Orange County Market Analysis

Orange County Housing Market by City, August–October 2026

Updated November 2, 2026

By Michael Domalewski

Client Success & Community Lead at TurboHome

Reviewed by:

Vinura Abeysundara

Head of Growth at TurboHome

Kevin Kretzmer

Head Agent, California · CalDRE #01997822

TurboHome Market Analysis · Orange County · Updated November 2026

Median sale price: $1,245,000
Avg. vs. final list: -1.1%
Median days on market: 21
Closings, Aug–Oct: 4,767

The takeaway up front: Orange County homes closed an average of 1.1% below final list from August through October 2026, and 40.2% of sales took more than 30 days. Median price per square foot fell 1.4% from May through July, to $686.

This report covers 4,767 closed sales of single-family homes, condos, and townhouses in Orange County, broken out by 77 city rows and 83 ZIP codes.

How this report maps Orange County

City rows use the city named on each listing. Where a listing names a community rather than an incorporated city, such as Ladera Ranch, Coto de Caza, Anaheim Hills or Corona del Mar, that community gets its own row.A city appears when it had at least 8 closings of a property type from August through October 2026. The charts show the 24 busiest cities for each property type, and the full table further down lists every row.Rows follow the county on each listing, so the 4,767 closings include sales in smaller cities and communities that are too small for their own row.

Orange County countywide numbers, Aug–Oct 2026

Measure	All homes	Single-family	Condo / TH
Closings	4,767	3,194	1,573
Median sale price	$1,245,000	$1,450,000	$780,000
Median $/sqft	$686	$719	$624
$/sqft vs. May–Jul	-1.4%	-1.8%	-0.8%
Avg. vs. final list	-1.1%	-1.0%	-1.2%
Closed above list	27.8%	30.1%	23.3%
Sold in under 14 days	39.4%	43.7%	30.9%
More than 30 days	40.2%	37.0%	46.9%
Median days on market	21	18	28

Single-family homes sold faster than condos and townhouses. 37.0% of single-family closings took more than 30 days, compared with 46.9% for condos and townhouses.27.8% of all sales closed above final list. The median single-family home sold for $1,450,000 and the median condo or townhouse for $780,000.Closings fell from 5,497 in May through July to 4,767 in August through October.

Closing price vs. final list by city

These charts compare each Aug–Oct closing with its own final list price. Positive values mean a city's sales closed above list on average. Negative values mean they closed below.This measures negotiation against asking price, not appreciation. A city can close below list while its median $/sqft rises.

TL;DR: Among cities with at least 15 closings, Fullerton single-family homes came closest to final list, closing even with list on average across 144 closings. Laguna Beach single-family homes had the widest gap at 5.1% below on 70 closings.For condos and townhouses, Anaheim came closest, closing even with list, while Newport Beach had the widest gap at 3.0% below.15 of 77 city rows averaged at or above final list.

Orange County cities: Closing price vs. final list

August–October 2026 closings · average premium or discount to final list price

Above listBelow list

SFH · Part 1 of 2

Huntington Beach

259 closed

-1.3%

Irvine

236 closed

-2.6%

Anaheim

179 closed

+0.8%

Mission Viejo

176 closed

-1.1%

Yorba Linda

145 closed

-1.5%

Fullerton

144 closed

Orange

127 closed

-0.4%

Newport Beach

120 closed

-2.9%

San Clemente

114 closed

-2%

Santa Ana

114 closed

+0.3%

Costa Mesa

113 closed

-0.4%

Garden Grove

105 closed

+1.3%

SFH · Part 2 of 2

Laguna Niguel

97 closed

-1.6%

Lake Forest

93 closed

-1.8%

Fountain Valley

76 closed

+1.8%

Brea

70 closed

+1%

Buena Park

70 closed

-0.8%

Laguna Beach

70 closed

-5.1%

San Juan Capistrano

61 closed

-1.4%

Tustin

60 closed

-0.8%

Dana Point

59 closed

-1.7%

Placentia

57 closed

-0.1%

Westminster

57 closed

Rancho Santa Margarita

54 closed

-0.9%

Condo / TH · Part 1 of 2

Irvine

275 closed

-2.3%

Huntington Beach

121 closed

-1.3%

Anaheim

87 closed

Laguna Woods

84 closed

-0.9%

Santa Ana

80 closed

-1.3%

Aliso Viejo

65 closed

-1.4%

Laguna Niguel

62 closed

-1.1%

Orange

55 closed

-0.3%

Mission Viejo

50 closed

-0.9%

Fullerton

49 closed

-0.5%

Lake Forest

47 closed

-0.6%

Rancho Santa Margarita

45 closed

+0.1%

Condo / TH · Part 2 of 2

Newport Beach

43 closed

-3%

Tustin

41 closed

-2%

Costa Mesa

39 closed

-1.7%

San Clemente

37 closed

-1.8%

Garden Grove

36 closed

-0.3%

Yorba Linda

35 closed

-1.4%

Cypress

31 closed

+0.4%

Dana Point

30 closed

-1.1%

San Juan Capistrano

27 closed

-1.1%

La Habra

26 closed

+0.3%

Rancho Mission Viejo

26 closed

-1%

Stanton

19 closed

+0.2%

Price per square foot by city, May–Jul vs. Aug–Oct

These charts compare median sold price per square foot for May through July 2026 with August through October 2026. Closing counts for both windows appear under each city.A large percentage move often reflects a different mix of homes sold rather than a change in value. Rows marked with an asterisk had fewer than 8 closings in the earlier window.

TL;DR: Among cities with at least 15 closings in both windows, Newport Coast single-family homes rose most at +12.6% on 29 to 15 closings. Corona del Mar condos and townhouses fell most at -15.8% on 28 to 18 closings.Of the 76 city rows, 24 rose, 52 fell. Countywide, the median fell 1.4% from May through July, to $686.

Orange County cities: Change in $/sqft by city

90-day median $/sqft change · May–Jul vs. Aug–Oct 2026

UpDown

SFH · Part 1 of 2

Newport Beach

May–Jul: 131 closed | Aug–Oct: 120 closed

+11.6%

Tustin

May–Jul: 69 closed | Aug–Oct: 60 closed

+6.9%

Placentia

May–Jul: 77 closed | Aug–Oct: 57 closed

+4.6%

Brea

May–Jul: 72 closed | Aug–Oct: 70 closed

+2.7%

Dana Point

May–Jul: 66 closed | Aug–Oct: 59 closed

+1%

Orange

May–Jul: 179 closed | Aug–Oct: 127 closed

+0.6%

Laguna Niguel

May–Jul: 127 closed | Aug–Oct: 97 closed

+0.2%

Anaheim

May–Jul: 179 closed | Aug–Oct: 179 closed

-1.4%

Lake Forest

May–Jul: 146 closed | Aug–Oct: 93 closed

-1.4%

Laguna Beach

May–Jul: 83 closed | Aug–Oct: 70 closed

-1.6%

Buena Park

May–Jul: 78 closed | Aug–Oct: 70 closed

-2%

Huntington Beach

May–Jul: 262 closed | Aug–Oct: 259 closed

-2.8%

SFH · Part 2 of 2

Fullerton

May–Jul: 160 closed | Aug–Oct: 144 closed

-3.1%

Fountain Valley

May–Jul: 76 closed | Aug–Oct: 76 closed

-3.2%

Rancho Santa Margarita

May–Jul: 72 closed | Aug–Oct: 54 closed

-3.2%

Santa Ana

May–Jul: 137 closed | Aug–Oct: 114 closed

-3.3%

San Juan Capistrano

May–Jul: 71 closed | Aug–Oct: 61 closed

-3.4%

Irvine

May–Jul: 226 closed | Aug–Oct: 236 closed

-3.6%

Westminster

May–Jul: 62 closed | Aug–Oct: 57 closed

-3.9%

Yorba Linda

May–Jul: 135 closed | Aug–Oct: 145 closed

-4%

Mission Viejo

May–Jul: 199 closed | Aug–Oct: 176 closed

-4.7%

Garden Grove

May–Jul: 128 closed | Aug–Oct: 105 closed

-4.9%

San Clemente

May–Jul: 137 closed | Aug–Oct: 114 closed

-5.8%

Costa Mesa

May–Jul: 114 closed | Aug–Oct: 113 closed

-6.4%

Condo / TH · Part 1 of 2

Yorba Linda

May–Jul: 43 closed | Aug–Oct: 35 closed

+9.2%

Newport Beach

May–Jul: 43 closed | Aug–Oct: 43 closed

+3.1%

Orange

May–Jul: 50 closed | Aug–Oct: 55 closed

+3%

Santa Ana

May–Jul: 78 closed | Aug–Oct: 80 closed

+1.3%

Mission Viejo

May–Jul: 66 closed | Aug–Oct: 50 closed

+0.2%

Huntington Beach

May–Jul: 134 closed | Aug–Oct: 121 closed

+0.1%

Rancho Santa Margarita

May–Jul: 62 closed | Aug–Oct: 45 closed

-1.1%

Stanton

May–Jul: 28 closed | Aug–Oct: 19 closed

-1.4%

Costa Mesa

May–Jul: 40 closed | Aug–Oct: 39 closed

-1.5%

Fullerton

May–Jul: 51 closed | Aug–Oct: 49 closed

-1.9%

Garden Grove

May–Jul: 44 closed | Aug–Oct: 36 closed

-2%

Laguna Niguel

May–Jul: 75 closed | Aug–Oct: 62 closed

-2.1%

Condo / TH · Part 2 of 2

Anaheim

May–Jul: 99 closed | Aug–Oct: 87 closed

-2.5%

Aliso Viejo

May–Jul: 64 closed | Aug–Oct: 65 closed

-2.9%

San Juan Capistrano

May–Jul: 23 closed | Aug–Oct: 27 closed

-2.9%

Rancho Mission Viejo

May–Jul: 34 closed | Aug–Oct: 26 closed

-3.5%

Irvine

May–Jul: 314 closed | Aug–Oct: 275 closed

-3.9%

Laguna Woods

May–Jul: 95 closed | Aug–Oct: 84 closed

-3.9%

Lake Forest

May–Jul: 67 closed | Aug–Oct: 47 closed

-6%

La Habra

May–Jul: 29 closed | Aug–Oct: 26 closed

-6.4%

Dana Point

May–Jul: 45 closed | Aug–Oct: 30 closed

-7.6%

Tustin

May–Jul: 66 closed | Aug–Oct: 41 closed

-7.8%

Cypress

May–Jul: 20 closed | Aug–Oct: 31 closed

-8.8%

San Clemente

May–Jul: 44 closed | Aug–Oct: 37 closed

-9.1%

How fast Orange County homes sold by city

Each bar splits a city's Aug–Oct closings into homes that sold in under 14 days, in 14 to 30 days, and after more than 30 days on market.

TL;DR: La Palma single-family homes sold fastest, with 61.1% of 18 closings in under 14 days. Rancho Mission Viejo single-family homes were slowest, with 64.1% taking more than 30 days.

Orange County cities: Days on market speed

August–October 2026 closings · share of sales by days-on-market bucket

Under 14 days14–30 days30+ days

SFH · Part 1 of 2

Huntington Beach

259 closed

42.9%

21.2%

35.9%

Irvine

236 closed

32.6%

18.6%

48.8%

Anaheim

179 closed

50.8%

23.5%

25.7%

Mission Viejo

176 closed

43.7%

19.9%

36.4%

Yorba Linda

145 closed

42.1%

20.7%

37.2%

Fullerton

144 closed

52.8%

14.6%

32.6%

Orange

127 closed

55.1%

15%

29.9%

Newport Beach

120 closed

43.3%

49.2%

San Clemente

114 closed

51.7%

13.2%

35.1%

Santa Ana

114 closed

39.8%

25.7%

34.5%

Costa Mesa

113 closed

46.9%

23%

30.1%

Garden Grove

105 closed

53.3%

23.8%

22.9%

SFH · Part 2 of 2

Laguna Niguel

97 closed

39.2%

15.5%

45.3%

Lake Forest

93 closed

32.3%

19.4%

48.3%

Fountain Valley

76 closed

57.9%

22.4%

19.7%

Brea

70 closed

41.5%

31.4%

27.1%

Buena Park

70 closed

42.9%

20%

37.1%

Laguna Beach

70 closed

30%

58.6%

San Juan Capistrano

61 closed

36.1%

19.7%

44.2%

Tustin

60 closed

46.6%

41.7%

Dana Point

59 closed

37.3%

22%

40.7%

Placentia

57 closed

49.1%

21.1%

29.8%

Westminster

57 closed

43.9%

29.8%

26.3%

Rancho Santa Margarita

54 closed

44.5%

22.2%

33.3%

Condo / TH · Part 1 of 2

Irvine

275 closed

28%

22.2%

49.8%

Huntington Beach

121 closed

30.6%

21.5%

47.9%

Anaheim

87 closed

28.7%

23%

48.3%

Laguna Woods

84 closed

34.5%

14.3%

51.2%

Santa Ana

80 closed

28.7%

22.5%

48.8%

Aliso Viejo

65 closed

23.1%

29.2%

47.7%

Laguna Niguel

62 closed

30.6%

27.4%

42%

Orange

55 closed

38.2%

21.8%

40%

Mission Viejo

50 closed

46%

16%

38%

Fullerton

49 closed

30.6%

34.7%

Lake Forest

47 closed

19.1%

23.4%

57.5%

Rancho Santa Margarita

45 closed

28.9%

31.1%

40%

Condo / TH · Part 2 of 2

Newport Beach

43 closed

23.3%

14%

62.7%

Tustin

41 closed

14.6%

24.4%

61%

Costa Mesa

39 closed

46.1%

15.4%

38.5%

San Clemente

37 closed

40.5%

16.2%

43.3%

Garden Grove

36 closed

38.9%

25%

36.1%

Yorba Linda

35 closed

20%

25.7%

54.3%

Cypress

31 closed

22.6%

25.8%

51.6%

Dana Point

30 closed

46.7%

13.3%

40%

San Juan Capistrano

27 closed

40.8%

25.9%

33.3%

La Habra

26 closed

34.6%

38.5%

26.9%

Rancho Mission Viejo

26 closed

30.8%

26.9%

42.3%

Stanton

19 closed

31.6%

36.8%

31.6%

Every Orange County city in this report

Sort by any column or filter by property type. Each of the 77 rows had at least 8 closings from August through October 2026.

77 rows

Orange County cities, August–October 2026
	Type
Irvine	Condo / TH	275	$1,190,000	$720	-3.9%	-2.3%	28.0%	30
Huntington Beach	Single-family	259	$1,660,000	$835	-2.8%	-1.3%	42.9%	19
Irvine	Single-family	236	$2,095,000	$845	-3.6%	-2.6%	32.6%	29
Anaheim	Single-family	179	$1,030,000	$624	-1.4%	+0.8%	50.8%	13
Mission Viejo	Single-family	176	$1,300,000	$662	-4.7%	-1.1%	43.7%	17
Yorba Linda	Single-family	145	$1,695,000	$631	-4.0%	-1.5%	42.1%	19
Fullerton	Single-family	144	$1,227,500	$649	-3.1%	0.0%	52.8%	12
Orange	Single-family	127	$1,201,600	$688	+0.6%	-0.4%	55.1%	11
Huntington Beach	Condo / TH	121	$770,000	$676	+0.1%	-1.3%	30.6%	28
Newport Beach	Single-family	120	$4,424,500	$1,721	+11.6%	-2.9%	43.3%	30
San Clemente	Single-family	114	$2,212,500	$806	-5.8%	-2.0%	51.7%	12
Santa Ana	Single-family	114	$990,000	$664	-3.3%	+0.3%	39.8%	19
Costa Mesa	Single-family	113	$1,635,000	$917	-6.4%	-0.4%	46.9%	15
Garden Grove	Single-family	105	$1,105,000	$693	-4.9%	+1.3%	53.3%	12
Laguna Niguel	Single-family	97	$1,750,000	$823	+0.2%	-1.6%	39.2%	22

* Fewer than 8 closings in the earlier window. Treat the $/sqft change as directional.

Orange County housing market by ZIP code

ZIP code rows combine single-family homes, condos, and townhouses. 83 Orange County ZIP codes had at least 8 closings.

TL;DR: 92661 (most sales in Newport Beach) had the highest median sale price at $4,600,000. 92701 (most sales in Santa Ana) had the lowest at $475,600.Among ZIP codes with at least 20 closings, 92865 sold fastest, with 69.6% in under 14 days, and 92833 came closest to asking, closing at final list.

83 ZIP codes

Orange County ZIP codes, August–October 2026
	Most sales in
92618	Irvine	162	$1,447,500	$709	-1.4%	-2.8%	28.4%	33
92677	Laguna Niguel	159	$1,419,500	$737	+0.7%	-1.4%	35.8%	23
92646	Huntington Beach	132	$1,442,500	$760	+0.5%	-0.3%	42.4%	19
92692	Mission Viejo	129	$1,050,000	$635	-1.1%	-1.3%	44.9%	17
92886	Yorba Linda	126	$1,497,500	$627	-1.9%	-1.6%	38.9%	23
92630	Lake Forest	112	$1,241,000	$620	-2.4%	-1.2%	29.5%	25
92694	Rancho Mission Viejo	106	$1,342,000	$629	-2.8%	-0.9%	35.8%	31
92648	Huntington Beach	105	$1,660,000	$818	+6.0%	-1.6%	40.9%	21
92656	Aliso Viejo	97	$940,000	$662	-2.2%	-1.5%	26.8%	28
92691	Mission Viejo	97	$1,300,000	$655	-4.1%	-0.6%	43.3%	19
92708	Fountain Valley	90	$1,410,000	$697	-2.7%	+1.5%	55.6%	11
92620	Irvine	89	$1,615,000	$795	-3.3%	-1.8%	40.5%	21
92675	San Juan Capistrano	89	$1,403,000	$696	-6.5%	-1.3%	37.1%	21
92627	Costa Mesa	87	$1,270,000	$775	-14.6%	-0.6%	52.9%	12
92637	Laguna Woods	85	$540,000	$421	-3.9%	-0.9%	35.3%	31

* Fewer than 8 closings in the earlier window. Treat the $/sqft change as directional.

Put the data to work

What this means if you’re buying or selling

Selling a single-family home

Price for some negotiation

Single-family homes closed 1.0% below final list on average and the median home spent 18 days on market. 43.7% sold in under 14 days, so the first two weeks still matter.

Selling a condo or townhouse

Expect a longer runway

Condos and townhouses closed 1.2% below final list and 46.9% took more than 30 days, compared with 37.0% of single-family homes.

Buying

Most sales closed at or below asking

72.2% of Orange County sales closed at or below final list. Among the busiest single-family cities, the average gap ran from even with list in Fullerton to 5.1% below list in Laguna Beach.

Reading the trend

$/sqft and the list-price gap answer different questions

Countywide median $/sqft fell 1.4% from May through July, to $686, while sales averaged 1.1% below final list. One measure tracks the mix of homes sold. The other tracks negotiation against each home's own asking price.

More Orange County housing data

Quick Q&A

Are Orange County homes selling above asking price?

On average, no. From August through October 2026, Orange County sales closed 1.1% below final list, and 27.8% of 4,767 closings went above list.

How long does it take to sell a home in Orange County?

The median Orange County sale spent 21 days on market. 39.4% sold in under 14 days and 40.2% took more than 30 days. Single-family homes had a median of 18 days and condos and townhouses 28 days.

Which Orange County cities sold closest to asking price?

Among cities with at least 15 closings, Fullerton single-family homes came closest, closing at final list on average, tied with Anaheim condos and townhouses.

Did home prices in Orange County go up?

Median price per square foot fell 1.4% from May through July, to $686. Single-family homes were at $719 per square foot and condos and townhouses at $624. The median sale price was $1,245,000.

Which Orange County ZIP code has the highest home prices?

92661 had the highest median sale price at $4,600,000 on 17 closings. 92625 followed at $4,570,000.

Coverage: Closed sales of single-family homes, condos, and townhouses in Orange County, CA. Latest window August through October 2026, compared with May through July 2026.

Source: Closed residential MLS sales. TurboHome analysis.

Rows retained: City and ZIP rows need at least 8 closings in the latest window. An asterisk marks a $/sqft row with fewer than 8 closings in the earlier window. ZIP rows combine all property types.

List-price measure: The average percentage each sale closed above or below its final list price. Sales that closed at less than half or more than double their list price are left out as likely data errors. This measures negotiation, not appreciation.

$/sqft: Median closed price per square foot of living area in each window. Values below $50 or above $5,000 per square foot are left out.

Days on market: Days on market as reported on each listing, grouped into under 14, 14 to 30, and more than 30 days. Sales without a days-on-market value are left out of those shares.

Data timing: Data pulled November 2, 2026. Sales that closed near the end of the window may still be posting, so the latest counts can rise slightly.

Important: Data is informational, has not been independently verified, and may differ from other reports because of cutoff dates, cleaning rules, or city definitions.

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