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City · 23,793 residents · Orange County, California

Ladera Ranch , California

In Ladera Ranch, a typical home is worth $1,151,000 and typical rent is $3,350 a month. Compared with all of Orange County, typical household income is 59% higher, typical rent is 38% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 18 points higher.

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  • Typical home value

    $1,151,000

    20% above the county

    57% above California

    • Ladera Ranch
    • Orange
    • California

  • Typical rent

    $3,350a month

    38% above the county

    65% above California

    • Ladera Ranch
    • Orange
    • California

  • Typical household income

    $184,458a year

    59% above the county

    86% above California

    • Ladera Ranch
    • Orange
    • California

  • Households that own their home

    74%

    18 points above the county

    18 points above California

    • Ladera Ranch
    • Orange
    • California

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Market now, with Zillow data

Zillow data
Typical home value
$1,374,732
2% more than 12 months ago
Typical rent
$3,550 a month
1.4% more than 12 months ago

From Zillow (ZHVI/ZORI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).

Ladera Ranch is in Orange County. The FHA loan limit ($1,249,125 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Orange County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Ladera Ranch apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. The typical household income in Ladera Ranch is $184,458, 59% more than in Orange County as a whole ($116,289).

  2. 74% of households in Ladera Ranch own their home, against 56% in Orange County.

  3. The typical rent in Ladera Ranch is $3,350 a month, 38% more than in Orange County as a whole ($2,434).

  4. Nearby, in San Juan Capistrano, the typical rent is $2,438: 27% less than in Ladera Ranch ($3,350).

  5. Ladera Ranch has the 38th largest share of rent-burdened renters of the 616 cities in California with more than 5,000 people (69%).

  6. The typical home in Ladera Ranch is worth $1,151,000, 20% more than in Orange County as a whole ($962,600).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Ladera Ranch

What homes there are in Ladera Ranch, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

Detached houses, standing on their own, make up 57% of homes here, against 49% in Orange County.

Year built

Homes in Ladera Ranch are newer: the typical year built is 2005; in Orange County, 1977.

In Ladera Ranch, 77% of homes have 3 bedrooms or more, more than in Orange County (56%).

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

Owners with a mortgage

88%

Orange County: 67%

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

Much as in Orange County, the typical home value in Ladera Ranch rose 40% since 2015–2019.

The typical rent in Ladera Ranch rose 43% over the same time; in Orange County, it rose 31%.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureLadera RanchOrange CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate4.4%4.2%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.7%0.8%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate8.9%8.2%3.4%
People per household 3.242.872.842.53
Drive alone 67%68%66%69%
Carpool Unreliable estimate9%10%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate1%3%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate2%3%3%
Work from home 28%19%17%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate2%2%2%
Typical commute 20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

More people live in each home here: 3.24 on average, against 2.87 in Orange County.

Many people here do not commute at all: 28% work from home; in Orange County, 19%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Ladera Ranch?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Ladera Ranch, worth $1,151,000, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 63% of the typical household income in Ladera Ranch, which is $184,458 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $414,184 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Orange County.

Your numbers

Local data
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Starts at the typical home value in Ladera Ranch. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $40,285 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$9,664

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$1,130,153
Total interest
$1,626,024
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $19,438 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $4,304 a month

  • Tight

    $4,304 to $5,534 a month

  • Hard

    more than $5,534 a month

    Your payment · 63%

Compared with the typical household income in Ladera Ranch ($184,458 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$9,664
Principal & interest$7,656
Property tax$835
Home insurance$480
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$694

You need at least $40,285 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Ladera Ranch and Orange County

Ladera Ranch is in Orange County, California. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Ladera Ranch's own numbers

Typical home value
$1,151,000
Typical monthly rent
$3,350
Typical yearly household income
$184,458
Households that own their home
74%
Effective property tax rate
0.87%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Orange County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$1,249,125
Conventional limit, one unit
$1,249,125
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$3,057
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+54%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
2.8%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Orange County.

Everything about Orange County

Buying

Buying a home in Ladera Ranch

A typical home in Ladera Ranch is worth $1,151,000: 20% above the county and 57% above California. With the typical household income in Ladera Ranch ($184,458 a year), a typical home costs 6.2 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Ladera Ranch 6.2 years
  • Orange 8.3 years
  • California 7.4 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Orange County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Orange County rose 89% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Orange County.

Period County California U.S.
Last year (2025) +3.3% +0.8% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +54% +40% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +89% +80% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Ladera Ranch next to Orange County, California and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Ladera Ranch $1,151,000
  • Orange $962,600
  • California $734,700
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Ladera Ranch $3,350
  • Orange $2,434
  • California $2,036
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Ladera Ranch $184,458
  • Orange $116,289
  • California $99,122
  • United States $80,734
See the full table
Ladera Ranch next to Orange County and California
Measure Ladera Ranch Orange County California U.S.
Typical home value $1,151,000 $962,600 $734,700 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $3,350 $2,434 $2,036 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $184,458 $116,289 $99,122 $80,734
Households that own their home 74% 56% 56% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $10,001 $6,330 $5,124 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 0.87% 0.66% 0.7% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 69% 57% 55% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Orange County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Ladera Ranch

For a typical $1,151,000 home in Ladera Ranch, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Ladera Ranch's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $9,664a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $40,285
    Cash to close
    $74,815
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $694

  • Conventional, 5% down $9,268a month

    Down payment
    $57,550
    Cash to close
    $92,080
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $547

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $7,552a month

    Down payment
    $230,200
    Cash to close
    $264,730
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $8,616a month

    Down payment
    $172,650
    Cash to close
    $207,180
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Ladera Ranch and for Orange County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Ladera Ranch

0.87%of the home’s value each year

$10,001 a year for the typical owner in Ladera Ranch.

  • Ladera Ranch 0.87%
  • Orange 0.66%
  • California 0.7%

What California publishes Homeowners' exemption (California State Board of Equalization (BOE))

Exemptions and deadlines in California

Flood risk in Orange County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Orange County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
2.8%
22,389
Of those, with NFIP insurance
19%
County California U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 2.8% 2.8% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 19% 31% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Ladera Ranch

Typical rent in Ladera Ranch is $3,350 a month: 38% above the county. In Ladera Ranch, 69% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Orange County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($3,057 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $58.79 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Orange County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $2,580 $49.62 $103,200
1 bedroom $2,610 $50.19 $104,400
2 bedrooms $3,057 $58.79 $122,280
3 bedrooms $4,153 $79.87 $166,120
4 bedrooms $4,964 $95.46 $198,560

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Ladera Ranch

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Ladera Ranch is in ZIP code 92694.

For 2 bedrooms it is $4,060: $1,003 more than the fair market rent for Orange County ($3,057).

  • 92694 $4,060$5,520

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Ladera Ranch when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

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Free help

Help to buy or rent in Ladera Ranch

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 10 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Orange County; 6 say they serve in Spanish.

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HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Ladera Ranch

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Ladera Ranch or Orange County. The ones below are statewide in California: they work in Ladera Ranch the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in California

  • MyHome Assistance Program

    Statewide in California

    CalHFA second loan with deferred payments for the down payment or closing costs of first-time buyers in California. Offered by California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA).

    Deferred

    See the program Official page

  • California Dream For All Shared Appreciation Loan

    Statewide in California

    Closed, per the source

    CalHFA down payment loan for first-generation buyers in California; when you sell, you repay the loan plus a share of the home's appreciation. Offered by California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA).

    Shared appreciation

    See the program Official page

  • MyAccess Program

    Statewide in California

    CalHFA second loan with deferred payments for the down payment or closing costs of first-time buyers who use the CalPLUS Access mortgage (FHA or conventional). Offered by California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA).

    Deferred

    See the program Official page

Housing counselors near Ladera Ranch

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Ladera Ranch, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Affordable Housing Clearinghouse

    23201 Lake Center Dr Ste 203, Lake Forest · 7 miles away · Spanish

    • Budget and financial counseling
    • Budget and credit workshops
    • and 2 more
    (949) 859-9255

  • Greenpath Financial Wellness

    5151 California Ave, Irvine · 14 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 3 more
    (866) 217-0543

  • Orange County Fair Housing Council, Inc

    2021 E 4th St, Santa Ana · 18 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Mortgage delinquency workshops
    • and 5 more
    (714) 569-0823

Every agency in Orange County All counseling agencies in California

Help in Spanish near Ladera Ranch

3 of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Ladera Ranch

HUD’s record names them for Ladera Ranch or Orange County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

3 other authorities have an office in Orange County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Orange County

These cities are also in Orange County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Orange County Housing in California
See 28 more cities in Orange County, with prices and rents

Every city has its own page with prices, rents and help.

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Ladera Ranch, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Orange County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Ladera Ranch.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Ladera Ranch

Short answers with the numbers for Ladera Ranch and all of Orange County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Ladera Ranch?

The typical home value in Ladera Ranch is $1,151,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Orange County it is $962,600.

How much does it cost to rent in Ladera Ranch?

Typical rent in Ladera Ranch is $3,350 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Orange County is $3,057.

What is the FHA loan limit in Ladera Ranch?

Ladera Ranch uses the FHA limit for all of Orange County (2026): $1,249,125 for a one-unit home and $2,402,625 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Ladera Ranch?

The typical homeowner in Ladera Ranch pays $10,001 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 0.87% of the home’s value; in Orange County, the rate is 0.66%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Ladera Ranch?

There are 10 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Orange County. 6 say they serve in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).