Saugus runs $90,000 higher than Canyon Country in 2025 ($800,000 vs $710,000, roughly 13%). Saugus sells faster (45 days vs 46), and Canyon Country has grown more since 2017 (+57% vs +51%). Real closed CRMLS numbers, not asking prices.
Saugus vs Canyon Country, side by side
| Saugus | Canyon Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 median sale price | $800,000 | $710,000 |
| Price change since 2017 | +51% | +57% |
| 2025 median days to sell | 45 days | 46 days |
| Fastest year on record | 2021 (13d) | 2021 (17d) |
| Peak median year | 2025 ($800,000) | 2024 ($715,000) |
| 2025 closed sales | 587 | 714 |
All-residential CRMLS aggregates (detached and attached). Full year-by-year history for each city is on its own almanac page, linked below.
Which is more expensive, Saugus or Canyon Country?
Saugus, by $90,000 in 2025 — a $800,000 median against Canyon Country's $710,000, roughly a 13% gap. That spread has held for years, so budget is usually the first filter buyers apply before choosing between these two.
Which sells faster, Saugus or Canyon Country?
Saugus, at a 2025 median of 45 days against Canyon Country's 46 days. Both cities' fastest years on record came during the 2021-2022 rate-driven surge (2021); today's pace in both is a normal, negotiation-driven market, not a stalled one.
Which has grown more since 2017?
Canyon Country has climbed +57% since 2017, ahead of Saugus's +51%. Both markets rode the same cycle at the same time; the difference is how far each ran from its 2017 starting point, not a different economy.
Which one should you buy in?
Neither city is the "better" one in the abstract — Canyon Country buys more house per dollar today, Saugus has carried the higher price for a reason (newer stock, schools, or master-planned amenities depending on the pair). The number that actually decides it is your budget against these medians, and from there it is a lifestyle call. Full year-by-year detail, including the price and speed chart for each city, is one click away.
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Common questions
- Is Saugus or Canyon Country more expensive?
- Saugus runs $90,000 higher, a Saugus median of $800,000 in 2025 against $710,000 in Canyon Country, roughly a 13% gap. Both numbers are all-residential CRMLS closed-sale medians, what buyers actually paid, not asking prices.
- Which sells faster, Saugus or Canyon Country?
- Saugus, at a 2025 median of 45 days to sell against 46 days in Canyon Country. Lower days-on-market tracks buyer demand relative to supply.
- Which has grown more since 2017, Saugus or Canyon Country?
- Canyon Country, up 57% since 2017 against 51% in Saugus. Both cities rode the same 2021-2022 surge and 2023 cooldown; the gap is in how much ground each covered from a lower or higher 2017 base.
- Where does this Saugus vs Canyon Country data come from?
- Aggregates compiled from the California Regional MLS (CRMLS) by Connor T. MacIvor, CalDRE #01238257, a licensed Santa Clarita agent since 1998. Full year-by-year detail for each city lives on its own market almanac page, linked below.
Sources and method
All statistics are aggregates compiled from the California Regional MLS (CRMLS) under licensed access by Connor T. MacIvor, CalDRE #01238257, Sync Brokerage, Inc., CalDRE #02031490. Series covers 2017 through 2025 at yearly intervals; the current year is partial and flagged on each city's full almanac page. All-residential aggregates (detached and attached) unless noted. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.