Ventura, CA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Ventura: a median closing price of $855,000 across 484 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around Ventura, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Ventura sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of August 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 484
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $855,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $539
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $599,900 and $1,100,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 484 closed sales in Ventura over the last six months, with a median closing price of $855,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $599,900 and $1,100,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 478 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $441 and $688 per square foot.
Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Ventura, CA (August 2026)
The median home price in Ventura is $855,000, measured across the 484 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $599,900 and $1,100,000.
Where Ventura sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Ventura over the last six months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $599,900 and $1,100,000. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 35 days, across 291 Ventura closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 13 days, across 279 Ventura closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Ventura angle
Ventura needs a comp set rather than a rule of thumb. Across 484 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median closed sale price was $855,000 and the middle half of sales fell between $599,900 and $1,100,000. The width of that band is close to typical for the markets we track, and it runs to similar length on both sides of the median, so an error is about as likely to land high as low. Recorded volume is close to typical, which gives you room to be picky. Confirm property type and condition on every comp, then judge the price it closed at.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 12,516+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Ventura address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Ventura, CA
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 484
Median sold price: $855,000
Median sold $/sqft: $539 (478 qualifying)
https://resideline.com/blog/ventura-ca-housing-market
The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Ventura over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Ventura?
The median sold price in Ventura over the last 6 months is $855,000, measured across 484 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Ventura last month?
Resideline tracked 80 closed sales in Ventura in July 2026, out of 484 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Ventura?
The middle half of Ventura sales over the last six months closed between $599,900 and $1,100,000, with a median of $855,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Ventura?
Among qualifying Ventura closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $539, measured across 478 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
What do homes actually sell for in Ventura, CA?
Resideline tracked 484 closings in Ventura over the last six months, with a median closed sale price of $855,000 and the middle half of sales between $599,900 and $1,100,000. The band is close to typical in width for the markets we track and roughly even on either side of the median.
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