South Orange County Market Overview
South Orange County Market Overview
11 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
- 11 City Markets
- Methodology
- Market Intelligence V2
- Latest refresh cycle
- September 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
City snapshots are generated on a schedule. Individual calculation times may differ slightly within the same refresh cycle (this cycle ran from September 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM). These are stored snapshots, not live queries run when you open the page.
South Orange County at a Glance
Summed counts across the tracked City Markets
These are additive counts across the 11 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
1,171
Currently on the market
Sum of 11 of 11 tracked City Markets
Pending
177
Under contract, off-market
Sum of 11 of 11 tracked City Markets
New listings
587
Last 30 days · August 4 – September 3, 2026
Sum of 11 of 11 tracked City Markets
Closed sales
450
Last 30 days · August 4 – September 3, 2026
Sum of 11 of 11 tracked City Markets
City Comparison
Every tracked City Market, side by side
Sorted alphabetically by default. Sorting a column reorders the table; it does not rank one city above another.
- Active
- 73
- Pending
- 14
- Median active price
- $899K
- Closed sales, 30d
- 38
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 34 days
- New listings, 30d
- 39
- Median closed price
- $945K
- Median closed DOM
- 25 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $684/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 98%
- Active
- 95
- Pending
- 10
- Median active price
- $2.35M
- Closed sales, 30d
- 31
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 42 days
- New listings, 30d
- 41
- Median closed price
- $2.0M
- Median closed DOM
- 9 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $1241/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 100%
- Active
- 59
- Pending
- 5
- Median active price
- $1.13M
- Closed sales, 30d
- 17
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 25 days
- New listings, 30d
- 33
- Median closed price
- $1.31M
- Median closed DOM
- 10 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $625/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 100%
- Active
- 59
- Pending
- 10
- Median active price
- $1.15M
- Closed sales, 30d
- 22
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 33 days
- New listings, 30d
- 30
- Median closed price
- $1.31M
- Median closed DOM
- 28 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $729/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 99%
- Active
- 153
- Pending
- 15
- Median active price
- $1.43M
- Closed sales, 30d
- 42
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 37 days
- New listings, 30d
- 69
- Median closed price
- $1.25M
- Median closed DOM
- 27 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $717/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 99%
- Active
- 208
- Pending
- 23
- Median active price
- $1.29M
- Closed sales, 30d
- 52
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 40 days
- New listings, 30d
- 69
- Median closed price
- $1.22M
- Median closed DOM
- 19 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $630/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 99%
- Active
- 153
- Pending
- 33
- Median active price
- $1.09M
- Closed sales, 30d
- 94
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 27 days
- New listings, 30d
- 99
- Median closed price
- $1.25M
- Median closed DOM
- 25 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $638/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 99%
- Active
- 84
- Pending
- 18
- Median active price
- $1.14M
- Closed sales, 30d
- 22
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 47 days
- New listings, 30d
- 36
- Median closed price
- $1.23M
- Median closed DOM
- 26 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $634/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 100%
- Active
- 96
- Pending
- 10
- Median active price
- $925K
- Closed sales, 30d
- 42
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 30 days
- New listings, 30d
- 54
- Median closed price
- $879K
- Median closed DOM
- 24 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $621/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 100%
- Active
- 121
- Pending
- 25
- Median active price
- $2.07M
- Closed sales, 30d
- 59
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 37 days
- New listings, 30d
- 74
- Median closed price
- $1.75M
- Median closed DOM
- 18 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $787/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 97%
- Active
- 70
- Pending
- 14
- Median active price
- $1.7M
- Closed sales, 30d
- 31
More metrics
- Median active DOM
- 34 days
- New listings, 30d
- 43
- Median closed price
- $1.16M
- Median closed DOM
- 23 days
- Closed $/sq ft
- $700/sq ft
- Sale-to-last-list
- 99%
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.
Recent Sales Activity
Closed sales, last 30 days
Recorded closed transactions in the dated 30-day activity window (August 4 – September 3, 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 Market | Median closed price, 30d | Median closed $/sq ft, 30d | Closed sales in sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliso Viejo | $945K | $684/sq ft | 38 |
| Dana Point | $2.0M | $1241/sq ft | 31 |
| Ladera Ranch | $1.31M | $625/sq ft | 17 |
| Laguna Hills | $1.31M | $729/sq ft | 22 |
| Laguna Niguel | $1.25M | $717/sq ft | 42 |
| Lake Forest | $1.22M | $630/sq ft | 52 |
| Mission Viejo | $1.25M | $638/sq ft | 94 |
| Rancho Mission Viejo | $1.23M | $634/sq ft | 22 |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | $879K | $621/sq ft | 42 |
| San Clemente | $1.75M | $787/sq ft | 59 |
| San Juan Capistrano | $1.16M | $700/sq ft | 31 |
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.
- Closed sales more — from 30 to 38
- Median closed DOM longer — from 13 days to 25 days
- Median closed price higher — from $940K to $945K
- Closed sales fewer — from 38 to 31
- Median closed DOM shorter — from 23 days to 9 days
- Median closed price higher — from $1.81M to $2.0M
- Closed sales fewer — from 21 to 17
- Median closed DOM shorter — from 20 days to 10 days
- Median closed price lower — from $1.39M to $1.31M
- Closed sales fewer — from 28 to 22
- Median closed DOM longer — from 19 days to 28 days
- Median closed price lower — from $1.65M to $1.31M
- Closed sales fewer — from 65 to 42
- Median closed DOM longer — from 18 days to 27 days
- Median closed price lower — from $1.38M to $1.25M
- Closed sales fewer — from 58 to 52
- Median closed DOM longer — from 13 days to 19 days
- Median closed price lower — from $1.27M to $1.22M
- Closed sales more — from 82 to 94
- Median closed DOM longer — from 15 days to 25 days
- Median closed price higher — from $1.22M to $1.25M
- Closed sales fewer — from 23 to 22
- Median closed DOM unchanged — from 26 days to 26 days
- Median closed price higher — from $1.13M to $1.23M
- Closed sales fewer — from 51 to 42
- Median closed DOM longer — from 15 days to 24 days
- Median closed price lower — from $910K to $879K
- Closed sales fewer — from 63 to 59
- Median closed DOM longer — from 9 days to 18 days
- Median closed price higher — from $1.63M to $1.75M
- Closed sales more — from 22 to 31
- Median closed DOM shorter — from 24 days to 23 days
- Median closed price lower — from $1.35M to $1.16M
Explore the City Markets
The overview tells you where to look. The City Market pages explain what the numbers mean on the ground.
Methodology & Limitations
How these numbers are produced
Read the full methodology note
- 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
typefield is not trusted as the final inclusion test. Record-level classification remains authoritative. - Minimum sample suppression applies: thin samples show no median.
- Current state is point-in-time as of the snapshot calculation.
- Recent activity is a dated 30-day window (August 4 – September 3, 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.