No October in twenty-one years of Sedona records closed at a higher median price than this one. The 41 homes that sold in October 2026 went for a median of $1,250,000, past the $1,192,000 record set just last October.
The typical home still for sale in Sedona asks $1,095,000.
Three stories sit inside this Sedona real estate market 2026 report: the highest October on record, a headline that is probably not your price, and what the record means for a buyer shopping now. If you are weighing a move to Sedona, Arizona from California or New York, each one changes how you read Sedona home prices.
Angelo Davis, REALTOR® at RE/MAX Sedona, publishes this Sedona luxury real estate report each month, and every figure below comes from the MLS statistics record for Sedona, January 2006 through October 2026.
The Sedona Housing Market at a Glance: October 2026
The latest available data shows Sedona recorded 41 closed sales in October 2026 at a median sold price of $1,250,000 and a median of 46 days on market. At least 293 homes were listed for sale.
Active Listings
Sedona carried at least 293 active listings in October, up 33 from 260 in September and up 34 from 259 a year ago. That is what a buyer shopping in October had to choose from, and it is an early count that firms upward as the month settles.
New Listings
67 new listings came to market in October, down from 100 in September and down 33.7% from 101 in October 2025. For an out-of-state shopper, that is a smaller fresh batch this month, added to a larger standing inventory.
Closed Sales
Sedona closed 41 sales in October, against 44 in September and 45 in October 2025. Sold volume reached $60,683,931, down 7.5% from $65,623,890 a year ago and still the fourth highest October volume in the record.
With only 41 closings, the month’s price figures move with which homes happened to sell, so they are best read alongside the year to date numbers further down.
Median Sold Price
The median sold price was $1,250,000, up $58,000, or 4.9%, from $1,192,000 in October 2025, and the highest October median in 21 years of records. It is up $400,500 from September’s restated $849,500.
Monthly medians in 2026 have ranged from $849,500 to $1,262,000, and October is the second highest month of the year, behind May.
Average Sold Price
The average sold price was $1,480,096, which is $21,787 above the $1,458,309 of October 2025 and also the highest October average on record. The average sits 18.4% above the median, against 22.3% last October, so a few higher-priced sales lift the average past what the typical buyer paid.
Days on Market
Homes that closed in October had a median of 46 days on market, which ties October 2025 for the fastest October in the record. They averaged 78 days, against 98 in September and 84 a year ago, the second fastest October average behind 2021’s 59.
Those homes were listed months earlier, so the figure describes that earlier group and not a home listed today.
Months of Inventory
Months of inventory, the time it would take to sell the current listings at the current pace of sales, read at least 7.15 in October against 5.91 in September and 5.76 a year ago. Because the October active count is an early figure, this reading is a floor rather than a fixed value.
For a buyer, it is a rough gauge of how much there is to look at relative to how fast homes have been selling.
Sale to List Ratio
Sedona sellers received 97.3% of their final asking price in October, compared with 97.2% in September and 96.0% a year ago. Against the original asking price they received 95.6%, compared with 94.5% in September and 93.2% last October.
That 95.6% is the fifth best October in 21 years, and it means the typical closed home sold about 4.4% under the price it first listed at.
The Highest October on Record
Sedona, Arizona set its highest October median sold price in 21 years in October 2026, at $1,250,000, and its highest October average, at $1,480,096, on 41 closings.
The prior October record was $1,192,000, set in 2025, and this October cleared it by $58,000. The 46-day median on market matched last October for the fastest in the record.
For anyone asking what the Sedona real estate market is like right now, that is the headline. The fuller answer is that the record describes which homes closed as much as where prices went, so it is a record October and not a new price level.
What This Means for Buyers in Sedona: More to Choose From, Less Left on the Table
Buyers who closed in Sedona in October 2026 paid 95.6% of the original asking price, against 93.2% a year earlier, and 97.3% of the final ask, against 96.0%, so the discount at the closing table was narrower. Those homes were listed months ago, so the ratios describe how their sales settled.
For buyers asking whether now is a good time to purchase in Sedona, the shopping side is the other half of the picture, with at least 293 active homes for sale against 259 a year ago. With more to choose from, a buyer shopping now has an edge in choosing well rather than in negotiating harder.
If you are selling in California or New York and buying here, the headline median is not a budget. It helps to search current Sedona listings across Sedona’s six areas, West Sedona, Uptown, the Chapel Area, the Red Rock Loop, Oak Creek Canyon, and the Village of Oak Creek, before you plan a visit.
What This Means for Sellers in Sedona: The Headline Isn’t Your Price
The homes that closed in Sedona in October 2026 were asking a median of $1,285,000 and sold for a median of $1,250,000. The median home still for sale asks $1,095,000, and new listings came on in October at a median asking price of $1,150,000.
How should a Sedona seller read a record October? The $1.25 million headline describes a higher-priced group of homes, so a seller who prices off it is pricing off homes unlike their own.
The comparison that matters is the set of recent sales most like yours, in your own part of Sedona. With only 41 closings in the month, those comparable sales can sit well away from the headline.
The First Ten Months of 2026 vs 2025
Through October, Sedona recorded 430 closed sales in 2026 against 423 in the same ten months of 2025, a gain of 7 sales, or 1.7%. New listings were level at 704 in both years.
Sales volume for the year is $528,675,108, up 5.3% from $502,201,946, so about $26.5 million more has changed hands in Sedona than a year ago.
The average sale price for the year is $1,229,477, up 3.6% from $1,187,239, so the average buyer this year has paid $42,238 more. Homes that closed this year averaged 85 days on market against 110 last year, 25 fewer days of waiting for the sellers who sold.
The year is running slightly ahead of 2025 on volume and pace.
For the prior year, see Sedona’s 2025 real estate market report.
How October 2026 Compares to Twenty-One Octobers
At $1,250,000, the October 2026 median sold price in Sedona, Arizona is the highest October in 21 years of records, ahead of $1,192,000 in 2025 and $963,250 in 2023.
Against the longer arc it is 138.1% above October 2006, 316.7% above October 2010, 224.7% above October 2015, and 89.4% above October 2020. Spread over twenty years, the rise from $525,000 in 2006 works out to about 4.4% a year, compounded.
An October buyer in 2010 paid a median of $300,000, the lowest October in the record. The October median did not pass 2006’s $525,000 again until 2017, at $532,500.
Pace has changed as much as price. Octobers from 2006 through 2025 averaged 149.5 days on market for closed homes, and October 2026 came in at 78, about half that wait.
Sedona Market Outlook: The Next 60 to 90 Days
The figure to watch in Sedona through the end of 2026 is whether closings stay ahead of last year’s pace, now that the year stands 430 to 423.
The second thing to watch is October’s $1,150,000 new-listing median. Those homes that sell will close in later months, and their results will show how that starting price met the market.
The third is the monthly median itself. It has ranged from $849,500 to $1,262,000 in 2026, so the November and December readings will say more about direction than one record October does.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Sedona, Arizona right now?
The median sold price in Sedona, Arizona was $1,250,000 in October 2026, according to the latest available data. That is $58,000, or 4.9%, above the $1,192,000 median of October 2025 and the highest October median in 21 years of records.
Is the Sedona real estate market slowing down in 2026?
Sedona’s closed sales are running slightly ahead of last year, not behind it, with 430 closings through October 2026 against 423 in the same period of 2025. New listings were level at 704 in both years.
How many homes are for sale in Sedona right now?
Sedona had at least 293 active listings on the early October 2026 count, up 34 from 259 in October 2025 and up 33 from 260 in September. The count firms upward as the month settles, and 67 new listings came to market during October.
Is now a good time to buy a home in Sedona?
Whether now is a good time to buy a home in Sedona depends on your plans, but October 2026 closings show buyers paid 95.6% of the original asking price, against 93.2% a year earlier. A buyer shopping now has at least 293 active listings to choose from, against 259 last October.
How long does it take to sell a house in Sedona?
Homes that closed in Sedona, Arizona in October 2026 had a median of 46 days on market and an average of 78 days. Those homes were listed months earlier, so the figure describes that earlier group and not a home listed today.
Should I price my Sedona home off the record October median?
A Sedona seller should price from recent sales most like their own home, not from the $1,250,000 October 2026 median. The median home still for sale asks $1,095,000, and new listings came on at a median of $1,150,000.
How much have Sedona home prices risen over the long term?
The October median sold price in Sedona was $1,250,000 in 2026, which is 138.1% above October 2006 and 224.7% above October 2015. Over twenty years that works out to about 4.4% a year, compounded, from a 2006 median of $525,000.
This record October tells you what one group of homes brought, and your own home has its own set of comparable sales. A valuation built on those sales shows where it stands now, with nothing asked of you in return.
