Photo: Slamslam102 · CC BY-SA 3.0402 homes sold in Lathrop in the last year, at a typical $697K
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 Lathrop homes are listed.
Every place Lathrop 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 Lathrop.
For sale
Rent
New, land & open houses
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 98% of Lathrop’s sales, at a typical $699K
402 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 392 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $299CA $494
- Days to sell
- 70
- Sold over asking
- 19%
- Listings with a price cut
- 30%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 1 sold, typical $550K
Townhouses: 1 sold, typical $464K
Condos: 8 sold, typical $509K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
More homes sell than most years, at twice the 2016 price
402 sales in the last year, against 393 in 2025 and a low of 268 in 2015. The typical sale went from $345K in 2016 to $697K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $700K buys in Lathrop
Check a listing against what Lathrop 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 Lathrop are rarer than before the pandemic, and more homes are for sale
We read every month of Lathrop’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, 402 sales.
If you’re buying in Lathrop
- Shop in September. It brings about 34 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (40% over asking).
- You can negotiate. 30% of listings have cut their price, against 22% before the pandemic.
- Offer under asking. Buyers paid 97.8% of the list price on average; 20% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 15% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 69 days.
Spring brings the homes; summer brings the bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 41 a month), but June is the most competitive: 49% of June sales close over asking. September offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (40%). February has the least competition (37%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and calmer than California
| Lathrop now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | CA now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 20% | 45% | 79% | 36% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 15% | 36% | 63% | 31% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 30% | 22% | 22% | 24% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 97.8% | 100% | 105.2% | 99.7% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 69 | 27 | 10 | 44 |
150 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 7.6 times the 2021 low (20) and 216% more than in 2017–19.
1 in 3 listings has cut its price
30% in the last year, against 22% in 2017–19 and 24% across California. More sellers are pricing high and coming down.
Since 2019, houses are up 51%, condos 30%
A house typically sold for $699K in the last year (392 sales), a condo for $509K (8).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Lathrop ranks 482nd of 555 busy California markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Lathrop 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 Lathrop home costs about $4,274 a month
Price: Lathrop’s typical sale, last 12 months. Property tax at Lathrop’s 1.1% (median bill ÷ median value, Census ACS); insurance at 0.35% of price a year. Before PMI, HOA dues, upkeep and the tax deduction. Whether Lathrop 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 20.
Best time to buyProperty tax, a year
Of a home’s value: the median bill over the median home value. On a $697K home, about $7,650 a year.
Taxes vs. neighborsSchools
The schools grade for Lathrop, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in LathropCheck 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.
Stockton sells for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Lathrop, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton | 1,841 | $435K | $268 | 36% | 40 |
| Manteca | 765 | $594K | $304 | 27% | 50 |
| Tracy | 635 | $669K | $344 | 32% | 36 |
| Lathrop | 402 | $697K | $300 | 20% | 69 |
| Garden Acres | 126 | $480K | $328 | 22% | 66 |
| Ripon | 116 | $694K | $349 | 22% | 35 |
| Country Club | 102 | $386K | $312 | 45% | 31 |
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 Lathrop
What do homes sell for in Lathrop, CA?
402 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $697K, $300 a square foot.
Is Lathrop a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A balanced market: 155 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 32 sold, about 4.8 months of supply. Buyers paid 97.8% of asking on average, and 30% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Lathrop?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
How much are property taxes in Lathrop?
About 1.1% of a home’s value a year. On a $697K home that’s near $7,650.
Where can I see homes for sale in Lathrop?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Lathrop’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Lathrop.
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).