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California · Orange County

San Juan Capistrano Homes,
By the Numbers.

San Juan Capistrano is a city of about 35,469 people in Orange County, near Dana Point, Ladera Ranch and Laguna Niguel. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, San Juan Capistrano included.

Talk to Jesse Home Valuation
The real city limit
$1.34M
Typical Home Value
+4.2%
Change in One Year
35K
Residents
The place

The Story of
San Juan Capistrano.

San Juan Capistrano, in Orange County, is a city of roughly 35,469 residents.

For green space, San Juan Capistrano has 20 parks, led by San Juan Capistrano Community Center And Sports Park at roughly 19 acres. Golfers have San Juan Hills Golf Club and Marbella Country Club. For a day out there is Mission San Juan Capistrano.

The map shows 36 places to eat and drink, with Mexican, Barbecue and Indian the most common. There are 7 public schools inside the boundary, run by Capistrano Unified. On price, San Juan Capistrano is the 24th highest-priced of 122 cities on my map at about $1.34M for the typical home, and values are up 100% in ten years.

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

A view of San Juan Capistrano, California.
San Juan Capistrano
35,469People, 2024 estimate
20Parks
85Acres of parks
7Public schools
36Places to eat
$1.34MTypical home value

Ten Years of
San Juan Capistrano Home Values.

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

$1,339,804
September 2026
+4.2% 1 year+41% 5 years+100% 10 years
$1.34M$660K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $1,339,804, this month.

What Your Money Buys
in San Juan Capistrano.

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$1.65M
Condo or townhome$687K

A house costs about $965,432 more than a condo here.

The range

$786Klower-priced third$1.34Mtypical$2.6Mupper third

What a San Juan Capistrano Home
Costs Per Month.

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Renting in San Juan Capistrano

$4,164/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is +8.0% from a year ago. Over a year that is $49,968 in rent.

Owning, at your settings above

 

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Where San Juan Capistrano 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.

San Juan Capistrano
$459K$3.71M
  • 24th highest-priced of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; San Juan Capistrano is at $1.34M.
  • 20th of 122 for price growth over the past year (+4.2%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 6th of 104 for typical rent ($4,164 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

San Juan Capistrano and the cities closest to it

Dana Point$1.77MSan Clemente$1.75MLaguna Niguel$1.49MLadera Ranch$1.37M
San Juan Capistrano$1.34M
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in San Juan Capistrano.

20 parks, about 85 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

ParkSan Juan Capistrano Community Center And Sports Park19 acres
ParkHistoric SJC Mission City Park12 acres
ParkC. Russell Cook Park10 acres
ParkCook la Novia Park5.3 acres
ParkEl Camino Real Park4.9 acres
ParkLos Rios Park4.5 acres
Golf courseSan Juan Hills Golf Club
Golf courseMarbella Country Club

More parks: Arroyo Park, Serra Park, Four Oaks Park, San Juan Creek Neighborhood Park, Mission Bell Park, Descanso Veterans Park, Windmill Park, Hist Town Center Park, Lower Grass, Stoneridge Park, Cook Del Campo Park, Bonita Park and others.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

Real places inside San Juan Capistrano. Tap any one to see it on the map.

Museum

  • Blas Aguilar Adobe

Attraction

  • Mission San Juan Capistrano

Zoo

  • Zoomars Petting Zoo

Theaters

  • Camino Real Playhouse
  • Pavilionq

Shopping center

  • Mission Promenade

Stadium

  • San Juan Hills Badlands Stadium

Viewpoints

  • Helicopter Hill
  • Patriots Hill

Landmark

  • Putuidem

Library

  • San Juan Capistrano Library
Food and drink

Where San Juan Capistrano
Eats and Drinks.

36 places are on the map inside San Juan Capistrano: 25 restaurants, 5 cafes, 2 ice cream shops, 2 bakeries. 35 of them are local, not chains.

35 local spots1 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Mexican4
Barbecue2
Indian2
Pizza2

Local spots on the map

  • El Adobe de CapistranoMexican
  • Hennessey'sRestaurant
  • Bad to the Bone BBQBarbecue
  • Paddy's StationPub
  • Thai Juan OnThai
  • Himalayan tasteIndian
  • Selma's Chicago PizzeriaPizza
  • Hidden House CoffeeCafe
  • 19 Sports Bar & GrillAmerican
  • Délice BretonFrench

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

San Juan Capistrano 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.

7 public schools inside the San Juan Capistrano limits

3Elementary
1Middle
2High
1K to 12

Public high schools inside San Juan Capistrano: Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano and San Juan Hills High.

School district: Capistrano Unified.

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Elementary

  • Harold Ambuehl Elementary
  • Kinoshita Elementary
  • San Juan Elementary

Middle

  • Marco Forster Middle

High

  • Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano (charter)
  • San Juan Hills High

K to 12

  • OCASA College Prep (charter)

Counted from the California Department of Education school directory by each campus location, including 2 charter schools. Which school a home is assigned to depends on the address, so confirm with the district before you buy.

San Juan Capistrano Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in San Juan Capistrano, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in San Juan Capistrano is worth about $1,339,804, 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 San Juan Capistrano going up or down?

The typical home value in San Juan Capistrano is up 4.2% over the past year, from about $1,285,836 to about $1,339,804. Over ten years it is up 100%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in San Juan Capistrano?

Typical values in San Juan Capistrano by bedroom count: 1 bedroom about $421,535, 2 bedroom about $725,007, 3 bedroom about $1,089,087, 4 bedroom about $1,900,791, 5+ bedroom about $3,141,279. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in San Juan Capistrano?

The typical asking rent in San Juan Capistrano is about $4,164 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in San Juan Capistrano?

7 public schools sit inside the San Juan Capistrano boundary: 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high and 1 k to 12. They belong to Capistrano Unified. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in San Juan Capistrano?

San Juan Capistrano has 20 parks. The largest are San Juan Capistrano Community Center And Sports Park (about 19 acres), Historic SJC Mission City Park (about 12 acres) and C. Russell Cook Park (about 10 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near San Juan Capistrano?

San Juan Capistrano is in Orange County. The closest cities I cover are Dana Point, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Niguel and San Clemente.

How do I find out what my San Juan Capistrano 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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