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Median Home Price in Orange, CA

The median home value in Orange, CA is $1,136,729 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.1% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$1,136,729

Year-over-Year

+2.1%

Population

137,970

Orange ranks #98 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 48.5% 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 Orange

Median household income in Orange is $117,113, so the typical home value is about 9.7× 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 Orange

Orange police recorded a violent crime rate of 226 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,288 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 Orange

What is the average home price in Orange, 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 Orange, that value is $1,136,729. That's up 2.1% from a year earlier. It is about 48.5% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Orange expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Orange are cheaper than Orange County as a whole, where the median is $1,190,239 — a difference of about 4.5%.

Is Orange affordable?

Median household income here is $117,113, so the typical home value is about 9.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Orange a safe place to live?

Orange police reported 226 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 137,970. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.