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August 27, 2026· Updated September 6, 2026
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Tustin, CA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

What homes actually sell for in Tustin: a median closing price of $1,165,000 across 311 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.

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Tustin, CA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

Tustin produces a steady stream of closings but little consensus: sales over the last six months span a range wide enough that the median is a midpoint between different markets, not a going rate. The distribution below matters more than the headline.

The snapshot

  • Closings tracked, last 6 months: 311
  • Median sold price, last 6 months: $1,165,000
  • Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $652
  • Middle half of sales closed between: $709,000 and $1,475,000

What the numbers say

Resideline tracked 311 closed sales in Tustin over the last six months, with a median closing price of $1,165,000. 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 $709,000 and $1,475,000. 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. Across the 308 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $575 and $727 per square foot.

Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.

Median home price in Tustin, CA (September 2026)

The median home price in Tustin is $1,165,000, measured across the 311 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $709,000 and $1,475,000.

Where Tustin sale prices land

What homes actually sell for in Tustin
Closed sale prices over the last six months. Middle half of sales: $709k to $1.48M
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$440k to $674k: 60 sales$440k$674k to $909k: 42 sales$909k to $1.14M: 31 sales$909k$1.14M to $1.38M: 68 sales68sales$1.38M to $1.61M: 33 sales$1.38M$1.61M to $1.85M: 15 sales$1.85M to $2.08M: 19 sales$1.85M$2.08M to $2.32M: 16 salesMedian $1.17M

Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Tustin over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $709,000 and $1,475,000. Among the 262 California markets with a published band, Tustin's middle-half spread ($709,000 to $1,475,000) ranks 220th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median. Measured as the ratio of the upper to the lower quartile, its middle-half spread ranks in the 81st percentile of the 2,187 US markets in Resideline's national Market Watch set, on data as of September 4, 2026.

Median sold price per square foot
Tustin monthly medians for the complete months inside the last six months, Apr 2026 to Aug 2026, among qualifying closings with usable living area. 5 months plotted.
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Apr 2026: $678 per square foot across 56 sales$678AprMay 2026: $660 per square foot across 55 sales$660MayJun 2026: $620 per square foot across 61 sales$620JunJul 2026: $652 per square foot across 59 sales$652JulAug 2026: $702 per square foot across 37 sales$702Aug

How long a sale takes here

  • Listed to under contract: a median of 26 days, across 161 Tustin closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
  • Contract to closing: a median of 13 days, across 169 Tustin 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 311 closings above: a sale is counted here only when we hold both of its dates.

The Tustin angle

Tustin's tracked closings over the last six months number 311, with a median closed sale price of $1,165,000 and a middle half spanning $709,000 to $1,475,000. That band is wider than most markets we track, and the longer side is below the midpoint: the lower stretch of the band runs further from the median than the upper stretch does. A below-median Tustin estimate therefore has a long runway, and it needs comps that resemble the subject to keep it honest. Above the median the range is shorter, but in a spread this wide no single citywide figure prices a property; the closed sales that resemble yours do.

From market read to offer price

A spread this wide means the citywide number cannot price a specific address; the step that matters is the property-level read. 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. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.

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

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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Tustin, CA
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 0680854
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 311
Median sold price: $1,165,000
Median sold $/sqft: $652 (308 qualifying)
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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 Tustin over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the Tustin city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 12% of the 311 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $1,205,000.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median home price in Tustin?

The median sold price in Tustin over the last 6 months is $1,165,000, measured across 311 closings Resideline tracked.

How many homes sold in Tustin last month?

Resideline tracked 40 closed sales in Tustin in August 2026, out of 311 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 Tustin?

The middle half of Tustin sales over the last six months closed between $709,000 and $1,475,000, with a median of $1,165,000.

What is the typical price per square foot in Tustin?

Among qualifying Tustin closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $652, measured across 308 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.

Where in the Tustin price band should I anchor a valuation?

Anchor on the closed sales that most resemble the subject, then locate the result inside the band. A quarter of sales closed beyond each end of the band, so an estimate outside it is possible, it just requires specific evidence.

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