Welcome to Orange County California Real Estate
From discovering information about buying a home in Orange County to seeing what other options are available, this is your portal to Real Estate in Orange County California.
Orange County officially became a county in 1889. Population has grown to over 3 million people, 38% of which are renters. The number of Orange County homes has passed 1 million. The OC currently has the hights number of Billionaires per capita and more start up companies than any other city in the US. This is one place in the United States that is thriving during this economic downturn.
Quick Facts about OC
The county is made up of 34 incorporated cities, of which Santa Ana is the county seat. Orange County has 40 miles of coastline, 3 harbors, 9 beaches, 2 airports, 21 colleges and universities, over 39,000 acres of parkland, and 400 miles of trails and bike paths! This area was designed for residents to enjoy.
Housing Facts about Orange County
The average income in Orange County is $72,000. Median rent is $1,367. Median house or condo value is $530,4000. Home prices in 2009 median cost was $716,633. The median monthly mortgage is $2,657. Building has greatly slowed in Orange County, as there were nearly 7,000 building permits from the years 2000 – 2003, but that number has dropped to less than 1,400 in the last two years. Right now is the best time ever to buy in California because home prices have dropped dramatically, and interest rates have followed suit. A home here now would cost half as much as it did just a few years ago.
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Top 3 Highest Valued Listings in Orange County
You can view homes for every city in Orange County by browsing the cities above, or customize your search with the “Home Search” menu at the top. Or try our simple search in the right hand column. View all of the Luxury Homes in Orange County by following that link. Boxes like this will appear throughout your experience on this website. These boxes show the homes that match your criteria in your Orange County home searches
OC Demographics
- Population 2010: 3,010,232
- Population Percentage Increase from 2000: 5.8%
- 75% of Orange County is older than 18.
- 83% of people older than 25 are high school graduates (5% under California average)
- 35.2% of people older than 25 have received a bachelors degree (6% over California average)
- Travel to work takes an average of 26 minutes
- There are 3.01 people per household in OC
- Orange County covers 789.4 square miles
- 60.8% of the population is white, 1.7% percent is black, and 33.7% or Hispanic or Latino origin, 17.9% are Asian
Climate in Orange County averages temperatures of 45 in January and 82 in July. Most of the days in the year are sunny but out of the 30 days of precipitation, rain fall reaches about 13 inches.
Check out the map below to see Orange County and surrounding areas. The marker is pointing to the county seat of Santa Ana.
Things To Do in OC
Orange County is a national and international destination. People come from all over the world to experience the magic in Disneyland, and enjoy the thrill in other theme parks such as Knotts Berry Farm. Shopping is the best in Orange County, with malls and shopping centers almost everywhere. Other events that draw people from the country are the OC open, X-games, golfing tournaments, Jazz festival.
Other popular activities include golfing – some of the most beautiful golf courses in the country are here. Those courses can be found at this link. Of course the OC sits right on the Pacific Ocean making things such as surfing, paddle boarding, beach volleyball, swimming, triathlons, kit surfing, boating, yachts, whale watching, boat shows and sailing are all very popular.
The OC certainly is where the high life is. Other fun sports may include Tennis, 
basketball, baseball, football. Orange County residents take their health seriously and they are competitive about it. There are a number of triathlons that take place, for example the Half Iron “Orangeman” that takes place each September. There are other marathons, and competitive events that gets a large amount of the county excited.
Education
Orange County has several universities that are well known nationally, such as University California Irvine, Chapman University, and Cal-State Fullerton University.
Quick Notes about the OC
Orange County is one of the most active places in the United States, where 81% of residents exercise, 40% of residents have smoked less than 100 cigarettes in their lives. On the flip side, only .1% of Orange County has not had alcohol in the last month. It’s difficult to go outside without seeing somebody in their bicycling or running gear, on any of the beautiful trails that line the ocean, or bike paths that lead through the cities. Camping and playing or hanging on the beach are some of the most popular activities in Orange County.
