A desert town inside Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: dark skies, golf at De Anza and Rams Hill, midcentury homes and a lot of seasonal owners.
Borrego's median moves a lot because few homes sell, especially in summer. The three month median has run between about $310K and $365K over the past year. On a smoothed basis, Borrego Springs's median has risen roughly 24% over the past five years.
The recent median sits around $363,750, with about 8.3 months of supply, homes selling near 98.3% of original list, and a median of roughly 87 days on market.
Over five years the median sale price in Borrego Springs is up about 24% and the price per square foot is up about 30%. The two agree, which is what you want to see. It means the gain reflects prices rising rather than a shift in the kind of home selling, so the headline number is a fair read on what an owner gained.
Price per square foot is the sale price divided by the home's interior square footage.
Both figures use the same smoothed five year comparison: the average of the last twelve monthly medians against the average of the first twelve. A gap of eight points or more is treated as a mix shift. That threshold was set by testing, not picked: an earlier version flagged nine of nineteen areas, which is noise. It now flags eight of forty.
With supply around 8.3 months and homes going near 98.3% of list, buyers have plenty to look at and time to decide. Ask about the water before anything else.
September homes sold in a median of about 87 days. Most sales here come in the cooler months, so time the listing for them.
Supply is running around 8.3 months. As long as listings stay scarce, prices hold firm; a rise in inventory would be the first sign of easing.
With so many seasonal and second homes here, rates and second home lending terms both shape this market.
Get Pre-Approved →Neighborhoods include De Anza Country Club, Rams Hill (Montesoro), Club Circle, Sun Gold, Ocotillo Heights, Deep Well and Verbena, many dating from the 1950s. About a quarter of homes are mobile homes and about a third are seasonal. Sales are thin and seasonal, so the summer numbers here swing the most.
The county lists special tax districts here for fire and for the Borrego Water District, so check the specific parcel. Golf communities like De Anza and Rams Hill may carry HOA dues. Water is the long term cost to watch, because the whole valley runs on one overdrafted aquifer.
Homesteaders came in the 1910s, and the Borrego Land and Development Company subdivided 1,800 acres in 1946. De Anza Desert Country Club opened its first nine holes in 1957, and Bing Crosby bought land next to it. In 2009 Borrego became California's first International Dark Sky Community. The aquifer is the only water source, and in 2021 a court approved a settlement that cuts pumping toward 5,700 acre feet a year, down from roughly 19,000. The cuts fall hardest on farms, and small domestic wells are largely exempt. Ricardo Breceda's metal sculptures, about 130 of them, stand in the desert around town. 92004 is the ZIP.
What is the median home price in Borrego Springs?
The median sale price in Borrego Springs is $363,750 on a trailing three month basis, using closed sales through September 2026.
How long do homes take to sell in Borrego Springs?
Homes in Borrego Springs are selling in a median of about 87 days.
Is Borrego Springs a buyer's or a seller's market?
Borrego Springs has about 8.3 months of supply, which reads as a buyer market. Under three months favors sellers, three to six is balanced, and above six favors buyers.
How much have home prices risen in Borrego Springs?
The median in Borrego Springs is up about 24% over the past five years, measured as the average of the last twelve monthly medians against the first twelve.
Are homes in Borrego Springs selling for asking price?
Homes in Borrego Springs are closing at about 98.3% of original list price.
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