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Ramona

San Diego's backcountry town: ranches, rural acreage, and small-town living up the hill in the Ramona Valley wine country.

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This report covers the Ramona market, the town, Ramona Valley, and the surrounding rural acreage. Figures lead with the trailing-3-month median to keep the read steady.
All Homes
$826,000
Median · trailing 3 mo  ▲ 20% / 5-yr
4.9Months supply ▲
15Days on market ▼
99.1%Of original price ▼
$380Price / sq ft
Recent

Up about 20% over five years

Ramona is a steady rural market where buyers get land and space the coast can't touch.

Present · October 2026 Edition

Where it stands today

The trailing-3-month median sits around $826,000, with about 4.9 months of supply, homes selling near 99.1% of original price, and a median of roughly 15 days on market.

Price Per Square Foot · 5-Year Trend

What is behind the Ramona number

$380Price / sq ft today
+15%Price / sq ft, 5 yr
Median sale priceMedian price per sq ftBoth set to 100 at the start of 2021, so they can be compared on one scale.

Over five years the median sale price in Ramona is up about 20% and the price per square foot is up about 15%. 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.

What It Means For You

For buyers

The most house and land for the money in the county. If you want acreage, a shop, or room for animals, this is the value play, and homes still move quickly.

For sellers

Demand for space and land keeps Ramona active; homes are selling near ask in a couple weeks. Usable land and acreage command the premium.

Outlook & What to Watch

Inventory

Supply is running around 4.9 months. As long as listings stay scarce, prices hold firm; a meaningful rise in inventory would be the first sign of easing.

Mortgage rates

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.

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Ramona in focus

Supply near five months is the loosest of our inland markets and reads as balanced, up about a third from a year ago; homes priced right still sold in a median of about two weeks in September.

Read the trend, not the month

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.

Thinking about buying or selling in Ramona? For an honest read on your specific street and price point, reach out at 619-889-0708.
Common questions

Ramona market questions

What is the median home price in Ramona?
The median sale price in Ramona is $826,000 on a trailing three month basis, using closed sales through September 2026.

How long do homes take to sell in Ramona?
Homes in Ramona are selling in a median of about 15 days.

Is Ramona a buyer's or a seller's market?
Ramona has about 4.9 months of supply, which reads as a balanced market. Under three months favors sellers, three to six is balanced, and above six favors buyers.

How much have home prices risen in Ramona?
The median in Ramona is up about 20% over the past five years, measured as the average of the last twelve monthly medians against the first twelve.

Are homes in Ramona selling for asking price?
Homes in Ramona are closing at about 99.1% of original list price.

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