53 census tracts
Santa Ana.California housing market
This Santa Ana housing market report covers about 83,100 homes across 53 census tracts. Only 3.2% of homes are vacant, the 3rd lowest share of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $1,119,510 across 248 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $1,119,510 248 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 83,100 across 53 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 55% of occupied homes
Santa Ana housing market context
- The property insurance rate is 0.16%, the 3rd lowest of the 139 markets, against the California median of 0.21%.
- The median census tract scores 86.7 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, higher than in 131 of the 139 markets.
- Rent growth in Santa Ana is running at 5.4% a year at the median, faster than in 123 of the 139 markets, against the California median of 4.6%.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 53 census tracts in Santa Ana.
Half of Santa Ana's tracts score between 85 and 89. The full range spans 79 to 92, with a median of 86.7.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Santa Ana's tracts is 4.1 points wide on the score, narrower than in 122 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 83,100 homes in Santa Ana, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 83,100 homes, 3.2% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 55% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 52% of Santa Ana’s housing units are in single-family structures, 10% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 33% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). About 5.4% of Santa Ana’s housing units are mobile homes. Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Santa Ana compares
Santa Ana's median is above the California median on 5 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 5. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Santa Ana lower · median · upper Santa Ana | California CA | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$77,376 $98,614 $107,498 | $96,931 | $77,171 |
|
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
13% 19% 33% | 42% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
35% 37% 39% | 34% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
6.0% 6.0% 7.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
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HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
4.8% 5.4% 5.6% | 4.6% | 3.8% |
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Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
|
1.19% every tract | 1.19% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
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0.16% every tract | 0.21% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
29.3% 32.8% 34.4% | 33.8% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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