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Aliso Viejo, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Aliso Viejo, CA Housing Market Trends

With 51,221 people, 19,300 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $974,638, real estate costs in Aliso Viejo are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Aliso Viejo, accounting for 35.39% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Aliso Viejo include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 33.34%), row houses and other attached homes ( 26.07%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.30%).

People in Aliso Viejo primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Aliso Viejo has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Aliso Viejo built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Aliso Viejo built between 2000 and later ( 21.60%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 1.61%).

Aliso Viejo Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Aliso Viejo have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 96.56%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Aliso Viejo house appreciation rate of 6.99%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Aliso Viejo's appreciation rate, at 7.53%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Aliso Viejo's appreciation rate has been 2.09%, which annualizes to a rate of 8.62%.

Relative to California, our data show that Aliso Viejo's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in California.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Aliso Viejo differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Aliso Viejo - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Aliso Viejo real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$974,638

Aliso Viejo, CA Home Prices
> $1,296,000
$972,001 - $1,296,000
$648,001 - $972,000
$518,001 - $648,000
$389,001 - $518,000
$259,001 - $389,000
$130,001 - $259,000
$65,001 - $130,000
$0 - $65,000
23.5%
23.5%
31.2%
31.2%
30.8%
30.8%
7.9%
7.9%
2.3%
2.3%
0.4%
0.4%
1.4%
1.4%
0.6%
0.6%
1.9%
1.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

19,300

Aliso Viejo Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$4,467 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
55.5%
55.5%
44.5%
44.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.4%
5.4%
94.6%
94.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
21.6%
21.6%
76.6%
76.6%
1.6%
1.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
35.4%
35.4%
26.1%
26.1%
4.3%
4.3%
33.3%
33.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.7%
2.7%
14.4%
14.4%
34.1%
34.1%
31.9%
31.9%
13.6%
13.6%
3.3%
3.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes