Market report
El Cajon, September 2026
Homes that sold in El Cajon in September spent a median 11 days on the market, against 18 a year earlier. In September 2026, 81 homes sold in El Cajon at a median $770,000 ($482 a square foot). In August it was 78 sales at a median $758,000.
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The month in numbers
Every home that closed in El Cajon in September 2026, next to the month before and the same month last year.
| September 2026 | August 2026 | September 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 81 | 78 | 77 |
| Median sale price | $770,000 | $758,000 | $795,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $482 | $477 | $507 |
| Median days on market | 11 | 16 | 18 |
| Median sale vs asking | At asking | $50 over | At asking |
| Sold over / at / under asking | 31 / 16 / 34 | 39 / 15 / 24 | 24 / 20 / 33 |
Where prices moved
A neighbourhood view of how values trended across El Cajon, the last twelve months against the twelve before.
Price my file →Oct 2025–Oct 2026 against Oct 2024–Oct 2025, as of October 19, 2026.
What sold
The monthly file is a written read, not a closing list — so these are the desk's own latest El Cajon rows: the status each address moved to, and the brokerage that carried it.
The weekly desk note →- 1521 Shadow Knolls LnCentury 21 AffiliatedPending▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ VaultWatch
- 12970 Highway 8 business 55USAFC RealtyPending▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ VaultWatch
- 700 Wakefield CourtIS Luxury of CaliforniaSold▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ VaultWatch
- 12376 Royal RoadColdwell Banker WestPending▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ VaultWatch
- 1605 Vista Del ValleColdwell Banker RealtyPending▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ VaultWatch
- 1137 Mona PlaceCompassPending▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ VaultWatch
- 117 La CrestaKeller Williams RealtySold▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ VaultWatch
- 1339 MarlineKeller Williams RealtySold▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ VaultWatch
Bought by: I follow these closings myself — some of these buyers I know, a few were my clients. The names are for Vault members; everything else on the row is open.
Rows as of October 19.
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