The 1870 gold town in the mountains, about 60 miles from the city: apple pie on Main Street, cabins in Kentwood and Pine Hills, and acreage on wells.
Julian's median moves with the season and the few homes that sell. The three month median has ranged between about $540K and $660K over the past year and is near $598K now. On a smoothed basis, Julian's median has risen roughly 23% over the past five years.
The recent median sits around $598,250, with about 7.1 months of supply, homes selling near 99.9% of original list, and a median of roughly 39 days on market.
Over five years the median sale price in Julian is up about 23% and the price per square foot is up about 18%. 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 7.1 months and homes going near 99.9% of list, there is plenty to choose from. Get the insurance quote before you write an offer.
September homes sold in a median of about 39 days. Buyers up here take their time, so price it to sell.
Supply is running around 7.1 months. As long as listings stay scarce, prices hold firm; a rise in inventory would be the first sign of easing.
Second homes and rural property can be harder to finance, so rates and down payment rules both shape this market.
Get Pre-Approved →The ZIP covers about 500 square miles: the historic townsite, cabin areas like Kentwood in the Pines, Whispering Pines and Pine Hills, the apple country of Wynola, Cuyamaca, Harrison Park, and desert edge places like Shelter Valley. About a third of homes are second or vacation homes. Only a handful sell in a month, so expect the numbers here to swing.
No Mello Roos. Outside the townsite, homes run on wells or small water districts and septic. The whole area is rated Very High fire hazard, and insurance is the cost to price first.
Fred Coleman, a former slave, found gold in a creek near Wynola in 1869, and the Julian mining district formed in 1870, named for Mike Julian. When the mines faded, apples took over, and the first Apple Day was in 1909. Albert and Margaret Robinson built the Julian Hotel in 1897, and it is billed as the oldest continuously operating hotel in Southern California. Since 1976, Main Street building fronts have had to look like the town before 1913. The 2003 Cedar Fire destroyed more than 700 homes in the area around town. Julian became an International Dark Sky Community in 2021. 92036 is the ZIP.
What is the median home price in Julian?
The median sale price in Julian is $598,250 on a trailing three month basis, using closed sales through September 2026.
How long do homes take to sell in Julian?
Homes in Julian are selling in a median of about 39 days.
Is Julian a buyer's or a seller's market?
Julian has about 7.1 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 Julian?
The median in Julian is up about 23% over the past five years, measured as the average of the last twelve monthly medians against the first twelve.
Are homes in Julian selling for asking price?
Homes in Julian are closing at about 99.9% of original list price.
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