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California · Orange County

Fountain Valley Homes,
By the Numbers.

Fountain Valley is a city of about 56,036 people in Orange County, near Huntington Beach, Westminster and Costa Mesa. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, Fountain Valley included.

Talk to Jesse Home Valuation
The real city limit
$1.38M
Typical Home Value
+6.0%
Change in One Year
56K
Residents
The place

The Story of
Fountain Valley.

Fountain Valley is a city of about 56,036 people in Orange County.

Mile Square Regional Park, about 602 acres, is the largest of 22 parks here. Golfers have David L. Baker Golf Course and Mile Square Golf Course. Local draws include The Reptile Zoo and Sapphire Center.

The map shows 62 places to eat and drink, with Vietnamese, Coffee and Japanese the most common. There are 14 public schools inside the boundary, run by Fountain Valley Elementary and Garden Grove Unified. On price, Fountain Valley is the 20th highest-priced of 122 cities on my map at about $1.38M for the typical home, and values are up 117% in ten years.

Assembled from the U.S. Census Bureau, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap and the California Department of Education. Photo credits.

Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley.
Mile Square Regional Park
56,036People, 2024 estimate
22Parks
782Acres of parks
14Public schools
62Places to eat
$1.38MTypical home value

Ten Years of
Fountain Valley Home Values.

The typical home value, month by month. Move across the chart to read any month.

$1,377,121
September 2026
+6.0% 1 year+48% 5 years+117% 10 years
$1.38M$623K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $1,377,121, this month.

What Your Money Buys
in Fountain Valley.

Typical values by home size and type, so you can match the city to your budget before you tour anything.

By bedroom count

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Houses and condos

Single-family house$1.4M
Condo or townhome$619K

A house costs about $777,682 more than a condo here.

The range

$1.04Mlower-priced third$1.38Mtypical$1.63Mupper third

What a Fountain Valley Home
Costs Per Month.

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Renting in Fountain Valley

$2,998/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is +5.6% from a year ago. Over a year that is $35,976 in rent.

Owning, at your settings above

 

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Where Fountain Valley Sits
Among 122 Cities.

Every dot is a city on my map, lined up from least to most expensive. Tap any dot to open that city.

Fountain Valley
$459K$3.71M
  • 20th highest-priced of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; Fountain Valley is at $1.38M.
  • 6th of 122 for price growth over the past year (+6.0%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 41st of 104 for typical rent ($2,998 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

Fountain Valley and the cities closest to it

Costa Mesa$1.42M
Fountain Valley$1.38M
Huntington Beach$1.34MWestminster$1.09MSanta Ana$859K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in Fountain Valley.

22 parks, about 782 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

13.5%of Fountain Valley's land is park
608square feet of park for each resident
ParkMile Square Regional Park602 acres
ParkFountain Valley Sports Park81 acres
ParkGreen Valley Park19 acres
ParkFulton Park16 acres
ParkCourreges Park11 acres
ParkHarper Park8.5 acres
Golf courseDavid L. Baker Golf Course63 acres
Golf courseMile Square Golf Course

More parks: Westmont Park, Cordata Park, Los Alamos Park, Allen Park, Helm Park, Vista View Park, Ellis Park, Monroe Park, Stonecrest Park, La Capilla Park, Plavan Park, Veteran Park and others.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

Real places inside Fountain Valley. Tap any one to see it on the map.

Zoo

  • The Reptile Zoo

Theater

  • Sapphire Center

Libraries

  • Fountain Valley Branch Library
  • FVHS Media Center
Food and drink

Where Fountain Valley
Eats and Drinks.

62 places are on the map inside Fountain Valley: 46 restaurants, 13 cafes, 2 bakeries, 1 bar. 50 of them are local, not chains.

50 local spots12 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Vietnamese10
Coffee6
Japanese5
Chinese5
Boba tea3
Sushi2
Pizza2

Local spots on the map

  • Shin Sen Gumi Hakata RamenJapanese
  • Brodard Vietnamese CuisineVietnamese
  • Istanbul GrillRestaurant
  • Full Moon SushiSushi
  • FVHS CafeteriaCafe
  • Fortune Cookie (Chinese) RestaurantChinese
  • Sip CoffeeCoffee
  • Atra Coffee & TeaTea
  • Que Vida TaqueriaMexican
  • ShareteaBoba tea

Listed from OpenStreetMap, not a ranking or a recommendation. Restaurants open and close, so check hours before you go.

Fountain Valley on the Map.

The outline is the official city limit. The dots are its public schools, parks, things to do and local food. Tap the chips to show or hide each kind. Pick any nearby city to open its guide.

14 public schools inside the Fountain Valley limits

8Elementary
3Middle
3High

Public high schools inside Fountain Valley: College and Career Preparatory Academy, Fountain Valley High and Los Amigos High.

School districts: Fountain Valley Elementary and Garden Grove Unified.

See every school by name

Elementary

  • Courreges (Roch) Elementary
  • Cox (James H.) Elementary
  • Ethan B. Allen Elementary
  • Gisler (Robert) Elementary
  • James Monroe Elementary
  • Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary
  • Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary
  • Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary

Middle

  • Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
  • Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
  • Vista View Middle

High

  • College and Career Preparatory Academy (charter)
  • Fountain Valley High
  • Los Amigos High

Counted from the California Department of Education school directory by each campus location, including 1 charter school. Which school a home is assigned to depends on the address, so confirm with the district before you buy.

Fountain Valley Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in Fountain Valley, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in Fountain Valley is worth about $1,377,121, based on the Zillow Home Value Index. Prices vary a lot by street, lot size and condition, so ask for a valuation of your specific home.

Are home values in Fountain Valley going up or down?

The typical home value in Fountain Valley is up 6.0% over the past year, from about $1,299,038 to about $1,377,121. Over ten years it is up 117%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in Fountain Valley?

Typical values in Fountain Valley by bedroom count: 1 bedroom about $456,069, 2 bedroom about $691,351, 3 bedroom about $1,239,268, 4 bedroom about $1,440,345, 5+ bedroom about $1,648,854. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in Fountain Valley?

The typical asking rent in Fountain Valley is about $2,998 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in Fountain Valley?

14 public schools sit inside the Fountain Valley boundary: 8 elementary, 3 middle and 3 high. They belong to Fountain Valley Elementary and Garden Grove Unified. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in Fountain Valley?

Fountain Valley has 22 parks. The largest are Mile Square Regional Park (about 602 acres), Fountain Valley Sports Park (about 81 acres) and Green Valley Park (about 19 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near Fountain Valley?

Fountain Valley is in Orange County. The closest cities I cover are Huntington Beach, Westminster, Costa Mesa and Santa Ana.

How do I find out what my Fountain Valley home is worth?

Enter your address on the home valuation form at jessetek.net/valuation. You get an automated estimate right away and a Comparative Market Analysis from Jesse within 24 hours, with no obligation.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index, typical value, September 2026. Rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index, September 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate. Schools: California Department of Education public school directory. Parks, places and restaurants: OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau.

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