What Westchester home values actually did in Q2 2026

Published July 26, 2026

Westchester's median sale price hit $1.74 million in Q2 2026, up 9 percent year over year, even as closed sales fell 6 percent. Here is what the real numbers say and why they are not the last word on your building.

The short version. Westchester's median home sale price reached $1.74 million in Q2 2026, up 9 percent from Q2 2025, per Sotheby's International Realty. Days on market held flat at 37, unchanged from a year ago, but closed sales fell 6 percent even as new listings jumped 28 percent. Rising price, slower turnover, a split a countywide average would never show you.

I pull the neighborhood numbers every quarter because the headlines about "the LA housing market" almost never describe the market your building actually sits in. This quarter is a good example of why that gap matters.

The number that matters: $1.74 million, up 9 percent

Westchester's median sale price for the second quarter of 2026 was $1.74 million, a 9 percent increase over the same quarter last year, per the Sotheby's International Realty Westchester market update, which compiles closed sales from the Combined LA/Westside MLS and several regional MLS feeds through June 30, 2026. The average closed price ran higher still, at $1.84 million, and most of the activity clustered in the $1 million to $3 million range, which accounted for over three quarters of all sales.

For context on how unusual that appreciation is right now, the California Association of Realtors' countywide sales data puts the Los Angeles County median for single family homes at $910,370 for the month of June 2026, up 0.7 percent from June 2025. The two numbers cover different windows, a full quarter for Westchester against a single month countywide, but the direction is not close. Westchester is not just pricier than the county as a whole, which is expected given the neighborhood. It is appreciating meaningfully faster than the county right now. That is the kind of gap that gets lost the moment someone quotes you a citywide or countywide number instead of a neighborhood one.

But fewer homes actually sold

Here is the part that keeps this from being a simple good news story. Closed sales in Westchester fell 6 percent year over year, down to 82 homes for the quarter, even though new listings coming onto the market rose 28 percent. Active inventory ticked up only 1 percent, to 68 listings.

Put plainly, more sellers tested the market this spring than a year ago, but a smaller share of them actually got to a closed sale. Days on market held flat at 37 days, so the homes that did sell moved at the same pace as always. This is not a market where buyers walked away. It reads more like a market where list prices and buyer expectations took longer to meet in the middle, and some sellers who tested the water did not close.

For an owner, that split, rising price alongside falling sales volume, usually means the properties that are priced and presented correctly for this specific neighborhood are still finding real demand, while everything else is sitting or getting pulled.

What this means for your building

If you are holding a rental in Westchester and thinking about the sell versus refinance versus hold decision, three things from this quarter are worth sitting with.

First, the median price move is real and it is neighborhood specific. A 9 percent gain against a county that moved less than 1 percent is not something you would ever see if you were only watching citywide numbers. Whatever valuation conversation you are having about your property, make sure it is anchored to Westchester, not to "LA."

Second, falling closed sales alongside rising new listings is a signal about execution, not about demand disappearing. If you list a property in this environment, the difference between a correctly priced listing and an optimistic one is now the difference between 37 days and sitting through the summer.

Third, one quarter of one neighborhood index, even a good one, is still an index. It tells you what the median unit in Westchester did. It does not tell you what your specific address, your specific unit mix, or your specific rent roll is worth. Two buildings four blocks apart can have very different stories depending on age, condition, and whether the rents are at market or well below it.

Why a real number beats an index

A market update like this one is useful for spotting direction. It is not a substitute for knowing what your actual building is worth and what it is actually earning. That gap between the neighborhood median and your property's real economics is exactly what our financial model is built to close. It pulls your building's real income, expenses, and financing terms rather than applying a neighborhood average to your address, so you are working from your own numbers instead of guessing where you sit inside a $1 million to $3 million range that covers three quarters of the neighborhood.

None of this is investment or legal advice. If you are weighing a sale, a refinance, or a rent decision, confirm the specifics with a licensed real estate professional or your CPA before you act.

Common questions

What was the median home price in Westchester, LA in Q2 2026? $1.74 million, up 9 percent from Q2 2025, based on closed MLS sales reported through Sotheby's International Realty as of June 30, 2026.

Are homes selling faster or slower in Westchester right now? About the same pace as last year. Average days on market held at 37 days, unchanged year over year, even though the number of closed sales fell 6 percent.

Does a neighborhood median price tell me what my rental property is worth? Only roughly. A median reflects the middle of all closed sales across a wide price range, and in Westchester this quarter that range ran from under $1 million to the $3 million to $5 million tier. Your specific building's value depends on its own condition, unit mix, and income, which is why a property specific valuation is more useful than a neighborhood index alone.

Last verified: July 26, 2026. Figures reflect the Sotheby's International Realty Westchester market update and the California Association of Realtors' countywide sales data as of that date. This is general information for property owners, not investment or legal advice. Confirm any valuation, sale, or financing decision with a licensed professional.

Kellie

Schofield Properties

323 Richmond Street, El Segundo, CA 90245

Topics: investing, westchester, westside, market-trends

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