University City housing market
The median sale price in University City fell to $850,000 in the six months to October 2026. About one in five sold above asking, after a median 17 days on the market. About 2.9 months of supply.
May to October 2026 · updated November 2, 2026
University City: the six months in numbers
Closed home sales May to October 2026, and the homes for sale on November 2, 2026. Totals and medians only, never a single address.
Against the last asking price
- 48 above asking (about one in five)
- 30 at asking (about one in eight)
- 141 below asking (about two in three)
What is happening in University City
219 homes closed in University City in San Diego between May and October 2026. The median sale price was $850,000, or $740 a square foot. The typical home spent 17 days on the market: half sold faster than that, half slower.
About two in three sold below the last asking price (141 of 219). 30 sold right at asking and 48 above it. Most buyers negotiated something off the number, so an asking price here is an opening position, not a verdict.
The median price was $70,000 below the $920,000 of a year earlier (May to October 2025). There were 18 more sales than the 201 of that period. Homes sold 5 days faster at the median (22 days then).
105 homes were listed for sale in University City on November 2, 2026. At the pace homes sold over the last six months, that is about 2.9 months of supply, well under the four to six months usually read as balanced, so sellers hold the stronger hand.
Months of supply is the number of homes for sale divided by the number that sold in a typical month. Four to six months is the range usually read as balanced.
Against a year earlier
May to October 2026 against the same six months a year before (May to October 2025), so the season is the same on both sides.
| Measure | May to October 2026 | May to October 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closed sales | 219 | 201 | 18 more |
| Median sale price | $850,000 | $920,000 | Down $70,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $740 | $754 | Down $14 |
| Median days on market | 17 days | 22 days | 5 days faster |
| Sold above asking | 48 | 32 | 16 more |
| Sold below asking | 141 | 134 | 7 more |
More of San Diego, area by area
San Diego Blog →Residential sales that closed May to October 2026, compared with May to October 2025; homes for sale as of November 2, 2026. A sale counts toward University City when the home sits inside the University Community Planning Area boundary (City of San Diego open data, public domain), which covers University City together with the UTC area and UC San Diego. Areas with fewer than 8 closed sales in the six months get no report, and a year-earlier comparison shows only when that period also reached 8.
Based on information from California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. as of November 2, 2026 and/or other sources. All data, including all measurements and calculations of area, is obtained from various sources and has not been, and will not be, verified by broker or MLS. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Properties may or may not be listed by the office/agent presenting the information.