August 2026 Market Data •Redfin City-Limits Figures

Here’s where the Huntington Beach 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 — Huntington Beach, 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

Huntington Beach closed August at a $1,374,091 median, up 4.3% from last August and essentially identical to its June figure — one of the steadiest medians on the coast. Volume was flat as well, with 418 homes closing, the highest count of any city we track in the region.

Pace held firm. Median days on market fell five days year over year to 41, and the typical Huntington Beach home goes pending in about 42 days. The city carries a somewhat competitive rating with a Compete Score of 66, which understates how tight the pricing actually is.

Where the Leverage Sits

There is very little, and the numbers are unambiguous about it. Huntington Beach posted the strongest sale-to-list ratio in coastal Orange County at 99.5% — the average sale closed within half a percent of asking — and 34.5% of homes sold above list, also the highest share on the coast. Price reductions were flat at 28.4%. More than one buyer in three is paying over ask here. On a well-presented listing, expect competition rather than negotiation.

What This Means for Buyers

Preparation beats persistence in this market. With more than a third of homes closing above asking and a six-week clock, the offers that win in Huntington Beach are fully underwritten, clean on contingencies and delivered quickly. Plan to tour the first weekend a property lists.

Your realistic openings are the aged listings. Roughly 28% of homes reduce before selling, and those are the properties where a below-asking conversation makes sense. It is also worth being specific about location: Downtown, Huntington Harbour, Seacliff and the inland tracts price very differently, and the 418-sale citywide median blends all of them into a number that fits none of them precisely.

What This Means for Sellers

This is as strong a position as any coastal seller has. A 99.5% sale-to-list ratio and a 34.5% above-list share mean the market is not just accepting your price, it is frequently exceeding it — and it is doing that on the highest sales volume in the region.

Price at the market and let demand compete. The 28.4% reduction rate is the reminder that this generosity is conditional: buyers here are paying over ask for homes that are priced right and show well, not for homes that opened high and hoped. Get the presentation done before launch and be ready for a busy first weekend.

Bottom Line

Huntington Beach is the coast’s most reliable market — up 4.3% year over year on a median that has barely moved since June, with the strongest sale-to-list ratio and the highest above-list share in coastal Orange County. Sellers who price accurately are being rewarded; buyers should come prepared to compete.

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.