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Reno, NV housing market

Reno, NV metro median sale price $601K in Jul–Sep 2026, up 6.5% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.

The median sale price in the Reno, NV metro is $601K over Jul–Sep 2026, up 6.5% from the same 3 months a year earlier. The gain is larger than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro shows a smaller change, up 3.8% through Q2 2026, 2.7 points apart; Price reconciliation below shows both.

Reno has the highest median sale price of the three Nevada metros Pecan Street tracks ($601K), ahead of Carson City ($510K). Reno has the most median days on market of the three Nevada metros (60 days), ahead of Las Vegas (59 days). On share of listings with a price cut, Reno (36%) ranks 2nd of the three Nevada metros, between Carson City (50%) and Las Vegas (34%).

Listings spent a median 60 days on market in Oct 2026. 36% of active listings carry a price cut; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is 0.7 points lower. Median asking prices sit about 6% above the median sale price. Building permits authorized 423 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 $3,236 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $139K a year. The median sale price equals about 20 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 10.3% from a year earlier. That ratio is the 30th-highest of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $333 per square foot; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is up 2.1%.

In seven of the 12 ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are higher than a year earlier; five are lower.

Headline

Median sale price

Jul–Sep 2026

$601K

+6.5% 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

$3,236/mo

$139K/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 Reno compares to other U.S. metros

Price-to-rent↑30th of 373 (top 9%)
Home-price growth↑58th of 383 (top 16%)
Price cuts174th of 385 (top 46%)
Asking-vs-sale gap141st of 300 (top 47%)
Days on market199th of 385

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≈ 20 +10.3% YoY
↑30th of 373 (top 9%)
Asking price / sq ft$333 +2.1% 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≈ 36% -0.7 pts 3-month average vs a year earlier
174th of 385 (top 46%)
New housing units permitted423

The median asking price $635K runs about 6% above the median sale price $601K.

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 data12 shown of 30
MLS board of recordNorthern Nevada Regional MLS
Price methodologyRedfin vs FHFA HPI
Sale-price windowJul–Sep 2026

Recent signals

No signals flagged for this market right now.

Recent notable readings

Readings from the latest data that sit at one end of the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, from the nightly cross-metro comparison. They are not signal alerts.

Housing Economy

Reno · ConstructionCOPIED

Reno builders pulled 17.9% fewer single-family permits than a year earlier

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

AprJulOct10514017521024520252026
AprJulOct10514017521024520252026
2024
Chart data
Month202420252026
Dec171152—
Nov177149—
Oct219173—
Sep176113144
Aug207118113
Jul220161133
Jun227153145
May238161114
Apr234137163
Mar244236155
Feb175186121
Jan186213117

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

Builders in the Reno metro area pulled 1,679 single-family permits in the twelve months through September 2026, 17.9% fewer than in the twelve months before. So far in 2026, permits are running 18.5% below 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 Reno 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.

Reno · Home pricesCOPIED

Reno home prices are 3.8% higher than a year ago

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

1990200020102020-40%-20%0%20%40%Reno
1990200020102020-40%-20%0%20%40%Reno
No changeRecession
Chart data
DateReno
Jun 20263.8%
Mar 20262.4%
Dec 20252.1%
Sep 20253.5%
Jun 20253.1%
Mar 20253.9%
Dec 20244.8%
Sep 20243.5%
Jun 20244.8%
Mar 20244.8%
Dec 20231.9%
Sep 2023-0.5%
Jun 2023-4.6%
Mar 2023-0.3%
Dec 20223.8%
Sep 202210.8%
Jun 202221.8%
Mar 202223.3%
Dec 202125.1%
Sep 202123.8%
Jun 202117.2%
Mar 202110.3%
Dec 20207%
Sep 20204.2%
Jun 20204.3%
Mar 20204.7%
Dec 20194%
Sep 20195%
Jun 20195.4%
Mar 20198%
Dec 201810.2%
Sep 201811.2%
Jun 201812.8%
Mar 201811.4%
Dec 201710.7%
Sep 20179.4%
Jun 20179.7%
Mar 20179.9%
Dec 201610.1%
Sep 201611.3%
Jun 201612.1%
Mar 201614%
Dec 201514.7%
Sep 201514.1%
Jun 201513.7%
Mar 201513.3%
Dec 201413%
Sep 201416%
Jun 201418%
Mar 201420.7%
Dec 201321.9%
Sep 201320.6%
Jun 201316.4%
Mar 20138.6%
Dec 20123.8%
Sep 20120.6%
Jun 2012-1.4%
Mar 2012-8.3%
Dec 2011-11.8%
Sep 2011-13.9%
Jun 2011-11.7%
Mar 2011-9.5%
Dec 2010-9.3%
Sep 2010-9.8%
Jun 2010-18.1%
Mar 2010-20.1%
Dec 2009-17.6%
Sep 2009-18.9%
Jun 2009-19.9%
Mar 2009-18.6%
Dec 2008-20.5%
Sep 2008-18.4%
Jun 2008-15.2%
Mar 2008-12.3%
Dec 2007-10.1%
Sep 2007-9.7%
Jun 2007-6.4%
Mar 2007-4.8%
Dec 2006-1.8%
Sep 20063.3%
Jun 20068.4%
Mar 200617.6%
Dec 200522.2%
Sep 200524.2%
Jun 200533.2%
Mar 200533%
Dec 200430.9%
Sep 200432%
Jun 200421.7%
Mar 200415.7%
Dec 200313.7%
Sep 20038.8%
Jun 20038%
Mar 20038.3%
Dec 20028.1%
Sep 20027.9%
Jun 20027.8%
Mar 20026.5%
Dec 20016.5%
Sep 20016.5%
Jun 20015%
Mar 20015.1%
Dec 20004.1%
Sep 20002.9%
Jun 20002.9%
Mar 20002%
Dec 19990.9%
Sep 19991.3%
Jun 19991.4%
Mar 19991.4%
Dec 19982.4%
Sep 19982.4%
Jun 19983.4%
Mar 19983%
Dec 19972.8%
Sep 19973.2%
Jun 19971.9%
Mar 19972%
Dec 19962.7%
Sep 19962.3%
Jun 19963.5%
Mar 19966.3%
Dec 19955.3%
Sep 19954.8%
Jun 19954.5%
Mar 19953.3%
Dec 19944%
Sep 19945%
Jun 19944.6%
Mar 19944%
Dec 19933.1%
Sep 19933.4%
Jun 19933.6%
Mar 19933.2%
Dec 19924.4%
Sep 19924.5%
Jun 19924.4%
Mar 19924.8%
Dec 19915.5%
Sep 19914.8%
Jun 19916%
Mar 19915.2%
Dec 19904.8%
Sep 19905.2%
Jun 19905.4%
Mar 19906.5%
Dec 19894.2%
Sep 19894%
Jun 19893.8%
Mar 19890.6%
Dec 19883.3%
Sep 19881.8%
Jun 1988-0.1%
Mar 19880.7%
Dec 19870.5%
Sep 19871.8%
Jun 19871.2%
Mar 19874.8%
Dec 19865.9%
Sep 19866.4%
Jun 19865.4%
Mar 19864.5%
Dec 1985-0.8%
Sep 19853.4%
Jun 19852.3%
Mar 1985-3.4%
Dec 1984-2.7%
Sep 1984-6.5%
Jun 1984-0.1%
Mar 19844.5%
Dec 19838.4%
Sep 19838.4%
Jun 1983-0.5%
Mar 1983-2%
Dec 19821.3%
Sep 1982-0.9%
Jun 19827.7%
Mar 19824.1%
Dec 198110.2%
Sep 19819.7%
Jun 19815.3%
Mar 198111.4%
Dec 19801.7%
Sep 19803.8%
Jun 1980-0.2%
Mar 19807.3%
Dec 197910.4%
Sep 197912.6%
Jun 197923%

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

FHFA's all-transactions index for the Reno metro area in the second quarter of 2026 was 3.8% above its level a year earlier. Since 1979, prices have risen an average of 4.8% a year. Nationally, prices were 3.0% higher than a year earlier.

Why it matters. Long-run context shows how the latest change in Reno 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

amber · 2.7pp

Redfin (metro)

+6.5%

FHFA HPI · Q2 2026

+3.8%

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
89403$538K↑61↓36↑20↓51↑$462K↑
89431$410K↑47↓28↑12↓37↓$404K↑
89436$633K↑178↑64↓88↓60↓$579K↑
89441$729K↓60↑20↑24↑62↓$709K↑
89451$1.27M↓127↓16↓28↓108↓$1.49M↑
89502$330K↑41↓24↑20↓49↓$443K↑
89503$515K↑46↓20↓20↓37↓$477K↑
89506$480K↑83↓40↓40↓55↓$461K↑
89509$750K↓109↓28↓40↓61↓$690K↑
89511$1.45M↓117↓24↓48↓58↓$1.13M↑
89521$750K↓149↑56↑92↑57↓$712K↑
89523$697K↑93↓32↓40↓58↑$639K↑

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.