Costa Mesa Real Estate

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198 homes for sale in Costa Mesa right now. In the last 90 days through October 22, 2026, 151 homes sold at a median price of $1,450,000, down 2.7% from a year earlier, after a median 16 days on the market.

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About Costa Mesa

Costa Mesa is a coastal-tableland city in Orange County, California, incorporated in 1953 and home to 111,918 residents across 15.8 square miles (2020 census). Its name describes the coastal tableland it sits on, a mesa rising above the Santa Ana River roughly 37 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles (wikipedia.org). It sits directly inland from Newport Beach, with its southern neighborhoods about two miles from the sand at Newport Pier, and the 405, 55, and 73 freeways all meet inside its limits. Nicknamed the City of the Arts, it is anchored by the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Plaza, the largest shopping center on the West Coast. Housing character shifts sharply by neighborhood, from the pricier Eastside to Mesa Verde, the Westside, and South Coast Metro condos, and most detached neighborhoods carry no HOA. Schools fall under the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, where attendance boundaries do not follow city lines.

Whether you are browsing Costa Mesa homes for sale or weighing the Eastside against Mesa Verde and the Westside, the sections below cover the practical details (neighborhood boundaries, school assignments, HOA structure, and current market data) that move Costa Mesa real estate values from block to block.

Location and Access

Costa Mesa borders Newport Beach to the south, the Santa Ana River and Huntington Beach to the west, and Santa Ana, Fountain Valley, and Irvine to the north and east. Three freeways serve the city: Interstate 405 crosses the northern half, the 55 (the Costa Mesa Freeway) ends inside city limits near 19th Street, and the 73 begins at the 405 junction and runs south toward San Juan Capistrano, its toll section opening a direct route down the coast (wikipedia.org). John Wayne Airport (SNA) sits at the city’s northeastern corner, about 10 minutes from most addresses. Laguna Beach, home of the Realatrends office, is roughly 12 miles south, a 20 to 25 minute drive via Coast Highway through Corona del Mar or via the 73 toll road (travelmath.com).

Housing and Architecture

Costa Mesa built out in waves from the 1940s through the present, and its housing character changes sharply by neighborhood:

• Eastside (east of Newport Boulevard, bordering Newport Heights): typically the most expensive part of the city. Prewar cottages and midcentury ranch homes share tree lined streets with a steady stream of new custom construction, all within walking distance of the 17th Street dining corridor.
• Mesa Verde (west of Harbor Boulevard): one of the city’s first planned neighborhoods, with homes dating to 1960. Single story and split level houses ring the private Mesa Verde Country Club, and Fairview Park and the Talbert Nature Preserve sit along its western edge.
• Westside (west of Newport Boulevard toward the river bluffs): a former industrial district in transition, mixing postwar tracts with working studios, loft style conversions, and newer detached and townhome infill. It trades below the Eastside on price.
• South Coast Metro (north of the 405, around South Coast Plaza): condominiums, townhomes, and higher density housing within walking distance of the plaza and the Segerstrom Center. Most of this housing is HOA governed.

Costa Mesa largely predates Orange County’s master plan era, so most detached neighborhoods carry no HOA at all. Associations concentrate in condominium and townhome communities and in the newer infill projects. Always request the current CC&Rs and HOA disclosure package as part of due diligence on any specific address.

Condos and Townhomes Across Costa Mesa

Attached housing clusters in two parts of the city. North of the 405, the blocks around South Coast Plaza and the Segerstrom Center are mostly condominiums, townhomes, and higher-density housing within walking distance of both. On the Westside, a former industrial district still in transition, loft-style conversions and newer attached construction sit alongside postwar tracts. Price separates them, with Westside condos trading below the citywide median that the Eastside and new construction pull upward. One practical note: HOAs here concentrate almost entirely in attached communities and newer infill, so most detached neighborhoods carry none.

Schools

Costa Mesa is served by the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, which covers both Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. Attendance boundaries do not follow city lines, and parts of the Eastside feed schools across the Newport Beach border, so confirm the assignment for any specific address before a purchase decision. Schools serving the city include:

• California Elementary School (K to 6)
• Davis Magnet School (K to 6): a districtwide magnet program with a Gifted and Talented track.
• Estancia High School (grades 9 to 12): generally serves the city’s western neighborhoods.
• Costa Mesa Middle and High School (grades 7 to 12): generally serves the central and eastern neighborhoods.

Parks, Walkability and Amenities

Fairview Park is the city’s largest at 208 acres, 195 of them natural open space across bluff and lowland trails used by hikers, runners, riders, and a long running model airplane field, plus 13 landscaped acres (costamesaca.gov). Below the bluff, the Talbert Nature Preserve (OC Parks) extends the trail network along the Santa Ana River, and the river trail continues all the way to the beach in Huntington. TeWinkle Park, near the civic center, adds ball fields, tennis courts, a lake, and the shaded Angel’s Playground. On the east side, the 150 acre OC Fair & Event Center draws about 4.3 million visitors a year to the Orange County Fair, Pacific Amphitheatre concerts, and Centennial Farm (wikipedia.org).

Retail and dining concentrate in three zones: the 17th Street corridor on the Eastside, the Bristol Street stretch around The CAMP and the nearby SOCO & The OC Mix design and dining collection, and South Coast Plaza itself, whose 250 retailers gross more than $1.8 billion annually, the highest volume of any shopping center on the West Coast (southcoastplaza.com). The Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Repertory sit directly across Bristol Street from the plaza.

Recent Market Snapshot

572 homes sold in Costa Mesa in the 12 months to October 29, 2026, at a median price of $1,475,000, about the same as the 12 months before. Single-family homes rose 0.8% to $1,650,000, and condos and townhomes rose 7.0% to $940,000. The typical home sold in 12 days, at 100.0% of its original list price. 35% of buyers paid cash. Prices by month since 2012 are on our Costa Mesa housing market page.

The citywide median masks wide variation by neighborhood: the Eastside and new construction trade well above it, while Westside condos and original postwar tracts trade below it. Working from comparable sales inside the same neighborhood gives the most reliable read.

Market Report

Costa Mesa Market Report

Data for October 2026

Median Sale Price

$1,450,000

-2.7% YoY

Days on Market

16 days

Active Inventory

198

New Listings (Month)

74

Year-Over-Year Change

▼ -2.7%

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12-Month Median Price Trend

Costa Mesa

12-month trend, month by month (text)

Zillow's median home value index for Costa Mesa moved from $1,334,504 in October 2025 to $1,409,272 in September 2026.

Month	Median home value
October 2025	$1,334,504
November 2025	$1,342,539
December 2025	$1,351,354
January 2026	$1,359,535
February 2026	$1,368,279
March 2026	$1,375,942
April 2026	$1,380,300
May 2026	$1,385,153
June 2026	$1,389,685
July 2026	$1,396,624
August 2026	$1,402,982
September 2026	$1,409,272

Closed Sales in Costa Mesa

Recorded MLS closings, last 90 days through October 22, 2026.

151Closings

$1,450,000Median recorded closing (CRMLS)-2.7% vs the same window last year

$825Median price per sq ft

16Median days on market

98.5%Sale to original list

32%Cash purchases

Recent Costa Mesa sales

Address	Type	Closed	Price	Sq ft
2519 Cornerstone	Single-family	Oct 22, 2026	$1,510,000	2,081
3140 Coolidge Avenue	Single-family	Oct 21, 2026	$1,260,000	1,683
2210 Pacific Ave. #F1	Townhouse	Oct 21, 2026	$850,000	1,381
636 Rhine Lane 122	Condo	Oct 20, 2026	$682,000	1,422
316 Hamilton	Single-family	Oct 20, 2026	$1,200,000	1,738
944 W Wilson	Single-family	Oct 20, 2026	$1,065,000	1,380
220 Knox	Duplex	Oct 20, 2026	$1,875,000	1,627
226 Knox	Duplex	Oct 20, 2026	$1,875,000	1,627

These figures count closings recorded in the MLS over the window shown. The market report above opens with the same median. Its other figures use monthly Redfin and Realtor.com data. Sale to original list excludes relisted properties. Cash purchases counts sales recorded as all cash.

Weighing Costa Mesa against other markets? Start with our Orange County real estate guide.

Curious how Costa Mesa prices compare with the rest of the county? Our Orange County real estate statistics tracks the median in every city we cover against 2019 and against 2012.