Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$932,449
$2,410

Housing Market Overview

Metric Costa Mesa California Avg US Average
Median Home Price $932,449 $642,203 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 0.5% 10.0% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $2,410 $1,955 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 5.6% 6.0% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Costa Mesa
California
United States
Year Costa Mesa California United States
Median Rent Over Time
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Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 8.4 yearly household incomes in Costa Mesa.

Metric Costa Mesa California Avg US Average
Median Home Price $932,449 $642,203 $242,182
Median Household Income $111,624 $96,718 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 8.4 6.6 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Costa Mesa California Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 37.1% 51.6% 58.2%
Rental Rate 57.9% 40.9% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 5.0% 7.6% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 12.0 15.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2014 2011 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Costa Mesa California Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.59 people 2.85 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1972 1975 1978
Median Number of Rooms 4.4 5.0 5.5