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Arroyo Seco / Des Montes / El Salto
Arroyo Seco / Des Montes / El Salto Neighborhood Market Snapshot
October 4, 2026 · All residential types
12-week review: July 12–October 4, 2026
Key indicators
Arroyo Seco, Des Montes and El Salto have 14 active residential listings and four sales over the past 12 weeks, producing 10.5 months of supply. No sales were recorded in the latest four weeks. The combination describes substantial available inventory relative to the recorded closing pace, with completed activity concentrated earlier in the window.
Four transactions provide a limited basis for judging market direction. The recent absence of closings marks a quiet period for completed sales, but without pending-contract data it does not establish that buyers have stopped looking or negotiating.
Older inventory remains prominent. Ten of the 14 available homes—71%—have been listed for at least 90 days. Median active time on market is 158 days, and the 75th-percentile reading is 299 days, placing roughly the longest-listed quarter at that point or beyond.
The four completed sales had a median market time of 55 days, considerably shorter than the active inventory’s median. That contrast shows different experiences among the homes that sold and those still available. It does not establish whether pricing, condition, location or other property differences explain the gap, nor does it predict a quick sale for current listings.
The reported list-to-sale ratio is 96.7%, indicating relatively close-to-list performance against the asking-price reference used in the calculation. It does not establish that every sale achieved a similar result, that the reference was the original asking price, or that earlier price reductions were unnecessary.
All 14 active listings and all four sales are single-family homes. The 12-week median sale price was $912,000, but the four-sale sample is thin. That median describes the homes that closed; it does not establish a typical value for every property in the zone or a direction for neighborhood prices.
How the sub-areas differ
Arroyo Seco accounts for five active listings and three of the zone’s four sales. Its 5.0 months of supply is the lowest calculable reading among the three sub-areas, but it rests on only three transactions, all completed before the latest four-week period. Current listings have a median market time of 178 days, and 60% have been available for at least 90 days. The three-sale median was $874,000, a limited sample rather than a broad valuation benchmark.
Des Montes has six active listings and no sales over the full 12-week window. Months of supply cannot be calculated without recorded sales; it is not zero. Median active market time is 177.5 days, and 67% of listings have reached 90 days. These figures describe established inventory without recent completed transactions, but do not establish whether any current listings are attracting interest or negotiating contracts.
El Salto has three active listings and one recorded sale, producing a mathematical supply reading of 9.0 months. A single closing is too little evidence for a reliable market classification or a useful sale-price comparison. Median active market time is 137 days, and all three listings have been available for at least 90 days. Its 100% older-inventory share describes those three properties, not a broad historical trend.
Bottom line
The zone has recorded a few relatively quick, close-to-list sales, but those closings occurred earlier in the 12-week window. Today’s available homes have generally been on the market much longer, and the latest four weeks recorded no completed sales. Sellers should assess current competing inventory rather than expect the earlier sales to predict their own timing, while buyers should evaluate individual properties without assuming that extended listing times guarantee a particular discount.
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Market snapshot based on MLS data available as of October 4, 2026. Small samples can move quickly, so these figures should be read as directional.