South Orange County Real Estate Market Overview

South Orange County Market Overview

15 City Markets. One consistent MLS methodology. Compare current inventory, recent sales activity and pricing across South Orange County, then open a City Market to understand the communities, housing product and micro-locations behind the numbers.

Coverage: 15 City Markets
Methodology: Market Intelligence V2
Latest refresh cycle: September 8, 2026 at 6:49 AM

City snapshots are generated on a schedule. Individual calculation times may differ slightly within the same refresh cycle (this cycle ran from September 8, 2026 at 6:02 AM). These are stored snapshots, not live queries run when you open the page.

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South Orange County at a Glance

Summed counts across the tracked City Markets

These are additive counts across the 15 South Orange County City Markets this platform tracks. They are not an official Orange County market statistic, and no regional median price is shown: a median of city medians is not a valid measure.

Active

1,584

Currently on the market
Sum of 15 of 15 tracked City Markets

Under contract

605

Pending plus active under contract
Sum of 15 of 15 tracked City Markets

New listings

674

Last 30 days · August 9 – September 8, 2026
Sum of 15 of 15 tracked City Markets

Closed sales

508

Last 30 days · August 9 – September 8, 2026
Sum of 15 of 15 tracked City Markets

City Comparison

Every tracked City Market, side by side

Sorted alphabetically by default. Sorting a column reorders the table; it doesn't rank one city above another.

Current inventory, recent activity and pricing for each tracked South Orange County City Market

Aliso Viejo	70	15	$892K	32 days	34	37	$1.01M	26 days	$678/sq ft	98%	2.0
Coto de Caza	59	7	$2.48M	50 days	17	12	$1.71M	33 days	$603/sq ft	98%	3.9
Dana Point	95	9	$2.35M	43 days	30	31	$2.1M	11 days	$1140/sq ft	100%	2.7
Ladera Ranch	58	4	$1.14M	27 days	29	15	$1.8M	10 days	$693/sq ft	100%	2.6
Laguna Beach	146	12	$4.89M	47 days	36	27	$3.38M	37 days	$1580/sq ft	97%	5.1
Laguna Hills	60	8	$962K	35 days	32	20	$1.2M	39 days	$661/sq ft	98%	2.6
Laguna Niguel	148	16	$1.44M	38 days	64	46	$1.24M	34 days	$719/sq ft	99%	2.3
Laguna Woods	202	52	$437K	32 days	78	54	$472K	29 days	$410/sq ft	99%	3.9
Lake Forest	210	23	$1.26M	39 days	69	46	$1.16M	21 days	$630/sq ft	99%	3.3
Mission Viejo	150	34	$1.06M	28 days	90	79	$1.25M	22 days	$629/sq ft	100%	1.6
Rancho Mission Viejo	87	22	$1.14M	51 days	33	20	$1.18M	21 days	$634/sq ft	100%	2.8
Rancho Santa Margarita	94	12	$938K	30 days	50	35	$905K	22 days	$622/sq ft	100%	2.0
San Clemente	117	26	$2.23M	36 days	67	55	$1.8M	18 days	$808/sq ft	98%	1.8
San Juan Capistrano	68	17	$1.57M	37 days	39	26	$1.16M	24 days	$697/sq ft	98%	2.2
Trabuco Canyon	20	3	$1.39M	38 days	6	5	$1.5M	95 days	$585/sq ft	98%	2.6

Aliso Viejo

Active: 70
Pending: 15
Median active price: $892K
Closed sales, 30d: 37
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 2.0

More metrics

Median active DOM: 32 days
New listings, 30d: 34
Median closed price: $1.01M
Median closed DOM: 26 days
Closed $/sq ft: $678/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 98%

Coto de Caza

Active: 59
Pending: 7
Median active price: $2.48M
Closed sales, 30d: 12
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 3.9

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Median active DOM: 50 days
New listings, 30d: 17
Median closed price: $1.71M
Median closed DOM: 33 days
Closed $/sq ft: $603/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 98%

Dana Point

Active: 95
Pending: 9
Median active price: $2.35M
Closed sales, 30d: 31
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 2.7

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Median active DOM: 43 days
New listings, 30d: 30
Median closed price: $2.1M
Median closed DOM: 11 days
Closed $/sq ft: $1140/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 100%

Ladera Ranch

Active: 58
Pending: 4
Median active price: $1.14M
Closed sales, 30d: 15
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 2.6

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Median active DOM: 27 days
New listings, 30d: 29
Median closed price: $1.8M
Median closed DOM: 10 days
Closed $/sq ft: $693/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 100%

Laguna Beach

Active: 146
Pending: 12
Median active price: $4.89M
Closed sales, 30d: 27
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 5.1

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Median active DOM: 47 days
New listings, 30d: 36
Median closed price: $3.38M
Median closed DOM: 37 days
Closed $/sq ft: $1580/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 97%

Laguna Hills

Active: 60
Pending: 8
Median active price: $962K
Closed sales, 30d: 20
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 2.6

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Median active DOM: 35 days
New listings, 30d: 32
Median closed price: $1.2M
Median closed DOM: 39 days
Closed $/sq ft: $661/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 98%

Laguna Niguel

Active: 148
Pending: 16
Median active price: $1.44M
Closed sales, 30d: 46
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 2.3

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Median active DOM: 38 days
New listings, 30d: 64
Median closed price: $1.24M
Median closed DOM: 34 days
Closed $/sq ft: $719/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 99%

Laguna Woods

Active: 202
Pending: 52
Median active price: $437K
Closed sales, 30d: 54
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 3.9

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Median active DOM: 32 days
New listings, 30d: 78
Median closed price: $472K
Median closed DOM: 29 days
Closed $/sq ft: $410/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 99%

Lake Forest

Active: 210
Pending: 23
Median active price: $1.26M
Closed sales, 30d: 46
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 3.3

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Median active DOM: 39 days
New listings, 30d: 69
Median closed price: $1.16M
Median closed DOM: 21 days
Closed $/sq ft: $630/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 99%

Mission Viejo

Active: 150
Pending: 34
Median active price: $1.06M
Closed sales, 30d: 79
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 1.6

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Median active DOM: 28 days
New listings, 30d: 90
Median closed price: $1.25M
Median closed DOM: 22 days
Closed $/sq ft: $629/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 100%

Rancho Mission Viejo

Active: 87
Pending: 22
Median active price: $1.14M
Closed sales, 30d: 20
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 2.8

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Median active DOM: 51 days
New listings, 30d: 33
Median closed price: $1.18M
Median closed DOM: 21 days
Closed $/sq ft: $634/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 100%

Rancho Santa Margarita

Active: 94
Pending: 12
Median active price: $938K
Closed sales, 30d: 35
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 2.0

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Median active DOM: 30 days
New listings, 30d: 50
Median closed price: $905K
Median closed DOM: 22 days
Closed $/sq ft: $622/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 100%

San Clemente

Active: 117
Pending: 26
Median active price: $2.23M
Closed sales, 30d: 55
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 1.8

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Median active DOM: 36 days
New listings, 30d: 67
Median closed price: $1.8M
Median closed DOM: 18 days
Closed $/sq ft: $808/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 98%

San Juan Capistrano

Active: 68
Pending: 17
Median active price: $1.57M
Closed sales, 30d: 26
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 2.2

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Median active DOM: 37 days
New listings, 30d: 39
Median closed price: $1.16M
Median closed DOM: 24 days
Closed $/sq ft: $697/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 98%

Trabuco Canyon

Active: 20
Pending: 3
Median active price: $1.39M
Closed sales, 30d: 5
Months of inventory, 3 mo: 2.6

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Median active DOM: 38 days
New listings, 30d: 6
Median closed price: $1.5M
Median closed DOM: 95 days
Closed $/sq ft: $585/sq ft
Sale-to-last-list: 98%

Where Inventory Is Concentrated

Active listings by City Market

Current Active residential-for-sale inventory under Market Intelligence V2 methodology, highest to lowest. Point-in-time as of the latest refresh cycle.

Market balance

Months of inventory, city by city

Market Activity Index: inventory relative to the recent pace of sales.

Current Active listings divided by average monthly closed sales over the trailing 3 complete calendar months. The same formula, lookback and residential-for-sale universe are applied to every City Market, and the selection above also drives the months-of-inventory column in the comparison table.

Mission Viejo1.6mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
150 active ÷ 91.0 avg closed/month over 3 months = 1.6
San Clemente1.8mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
117 active ÷ 63.3 avg closed/month over 3 months = 1.8
Rancho Santa Margarita2.0mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
94 active ÷ 46.3 avg closed/month over 3 months = 2.0
Aliso Viejo2.0mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
70 active ÷ 34.3 avg closed/month over 3 months = 2.0
San Juan Capistrano2.2mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
68 active ÷ 30.7 avg closed/month over 3 months = 2.2
Laguna Niguel2.3mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
148 active ÷ 63.7 avg closed/month over 3 months = 2.3
Laguna Hills2.6mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
60 active ÷ 23.0 avg closed/month over 3 months = 2.6
Trabuco Canyon2.6mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
20 active ÷ 7.7 avg closed/month over 3 months = 2.6
Ladera Ranch2.6mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
58 active ÷ 22.0 avg closed/month over 3 months = 2.6
Dana Point2.7mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
95 active ÷ 35.3 avg closed/month over 3 months = 2.7
Rancho Mission Viejo2.8mo
Seller-Leaning Market · Seller's Market range
87 active ÷ 31.0 avg closed/month over 3 months = 2.8
Lake Forest3.3mo
Balanced Market · Neutral Market range
210 active ÷ 63.0 avg closed/month over 3 months = 3.3
Laguna Woods3.9mo
Balanced Market · Neutral Market range
202 active ÷ 52.0 avg closed/month over 3 months = 3.9
Coto de Caza3.9mo
Balanced Market · Neutral Market range
59 active ÷ 15.0 avg closed/month over 3 months = 3.9
Laguna Beach5.1mo
Balanced Market · Neutral Market range
146 active ÷ 28.7 avg closed/month over 3 months = 5.1

For orientation, this platform describes under 3.0 months of inventory as a Seller’s Market, 3.0 to 6.0 months as Neutral and over 6.0 months as a Buyer’s Market. These are market-balance ranges used by this platform, describing the relationship between current supply and recent sales pace, not a recommendation. Closed sales are historical; Active inventory is a current count. No month-by-month history of Active inventory is reconstructed.

Recent Sales Activity

Closed sales, last 30 days

Recorded closed transactions in the dated 30-day activity window (August 9 – September 8, 2026), highest to lowest. New listings in the same window are shown alongside for context.

Pricing Context

Median closed price and price per square foot

City medians are influenced by what sold in the period and by each City’s housing mix. They are orientation metrics, not direct measures of appreciation or the value of a specific property.

Median closed price and median closed price per square foot in the last 30 days, by City Market
City Market	Median closed price, 30d	Median closed $/sq ft, 30d	Closed sales in sample
Aliso Viejo	$1.01M	$678/sq ft	37
Coto de Caza	$1.71M	$603/sq ft	12
Dana Point	$2.1M	$1140/sq ft	31
Ladera Ranch	$1.8M	$693/sq ft	15
Laguna Beach	$3.38M	$1580/sq ft	27
Laguna Hills	$1.2M	$661/sq ft	20
Laguna Niguel	$1.24M	$719/sq ft	46
Laguna Woods	$472K	$410/sq ft	54
Lake Forest	$1.16M	$630/sq ft	46
Mission Viejo	$1.25M	$629/sq ft	79
Rancho Mission Viejo	$1.18M	$634/sq ft	20
Rancho Santa Margarita	$905K	$622/sq ft	35
San Clemente	$1.8M	$808/sq ft	55
San Juan Capistrano	$1.16M	$697/sq ft	26
Trabuco Canyon	$1.5M	$585/sq ft	5

What Changed vs Prior 30 Days

Movement between two windows

Each City’s current 30-day window compared with the 30 days before it, taken from the stored activity snapshot. Thirty-day medians are mix-sensitive: a change in the median price reflects which homes sold as much as any change in value.

Aliso Viejo

Closed sales more — from 25 to 37
Median closed DOM longer — from 13 days to 26 days
Median closed price higher — from $900K to $1.01M

Coto de Caza

Closed sales fewer — from 14 to 12
Median closed DOM longer — from 28 days to 33 days
Median closed price lower — from $2.25M to $1.71M

Dana Point

Closed sales fewer — from 36 to 31
Median closed DOM shorter — from 21 days to 11 days
Median closed price higher — from $1.81M to $2.1M

Ladera Ranch

Closed sales fewer — from 16 to 15
Median closed DOM shorter — from 11 days to 10 days
Median closed price higher — from $1.26M to $1.8M

Laguna Beach

Closed sales unchanged — from 27 to 27
Median closed DOM longer — from 27 days to 37 days
Median closed price lower — from $3.73M to $3.38M

Laguna Hills

Closed sales fewer — from 27 to 20
Median closed DOM longer — from 12 days to 39 days
Median closed price lower — from $1.55M to $1.2M

Laguna Niguel

Closed sales fewer — from 51 to 46
Median closed DOM longer — from 16 days to 34 days
Median closed price lower — from $1.38M to $1.24M

Laguna Woods

Closed sales more — from 40 to 54
Median closed DOM shorter — from 32 days to 29 days
Median closed price higher — from $445K to $472K

Lake Forest

Closed sales fewer — from 58 to 46
Median closed DOM longer — from 14 days to 21 days
Median closed price lower — from $1.24M to $1.16M

Mission Viejo

Closed sales fewer — from 84 to 79
Median closed DOM longer — from 17 days to 22 days
Median closed price higher — from $1.23M to $1.25M

Rancho Mission Viejo

Closed sales more — from 19 to 20
Median closed DOM shorter — from 31 days to 21 days
Median closed price higher — from $1.1M to $1.18M

Rancho Santa Margarita

Closed sales fewer — from 46 to 35
Median closed DOM longer — from 14 days to 22 days
Median closed price higher — from $868K to $905K

San Clemente

Closed sales fewer — from 60 to 55
Median closed DOM longer — from 10 days to 18 days
Median closed price higher — from $1.63M to $1.8M

San Juan Capistrano

Closed sales more — from 23 to 26
Median closed DOM shorter — from 27 days to 24 days
Median closed price lower — from $1.38M to $1.16M

Trabuco Canyon

Closed sales fewer — from 9 to 5
Median closed DOM longer — from 25 days to 95 days
Median closed price higher — from $1.28M to $1.5M

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Aliso Viejo

Active: 70
Pending: 15
Closed, 30d: 37
Median closed: $1.01M

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Coto de Caza

Active: 59
Pending: 7
Closed, 30d: 12
Median closed: $1.71M

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Dana Point

Active: 95
Pending: 9
Closed, 30d: 31
Median closed: $2.1M

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Ladera Ranch

Active: 58
Pending: 4
Closed, 30d: 15
Median closed: $1.8M

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Laguna Beach

Active: 146
Pending: 12
Closed, 30d: 27
Median closed: $3.38M

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Laguna Hills

Active: 60
Pending: 8
Closed, 30d: 20
Median closed: $1.2M

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Laguna Niguel

Active: 148
Pending: 16
Closed, 30d: 46
Median closed: $1.24M

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Laguna Woods

Active: 202
Pending: 52
Closed, 30d: 54
Median closed: $472K

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Lake Forest

Active: 210
Pending: 23
Closed, 30d: 46
Median closed: $1.16M

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Mission Viejo

Active: 150
Pending: 34
Closed, 30d: 79
Median closed: $1.25M

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Rancho Mission Viejo

Active: 87
Pending: 22
Closed, 30d: 20
Median closed: $1.18M

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Rancho Santa Margarita

Active: 94
Pending: 12
Closed, 30d: 35
Median closed: $905K

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San Clemente

Active: 117
Pending: 26
Closed, 30d: 55
Median closed: $1.8M

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San Juan Capistrano

Active: 68
Pending: 17
Closed, 30d: 26
Median closed: $1.16M

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Trabuco Canyon

Active: 20
Pending: 3
Closed, 30d: 5
Median closed: $1.5M

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Methodology & Limitations

How these numbers are produced

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Source: CRMLS data accessed through SimplyRETS.
Every City Market on this page uses Market Intelligence methodology V2. Cities produced under a different methodology version are excluded rather than compared.
The residential-for-sale universe includes Residential, Condominium and Townhome.
Rental, Commercial, CommercialLease, Land, Farm and Multi-Family records are excluded.
The provider’s own type field is not trusted as the final inclusion test. Record-level classification remains authoritative.
Minimum sample suppression applies: thin samples show no median.
Months of inventory divides each City’s current Active count by its average monthly closed sales over the selected trailing complete calendar months (3 by default, 6 and 12 where that many complete, consecutive months are stored). Every month in the window counts in the denominator, including verified zero-sale months. It is withheld where a required calendar month is missing, the closed sample is too thin or the closing pace is zero, rather than shown as an unstable ratio.
Current state is point-in-time as of the snapshot calculation.
Recent activity is a dated 30-day window (August 9 – September 8, 2026).
Historical City charts use complete calendar months only.
City medians are mix-sensitive and are not a measure of any individual property’s value.
Numbers are scheduled snapshots, not live provider queries executed when this page loads.
Property-specific facts, HOA dues, school assignment, taxes, assessments and insurance conditions are never inferred from these market aggregates.

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