Mountain-town living in East County — oak-dotted acreage, cooler air, and rural privacy a half-hour up the 8 from the city.
Alpine is a rural East County market prized for land, privacy, and a small-town feel.
The trailing-3-month median sits around $1.15M, with about 3.2 months of supply, homes selling near 99.6% of original price, and a median of roughly 12 days on market.
Room to breathe — acreage, views, and cooler weather for far less per foot than the city. Well-priced homes still move fast.
Buyers wanting space and privacy keep Alpine active; homes are selling essentially at asking in under two weeks.
Supply is running around 3.2 months. As long as listings stay scarce, prices hold firm; a meaningful rise in inventory would be the first sign of easing.
Rates sit higher than they were a couple of years ago — the main headwind on demand. A meaningful drop would likely bring buyers off the sidelines quickly.
Supply has tightened hard this year and days on market are low — a firm seller's market despite the rural setting.
This is a focused market, so a single month's median can spike or dip. Weigh the multi-year trajectory — the bold trend line above — over any one data point.