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Median Home Price in Mission Viejo, CA

The median home value in Mission Viejo, CA is $1,216,985 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.54% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$1,216,985

Year-over-Year

+1.54%

Population

89,699

Mission Viejo ranks #85 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 59.0% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Orange County, where the county-wide median is $1,190,239.

Housing affordability in Mission Viejo

Median household income in Mission Viejo is $136,123, so the typical home value is about 8.9× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Mission Viejo

Mission Viejo police recorded a violent crime rate of 99 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,186 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Mission Viejo

What is the average home price in Mission Viejo, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Mission Viejo, that value is $1,216,985. That's up 1.54% from a year earlier. It is about 59.0% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Mission Viejo expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Mission Viejo are more expensive than Orange County as a whole, where the median is $1,190,239 — a difference of about 2.2%.

Is Mission Viejo affordable?

Median household income here is $136,123, so the typical home value is about 8.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Mission Viejo a safe place to live?

Mission Viejo police reported 99 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 89,699. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.