Market Meter · updated monthly
The Market Meter, September 2026.
A one-glance monthly check on median sale prices in the two markets Paul serves, with every figure sourced to the MLS that published it. This page is built to be refreshed in place each month: the three numbers below, their year-over-year change, and the source for each, with no invented figures anywhere.
September 2026 readings
September 2026, in one glance.
The three numbers Paul hears about most, as published by the local MLS systems, with the source named next to each figure. This is the meter everyone checks first; the market data page carries the full table.
Oregon
Portland Metro
$545,000
Median sale price, September 2026
Flat versus September 2025
Idaho
Treasure Valley Metro
$514,000
Median sale price, September 2026
Up 3.7% year over year
Idaho
Ada County
$575,000
Median sale price, September 2026
Up 2.9% year over year
Median sale price is the middle price of the homes that actually closed in the month, so it is a point-in-time reading, not a prediction. Figures come from the MLS systems that publish them and can be revised as more closings record. Portland Metro figures are RMLS; Treasure Valley and Ada County figures are Intermountain MLS (IMLS).
How to read the meter
A metro median is a compass, not an address.
A metro-wide median tells you the direction of the market, not the price of the street you are watching. Portland Metro and the Treasure Valley each contain towns and home types that span well above and below the median, so use these numbers for the big picture and pull current comparable sales before you write an offer.
Year-over-year change compares this September to last September, which smooths out the seasonal swing that comparing month to month would introduce.
Refreshed monthly
This page is built to be updated in place.
The three figures live in one small table at the top of the page source, so the next month's update is a single swap: new numbers, new labels, new sources. Nothing else on the page needs to move.
Deeper tables, pace and supply metrics, and the full market narration live on the market data and market report pages.
Want the number for your street?
Paul pulls current comparable sales for the specific property or neighborhood you are watching, in either market.