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California · Orange County

Laguna Beach Homes,
By the Numbers.

Laguna Beach is a city of about 22,564 people in Orange County, near Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Laguna Hills. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, Laguna Beach included.

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$3.04M
Typical Home Value
+6.8%
Change in One Year
23K
Residents
The place

The Story of
Laguna Beach.

Laguna Beach, in Orange County, is a city of roughly 22,564 residents.

It has been its own community since 1887. There are 8 parks inside the boundary. The biggest is Moulton Meadows Park, at about 8.4 acres. It has ocean beach: Arch Beach, Victoria Beach and Bird Rock Beach. Golfers have The Ranch at Laguna BeachGolf Course.

Places people go: Laguna Art Museum and Festival of the Arts Amphitheater. Laguna College of Art and Design is here too. The map shows 70 places to eat and drink, with Coffee, American and Mexican the most common. There are 4 public schools inside the boundary, run by Laguna Beach Unified. On price, Laguna Beach is the 3rd highest-priced of 122 cities on my map at about $3.04M for the typical home, and values are up 99% in ten years.

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

The beach and bluffs at Laguna Beach.
Laguna Beach
1887Established
22,564People, 2024 estimate
8Parks
28Acres of parks
4Public schools
70Places to eat

Ten Years of
Laguna Beach Home Values.

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

$3,043,251
September 2026
+6.8% 1 year+34% 5 years+99% 10 years
$3.04M$1.46M
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $3,043,251, this month.

What Your Money Buys
in Laguna Beach.

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$3.2M
Condo or townhome$1.63M

A house costs about $1,568,056 more than a condo here.

The range

$1.96Mlower-priced third$3.04Mtypical$5.35Mupper third

What a Laguna Beach Home
Costs Per Month.

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

Renting in Laguna Beach

$5,519/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is +4.7% from a year ago. Over a year that is $66,228 in rent.

Owning, at your settings above

 

Set a price and down payment in the tool above and this compares it with the rent.

Where Laguna Beach 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.

Laguna Beach
$459K$3.71M
  • 3rd highest-priced of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; Laguna Beach is at $3.04M.
  • 2nd of 122 for price growth over the past year (+6.8%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 1st of 104 for typical rent ($5,519 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

Laguna Beach and the cities closest to it

Laguna Beach$3.04M
Laguna Niguel$1.49MLaguna Hills$1.23MAliso Viejo$992KLaguna Woods$459K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in Laguna Beach.

8 parks, about 28 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

ParkMoulton Meadows Park8.4 acres
ParkAlta Laguna Park7.1 acres
ParkLang Park3.8 acres
Dog parkLaguna Beach Dog Park3.1 acres
ParkBluebird Park2.1 acres
ParkBoat Canyon Park1.9 acres
Golf courseThe Ranch at Laguna BeachGolf Course31 acres
BeachArch Beach
BeachVictoria Beach
BeachBird Rock Beach

More parks: Arch Beach Heights Park, Crescent Bay Point Park.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

Real places inside Laguna Beach. Tap any one to see it on the map.

Museums

  • Laguna Art Museum
  • Laguna Beach Historical Society

Theaters

  • Festival of the Arts Amphitheater
  • Laguna Playhouse
  • LBHS Artists Theater
  • Laguna Festival Arts/Pagent of the Masters
  • Heisler Park Amphitheater

Arts center

  • Sawdust Art Festival

Galleries

  • DeBilzan Gallery
  • Dawson Cole Fine Art
  • The Signature Gallery
  • Art By Sadie Rose
  • Fabio Napoleoni
  • Gallery Rue Toulouse
  • Laguna Gallery Of Contemporary Art
  • and 3 more

Viewpoint

  • Top of the World

Library

  • Laguna Beach Branch Library

Colleges

  • Laguna College of Art and Design
  • Laguna College of Art and Design - Big Bend Campus
Food and drink

Where Laguna Beach
Eats and Drinks.

70 places are on the map inside Laguna Beach: 42 restaurants, 19 cafes, 5 ice cream shops, 2 pubs. 68 of them are local, not chains.

68 local spots2 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Coffee8
American7
Mexican4
Italian3
Pizza3
Indian2
Sushi2

Local spots on the map

  • Pacific PerkCoffee
  • Splashes RestaurantAmerican
  • Biryani HunterIndian
  • Acai RepublicJuice
  • Orange InnCafe
  • Laguna Feasts Mexican FoodMexican
  • Brussels BistroRestaurant
  • Studio MediterraneanMediterranean
  • SueñosLatin American
  • StarfishSeafood

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

Laguna Beach 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.

4 public schools inside the Laguna Beach limits

2Elementary
1Middle
1High

Public high schools inside Laguna Beach: Laguna Beach High.

School district: Laguna Beach Unified.

See every school by name

Elementary

  • El Morro Elementary
  • Top of the World Elementary

Middle

  • Thurston Middle

High

  • Laguna Beach 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.

Laguna Beach Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in Laguna Beach, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in Laguna Beach is worth about $3,043,251, 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 Laguna Beach going up or down?

The typical home value in Laguna Beach is up 6.8% over the past year, from about $2,849,342 to about $3,043,251. Over ten years it is up 99%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in Laguna Beach?

Typical values in Laguna Beach by bedroom count: 1 bedroom about $1,696,683, 2 bedroom about $2,226,833, 3 bedroom about $3,149,007, 4 bedroom about $4,462,410, 5+ bedroom about $6,495,400. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in Laguna Beach?

The typical asking rent in Laguna Beach is about $5,519 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in Laguna Beach?

4 public schools sit inside the Laguna Beach boundary: 2 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high. They belong to Laguna Beach Unified. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in Laguna Beach?

Laguna Beach has 8 parks. The largest are Moulton Meadows Park (about 8.4 acres), Alta Laguna Park (about 7.1 acres) and Lang Park (about 3.8 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near Laguna Beach?

Laguna Beach is in Orange County. The closest cities I cover are Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills and Laguna Woods.

How do I find out what my Laguna Beach 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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