What Is My Home Worth in Van Nuys? How to Get a Real Number (2026)

Van Nuys covers four main ZIP codes, mid-century houses next to apartments and condos, and streets that feel different from one block to the next. One neighborhood average rarely describes any single home.

What is my home worth in Van Nuys? The short answer: Van Nuys homes sold for a median of $799,776 over the three months ending September 2026, but recent three-bedroom sales ran from about $715,000 to $1,125,000. Your real number comes from closed sales of homes like yours, adjusted for size, condition, permits, zoning and where your home sits in Van Nuys.

Redfin counted 73 Van Nuys sales in September 2026, up from 66 a year earlier. The median price fell 3.1% to $799,776 while the median price per square foot rose 3.6% to $538. More sales at a slightly lower median, with a higher price per square foot, is another reason not to price off a single average.

Redfin rates Van Nuys 53 out of 100, “somewhat competitive.” The average home sells for about 1% below list price and goes pending in about 68 days, and hot homes sell about 1% above list in about 35 days. Yet 29.4% of homes had a price cut. Buyers pay up for homes priced right and wait out the rest.

Same bedroom count, very different prices. By my math, the top and bottom sales are about $410,000 apart. Size explains part of it, but not all: the 1,765 sq ft home sold for more than the 1,811 sq ft home. Gaps like that usually come down to condition, updates, lot, zoning and which pocket of Van Nuys you are in.

By my count of county assessor data for the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council area, the median recorded year built is 1950, about 32% of single-family homes date from the 1940s and 45% from the 1950s, the median home is about 1,520 sq ft, and most homes have three bedrooms. Lots are tighter than farther north in the Valley, with a median of about 6,800 sq ft. Single-family homes are only about 56% of residential parcels, so comparing a house to a condo or small multifamily sale will throw the number off. See my Van Nuys neighborhood guide for more on the area.

Zillow says its nationwide median error is about 1.80% for homes on the market and 7.21% for off-market homes, and that unreported additions, updates and remodels aren’t reflected. By my math, a 7.21% miss on the $799,776 median would be about $57,664, in either direction.

A model can’t see whether your addition was permitted, whether your lot allows more units or your kitchen is from 1950. For more on how agents build a price, see how a CMA helps price a home.

With homes selling at a median 99.0% of list and nearly three in ten taking a price cut, aiming high can cost you time. The homes that draw serious offers are usually priced in line with recent sales of similar homes.

A home that sits often ends up with a price cut, and buyers notice. I would rather agree on a range with you and list at a price that brings buyers in early. For selling costs in nearby Valley pockets, see my guide to what it costs to sell in Northridge, Granada Hills and Porter Ranch.