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Yuma, AZ housing market

Yuma, AZ metro median sale price $308K in Jul–Sep 2026, down 1.2% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.

The median sale price in the Yuma, AZ metro is $308K over Jul–Sep 2026, down 1.2% from the same 3 months a year earlier. The decline is steeper than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro shows no change through Q2 2026, 1.2 points from Redfin's.

On median sale price, Yuma ($308K) ranks 6th of the seven Arizona metros Pecan Street tracks, between Lake Havasu City ($344K) and Sierra Vista ($296K). On median days on market, Yuma (71 days) ranks 5th of the seven Arizona metros, between Lake Havasu City (74 days) and Phoenix (59 days). Yuma has the lowest share of listings with a price cut of the seven Arizona metros (17%); Flagstaff (26%) is next.

Listings spent a median 71 days on market in Oct 2026, more than in most of the 385 metros. 17% of active listings carry a price cut; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is 2.4 points lower. That share is the 3rd-lowest of the 385 metros. Median asking prices sit about 13% above the median sale price. Building permits authorized 53 new housing units in Sep 2026.

At the 7.12% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,661 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $71K a year. The median sale price equals about 15 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 9.8% from a year earlier. Active listings ask a median $229 per square foot; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is up 2.2%.

In four of the six ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are higher than a year earlier; two are lower.

Headline

Median sale price

Jul–Sep 2026

$308K

-1.2% year-over-year

How it’s calculated

Average of the last three monthly median sale prices vs. the same three months a year earlier.

Mortgage rate

Nov 4, 2026

7.12%

30-year fixed

Where it comes from

National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.

The same rate appears on every market page.

Monthly payment

Principal & interest

$1,661/mo

$71K/yr income needed

How it’s calculated

Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.

Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.

How Yuma compares to other U.S. metros

Price cuts↓383rd of 385
Asking-vs-sale gap↑18th of 300 (top 6%)
Home-price growth↓332nd of 383
Days on market↑101st of 385 (top 27%)
Price-to-rent200th of 373

Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.

Affordability

Price-to-rent ratio≈ 15 +9.8% YoY
200th of 373
Asking price / sq ft$229 +2.2% 3-month average vs a year earlier

Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Oct 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market pressure

Listings with a price cut≈ 17% -2.4 pts 3-month average vs a year earlier
↓383rd of 385
New housing units permitted53

The median asking price $350K runs about 13% above the median sale price $308K.

Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Oct 2026. New housing units authorized by residential building permits in the metro that month — new supply in the pipeline, which counts of existing listings don't capture (US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, Oct 2026); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, Jul–Sep 2026) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market facts

ZIPs with listing data6 shown of 8
MLS board of recordARMLS
Price methodologyRedfin vs FHFA HPI
Sale-price windowJul–Sep 2026

Recent signals

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Housing Economy

Yuma · ConstructionCOPIED

Yuma builders pulled 6.7% more single-family permits than a year earlier

Single-family building permits in the Yuma metro area, by month, one line per year, units

AprJulOct30609012015020252026
AprJulOct30609012015020252026
2024
Chart data
Month202420252026
Dec5974—
Nov5633—
Oct10384—
Sep847353
Aug966757
Jul1283773
Jun1155593
May1125387
Apr12281101
Mar1167679
Feb1057060
Jan1017565

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data through September 2026

Builders in the Yuma metro area pulled 859 single-family permits in the twelve months through September 2026, 6.7% more than in the twelve months before. So far in 2026, permits are running 13.8% above the same months of 2025.

Why it matters. Permits come before starts, and starts come before new homes for sale, so this is the earliest read on how much new building is planned in the Yuma area. When the permit pipeline shrinks, buyers see fewer new-build options later; when it grows, sellers of existing homes face more competition from builders.

Yuma · Home pricesCOPIED

Yuma home prices are level with a year ago in the second quarter of 2026

Home prices in the Yuma metro area, change from a year earlier, FHFA all-transactions index, quarterly, percent; shaded bars mark recessions

200020102020-15%0%15%30%45%Yuma
200020102020-15%0%15%30%45%Yuma
No changeRecession
Chart data
DateYuma
Jun 2026-0%
Mar 20265.6%
Dec 20251.6%
Sep 20252.2%
Jun 20253.3%
Mar 20251.2%
Dec 20245.2%
Sep 20243.8%
Jun 20243.1%
Mar 20248.6%
Dec 20231.8%
Sep 20231.8%
Jun 20234.9%
Mar 20234.4%
Dec 202215.2%
Sep 202219.4%
Jun 202226.1%
Mar 202226.9%
Dec 202124.7%
Sep 202124.6%
Jun 202118.4%
Mar 202111.8%
Dec 20209.8%
Sep 20207.4%
Jun 20205%
Mar 20206.2%
Dec 20195.8%
Sep 20194.1%
Jun 20196.1%
Mar 20194.7%
Dec 20182.8%
Sep 20183.5%
Jun 20183.8%
Mar 20184.2%
Dec 20174%
Sep 20175%
Jun 20174.5%
Mar 20171.8%
Dec 20166.5%
Sep 20162.4%
Jun 20162%
Mar 20164.4%
Dec 20153.1%
Sep 20154.8%
Jun 20155.2%
Mar 20156.7%
Dec 20142.3%
Sep 20143.3%
Jun 20143.6%
Mar 20142.8%
Dec 20135.9%
Sep 20135.9%
Jun 20133.9%
Mar 20131.6%
Dec 20121.1%
Sep 2012-0.6%
Jun 2012-2.3%
Mar 2012-5%
Dec 2011-9.1%
Sep 2011-10.9%
Jun 2011-9.9%
Mar 2011-9.6%
Dec 2010-8.8%
Sep 2010-7.2%
Jun 2010-11.8%
Mar 2010-14.2%
Dec 2009-11.9%
Sep 2009-12.6%
Jun 2009-12.4%
Mar 2009-9.4%
Dec 2008-12.3%
Sep 2008-10.3%
Jun 2008-8%
Mar 2008-6.7%
Dec 2007-4.4%
Sep 2007-3.2%
Jun 20070.4%
Mar 20072.8%
Dec 20069.2%
Sep 200613.2%
Jun 200619.7%
Mar 200631.1%
Dec 200532.3%
Sep 200535.1%
Jun 200535.1%
Mar 200525.5%
Dec 200419.8%
Sep 200415.3%
Jun 20048.8%
Mar 20046.4%
Dec 20035.6%
Sep 20035.5%
Jun 20035.5%
Mar 20036.2%
Dec 20026.4%
Sep 20024.3%
Jun 20024.1%
Mar 20024.6%
Dec 20015.4%
Sep 20015.2%
Jun 20013.5%
Mar 20015.8%
Dec 20002.5%
Sep 20002.6%
Jun 20004.1%
Mar 20000%
Dec 19991.1%
Sep 19991%
Jun 19991.4%
Mar 19990.3%
Dec 19982.6%
Sep 19984.6%
Jun 19983.9%
Mar 19988.2%
Dec 19974.2%
Sep 19971.8%
Jun 19970.5%
Mar 1997-1%
Dec 1996-0.8%
Sep 19961.4%
Jun 19962.3%
Mar 19963.5%
Dec 19959.4%
Sep 19953.5%
Jun 19955%
Mar 19951.9%
Dec 1994-2.4%
Sep 19943.8%
Jun 19941.8%
Mar 19940.9%
Dec 19933%
Sep 19931.3%
Jun 19933%
Mar 19934.4%
Dec 19922.1%
Sep 19923.2%
Jun 19921.7%
Mar 19928.8%
Dec 19915.5%
Sep 19912.5%
Jun 19916.3%
Mar 1991-2%
Dec 19902.4%
Sep 19903.5%
Jun 19902.5%
Mar 19900.6%
Dec 19897.8%
Sep 19893.3%

Source: FHFA house price index; recession dates from NBER · data through Q2 2026

FHFA's all-transactions index for the Yuma metro area in the second quarter of 2026 was level with its level a year earlier. Since 1989, prices have risen an average of 4.2% a year. That is the weakest reading since the third quarter of 2012. Nationally, prices were 3.0% higher than a year earlier.

Why it matters. Long-run context shows how the latest change in Yuma home prices compares with the market's own history, including the recessions shaded on the chart. When appreciation slows, sellers have less room for a list price to run ahead of recent sales, and buyers feel less pressure to stretch to keep up; when it speeds up, the reverse holds: list prices can run ahead of recent sales and buyers compete harder.

Price reconciliation

normal · 1.2pp

Redfin (metro)

-1.2%

FHFA HPI · Q2 2026

-0.0%

Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (sale prices over the last 3 months) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.

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ZIP-level data

ZIPMedian list priceActive listingsNew listingsPrice reductionsDays on marketHome value
85336$299K↑36↑12↓069↓$247K↑
85350$330K↓25↑8↑8↑64↓$268K↑
85356$327K↑44↓12↑467↓$247K↓
85364$325K↓124↑60↑24↓70↑$260K↓
85365$385K↑275↑76↑52↑68↑$327K↑
85367$355K↑184↑52↓36↑79↑$301K↓

ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.