Dana Point
Thunderbird Capistrano Real Estate
Thunderbird Capistrano is a community of single-family homes in Dana Point, CA 92629. Many of its homes date from the 1960s, with 3 to 4 bedrooms and about 1,700 to 2,400 square feet. The community is in the Capistrano Unified School District. The MLS has recorded 89 sales here since 2012. The latest sale in the list below closed in October 2026 at $1,850,000.
4
Closings in 12 months
$2,475,000
Median recorded closing
No homes are on the market in Thunderbird Capistrano right now. Recent closings are below, and every active Dana Point listing is one page away.
Homes for Sale Near Thunderbird Capistrano
Recent Sales in Thunderbird Capistrano
4 closings recorded in the MLS over the last twelve months.
Earlier Sales in Thunderbird Capistrano
| Closed | Price | Beds | Baths | Sq ft | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2025 | $1,590,000 | 3 | 2 | 1,596 | 3-bed single-family home, $1,590,000 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $1,750,000 | 4 | 2 | 1,864 | 4-bed single-family home, $1,750,000 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | $2,000,000 | 4 | 3 | 2,304 | 4-bed single-family home, $2,000,000 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | $1,778,000 | 3 | 2 | 1,618 | 3-bed single-family home, $1,778,000 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | $1,495,000 | 3 | 2 | 1,596 | 3-bed single-family home, $1,495,000 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | $1,480,000 | 4 | 3 | 2,112 | 4-bed single-family home, $1,480,000 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | $1,500,000 | 4 | 3 | 2,320 | 4-bed single-family home, $1,500,000 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $1,450,000 | 3 | 2 | 1,606 | 3-bed single-family home, $1,450,000 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | $1,375,000 | 5 | 3 | 2,250 | 5-bed single-family home, $1,375,000 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | $1,750,000 | 5 | 3 | 2,668 | 5-bed single-family home, $1,750,000 |
Thunderbird Capistrano Sales by Year
| Year | Sales | Median price | Median price per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to date | 4 | ||
| 2025 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 5 | $1,750,000 | $868 |
| 2023 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 7 | $1,300,000 | $648 |
| 2020 | 9 | $1,040,000 | $500 |
| 2019 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 11 | $920,000 | $445 |
| 2017 | 6 | $868,400 | $479 |
| 2016 | 6 | $850,250 | $427 |
| 2015 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | 5 | $795,000 | $372 |
| 2013 | 7 | $750,000 | $348 |
| 2012 | 14 | $610,000 | $294 |
A Typical Home in Thunderbird Capistrano
- Home types
- Single-family homes 100%
- Bedrooms
- 3 to 4
- Living area
- 1,661 to 2,350 sq ft
- Year built
- 1965 to 1969
- Lot size
- 7,365 to 8,520 sq ft
- Private pool
- 16% of single-family homes
- Scenic view
- 79% of homes
Each range is the middle half of the homes that report it, among the 72 homes sold since 2012 or for sale now in Thunderbird Capistrano. The pool share counts single-family homes for sale now or sold since 2017. A scenic view is a water, hill, mountain, canyon, valley, bluff, city-lights, golf-course or panoramic view. Source: CRMLS.
Thunderbird Capistrano Market Snapshot
11Median days on market
98.3%Median sale price to final list price
From the 11 recorded home sales that closed in the last three years. Source: CRMLS.
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About Thunderbird Capistrano
Thunderbird Capistrano is the MLS name for a tract of single-family homes in Dana Point, ZIP 92629, east of Golden Lantern, on streets such as Sea Lion Drive, Mesa Vista Drive, Ocean Hill Drive, Sea Bright Drive and Marina Vista Drive. Most of the homes went up from 1965 to 1969, with about 1,650 to 2,350 square feet on lots of about 7,350 to 8,500 square feet. About 8 in 10 homes sold through the MLS record a view.
The tract is older than the city: Dana Point incorporated on January 1, 1989, about two decades after these homes were built. Dana Hills High School, a Capistrano Unified school, sits about half a mile west on Golden Lantern, and Dana Point Harbor lies about a mile and a quarter south. Thunderbird West is a separate MLS name with its own page, so check the tract on any listing. See our Dana Point schools guide.
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