Orange, CA 92868 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 25
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Home Value
$903,819
+2.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
25
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
41 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
64%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,034/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
42%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$250
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 42% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 22% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−38% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (25/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.8% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 64% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $209k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,691 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,186/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $250 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes. Earthquakes aren't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.4% to +11.9% (80% range; middle estimate +4.9%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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