Photo above: The intersection of First Street and A Street in downtown Dixon, California, 2022. Kiddo27, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
About $610,000 at the middle of the market. Redfin puts Dixon’s August 2026 median sale price at $609,597, a 3.8% gain over August 2025, and $345 a square foot, based on 80 closed sales (Redfin, Dixon housing market page, August 2026, checked September 24, 2026).
That median is one number for a whole town, from older houses near downtown to new construction in Homestead. For a real price, look at what the three or four homes most like yours closed for this summer.
Is Dixon a buyer’s or a seller’s market in 2026?
Neither side has the upper hand. Here is August 2026 on Redfin’s Dixon page (same source):
- Median sale price: $609,597, up 3.8% in 12 months
- Closed sales: 80
- Median time to sell: 34 days
- Sale price as a share of list: 99.6%
- Share that sold over asking: 29.5%
- Share that cut the price first: 34.8%
- Price per square foot: $345
Put the last three together. Roughly 3 of every 10 homes drew more than asking. Slightly more than a third had to come down. The typical closing landed a hair below list. In Dixon right now, the opening price sorts sellers into those two groups.
Why does Dixon show the same median as Vacaville?
Coincidence of the math. Both cities posted a $609,597 August median on Redfin. It is not a typo. They got there from opposite directions: Dixon rose 3.8% over the year, Vacaville fell 3.2% (Redfin, Dixon and Vacaville housing market pages, August 2026, checked September 24, 2026).
Eighty sales is a small sample. If a few more large, newer homes close in a given month, the Dixon median jumps. If a few smaller, older ones close, it dips. So one month tells you the mood, not the value of a particular house.
Is Dixon doing better than the rest of Solano County?
On the headline numbers, yes, but they don’t measure the same thing. C.A.R., the statewide real estate trade association, reported a $575,000 Solano County median for existing single-family homes in August 2026. That was 7.3% below the $620,000 of August 2025. Countywide sales rose 12.5%, and the typical home took 40 days (C.A.R., August 2026 home sales and price report, released September 16, 2026).
Redfin’s Dixon figure includes condos and townhomes. C.A.R.’s county figure is detached houses only. Use the pair to see which way each is heading, and skip the dollar comparison.
What will I pay on top of the price in Dixon?
Two local costs catch buyers off guard.
- Special taxes. Dixon’s Finance Department lists five Mello-Roos districts, Valley Glen, Valley Glen 2, Parklane, Homestead and a citywide services district for new development. The citywide one began at $770 a year for a single-family home and climbs 4% each year (City of Dixon Finance, Community Facility Districts page, checked September 25, 2026). Read the special tax lines on the current tax bill before you offer.
- Documentary transfer tax. Dixon is a General Law city. Its $0.55 per $1,000 city rate is credited within Solano County’s $1.10 per $1,000 total, so the combined charge stays $1.10 (California City Finance, “California City Documentary and Property Transfer Tax Rates,” effective December 1, 2025). A $609,597 sale works out to roughly $671. Your purchase contract decides which side pays.
Tax questions belong with a tax professional. Contract questions belong with your escrow officer or a real estate attorney.
Which Dixon numbers tell me the market is shifting?
The median moves last. Check these three on Redfin’s Dixon page each month:
- Share of homes cutting price. It was 34.8% in August 2026. If it keeps rising, buyers gain room.
- Median days to sell. It was 34. Longer means sellers are waiting on buyers.
- Share selling over asking. It was 29.5%. A falling share means fewer bidding situations.
Rates count as much as any of these. C.A.R.’s August 2026 report put the average 30-year fixed rate at 6.67%. Get a lender quote on your own down payment and credit before you set a price range.
Where prices head from here is a separate question, and we don’t answer it with guesses. Our Dixon forecast page lays out what named forecasters have said.
Questions people also ask
What is the median home price in Dixon, CA?
$609,597 for August 2026, per Redfin’s Dixon housing market page, checked September 24, 2026. That is 3.8% above August 2025. Redfin counted 80 sales and $345 per square foot. It is a median, the middle sale, not an average, so a few high or low sales don’t pull it much.
Did Dixon home prices go up in 2026?
Year over year, yes. Redfin shows Dixon’s August 2026 median at $609,597, a 3.8% rise from a year before. Solano County as a whole went the other way, with C.A.R. reporting a $575,000 single-family median, 7.3% lower. With about 80 sales a month, Dixon’s number can swing, so check sales near the home you want.
How long are Dixon homes on the market?
34 days at the median in August 2026, per Redfin. The typical sale closed at 99.6% of list, 29.5% went over asking, and 34.8% took a price cut before selling. Homes that start at the right price tend to be the ones that go quickly.
What is the transfer tax when you buy or sell in Dixon?
$1.10 per $1,000 of value in total. Dixon’s $0.55 city rate is credited inside Solano County’s $1.10, per California City Finance’s table effective December 1, 2025, so it is not charged twice. On $609,597 that is about $671. Who pays is set in the purchase contract; your escrow officer can confirm.
Your next step
Curious what a specific Dixon house is worth, yours or one you want? We’ll pull the closest recent sales and walk you through them. Talk to a Dixon agent on our team or call (510) 949-5525.
More on Dixon: Is Dixon a good place to live? · Will Dixon home prices go up? · Search Dixon homes · What’s my home worth?
By Bill Davis, DRE #01880656, The Davis Team at eXp Realty, Dixon, CA. Updated September 25, 2026.
Sources
- Redfin, Dixon housing market page, figures for August 2026 (median sale price and 12-month change, sales count, days on market, sale-to-list, over asking, price cuts, price per square foot), redfin.com/city/5007/CA/Dixon/housing-market, checked September 24, 2026
- Redfin, Vacaville housing market page, August 2026 median, redfin.com/city/20361/CA/Vacaville/housing-market, checked September 24, 2026
- C.A.R., August 2026 sales and price report, released September 16, 2026, car.org, checked September 25, 2026
- City of Dixon Finance Department, Community Facility Districts page, cityofdixonca.gov, checked September 25, 2026
- California City Finance, documentary and property transfer tax rate table effective December 1, 2025 (Dixon row), californiacityfinance.com, checked September 25, 2026