another sign that sellers have regained some leverage. Sales volume itself ticked up modestly, with 39 homes sold in March compared with 38 in March 2025 and 37 in February. For longer-term context, March 2024 saw just 29 homes sold at a median of $538,000, and five years ago in March 2021 — near the height of the pandemic buying frenzy — the median price was $470,000, meaning Woodland prices have risen 28.7% over five years.
What buyers are paying
Mortgage rates have eased somewhat from a year ago, with the 30-year fixed averaging 6.18% in March, down from 6.65% in March 2025, according to Freddie Mac. Even with the lower rate, Woodland’s price gains have made monthly payments more expensive: the principal-and-interest payment on a median-priced home with 20% down comes to roughly $2,958 per month, about $223 more than a year ago, when the same calculation produced $2,735.
That payment represents about 39.4% of median monthly household income in Woodland, where the U.S. Census Bureau reports a median household income of $90,180. At current prices, a median-priced home costs about 6.7 times the median household income — a ratio generally considered stretched, though not unusual for California markets.
How it compares
Woodland is outpacing the state on price growth and selling homes considerably faster: California’s statewide median days on market sat at 37 in March, more than double Woodland’s 15. Statewide inventory of 69,875 active listings represents a much looser market than what local buyers are encountering.
For shoppers, the takeaway from March’s data is a market that has more homes to choose from than a year ago but still rewards quick decisions, with more than a third of homes selling above asking. For sellers, fewer price reductions and a faster sales pace point to conditions that have firmed up compared with last spring.