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Carlsbad / La Costa single family homes through September 2026

Prop2Profit Team2 min read

Carlsbad / La Costa (92009) single family homes: median and average sold price by year

2019–2026 (2026 through Sep)

  • Average
  • Median
$1M$1.25M$1.5M$1.75M$2M$2.25M201920202021202220232024202520262019: $1.13M (n = 461) · rolling $1.08M2020: $1.24M (n = 511) · rolling $1.19M2021: $1.57M (n = 532) · rolling $1.5M2022: $1.93M (n = 276) · rolling $1.85M2023: $1.81M (n = 251) · rolling $1.7M2024: $2.02M (n = 313) · rolling $1.9M2025: $2.07M (n = 272) · rolling $1.95M2026: $2.05M (n = 250) · rolling $1.86M$1.86M

Source: 2,866 closed sales in CRMLS, Jan 2019–Sep 2026, compiled by Prop2Profit. Months with fewer than 5 sales are left blank.

Where prices have been since 2019

Closed sales in 92009 through September 2026 show a market that climbed fast and then found a ceiling. The median price for a single family home in La Costa was $1.09M in 2019. It reached $1.50M in 2021 and $1.85M in 2022, slipped to $1.70M in 2023, then pushed back up to $1.90M in 2024 and $1.95M in 2025. So far in 2026 the median sits at $1.86M.

That is a 72% gain since 2019. The average tells a similar story, rising from $1.13M in 2019 to $2.05M this year. The average sits above the median because a handful of high priced sales pull it up, so the median is the better guide to what a typical home costs.

The chart below shows the month by month rhythm behind those yearly numbers.

Carlsbad / La Costa (92009) single family homes: median and average sold price by month

Every month since January 2019

  • Average
  • Median
$500k$1M$1.5M$2M$2.5M20192020202120222023202420252026Jan 2019: $1.09M (n = 24) · rolling $1.05MFeb 2019: $1.06M (n = 29) · rolling $929kMar 2019: $1.05M (n = 34) · rolling $1.04MApr 2019: $1.21M (n = 39) · rolling $1.13MMay 2019: $1.17M (n = 45) · rolling $1.07MJun 2019: $1.12M (n = 60) · rolling $1.15MJul 2019: $1.11M (n = 51) · rolling $1.08MAug 2019: $1.11M (n = 37) · rolling $1.11MSep 2019: $1.11M (n = 31) · rolling $1.07MOct 2019: $1.15M (n = 40) · rolling $1.14MNov 2019: $1.23M (n = 28) · rolling $1.22MDec 2019: $1.16M (n = 43) · rolling $1.11MJan 2020: $1.22M (n = 24) · rolling $1.21MFeb 2020: $1.13M (n = 27) · rolling $1.14MMar 2020: $1.2M (n = 37) · rolling $1.2MApr 2020: $1.15M (n = 31) · rolling $1.18MMay 2020: $1.3M (n = 23) · rolling $1.26MJun 2020: $1.22M (n = 53) · rolling $1.15MJul 2020: $1.2M (n = 57) · rolling $1.14MAug 2020: $1.18M (n = 69) · rolling $1.17MSep 2020: $1.3M (n = 62) · rolling $1.24MOct 2020: $1.29M (n = 37) · rolling $1.26MNov 2020: $1.3M (n = 46) · rolling $1.25MDec 2020: $1.32M (n = 45) · rolling $1.2MJan 2021: $1.36M (n = 32) · rolling $1.25MFeb 2021: $1.4M (n = 31) · rolling $1.4MMar 2021: $1.4M (n = 43) · rolling $1.32MApr 2021: $1.52M (n = 73) · rolling $1.48MMay 2021: $1.6M (n = 55) · rolling $1.5MJun 2021: $1.59M (n = 59) · rolling $1.5MJul 2021: $1.57M (n = 45) · rolling $1.5MAug 2021: $1.75M (n = 38) · rolling $1.67MSep 2021: $1.59M (n = 48) · rolling $1.54MOct 2021: $1.6M (n = 44) · rolling $1.56MNov 2021: $1.88M (n = 32) · rolling $1.75MDec 2021: $1.68M (n = 32) · rolling $1.51MJan 2022: $1.69M (n = 17) · rolling $1.65MFeb 2022: $1.86M (n = 14) · rolling $1.74MMar 2022: $2.17M (n = 33) · rolling $2.1MApr 2022: $2.15M (n = 32) · rolling $2.06MMay 2022: $2.09M (n = 28) · rolling $2.04MJun 2022: $2.17M (n = 33) · rolling $2.1MJul 2022: $2.01M (n = 22) · rolling $2.03MAug 2022: $1.75M (n = 26) · rolling $1.72MSep 2022: $1.57M (n = 23) · rolling $1.35MOct 2022: $1.87M (n = 17) · rolling $1.81MNov 2022: $1.61M (n = 24) · rolling $1.52MDec 2022: $1.72M (n = 7) · rolling $1.85MJan 2023: $1.57M (n = 17) · rolling $1.55MFeb 2023: $1.7M (n = 14) · rolling $1.52MMar 2023: $1.95M (n = 28) · rolling $1.73MApr 2023: $1.84M (n = 27) · rolling $1.78MMay 2023: $2.04M (n = 21) · rolling $2MJun 2023: $1.92M (n = 26) · rolling $1.74MJul 2023: $1.83M (n = 35) · rolling $1.71MAug 2023: $1.86M (n = 22) · rolling $1.87MSep 2023: $1.57M (n = 18) · rolling $1.57MOct 2023: $1.55M (n = 14) · rolling $1.51MNov 2023: $1.92M (n = 17) · rolling $1.89MDec 2023: $1.59M (n = 12) · rolling $1.65MJan 2024: $1.89M (n = 17) · rolling $1.85MFeb 2024: $2.01M (n = 20) · rolling $1.84MMar 2024: $2.02M (n = 26) · rolling $1.84MApr 2024: $2.13M (n = 32) · rolling $1.99MMay 2024: $2.08M (n = 41) · rolling $1.93MJun 2024: $2M (n = 17) · rolling $1.71MJul 2024: $2.04M (n = 30) · rolling $1.97MAug 2024: $2.04M (n = 27) · rolling $2MSep 2024: $2.13M (n = 24) · rolling $1.92MOct 2024: $1.93M (n = 30) · rolling $1.75MNov 2024: $2.01M (n = 19) · rolling $2.17MDec 2024: $1.93M (n = 30) · rolling $1.77MJan 2025: $2M (n = 13) · rolling $1.95MFeb 2025: $1.93M (n = 19) · rolling $1.86MMar 2025: $2.05M (n = 21) · rolling $1.97MApr 2025: $2.18M (n = 29) · rolling $2.2MMay 2025: $2.16M (n = 36) · rolling $2MJun 2025: $2.22M (n = 33) · rolling $2MJul 2025: $1.94M (n = 20) · rolling $1.94MAug 2025: $1.96M (n = 17) · rolling $1.88MSep 2025: $2.15M (n = 23) · rolling $2.08MOct 2025: $1.98M (n = 21) · rolling $1.78MNov 2025: $2.09M (n = 14) · rolling $2MDec 2025: $1.93M (n = 26) · rolling $1.82MJan 2026: $2.25M (n = 20) · rolling $1.78MFeb 2026: $1.77M (n = 16) · rolling $1.56MMar 2026: $2.22M (n = 28) · rolling $1.9MApr 2026: $1.74M (n = 26) · rolling $1.73MMay 2026: $2.06M (n = 38) · rolling $1.86MJun 2026: $2M (n = 44) · rolling $1.84MJul 2026: $2.34M (n = 31) · rolling $2.12MAug 2026: $2M (n = 24) · rolling $1.91MSep 2026: $1.93M (n = 23) · rolling $1.87M$1.87M

Source: 2,866 closed sales in CRMLS, Jan 2019–Sep 2026, compiled by Prop2Profit. Months with fewer than 5 sales are left blank.

This year compared with the same period last year

This is where La Costa breaks from the long climb. From January through September 2026 the median sold price is $1.86M and the average is $2.05M, across 250 sales. Over the same months in 2025 the median was $2.00M, the average was $2.09M, and there were 211 sales. More homes are selling this year, and the typical one is selling for less.

Single months can swing on just a few sales. The highest monthly median since 2019 came in April 2025 at $2.20M, while February 2026 came in at $1.56M on 16 sales. One soft month does not make a trend, but the year to date numbers point the same way.

What this means for an investor

Here La Costa looks better than many coastal zips. The median closed lease for a single family home went from $4,275 a month in 2019 to $6,600 in 2026, a 54% increase, against a 72% rise in price. A year of rent covered 4.7% of the median price in 2019 and still covers 4.2% today. That share, the gross rent yield, has held up far better than in nearby zips where prices nearly doubled.

For buy and hold investors, rents have kept most of their pace with prices, and a softer 2026 could give buyers a little more room to negotiate. Use the median price as your typical home when you model a deal, then test a higher priced scenario closer to the average. Check your rent and expense assumptions with the cashflow calculator, browse current listings, and find more local context in the La Costa guide.

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