Sacramento Region

March 2026

Fair Oaks rents climb to $2,024 as renters keep a comfortable income cushion

Median rent in the Sacramento suburb rose 3.5% over the past year, but local incomes leave typical tenants well below the rent-burden threshold.

March 2026

Citrus Heights renters now pay $42 more per month than a year ago

Median rents in the Sacramento suburb climbed to $1,854 in March, a 2.3% annual increase that keeps the typical household just under the rent-burden threshold.

March 2026

Sacramento rents barely budge, climbing just 1% to $1,995 as wage growth outpaces increases

The capital city's typical rent rose only $19 over the past year, leaving renters with a slightly smaller share of income going to housing.

March 2026

Carmichael rents climb past $1,850 as renters keep just under the burden line

The Sacramento suburb's median rent rose $51 over the past year to $1,857, leaving typical households spending 25.9% of income on housing.

March 2026

Rancho Cordova rents barely budge as renters edge close to the 30% burden line

Median rent rose just $13 over the past year to $2,170, but local households are spending 29.1% of income on housing — a hair from rent-burdened territory.

March 2026

Carmichael’s median home price slips below $560K as inventory swells 17%

Buyers gained ground in March with more listings and lower prices, even as homes continued to sell quickly and nearly half closed above asking.

March 2026

Rancho Cordova’s median home price fell nearly $90,000 from a year ago

Newly released March data shows prices down 14.8% year-over-year, even as homes sold faster and buyers saved roughly $578 a month compared to last spring.

March 2026

Sacramento region splits in two as Fair Oaks heats up and Rancho Cordova cools

Newly released Redfin data for March shows a wide gap across the region, with prices climbing more than 10% in two cities and falling nearly 15% in another.

March 2026

Sacramento home construction slid 21% in March as California permits jumped 22%

Builders pulled 632 residential permits across the Sacramento region, a sharp underperformance against a statewide pace that surged more than 22% year over year.

March 2026

Fair Oaks homes are selling twice as fast as last spring

Median days on market dropped to just 10 in March, down from 20 a year earlier, as more than half of homes sold above asking price.