What is the median home price in Los Osos?

The median single-family home sold for $945,452 over the 12 months from October 2025 to September 2026, based on 108 sales. That was about 8% above the prior 12 months, when the median was $875,000.

Which neighborhoods in Los Osos have the most sales?

Town of El Moro had 33 single-family sales at a median of $825,000. Cuesta by the Sea had 10 at $992,000, and Redfield Woods had 9 at $771,500.

Do I need to worry about the sewer when buying or selling in Los Osos?

The community wastewater system began operating in 2016 and is run by San Luis Obispo County Public Works. Ask the county about a parcel's sewer connection early, and check its Retrofit-On-Sale requirement, which requires retrofit verification for all homes before sale.

How fast do homes sell in Los Osos?

The median single-family home sold in 15.5 days, for 98.2% of its original list price. Over the last two years, April through September closings took a median of 8 days, compared with 17 days for October through December.

How much more do ocean-view homes cost in Los Osos?

21 of the 108 single-family sales noted an ocean view and sold at a median of $1,050,000. The 87 without a noted view sold at a median of $900,000.

Los Osos Real Estate: Home Prices, Neighborhoods & What to Know

The median single-family home in Los Osos sold for about $945,000 over the past 12 months, typically in about two weeks.

What homes cost in Los Osos

The median single-family home sold for $945,452, or $617 per square foot. The middle half of single-family sales landed between $797,000 and $1.14 million. The median home was 1,553 square feet on a 6,250 square foot lot, built in the mid-1970s.

That median was about 8% higher than in the 12 months before, when 112 single-family homes sold at a median of $875,000.

Los Osos neighborhoods

These are the three neighborhoods with at least nine single-family sales in the past 12 months. The names are as they appear on closed sales.

Neighborhood	Single-family sales	Median price	Price per sq ft	Median days on market
Town of El Moro	33	$825,000	$613	12
Cuesta by the Sea	10	$992,000	$713	20
Redfield Woods	9	$771,500	$688	12

Town of El Moro had by far the most sales. Homes were modest in size (median 1,401 square feet, built in 1978) and sold quickly, in a median of 12 days.

Cuesta by the Sea had the highest median of the three. Homes were larger (median 1,683 square feet) and took a median of 20 days to sell.

Redfield Woods had the smallest homes of the three (median 1,170 square feet, built in 1971) and the lowest median price.

Baywood Park, Bayview Heights, Monarch Grove and Cabrillo Estates each had fewer than nine single-family sales in the past year, so we do not publish figures for them. Baywood Park is the bayfront part of town, with shops and restaurants. Montaña de Oro State Park and the back bay of Morro Bay are both nearby. Ask us and we will pull the closed sales for any area you are considering.

Ocean-view homes

21 of the 108 single-family sales noted an ocean view. Those homes sold at a median of $1,050,000, compared with $900,000 for the 87 without a noted view.

Price ranges

Here is how all 118 residential sales broke down by price.

Price range	Sales
Under $800,000	37
$800,000 to $1.2 million	59
$1.2 million to $2 million	16
$2 million and up	6

Buying your first home. Los Osos has very few condos (4 sold in the past year), so first homes here are mostly smaller single-family houses. Get pre-approved first, and ask your lender about first-time buyer programs that may apply to you.

Luxury homes. 6 homes sold for $2 million or more, with a median of $2,525,000 and a median of 12 days to sell.

Sewer, water and building in Los Osos

Los Osos has county rules that most Central Coast towns do not, and they affect both buying and selling. This section summarizes what San Luis Obispo County publishes. Check your own parcel with the county.

Sewer. The Los Osos community wastewater system began operating in 2016 and is owned and run by San Luis Obispo County Public Works. Ask the county whether a parcel is connected. The county's Los Osos wastewater project page links a map of sewer laterals and septic tanks.
Retrofit on sale. The county's Retrofit-On-Sale Program (Title 8) requires retrofit verification for all homes before sale.
New development. The county's Retrofit-to-Build Program (Title 19) requires new development that uses water from the Los Osos Groundwater Basin to retrofit older plumbing fixtures in existing homes and businesses, to save twice the amount of water the new development will use.

The county describes both programs on its Los Osos Groundwater Basin page. If you are selling, start the retrofit verification early so it does not hold up your closing. If you are buying, ask for the sewer connection and retrofit status in the first week of your contract.

Timing

Over the last two years, homes that closed in April through September sold in a median of 8 days. Homes that closed in October through December took a median of 17 days.

Schools

99 of the 108 single-family sales were in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District. Check the district's attendance boundary for a specific address.