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California · Orange County

Seal Beach Homes,
By the Numbers.

Seal Beach is a city of about 24,421 people in Orange County, near Los Alamitos, Westminster and Cypress. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, Seal Beach included.

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$838K
Typical Home Value
+4.5%
Change in One Year
24K
Residents
The place

The Story of
Seal Beach.

About 24,421 people call Seal Beach home. It sits in Orange County.

There are 8 parks inside the boundary. The biggest is Edison Park, at about 10 acres. It has ocean beach: Seal Beach. Open space and trails include Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge. Golfers have Old Ranch Country Club.

Local draws include Red Car Museum. The map shows 42 places to eat and drink, with American, Coffee and Seafood the most common. There is 1 public school inside the boundary, run by Los Alamitos Unified. On price, Seal Beach is the 48th most affordable of 122 cities on my map at about $838K 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.

24,421People, 2024 estimate
8Parks
38Acres of parks
1Public schools
42Places to eat
$838KTypical home value

Ten Years of
Seal Beach Home Values.

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

$838,369
September 2026
+4.5% 1 year+29% 5 years+94% 10 years
$838K$423K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $838,369, this month.

What Your Money Buys
in Seal 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$1.63M
Condo or townhome$394K

A house costs about $1,233,958 more than a condo here.

The range

$357Klower-priced third$838Ktypical$1.83Mupper third

What a Seal Beach Home
Costs Per Month.

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

Renting in Seal Beach

$2,935/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is -3.6% from a year ago. Over a year that is $35,220 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 Seal 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.

Seal Beach
$459K$3.71M
  • 48th most affordable of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; Seal Beach is at $838K.
  • 16th of 122 for price growth over the past year (+4.5%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 44th of 104 for typical rent ($2,935 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

Seal Beach and the cities closest to it

Los Alamitos$1.57MWestminster$1.09MCypress$1.07M
Seal Beach$838K
Hawaiian Gardens$644K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in Seal Beach.

8 parks, about 38 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

ParkEdison Park10 acres
ParkGum Grove Park10 acres
ParkMarina Community Park6 acres
ParkRiver's End Park5 acres
ParkEisenhower Park1.8 acres
ParkHeather Park1.7 acres
Golf courseOld Ranch Country Club154 acres
Nature areaSeal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
BeachSeal Beach

More parks: Almond Park, Gummere Park.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

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

Museum

  • Red Car Museum

Theater

  • Leisure World Amphitheater

Movie theater

  • Bay Theater

Shopping center

  • The Shops at Rossmoor

Viewpoint

  • Beach Binoculars

Libraries

  • Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library
  • Mary Wilson Library
  • Leisure World Library
Food and drink

Where Seal Beach
Eats and Drinks.

42 places are on the map inside Seal Beach: 30 restaurants, 8 cafes, 2 ice cream shops, 1 bakery. 36 of them are local, not chains.

36 local spots6 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

American3
Coffee3
Seafood3
Italian3
Ice cream2
Mexican2
Pizza2

Local spots on the map

  • The Crema CafeFrench
  • The Hangout Restaurant & Beach BarAmerican
  • Patty's PlaceRestaurant
  • Sweet Jill's BakeryBakery
  • Nowadays CoffeeCoffee
  • Paradis Ice CreamIce cream
  • Taco SurfMexican
  • Waki SushiSushi
  • Walt's WharfSeafood
  • Nick'sCafe

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

Seal 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.

1 public schools inside the Seal Beach limits

1Elementary

School district: Los Alamitos Unified.

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.

Seal Beach Questions,
Answered.

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

As of September 2026, the typical home in Seal Beach is worth about $838,369, 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 Seal Beach going up or down?

The typical home value in Seal Beach is up 4.5% over the past year, from about $802,132 to about $838,369. Over ten years it is up 94%.

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

Typical values in Seal Beach by bedroom count: 2 bedroom about $453,326, 3 bedroom about $1,662,678, 4 bedroom about $1,645,162, 5+ bedroom about $1,969,457. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in Seal Beach?

The typical asking rent in Seal Beach is about $2,935 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in Seal Beach?

1 public schools sit inside the Seal Beach boundary: 1 elementary. They belong to Los Alamitos Unified. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in Seal Beach?

Seal Beach has 8 parks. The largest are Edison Park (about 10 acres), Gum Grove Park (about 10 acres) and Marina Community Park (about 6 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near Seal Beach?

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

How do I find out what my Seal 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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