Photo: Tranistrider1979 · CC BY-SA 3.0142 homes sold in Mountain House in the last year, at a typical $880K
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 Mountain House homes are listed.
Every place Mountain House 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 Mountain House.
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 93% of Mountain House’s sales, at a typical $905K
142 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 132 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $367CA $494
- Days to sell
- 49
- Sold over asking
- 22%
- Listings with a price cut
- 30%
Townhouses: 1 sold, typical $560K
Condos: 9 sold, typical $516K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at 1.7 times the 2016 price
142 sales in the last year, against 417 in 2021 and a low of 147 in 2023. The typical sale went from $525K in 2016 to $880K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $900K buys in Mountain House
Check a listing against what Mountain House 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 Mountain House are rarer than before the pandemic, and more homes are for sale
We read every month of Mountain House’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, 142 sales.
If you’re buying in Mountain House
- Shop in August. It brings about 32 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (53% over asking).
- Some room to negotiate. 30% of listings cut their price, about as many as before the pandemic.
- Offer under asking. Buyers paid 96.5% of the list price on average; 22% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 21% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 49 days.
Summer brings the homes; spring brings the bidding wars
June has the most new listings (about 37 a month), but April is the most competitive: 66% of April sales close over asking. August offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (53%). December has the least competition (41%) but only about 13 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and calmer than California
| Mountain House now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | CA now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 22% | 42% | 83% | 36% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 21% | 39% | 66% | 31% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 30% | 29% | 18% | 24% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 96.5% | 99.7% | 106.6% | 99.7% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 49 | 29 | 9 | 44 |
77 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 7 times the 2023 low (11) and 72% more than in 2017–19.
1 in 3 listings has cut its price
30% in the last year, against 29% in 2017–19 and 24% across California.
Since 2019, houses are up 52%, condos 23%
A house typically sold for $905K in the last year (132 sales), a condo for $516K (9).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Mountain House ranks 468th of 555 busy California markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Mountain House 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.
Five things worth knowing
New listings in June
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 13.
Best time to buySchools
The schools grade for Mountain House, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in Mountain HouseTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Mountain House.
Work & commuteCheck 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.
Tracy, Discovery Bay, Lathrop, Brentwood and Country Club sell for less a square foot; Livermore for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of Mountain House, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livermore | 795 | $1.1M | $669 | 40% | 21 |
| Tracy | 635 | $669K | $344 | 32% | 36 |
| Brentwood | 617 | $767K | $349 | 29% | 39 |
| Lathrop | 402 | $697K | $300 | 20% | 69 |
| Discovery Bay | 198 | $794K | $343 | 20% | 65 |
| Mountain House | 142 | $880K | $363 | 22% | 49 |
| 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 Mountain House
What do homes sell for in Mountain House, CA?
142 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $880K, $363 a square foot.
Is Mountain House a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A buyer’s market: 87 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 11 sold, about 7.9 months of supply. Buyers paid 96.5% of asking on average, and 30% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Mountain House?
June brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Mountain House?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Mountain House’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Mountain House.
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).