Market Intelligence · CA / Orange County

Costa Mesa, CA housing market

2 ZIP markets liveData updated August 2026Typical value$1.4M1-yr changeUp6.2%

The median home value in Costa Mesa, CA is $1.4M as of August 2026, up 6.2% year over year, according to Zillow ZHVI. Get your own home's value and a real cash offer in about two minutes, with sources shown and no obligation.

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Costa Mesa, by the numbers.

Typical home valueZillow ZHVI, August 2026
$1.4M
1-yr changeMedian across Costa Mesa ZIPs
+6.2%
ZIP markets live3 tracked in Costa Mesa
2
County
Orange County

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12-month value trend

+6.2% over 12 months

Typical home value in Costa Mesa over the last 12 months: $1.32M in Aug 2025 to $1.4M in Aug 2026 (+6.2%).

Aug 2025$1.32M

Aug 2026$1.4M

Median Zillow home value index across Costa Mesa's ZIP codes.

Context

Costa Mesa's typical home is valued at $1,402,493 by Zillow as of August 2026, a 12-month move of +6.2%. On the listing side, Realtor.com counts 117 homes on the market, 72 newly listed, and a median asking price of $1,525,000 in August 2026. A typical listing takes 51 days to sell, and 16.3% of active homes have seen a price reduction. Read together, these figures point to a market on the way up, with real appreciation over the year.

The numbers

What is the housing market like in Costa Mesa, CA?

Typical home value

$1.4M

Up6.2%YoY

Median list price

$1.52M

Days on market

51

Homes for sale

117

Price cuts

16.3%

New listings

72

Sources · Zillow ZHVI (August 2026) / Realtor.com (August 2026)

Figures reflect Costa Mesa's ZIP codes with market data: values and listing medians take the median across ZIPs; inventory and new listings are summed.

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Live markets

What ZIP codes are live in Costa Mesa?

Typical value is the Zillow home value index (ZHVI) for each ZIP, as of August 2026. 1-yr change compares it to the same ZIP a year earlier. We track 3 Costa Mesa ZIP codes in total; the remaining 1 publish as their data clears editorial QA.

Zillow ZHVI, August 2026

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