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California · Orange County

Los Alamitos Homes,
By the Numbers.

Los Alamitos is a city of about 11,846 people in Orange County, near Cypress, Hawaiian Gardens and Seal Beach. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, Los Alamitos included.

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The real city limit
$1.57M
Typical Home Value
+5.5%
Change in One Year
12K
Residents
The place

The Story of
Los Alamitos.

Los Alamitos, in Orange County, is a city of roughly 11,846 residents.

For green space, Los Alamitos has 8 parks, led by Oak Academy Park at roughly 12 acres. For a day out there is Los Alamitos Museum.

The map shows 13 places to eat and drink, with Coffee and Mexican the most common. There are 4 public schools inside the boundary, run by Los Alamitos Unified. On price, Los Alamitos is the 13th highest-priced of 122 cities on my map at about $1.57M for the typical home, and values are up 94% in ten years.

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

A view of Los Alamitos, California.
Los Alamitos
11,846People, 2024 estimate
8Parks
39Acres of parks
4Public schools
13Places to eat
$1.57MTypical home value

Ten Years of
Los Alamitos Home Values.

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

$1,568,950
September 2026
+5.5% 1 year+31% 5 years+94% 10 years
$1.57M$791K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $1,568,950, this month.

What Your Money Buys
in Los Alamitos.

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$1.61M
Condo or townhome$912K

A house costs about $697,849 more than a condo here.

The range

$1.13Mlower-priced third$1.57Mtypical$2.01Mupper third

What a Los Alamitos Home
Costs Per Month.

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Renting in Los Alamitos

$3,143/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is +5.7% from a year ago. Over a year that is $37,716 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 Los Alamitos 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.

Los Alamitos
$459K$3.71M
  • 13th highest-priced of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; Los Alamitos is at $1.57M.
  • 9th of 122 for price growth over the past year (+5.5%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 28th of 104 for typical rent ($3,143 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

Los Alamitos and the cities closest to it

Los Alamitos$1.57M
Cypress$1.07MSeal Beach$838KStanton$785KHawaiian Gardens$644K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in Los Alamitos.

8 parks, about 39 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

ParkOak Academy Park12 acres
ParkArbor Park8.3 acres
ParkLittle Cottonwood Park6.6 acres
ParkLaurel Park4.4 acres
ParkCoyote Creek Park3.7 acres
Dog parkArbor Dog Park2.1 acres

More parks: South Highlands Park, Stansbury Park.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

Real places inside Los Alamitos. Tap any one to see it on the map.

Museum

  • Los Alamitos Museum
Food and drink

Where Los Alamitos
Eats and Drinks.

13 places are on the map inside Los Alamitos: 10 restaurants, 3 cafes. 11 of them are local, not chains.

11 local spots2 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Coffee2
Mexican2

Local spots on the map

  • Local Grind Coffee + CafeCoffee
  • Surf TacoMexican
  • Cafe NikoCafe
  • Pittsburgh Broasted ChickenRestaurant
  • Pietrini Pizza NapoletanaPizza
  • ShenandoahAmerican
  • Baja SonoraMexican
  • Firehouse Cafe GrillRestaurant
  • Hofs HutRestaurant
  • Cafe Del SolRestaurant

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

Los Alamitos 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 Los Alamitos limits

1Elementary
2Middle
1High

Public high schools inside Los Alamitos: Los Alamitos High.

School district: Los Alamitos Unified.

See every school by name

Elementary

  • Los Alamitos Elementary

Middle

  • Oak Middle
  • Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle

High

  • Los Alamitos 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.

Los Alamitos Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in Los Alamitos, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in Los Alamitos is worth about $1,568,950, 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 Los Alamitos going up or down?

The typical home value in Los Alamitos is up 5.5% over the past year, from about $1,487,382 to about $1,568,950. Over ten years it is up 94%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in Los Alamitos?

Typical values in Los Alamitos by bedroom count: 2 bedroom about $832,369, 3 bedroom about $1,485,404, 4 bedroom about $1,743,404, 5+ bedroom about $2,097,511. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in Los Alamitos?

The typical asking rent in Los Alamitos is about $3,143 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in Los Alamitos?

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

What are the biggest parks in Los Alamitos?

Los Alamitos has 8 parks. The largest are Oak Academy Park (about 12 acres), Arbor Park (about 8.3 acres) and Little Cottonwood Park (about 6.6 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near Los Alamitos?

Los Alamitos is in Orange County. The closest cities I cover are Cypress, Hawaiian Gardens, Seal Beach and Stanton.

How do I find out what my Los Alamitos 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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