August 2026 Market Data •Redfin City-Limits Figures

Here’s where the Indio market stands as of August 2026, the most recent full month of closings, with year-over-year comparisons to August 2025. Figures are Redfin city-limits data.

At a Glance — Indio, August 2026

“Competition” reflects Redfin’s Compete Score — a 0–100 rating of how hard buyers compete for homes over the trailing three months, based on how many offers homes receive, how often they sell above asking, how quickly they go pending, and the sale-to-list ratio.

Prices and Pace

Indio closed August at a $549,636 median, down 2.7% from last August but up roughly 2.6% from its June reading — a modest improvement in a valley where most cities moved the other way. Volume was the soft spot: 227 homes closed, down 13.1% year over year.

Pace remains slow in absolute terms but Indio is now the valley’s quickest market. Median days on market rose six days to 91, yet the typical home goes pending in about 83 days — the shortest runway in the Coachella Valley. More significant, Redfin moved Indio from not very competitive to somewhat competitive, with a Compete Score of 33, the highest in the valley.

Where the Leverage Sits

Buyers still have the advantage, but less of it here than anywhere else in the desert. Indio posted the valley’s strongest sale-to-list ratio at 97.6% — the average sale closed about 2% under asking rather than the 4% to 7% common elsewhere — and 16.5% of homes sold above list, roughly double the share in Palm Springs or La Quinta. Price reductions eased to 30.6% from 32.1% in June. Affordability is doing what it usually does: drawing the buyers who still have to move.

What This Means for Buyers

Do not assume the same discount you would find in a country-club community twenty minutes west. With one home in six closing above asking and the valley’s tightest closing ratio, an aggressive lowball on a fresh, well-priced Indio listing is likely to be passed over. Be pre-approved and be ready to act on the properties that show well.

Your leverage is on the aged inventory — roughly three listings in ten still reduce before selling, and those are worth watching. Indio also spans a wide range, from established neighborhoods near downtown to newer master-planned communities and 55-and-over developments on the north end. HOA dues vary considerably; compare homes within the same community first.

What This Means for Sellers

You are in the best position in the valley. The strongest closing ratio, the highest above-list share and the shortest time to pending all point the same way, and Indio’s upgrade to a somewhat competitive rating confirms it. Price to the market and you should find a buyer faster here than anywhere else in the desert.

The 13.1% drop in closings is the caution — fewer transactions means fewer buyers per listing, so the opening number still matters. With reductions at 30.6%, roughly three sellers in ten are learning that the hard way. Price to recent comparable sales in your own neighborhood, prepare the home properly, and plan on about twelve weeks to pending.

Bottom Line

Indio has quietly become the Coachella Valley’s most competitive city, upgraded to somewhat competitive with the valley’s strongest closing ratio, highest above-list share and shortest time to pending. Prices are still down 2.7% year over year on lighter volume, but of all the desert markets, this is the one where sellers have the most support and buyers should move the fastest.

Data provided by Redfin (redfin.com). Figures are city-limits monthly data for August 2026; competitiveness and time-to-pending reflect Redfin’s trailing three-month Compete Score.