Photo: San Luis Obispo County Visitors & Conventions Bureau · Public domain108 homes sold in Cambria in the last year, at a typical $968K
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Cambria homes are listed.
Every place Cambria homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Cambria.
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Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
Houses are 99% of Cambria’s sales, at a typical $972K
108 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 107 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $668CA $494
- Days to sell
- 63
- Sold over asking
- 11%
- Listings with a price cut
- 24%
Condos: 1 sold, typical $450K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at 1.7 times the 2016 price
108 sales in the last year, against 203 in 2021 and a low of 92 in 2023. The typical sale went from $572K in 2016 to $968K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $950K buys in Cambria
Check a listing against what Cambria homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Cambria are back to pre-pandemic levels, but a quarter fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Cambria’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 108 sales.
If you’re buying in Cambria
- Shop in March. It brings about 16 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (15% over asking).
- You can negotiate. 24% of listings have cut their price, against 21% before the pandemic.
- Offer under asking. Buyers paid 96.4% of the list price on average; 11% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 33% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 63 days.
Spring brings both the most homes and the most bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 19 a month), and the most competition: 24% close over asking. March offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (15%). November has the least competition (15%) but only about 11 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and calmer than California
| Cambria now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | CA now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 11% | 9% | 42% | 36% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 33% | 26% | 55% | 31% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 24% | 21% | 13% | 24% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 96.4% | 96.9% | 101.2% | 99.7% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 63 | 65 | 39 | 44 |
42 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 1.8 times the 2022 low (24), 25% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2015’s 73.
1 in 4 listings has cut its price
24% in the last year, against 21% in 2017–19 and 24% across California.
Cambria ranks 533rd of 555 busy California markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Cambria is one of the state’s calmer markets.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Owning the typical Cambria home costs about $5,609 a month
Price: Cambria’s typical sale, last 12 months. Property tax at Cambria’s 0.7% (median bill ÷ median value, Census ACS); insurance at 0.35% of price a year. Before PMI, HOA dues, upkeep and the tax deduction. Whether Cambria is affordable on local pay is on Cost of living.
Six things worth knowing
New listings in May
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 7.
Best time to buyProperty tax, a year
Of a home’s value: the median bill over the median home value. On a $968K home, about $6,710 a year.
Taxes vs. neighborsSchools
The schools grade for Cambria, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in CambriaCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Oak Shores, Lake Nacimiento, Templeton and Los Osos sell for less a square foot; Cayucos for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of Cambria, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morro Bay | 121 | $954K | $686 | 16% | 75 |
| Los Osos | 119 | $896K | $604 | 29% | 33 |
| Cambria | 108 | $968K | $666 | 11% | 63 |
| Templeton | 68 | $917K | $508 | 24% | 37 |
| Lake Nacimiento | 53 | $604K | $377 | 8% | 78 |
| Cayucos | 39 | $1.4M | $856 | 8% | 107 |
| Oak Shores | 28 | $647K | $358 | 11% | 104 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Cambria
What do homes sell for in Cambria, CA?
108 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $968K, $666 a square foot.
Is Cambria a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A balanced market: 51 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 12 sold, about 4.3 months of supply. Buyers paid 96.4% of asking on average, and 24% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Cambria?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
How much are property taxes in Cambria?
About 0.7% of a home’s value a year. On a $968K home that’s near $6,710.
Where can I see homes for sale in Cambria?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Cambria’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Cambria.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).