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San Clemente Real Estate

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184 homes for sale in San Clemente right now. In the last 90 days through October 22, 2026, 165 homes sold at a median price of $1,825,000, up 10.6% from a year earlier, after a median 14 days on the market.

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San Clemente real estate stretches from surf cottages above T-Street to gated estates at the city’s southern point, with master-planned hillside communities, blufftop new construction, and the historic Spanish-style homes that gave this town its name in between. The list covers the entire market: Talega and Forster Ranch single-family homes, Sea Summit blufftop residences at Marblehead, Pier Bowl condos a walk from the sand, and the gated communities of Southwest San Clemente. Recent sales appear in the Closed Sales section further down this page, and those sold comps are the most reliable pricing signal in any coastal market. Our brokers review them as part of every pricing analysis we run.

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About San Clemente

San Clemente is a coastal city of about 64,000 residents at the southern end of Orange County, California, sitting along Interstate 5 roughly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. Founded in 1925 by former Seattle mayor Ole Hanson and incorporated in 1928, it earned the nickname Spanish Village by the Sea from his plan that every building wear white stucco walls and a red tile roof, a look still visible around the pier and downtown today. The city spans 18.4 square miles with a median home value near $1.4 million, and its housing ranges from surf cottages above T-Street to gated estates, master-planned hill communities such as Talega and Forster Ranch, blufftop residences at Sea Summit, and Pier Bowl condos near the sand. Metrolink serves the North Beach station, with weekend trains stopping beside the pier, and Casa Romantica, Hanson’s 1927 blufftop home, now operates as a cultural center above the beach.

San Clemente Real Estate

San Clemente calls itself the Spanish Village by the Sea, and the nickname is a literal description of the founder’s plan. In 1925, former Seattle mayor Ole Hanson bought roughly 2,000 acres of empty coastline halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego and laid out a town where every building would carry white stucco walls and a red tile roof. He sold 1,200 lots within six months, gave residents shared ownership of a fishing pier, a public pool, parks, and miles of bridle trails, and on February 27, 1928 San Clemente, named for the island offshore, incorporated as a city.

A century later the vision still reads in the architecture. Original Hanson-era Spanish Colonial homes anchor the blocks around the pier and downtown, the city’s civic buildings keep the style alive, and Casa Romantica, the blufftop home Hanson built for his own family in 1927, now operates as a cultural center with two and a half acres of gardens above the sand. Around that historic core, San Clemente grew into a city of about 64,000 residents at the southern end of Orange County, with Dana Point directly north and the San Diego County line at its southern edge.

Interstate 5 runs the length of the city, which puts the job centers of central Orange County within a normal commute and San Diego’s North County within an easy drive. Metrolink stops at the North Beach station, and weekend trains pull up beside the pier itself, a beach commute by rail that few California towns can offer.

San Clemente Neighborhoods and Communities

San Clemente divides into distinct districts, from the historic beach blocks to master-planned hill communities, each with its own housing stock and its own price logic. These are the areas buyers ask about most.

Southwest San Clemente

Southwest San Clemente runs from the blocks below T-Street to the county line, west of El Camino Real, and holds the city’s most coveted coastal addresses. The Riviera District mixes original Ole Hanson Spanish homes with mid-century beach houses on streets that walk to the sand, and the lanes around T-Street fill with surfboards every summer morning. At the city’s southern point sit the gated communities: Cyprus Shore, with roughly 123 custom homes between the bluff and the beach; neighboring Cyprus Cove, with resort amenities and private beach access; and Cotton’s Point Estates, where the 1926 Hamilton Cotton estate became La Casa Pacifica, President Nixon’s Western White House, after he bought it in 1969. The most expensive sales in San Clemente concentrate in this corner of the city.

The Pier Bowl and Central San Clemente

The Pier Bowl is the natural amphitheater of streets that curves around the San Clemente Pier, and it is the most walkable address in the city: down the hill to the sand, up the hill to the restaurants and shops of Avenida Del Mar. Housing here mixes historic Spanish cottages, ocean-view condos, and remodeled homes that trade on their view corridors. Central San Clemente spreads inland from downtown with established single-family streets, many of them holding sought-after Hanson-era originals.

North Beach and the Coast District

North Beach is San Clemente’s historic seaside gateway, home to the Ole Hanson Beach Club, the Spanish Revival pool building that opened in 1928, and the Casino San Clemente, the 1937 dance hall beside it, both restored and busy with events. The Metrolink station that opened here in 1995 makes this the city’s transit front door, and the coastal neighborhoods nearby pair beach-close living with quick access to Dana Point and the harbor. Homes range from original cottages to view condos along the lower coastal ridge.

Talega

Talega is the city’s largest master-planned community, roughly 3,500 acres of hills and canyons on San Clemente’s northeastern edge, developed beginning in the late 1990s into about 40 neighborhoods and more than 3,000 homes. The Talega Golf Club, an 18-hole par-72 Fred Couples signature course, threads through the community, and residents share pools, parks, trails, and a swim and athletic club. Neighborhoods span condos and townhomes such as Verano and Trinidad, single-family tracts, executive homes in San Lucar, and the Gallery, a gated 55-plus enclave of 283 homes. For newer construction, open floor plans, and community amenities, a San Clemente search usually starts here.

Marblehead and Sea Summit

Marblehead occupies the coastal bluff on the ocean side of Interstate 5, and its newest chapter is Sea Summit, a 309-home community completed in the last decade on the 248-acre Marblehead Coastal site. Sea Summit’s four enclaves, Sapphire, Indigo, Azure, and Aqua, surround the Summit House recreation center, five community parks, and a network of blufftop trails that drop toward the shoreline. The Outlets at San Clemente, the blufftop shopping center that opened in 2015 with more than 60 stores, sits next door, and ocean views reach across much of the neighborhood. Inland Marblehead adds established single-family streets from earlier phases of the development.

Forster Ranch

Forster Ranch fills the canyons and ridgelines of northeastern San Clemente with single-family neighborhoods built from the 1980s through the early 2000s, named for Don Juan Forster, the rancho-era landowner whose holdings once covered this ground. Tracts range from single-story homes on generous lots in the older sections to larger residences from the 2000s, and the community park, known locally as the pirate park for its ship-themed playground, anchors weekend life. The Forster Ranch Ridgeline Trail runs 3.2 miles along the crest above the neighborhood with ocean views for most of its length.

Rancho San Clemente

Rancho San Clemente climbs the hills south of Avenida Pico with neighborhoods built in the 1980s and 1990s, from condos and townhomes to view homes along the upper streets, including communities like Pacific Shores from the late 1980s. Its own Ridgeline Trail covers about three and a half miles with ocean and canyon vistas, and the adjoining business park keeps a major employment center inside the city limits. For a single-family home with a view at a friendlier price than the beach blocks, this is a frequent landing spot.

Condos and Townhomes Across San Clemente

Attached housing here is spread across the city rather than pooled in one district, which shapes how buyers search for it. The master-planned hill communities carry townhomes alongside their single-family tracts and executive homes. The hillside neighborhoods built out in the 1980s and 1990s mix attached homes with view homes on the streets above them. The coastal districts put condos within a walk of the sand, including the view corridors along the lower ridge. Which of the three fits usually comes down to whether the priority is space, a view, or walking distance to the water. On price, attached homes start below where the city’s established detached neighborhoods trade.

Surfing in San Clemente: Trestles, T-Street, and San Onofre

Surfing is not a hobby in San Clemente; it is civic infrastructure. The city’s southern boundary meets San Onofre State Beach, home to Trestles, and Lower Trestles in particular ranks among the most consistent high-performance waves in the world. Surfers call it surfing’s skatepark for the way its peeling cobblestone peaks reward progression. The World Surf League decided its world titles at Lowers for four straight seasons through 2024, the break remains a Championship Tour venue, and Lower Trestles was named the surfing venue for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Closer to town, T-Street serves as the everyday wave for generations of local surfers, the beach break at the pier hosts contests through the summer, and the gentle rollers of San Onofre’s Old Man’s carry the longboard tradition forward. The surf industry followed the waves: board shapers, apparel brands, and media companies cluster in San Clemente, and the high school’s surf team competes at a national level. For many buyers, proximity to a specific break is a genuine search criterion, and we treat it like one.

Downtown, the Pier, and the Beach Trail

Daily life in San Clemente organizes itself around three connected places. Avenida Del Mar, the palm-lined main street, slopes from the historic downtown toward the ocean with locally owned restaurants, coffee houses, and shops, and it fills for community events through the year. At its foot, the municipal pier reaches out over one of the most photographed stretches of sand in Orange County, with dining at its base and the original 1920s beach culture intact around it.

Linking everything is the San Clemente Beach Trail, 2.3 miles of coastal path from North Beach to Calafia, passing the pier and T-Street along the way. Residents walk it, run it, and ride it daily, often with the Metrolink tracks on one side and breaking surf on the other. Add the city’s parks, the two ridgeline trail systems in the hills, and a mild coastal climate, and the lifestyle case for San Clemente makes itself. Many of our buyers tour homes after a morning on the trail and understand the city better for it.

Schools Serving San Clemente

San Clemente sits within the Capistrano Unified School District, the largest school district in Orange County. Elementary campuses inside the city include Marblehead, Las Palmas, Concordia, Clarence Lobo, Truman Benedict, and Vista del Mar, which operates as a K-8 campus in Talega. Students continue to Shorecliffs Middle School, Bernice Ayer Middle School, or the middle grades at Vista del Mar, and then to San Clemente High School, home of the Tritons, one of the district’s comprehensive high schools. Attendance boundaries can shift and several neighborhoods sit near boundary lines, so verify the assigned schools for any specific address with the district. We flag school-boundary questions for our buyers during showings.

The San Clemente Housing Market

San Clemente offers one of the broadest housing ladders on the south Orange County coast. Condos and townhomes, many in Talega, Rancho San Clemente, and the coastal districts, anchor the entry point of the market. Established single-family neighborhoods trade in the low millions, newer construction at Sea Summit and the larger view homes in Talega and Forster Ranch step up from there, and the gated communities and ocean-view properties of Southwest San Clemente set the top of the market. The live dashboard on this page tracks current medians, inventory, and days on market as they change, so lean on it rather than any published average that was stale the month it printed.

The supply picture rewards preparation. San Clemente is largely built out, coastal lots are finite, and homes in the most requested neighborhoods often draw multiple audiences at once. Sellers in that environment do best with disciplined pricing and full preparation, and buyers do best with financing ready and alerts running before the right home lists. Start with a free home valuation to see where your property sits in today’s market, or ask us to build your search.

Expert San Clemente Realtors

Realatrends Real Estate is locally owned and operated, headquartered at 1178 Glenneyre Street in Laguna Beach, a straight run up the coast from San Clemente. Brokers R. Clark Smith III and R. Clark Smith IV carry a family practice now in its fourth generation of Orange County real estate, with more than $1 billion in closed sales, and we represent buyers and sellers at every price point, condos through oceanfront estates.

If you are selling, our coastal homeowner seller guide walks through pricing, preparation, and marketing step by step, and a no-obligation valuation takes minutes to request. If you are buying, tell us what you want and we will line up showings, build your saved search, and watch the off-market channels. We work the neighboring markets daily too, from Laguna Niguel to San Juan Capistrano, so if your search crosses city lines we can carry it with you. Reach a San Clemente specialist here and we will handle the rest.

Market Report

San Clemente Market Report

Data for October 2026

Median Sale Price

$1,825,000

10.6% YoY

Days on Market

14 days

Active Inventory

184

New Listings (Month)

62

Year-Over-Year Change

10.6%

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12-Month Median Price Trend

San Clemente

12-month trend, month by month (text)

Zillow's median home value index for San Clemente moved from $1,652,102 in October 2025 to $1,750,064 in September 2026.

MonthMedian home value
October 2025$1,652,102
November 2025$1,656,404
December 2025$1,661,873
January 2026$1,668,465
February 2026$1,676,519
March 2026$1,685,462
April 2026$1,693,177
May 2026$1,701,559
June 2026$1,709,813
July 2026$1,721,150
August 2026$1,735,387
September 2026$1,750,064

Closed Sales in San Clemente

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

165Closings
$1,825,000Median recorded closing (CRMLS)+10.6% vs the same window last year
$789Median price per sq ft
14Median days on market
97.9%Sale to original list
39%Cash purchases

Recent San Clemente sales

AddressTypeClosedPriceSq ft
405 Avenida Granada 409CondoOct 22, 2026$1,825,0001,162
808 CarnarosSingle-familyOct 22, 2026$1,775,0002,982
1223 LlanoSingle-familyOct 21, 2026$1,275,0001,706
1520 N El Camino Real 10CondoOct 21, 2026$1,100,0001,326
109 W Avenida SantiagoSingle-familyOct 20, 2026$3,300,0002,935
57 Via ZaragozaSingle-familyOct 19, 2026$1,749,0002,479
2933 Via BlancoSingle-familyOct 19, 2026$3,595,0002,498
12 Via VillenaTownhouseOct 13, 2026$1,249,0001,881

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.

Choosing between neighboring beach towns? See our San Clemente vs Dana Point comparison.

Touring in person? This week’s San Clemente open houses are listed with their posted days and times, pulled live from the MLS.

Prices here have not moved at the same rate as everywhere else in the county. Our Orange County real estate statistics sets San Clemente against eighteen other cities.

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San Clemente Communities

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Source: CRMLS, through October 29, 2026
CommunityFor saleMedian asking priceClosings in 12 monthsMedian recorded closing
Cyprus Shore6$9,725,000
Sea Pointe Estates5$4,000,0006$2,795,000
Vilamoura5$1,030,0004$1,085,000
Ocean Fairways5$779,0001
President Heights I4$1,054,4509$1,125,000
Seascape Village4$1,084,0009$1,149,999
North Beach4$2,300,0002
Shorecliff Terrace3$799,00014$714,500
Verano3$839,8886$1,072,500
Farralon Ridge3$1,595,0005$1,658,000
Alta3$3,999,9951
Vista Pacifica2$560,00019$600,000
Shorecliffs2$2,312,00013$1,750,000
Capistrano Shores MHP2$2,797,5007$2,800,000
Faire Harbour2$862,5007$900,000
Amalfi2$1,674,9976$1,562,000
Cyprus Cove2$4,375,0006$4,013,000
Miraleste2$2,424,9996$2,075,000
Ridgemore2$1,927,0006$1,749,750
Bay Cliff Village2$874,4505$999,000
Richmond Pointe2$1,257,0005$1,325,000
Harbor Estates2$2,613,0004$2,312,500
Mira Costa Villas2$1,219,0003$999,000
Stella Mare2$2,324,5003$2,050,000
Cotton Hills2$59,7502
Palacio del Mar2$2,792,0002
Reserve South2$2,074,0002
Alisal2$1,429,0001
Salvador Summit2$4,797,500
Hillcrest1$3,495,0008$2,512,500

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San Clemente Housing Market

64,293 Population
1925 Founded
$140,062 Household Income
18.4 sq mi Land Area
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Flood, Fire and Earthquake Zones for San Clemente Homes for Sale

Of the 184 homes for sale in San Clemente on October 28, 2026, 62 are in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and none are inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area.

In the California Geological Survey's Seismic Hazard Zones, 8 are in a liquefaction zone and 73 are in an earthquake-induced landslide zone.

On the State's evacuation planning map, 1 of them sits inside the Tsunami Hazard Area.

Fiber service is reported in the census blocks of 37 percent of them.

  • Homes for sale: CRMLS, as of October 28, 2026.
  • Fire zones: CAL FIRE, the State Fire Marshal's 2025 map for Local Responsibility Areas and the 2024 State Responsibility Area map. Each city adopts its own map and may add areas. Checked October 15, 2026.
  • Flood zones: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Checked October 15, 2026.
  • Seismic Hazard Zones: California Geological Survey. Reproduced with permission, California Geological Survey, Webservice of Official Maps of Seismic Hazard Zones (2025). Checked October 15, 2026.
  • Tsunami Hazard Area: California Geological Survey and Cal OES, Tsunami Hazard Area map for Orange County (2021). Checked October 15, 2026.
  • Fiber: FCC National Broadband Map, provider-reported data. Not endorsed by the FCC. Checked October 15, 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions About San Clemente

Are there new construction homes for sale in San Clemente?

On October 29, 2026, MLS listings in San Clemente included 6 homes for sale that their agents flagged as new construction. See them on our San Clemente new construction homes page.

How many condos and townhomes are for sale in San Clemente?

On October 29, 2026, sellers had 35 condos and 4 townhomes listed in the MLS for sale in San Clemente. Browse them on our San Clemente condos page.

What is the San Clemente real estate market like?

The median sale price in San Clemente was $1,825,000 for the last 90 days through October 22, 2026, up 10.6% from the same window a year earlier. Homes that sold spent a median of 14 days on market, and those not relisted closed at a median 97.9% of their original list price. Prices and sales for every year since 2012 are on our San Clemente housing market page.

What is the property tax rate in San Clemente?

The median effective property tax rate in San Clemente is 1.01% of the purchase price. A buyer who paid the median sale price of $1,825,000 would owe about $18,400 in the first year. Mello-Roos charges, where a home has them, come on top of that rate. A home's own bill depends on its price and its parcel's assessments. Our Orange County property tax page compares the rates across Orange County.

Is San Clemente a good place to live?

San Clemente offers miles of beaches and world-class surf, Capistrano Unified schools, a walkable historic downtown on Avenida Del Mar, and a 2.3-mile beach trail linking North Beach to Calafia. The city of about 64,000 residents ranges from master-planned hill communities to gated coastal enclaves, with Interstate 5 through town and Metrolink service at North Beach for rail commuters.

What are the best neighborhoods in San Clemente?

The most requested areas are Southwest San Clemente for beach-close and gated living like Cyprus Shore and Cyprus Cove; the Pier Bowl for walkability to the pier and downtown; Talega for newer homes around a Fred Couples signature golf course; Sea Summit at Marblehead for blufftop construction; and Forster Ranch and Rancho San Clemente for established neighborhoods with trail access.

How much do homes cost in San Clemente?

Recorded MLS closings put the median sale price in San Clemente at $1,825,000 for the last 90 days through October 22, 2026, from 165 sales, up 10.6% from the same window a year earlier.

Condos and townhomes anchor the entry point of the San Clemente market, established single-family neighborhoods trade in the low millions, and ocean-view and gated coastal properties in Southwest San Clemente command the city’s top prices. For current numbers on any neighborhood, use the live listing feed and market dashboard on this page or request a custom pricing analysis from Realatrends Real Estate.

Why is San Clemente called the Spanish Village by the Sea?

Founder Ole Hanson, a former mayor of Seattle, planned the town in 1925 as a unified Spanish Colonial village, requiring white stucco walls and red tile roofs on its original buildings. The city incorporated in 1928, and the style still defines its historic core, from the cottages around the pier to Casa Romantica, the blufftop home Hanson built in 1927 that now serves as a cultural center and garden open to the public.

Where is Trestles, and can you live near it?

Trestles sits at San Clemente’s southern edge within San Onofre State Beach, and Lower Trestles ranks among the best high-performance waves in the world: the World Surf League decided its world titles there for four straight seasons through 2024, and it will host surfing for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The closest homes are in Southwest San Clemente, including the gated communities of Cyprus Shore, Cyprus Cove, and Cotton’s Point Estates, all a short walk or bike ride from the trail down to the break.

What schools serve San Clemente?

San Clemente is served by the Capistrano Unified School District, the largest district in Orange County. City elementary schools include Marblehead, Las Palmas, Concordia, Clarence Lobo, Truman Benedict, and the K-8 Vista del Mar campus in Talega; students continue to Shorecliffs or Bernice Ayer middle schools, or the middle grades at Vista del Mar, and then San Clemente High School. Attendance boundaries vary by address and can change, so verify school assignments with the district when evaluating a specific home.

Does San Clemente have gated communities?

Yes, concentrated in Southwest San Clemente near the county line: Cyprus Shore, with roughly 123 custom homes and private beach access; Cyprus Cove, with pools, tennis, and its own beach gate; and Cotton’s Point Estates, the community that contains La Casa Pacifica, President Nixon’s former Western White House. Talega adds the Gallery, a gated 55-plus neighborhood of 283 homes. Gated inventory turns over slowly, so serious buyers should set alerts and ask about off-market availability.

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