Central San Diego's value sweet spot: single-story homes, a great location, and demand that keeps supply razor-thin.
Clairemont has been one of the city's steadiest climbers, prized for its location and single-story stock. On a smoothed basis, Clairemont's median has risen roughly 32% over the past five years, and it's pushed back toward record territory in 2026.
The recent median sits around $1.13M, with about 1.8 months of supply, homes selling near 98.8% of original list, and a median of roughly 14 days on market.
Over five years the median sale price in Clairemont is up about 32% and the price per square foot is up about 28%. The two are close, with the median a few points ahead, so most of the gain is prices rising and a little of it is a shift toward bigger or higher end homes selling.
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.
Central location and value keep it hot. Under two months of supply means be ready to compete. With supply around 1.8 months and homes going near 98.8% of list, come in fully pre-approved and ready to move.
Razor-thin supply and full-price sales put sellers firmly in control. Priced right, Clairemont homes are selling close to ask in about 14 days.
Supply is running around 1.8 months. As long as listings stay scarce, prices hold firm; a rise in inventory would be the first sign of easing.
Rates sit higher than a year ago, and that matters more here than in the luxury pockets, because Clairemont buyers are usually financing. A meaningful drop would bring this market's buyers back faster than most.
Get Pre-Approved →This page covers Clairemont Mesa. The neighbouring pockets trade on their own terms and have their own reports: Bay Park and Bay Ho toward Mission Bay, which carries a view premium and prices above the mesa, and Linda Vista to the south, which prices below it.
Most of the stock is original or lightly updated, so two houses on the same street can be a full renovation apart. Read the comps by condition, not just by square footage.
Clairemont was one of San Diego's first large postwar tract developments, and most of 92117 was built out between roughly 1950 and the mid 1960s. That shows up in the housing stock: single story three bedroom homes, flat mesa lots, attached garages, and canyons cutting between the sub areas rather than through them. Bay Park slopes toward Mission Bay and carries the water views, which is why it prices above the mesa. Because so much of the stock is close to original, condition drives price here more than it does in newer parts of the county. A fully remodeled house and an untouched 1958 house can sit two doors apart and trade at very different numbers, which is exactly why a countywide median tells you almost nothing about your block.
What is the median home price in Clairemont?
The median sale price in Clairemont is $1.13M on a trailing three month basis, using closed sales through September 2026.
How long do homes take to sell in Clairemont?
Homes in Clairemont are selling in a median of about 14 days.
Is Clairemont a buyer's or a seller's market?
Clairemont has about 1.8 months of supply, which reads as a seller market. Under three months favors sellers, three to six is balanced, and above six favors buyers.
How much have home prices risen in Clairemont?
The median in Clairemont is up about 32% over the past five years, measured as the average of the last twelve monthly medians against the first twelve.
Are homes in Clairemont selling for asking price?
Homes in Clairemont are closing at about 98.8% of original list price.
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Inherited a home in Clairemont? Here is what to know before you sell, from probate and trust timelines to the tax questions families ask first.
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