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Lake Forest, CA: housing market trends

The median home sale price in Lake Forest, CA was $1,201,428 for the three-month period ending September 2026. Sale prices were 2.7% higher than the same period one year earlier. These are area-level statistics; changes in the mix of homes sold can move the median.

Median sale price
$1,201,428
three-month period ending September 2026
Median sale price per sq ft
$629.51
three-month period ending September 2026
Active listings
467
three-month period ending September 2026
Typical monthly rent
$3,195
Rent index · August 2026

How is housing inventory changing?

There were 467 active listings for the three-month period ending September 2026. Active listings were 4.3% lower than the same period one year earlier. This counts homes active at any time during the period, not only those available on its final day.

How long are homes taking to sell?

The median time on market was 50 days for the three-month period ending September 2026. Sale prices, inventory, and selling time describe different parts of the market; none alone establishes what an individual home will sell for.

Home prices by property type

Published Redfin medians for each home type. Each row covers the three-month period ending in its listed month; missing values remain unavailable.

Property-type comparison for Lake Forest, CA
Home typePeriod endingMedian sale priceSale price / sq ftHomes sold
All homesSeptember 2026$1,201,428$629.51168
Single-familySeptember 2026$1,374,452$658.42107
TownhousesSeptember 2026$825,010$590.7615
Condos / co-opsSeptember 2026$639,934$579.8046
Multifamily (2–4 units)September 2026UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

Compare nearby housing markets

Published city and place figures. Check each row’s reporting period and source before comparing; these are separate markets, not neighborhood boundaries.

Nearby market comparison for Lake Forest, CA
MarketMedian sale priceReporting period / source
Mission Viejo, CA$1,180,000Month ending July 2026 · Zillow
Laguna Woods, CA$450,000Month ending July 2026 · Zillow
Laguna Hills, CA$1,343,1103 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA$757,500Month ending July 2026 · Zillow
Trabuco Canyon, CAUnavailableMonth ending unavailable date · Zillow
Irvine, CA$1,300,000Month ending July 2026 · Zillow

Recent sale-price history

All residential home types. Each row represents an overlapping three-month period ending in that month. Use the charts above for the full available history and home-type filters. Missing values remain unavailable.

Recent home sale prices for Lake Forest, CA
Period endingMedian sale priceSale price / sq ftActive listings
September 2026$1,201,428$629.51467
August 2026$1,250,000$638.54486
July 2026$1,317,500$640.36521
June 2026$1,300,000$652.03521
May 2026$1,258,500$638.13511
April 2026$1,235,000$639.20458
March 2026$1,152,500$634.36400
February 2026$1,152,500$633.28369
January 2026$1,150,000$632.75361
December 2025$1,196,000$630.32392
November 2025$1,200,000$629.14443
October 2025$1,160,000$632.61474
September 2025$1,170,000$629.33488
August 2025$1,140,000$634.90505
July 2025$1,155,000$647.46493
June 2025$1,189,750$653.93492
May 2025$1,150,000$663.23490
April 2025$1,155,000$663.72426
March 2025$1,093,500$664.18396
February 2025$1,154,500$644.58335
January 2025$1,175,000$625.00327
December 2024$1,175,000$627.93318
November 2024$1,165,000$639.32348
October 2024$1,150,000$646.31375

Sources and definitions

Sale-price and property-type histories use Redfin where available. Redfin observations cover rolling three-month periods. Zillow Research supplies monthly home-value and rent indices and additional market series. Provider selection is shown in the chart details. Each metric retains its own reporting date.

Sale price per square foot describes completed sales with reported floor area; it is not a listing-price measure. Active listings count listings active during the reporting period. Home values and rents are typical-value indices, not sale-price or rent medians. ZIP map boundaries are Census ZCTAs and may differ from provider regions. Related ZIP associations do not imply containment within city boundaries.

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