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August 21, 2026· Updated August 22, 2026
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Laguna Woods, CA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

What homes actually sell for in Laguna Woods: a median closing price of $450,000 across 358 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.

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Laguna Woods, CA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

Laguna Woods's tracked sales are overwhelmingly condos, which changes how every number below should be read: the median tracks that segment, not a blend of property types. Here is what actually closed over the last six months, as of August 2026.

The snapshot

  • Closings tracked, last 6 months: 358
  • Median sold price, last 6 months: $450,000
  • Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $415
  • Middle half of sales closed between: $330,000 and $600,000

What the numbers say

Resideline tracked 358 closed sales in Laguna Woods over the last six months, with a median closing price of $450,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $330,000 and $600,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 86% of the Laguna Woods closings we track here are condos, so these figures describe that segment rather than every property type in the city, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 357 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $328 and $543 per square foot.

Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.

Median home price in Laguna Woods, CA (August 2026)

The median home price in Laguna Woods is $450,000, measured across the 358 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $330,000 and $600,000.

Where Laguna Woods sale prices land

What homes actually sell for in Laguna Woods
Closed sale prices over the last six months. Middle half of sales: $330k to $600k
$170k to $274k: 27 sales$170k$274k to $379k: 74 sales$379k to $483k: 80 sales80sales$379k$483k to $588k: 58 sales$588k to $692k: 38 sales$588k$692k to $796k: 14 sales$796k to $901k: 1 sales$796k$901k to $1M: 4 salesMedian $450k

Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Laguna Woods over the last six months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $330,000 and $600,000. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.

Median sold price per square foot
Laguna Woods monthly medians over the last six months, among qualifying closings with usable living area
Feb 2026: $371 per square foot across 10 sales$371Feb 2026Mar 2026: $477 per square foot across 45 sales$477Mar 2026Apr 2026: $451 per square foot across 66 sales$451Apr 2026May 2026: $368 per square foot across 82 sales$368May 2026Jun 2026: $434 per square foot across 71 sales$434Jun 2026Jul 2026: $431 per square foot across 47 sales$431Jul 2026Aug 2026: $389 per square foot across 36 sales$389Aug 2026

How long a sale takes here

  • Listed to under contract: a median of 42 days, across 169 Laguna Woods closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
  • Contract to closing: a median of 29 days, across 207 Laguna Woods closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
Both are measured from the closings themselves, not from listing inventory. Each sale is timed using its own listing and contract dates. That is why these counts are smaller than the 358 closings above: a sale is counted here only when we hold both of its dates.

The Laguna Woods angle

Laguna Woods lands in unremarkable territory on both of the measures that drive comp strategy. The $330,000 to $600,000 band is about typical in width for the markets we track, and 358 closings is a solid sample. So $450,000 is a legitimate orientation point, and there is enough volume to build past it. Building past it means matching on property type first, then size, then condition, and reading the number off the survivors instead of adjusting the citywide figure. Track how many sales remain at each step. The band tilts upward, with more dollars between $450,000 and $600,000 than between $330,000 and $450,000, so a set weighted to the high side spans more in absolute terms. That belongs in the range you quote.

From market read to offer price

In a market this concentrated in condos, pricing any one property starts with its own segment, not the citywide line. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.

And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 12,516+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.

Run any Laguna Woods address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.

Cite this

Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:

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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Laguna Woods, CA
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 358
Median sold price: $450,000
Median sold $/sqft: $415 (357 qualifying)
Property mix: 86% condos
https://resideline.com/blog/laguna-woods-ca-housing-market

The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.

Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Laguna Woods over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median home price in Laguna Woods?

The median sold price in Laguna Woods over the last 6 months is $450,000, measured across 358 closings Resideline tracked.

How many homes sold in Laguna Woods last month?

Resideline tracked 48 closed sales in Laguna Woods in July 2026, out of 358 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.

What is the typical sale price range in Laguna Woods?

The middle half of Laguna Woods sales over the last six months closed between $330,000 and $600,000, with a median of $450,000.

What is the typical price per square foot in Laguna Woods?

Among qualifying Laguna Woods closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $415, measured across 357 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.

What does a typical price band mean for pricing in Laguna Woods?

It means neither a shortcut nor extra caution is warranted by the spread itself. The $330,000 to $600,000 range is about typical in width for the markets we track, so $450,000 is neither unusually strong nor unusually weak as a reference. What decides the quality of your estimate is the comp set. With 358 closings tracked, a solid sample, match property type, size and condition, then check where the survivors sit relative to the median.

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