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The city council signed off on the paperwork needed to start building homes at four projects and loosened zoning on a Sheldon Road property, while also tightening oversight of short-term rentals.
The typical Elk Grove rent set a record this June, yet its year-over-year gain of less than 1% left most renters facing little added pressure on their budgets.
Active listings fell nearly 12% from a year ago while sales rose 8%, keeping the market tilted toward sellers despite a modest drop in prices.
The city council took up two housing items on June 24, 2026: a zoning change that would allow a property owner to split a Sheldon Road parcel into smaller lots, and final approval of the next phase of homes at Sheldon Park Estates North.
Active listings fell 9.2% year-over-year in the three months ending May, keeping Elk Grove a tight sellers' market despite a recent rebound from the winter low.
A jump from 6.18% to 6.53% pushes the typical Elk Grove mortgage payment to 30% of local income — well into stretched territory.
With median rent at $2,669 and the typical home selling near $620,000, the gap between renting and buying in Elk Grove has narrowed to a notably tight margin.
Median sale prices fell nearly 7% from a year earlier even as buyers returned in greater numbers, with listings taking four extra days to find takers.
The Elk Grove City Council held a public hearing on May 13 on the city’s 2026-2027 Action Plan for two federal housing programs, and authorized the city to…
Median rent rose $50 from a year ago to $2,642, but Elk Grove households still spend just over a quarter of their income on housing.