Around $600,000 at the middle of the market. Redfin puts Fairfield’s August 2026 median sale price at $599,603 across all home types, 3.2% lower than August 2025, and $607,144 for single-family houses alone (Redfin, Fairfield housing market page, checked September 24, 2026).
Houses are most of what trades here, so the second number is the one most buyers should hold onto. Below: the full August picture, what a condo runs, and how to turn a citywide median into a number for one address.
What were the August 2026 numbers for Fairfield?
Prices a bit softer than last summer, and more homes changing hands. Redfin’s all-types figures for August 2026 (checked September 24, 2026):
- Median sale price: $599,603, down 3.2% year over year.
- Sales: 253 closings, against 204 in August 2025.
- Median days on market: 36, compared with 48 a year before.
- Sale-to-list price: 99.3%, so the typical seller took a little less than the asking price.
- Sold above list: 40.1%, 8.3 points higher than a year earlier.
- Price drops: 32.7% of sellers cut their price before closing.
- Price per square foot: $322 at the median over the three months ending August 2026, down 0.62%.
Do Fairfield houses and condos cost very different amounts?
Yes, by roughly $270,000 at the median. August 2026, from the same Redfin page:
| Home type | Median sale price | Versus August 2025 | Closings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family houses | $607,144 | down 2.9% | 234 |
| Condos and co-ops | $335,148 | up 24.1% | 8 |
That condo jump comes from eight closings, which is too few to call a trend. Townhouses are missing on purpose. Redfin shows no townhouse median for Fairfield and labels that data too thin for market analysis, so we leave it out. The house figure, built on 234 closings, is the solid one.
What does a $600K median mean for the house I’m looking at?
Not much by itself. It’s the midpoint of everything that closed, so an older 1,200 square foot place and a big newer two-story both feed into it.
Work from price per square foot instead. At Redfin’s $322 median, a 1,600 square foot house pencils out near $515,000. Then adjust for the lot, the updates, the roof and the block. Recent closings of similar houses within a few streets beat any citywide figure.
Is it hard to get an offer accepted in Fairfield?
It can be, on the right house. Redfin rates Fairfield 70 out of 100 on its Compete Score, a level it calls very competitive. Over the last three months, it says the average home went pending in about 42 days at about 1% under list, while hot homes went pending in about 18 days at about 2% over list (Redfin, checked September 24, 2026).
Put those side by side with August: roughly 4 of every 10 sellers got more than asking, and about 1 in 3 had to drop the price first. Day-one price and condition usually decide which group a listing lands in.
Where have Fairfield prices gone since winter?
Up through June, then easing. Redfin’s monthly all-types median was $570,000 in February 2026, peaked at $620,750 in June, slipped to $615,000 in July and landed at $599,603 in August (Redfin, Fairfield housing market page, checked September 24, 2026).
A spring climb and a late-summer dip is a familiar pattern here. If you want the five-year record and what forecasters have said, that lives on our Fairfield forecast page, linked below.
How do I find out what my own Fairfield home is worth?
Start from the closings around you, not the city number. Size, condition, updates and the street all move it. Request a free home value check and we’ll pull the nearest comparable sales to your address and go through them with you.
Questions people also ask
What is the median home price in Fairfield, CA?
$599,603 for all home types in August 2026, per Redfin, based on 253 closings and 3.2% below August 2025. Single-family houses alone came in at $607,144 on 234 closings. Redfin’s three-month figure through August rounds to about $600K. Numbers like these change monthly, so check the date on any you see.
How much is a condo in Fairfield?
Redfin’s August 2026 median for Fairfield condos and co-ops was $335,148, from only 8 closings, so a single month can jump around. Redfin doesn’t publish a Fairfield townhouse median, calling that data too limited. For one complex, pull its own recent closings and ask what the HOA dues cover.
How fast do Fairfield homes sell?
In August 2026 the median Fairfield home spent 36 days on market, against 48 a year earlier, per Redfin. Redfin’s three-month Compete Score read puts the average home at about 42 days to pending and hot homes at about 18. List price and condition explain most of that gap.
Do Fairfield homes sell over asking?
About 4 in 10 did in August 2026. Redfin shows 40.1% sold above list, 8.3 points more than a year earlier. Yet the overall sale-to-list ratio was 99.3%, and 32.7% of sellers cut their price first. Where a home starts, and how it shows, makes the difference.
Your next step
Get a real number for a real address before you buy or list. Reach a Fairfield agent on our team or call (510) 949-5525.
Related Fairfield answers: Are home prices going to drop in Fairfield? · When should I sell in Fairfield? · Is Fairfield a good place to live? · Home value check
By Bill Davis, DRE #01880656, The Davis Team at eXp Realty, Fairfield, CA. Updated September 24, 2026.
Sources
- Redfin, Fairfield, CA housing market page (redfin.com/city/5980/CA/Fairfield/housing-market), checked September 24, 2026: August 2026 median sale price, closings, median days on market, sale-to-list, share sold above list, share with price drops, single-family and condo figures, and monthly medians for 2026; price per square foot and Compete Score for the three months ending August 2026.