Woodland’s housing market picked up considerable speed over the summer. According to newly released data from Redfin, 140 homes sold in the three months ending July 2026 — up 33.3% from the 105 that changed hands during the same stretch a year earlier. In a region where many nearby cities have seen sales cool, that surge in buyer activity stands out as the defining feature of Woodland’s market this season.

Sales accelerate as homes sell faster

The jump in transactions came alongside a notable pickup in pace. Homes took a median of 19 days to sell, down from 27 days a year ago — a decline of nearly 30%, meaning properties are finding buyers roughly a week and a half faster than last summer. The share of homes selling above their list price also climbed, reaching 34.4% compared with 20.9% a year earlier. Together, those figures point to a market where competition among buyers has intensified.

Momentum carried through the most recent month as well. Sales rose 5.3% from the three months ending June, and the median sale price climbed 5% over the same span. Some of that month-to-month movement reflects typical summer market strength, but the year-over-year gains suggest the activity runs deeper than seasonal patterns. Homes did take slightly longer to sell than in the prior three-month period — 19 days versus 17 — a modest shift against an otherwise brisk backdrop.

Prices edge up, with a wrinkle

The median sale price reached $566,716, up 1.2% from $560,000 a year earlier. That is a far more restrained increase than the surge in sales volume, and the price picture carries a nuance: the median price per square foot actually slipped 1.7%, from $329 to $323. When per-square-foot prices fall while the headline median rises, it often signals that buyers gravitated toward larger homes, pulling the overall median up even as the underlying value per foot softened.

Over a longer horizon, Woodland prices have risen 10.6% over the past five years, from a median of $512,500 in the summer of 2021. Prices remain above their level of two years ago, when the median stood at $550,000 during the summer of 2024.

Woodland, a city of about 61,000 residents, saw its median sale price sit at roughly 6.3 times the median household income of $90,180, according to U.S. Census Bureau data — a ratio generally considered stretched for affordability. On a monthly basis, the principal-and-interest payment on a median-priced home with 20% down works out to about $2,878, or 38.3% of the median household’s monthly income.

Tight inventory favors sellers

A key force behind the faster sales pace is limited supply. Active inventory totaled 223 listings, down 11.2% from 251 a year ago, and new listings fell to 150 from 174. That leaves Woodland with roughly 1.6 months of supply — well within the range considered a sellers’ market, where buyers face limited choice and competition for available homes runs high. Inventory did tick up 4.2% from the prior three-month period, offering buyers a slightly wider selection than earlier in the summer.

Mortgage rates provided a modest tailwind. The 30-year fixed rate averaged 6.54% in July 2026, according to Freddie Mac, down from 6.72% a year earlier. That decline, combined with the small rise in prices, left the monthly payment on a median-priced home about $19 lower than it was a year ago — $2,878 now versus $2,897 then. It is a small difference, but it eased the affordability math slightly even as prices edged higher.

Nationally, home prices continued to rise modestly, with the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index up year over year.

What the numbers add up to

Woodland’s summer market leaned clearly toward sellers. Buyers moved quickly, more than a third of homes sold above asking, and homes changed hands faster than a year ago — all against a backdrop of shrinking inventory. The near-flat median price and softer per-square-foot figure temper the story somewhat, suggesting that while demand is strong, price growth has not run away. For sellers, the combination of faster sales and above-list offers marks a favorable environment; for buyers, the tight supply and quick turnaround mean little room to hesitate.