Figures reflect 51 closed residential sales in Rancho Del Oro from June 1 through August 31, 2026. Data obtained 2026-09-18.Based on information from California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. as of September 18, 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 of 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.
Rancho Del Oro sits in east Oceanside across the 92056 and 92057 ZIP codes. Nearly nine in ten closings over the past year were single family homes, built mostly between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, which makes it one of the more like for like markets in North County to read.
- 51 closed sales from June through August, 12 of them in August
- Median 8 days on market, against 10 a year earlier
- 60.8% closed at or above the final asking price
The two measures point different ways, but what sold barely changed.
How this is measured, before the numbers
These figures cover the three complete months from June 1 through August 31, 2026 rather than August on its own, and they are compared with the identical three months a year earlier. A single month in a market this size swings on a handful of closings, which makes it a poor guide to where prices actually are. The median is taken from the whole pool of 51 sales in the window, not averaged from three monthly medians. Of those 51 sales, 12 closed in August 2026.
June 1 through August 31, 2026 in numbers
All figures from the September 18, 2026 pull. Sales and inventory come from the same pull.
| Measure | June to August 2026 | June to August 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 51 | 41 |
| Median price | $975,000 | $950,000 |
| Median price per square foot | $516 | $524 |
| Median days on market | 8 | 10 |
| Sale to list price | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Percent of original asking price | 100.0% | 99.7% |
| Closed at or above asking | 60.8% | 68.3% |
| Took a price reduction | 25.5% | 26.8% |
The median across the window was $975,000, up 2.6 percent against the same three months a year earlier. Price per square foot was $516, down 1.5 percent. The two measures point different ways, but what sold barely changed: attached homes were 8 percent of closings against 10 percent a year earlier, on a median 1,937 square feet against 1,944. With a pool this size a gap that small is more likely noise than a real divergence, and neither figure should be read as a move on its own.
Homes took a median 8 days on market across the window, against 10 days in the same three months a year earlier. Sellers collected a median 100.0 percent of their final asking price and 100.0 percent of their original.
Over the full twelve months through August 2026, the median across 145 sales was $935,000, down 1.0 percent against the twelve months before it. The ninety day window shows where the market has been lately; the twelve month figure shows the longer trend.
Inventory as of September 18, 2026
There were 16 homes for sale and 8 in escrow. Against a closing pace of 12.1 sales a month over the previous twelve months, that is 1.3 months of supply. At that level a well priced home does not stay on the market long. Inventory is a point in time rather than a window, so this snapshot is dated and belongs to this post only.
What the numbers say
Closings at or above asking came to 60.8 percent across the window, against 1.3 months of supply. Correctly priced homes are not sitting, and the reductions are concentrated in listings that opened above what the comparable sales supported.
The national rate backdrop
Nationally, the Freddie Mac thirty year fixed average barely moved through August, reading 6.69 percent on the sixth, 6.67 on the thirteenth, 6.65 on the twentieth and 6.66 on the twenty seventh. That is a four basis point range across the whole month. It is national context and not a reading of this market, and nothing above should be attributed to it.
Rate figures: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Sales figures: CRMLS.
Looking closer
Neighborhood pages for this market: Rancho Del Oro, Oceanside communities, Fire Mountain.
The wider market, last month: What Sold in Oceanside, July 2026.
Same month, other markets: Ocean Hills Country Club.
How these figures are put together
Every figure above is calculated from closed residential sales reported to the multiple listing service in Rancho Del Oro, from the pull dated September 18, 2026. The window is the three complete calendar months from June 1 through August 31, 2026, compared with June 1 through August 31, 2025. Medians are pooled from the individual sales in the window rather than averaged from monthly figures, because an average of medians is not a median and one unusual sale moves an average. Where the same home closed twice on two listings, it is counted once. Sale to list price is against the final asking price; percent of original asking price is shown separately. Active listings, pending sales and months of supply are a snapshot from the same pull and are dated above.
These are recently closed sales in the area and are not represented as transactions of The Lund Team. This is not an appraisal, a valuation, or financial advice.
Tyson Lund · Broker · DRE #01385039
The Lund Team, Inc. · DRE #01394870
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