✕ Home
For Buyers Buyer Guide Move Up Quiz 5-Mistakes Guide Mortgage Calculator Rent vs Buy Rate Alerts Buyer Checklist
For Sellers Seller Guide Valuation Net Proceeds Calculator Seller Checklist Why Sell with Jesse
About Reviews Let's Talk →
California · Orange County

La Palma Homes,
By the Numbers.

La Palma is a city of about 15,092 people in Orange County, near Buena Park, Cerritos and Cypress. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, La Palma included.

The real city limit
$1.19M
Typical Home Value
+4.4%
Change in One Year
15K
Residents
The place

The Story of
La Palma.

La Palma, in Orange County, is a city of roughly 15,092 residents.

Its official start date is 1955, about 71 years ago. El Rancho Verde Park, about 32 acres, is the largest of 4 parks here.

The map shows 22 places to eat and drink, with Korean, Asian and Mexican the most common. There are 5 public schools inside the boundary, run by Anaheim Union High and Centralia Elementary. On price, La Palma is the 29th highest-priced of 122 cities on my map at about $1.19M for the typical home, and values are up 103% in ten years.

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

1955Established
15,092People, 2024 estimate
4Parks
44Acres of parks
5Public schools
22Places to eat

Ten Years of
La Palma Home Values.

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

$1,185,448
September 2026
+4.4% 1 year+37% 5 years+103% 10 years
$1.19M$574K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $1,185,448, this month.

What Your Money Buys
in La Palma.

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

By bedroom count

Tap a row to load that price into the payment tool below.

Houses and condos

Single-family house$1.2M
Condo or townhome$658K

A house costs about $537,241 more than a condo here.

The range

$977Klower-priced third$1.19Mtypical$1.34Mupper third

What a La Palma Home
Costs Per Month.

Move the sliders. The rate is this week's average, so the number is honest.

Where La Palma 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.

La Palma
$459K$3.71M
  • 29th highest-priced of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; La Palma is at $1.19M.
  • 17th of 122 for price growth over the past year (+4.4%), where 1st grew the most.

La Palma and the cities closest to it

La Palma$1.19M
Cerritos$1.09MCypress$1.07MBuena Park$929KHawaiian Gardens$644K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in La Palma.

4 parks, about 44 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

3.9%of La Palma's land is park
127square feet of park for each resident
ParkEl Rancho Verde Park32 acres
ParkCentral Park7.5 acres
ParkBettencourt Park2.6 acres
ParkRainbow Park2.1 acres
Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

Real places inside La Palma. Tap any one to see it on the map.

Libraries

  • La Palma Branch Library
  • Kennedy HS Library
Food and drink

Where La Palma
Eats and Drinks.

22 places are on the map inside La Palma: 15 restaurants, 4 cafes, 2 coffees, 1 bakery. 21 of them are local, not chains.

21 local spots1 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Korean3
Asian3
Mexican2
Coffee2
Chinese2

Local spots on the map

  • Koko Chicken & BBQChicken
  • Sakai SushiJapanese
  • Pepe's Finest Mexican FoodMexican
  • Isla Cuban-Latín Kitchen & Rum BarCaribbean
  • A'Roma RistoranteItalian
  • Mr. Lee's Barbeque HouseKorean
  • Before n AfterCoffee
  • Pho Ly Quoc SuAsian
  • Johnie's Jr. BurgersAmerican
  • Ye Wool BakeryBakery

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

La Palma 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.

5 public schools inside the La Palma limits

3Elementary
1Middle
1High

Public high schools inside La Palma: John F. Kennedy High.

School districts: Anaheim Union High and Centralia Elementary.

See every school by name

Elementary

  • George B. Miller Elementary
  • Los Coyotes Elementary
  • Steve Luther Elementary

Middle

  • Walker Junior High

High

  • John F. Kennedy High

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

La Palma Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in La Palma, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in La Palma is worth about $1,185,448, 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 La Palma going up or down?

The typical home value in La Palma is up 4.4% over the past year, from about $1,135,038 to about $1,185,448. Over ten years it is up 103%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in La Palma?

Typical values in La Palma by bedroom count: 2 bedroom about $637,295, 3 bedroom about $1,039,298, 4 bedroom about $1,243,447, 5+ bedroom about $1,317,903. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

How many public schools are in La Palma?

5 public schools sit inside the La Palma boundary: 3 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high. They belong to Anaheim Union High and Centralia Elementary. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in La Palma?

La Palma has 4 parks. The largest are El Rancho Verde Park (about 32 acres), Central Park (about 7.5 acres) and Bettencourt Park (about 2.6 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near La Palma?

La Palma is in Orange County. The closest cities I cover are Buena Park, Cerritos, Cypress and Hawaiian Gardens.

How do I find out what my La Palma 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. 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.