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Oceanside, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Oceanside, CA Housing Market Trends

With 172,199 people, 61,636 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $902,478, real estate costs in Oceanside are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Oceanside, accounting for 51.92% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Oceanside include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 23.44%), row houses and other attached homes ( 12.60%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.79%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Oceanside are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 57.47% owning and 42.53% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Oceanside built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Oceanside built between 1940-1969 ( 16.34%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 15.39%). There's also some housing in Oceanside built before 1939 ( 1.76%).

Oceanside Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Oceanside has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Oceanside real estate appreciated 131.76% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.77%, putting Oceanside in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Oceanside definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Oceanside that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Oceanside real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Oceanside appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 10.34%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 88.81% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Oceanside. Oceanside appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.65%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.01%.

Relative to California, our data show that Oceanside's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in California.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Oceanside differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Oceanside - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Oceanside real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$902,478

Oceanside, CA Home Prices
> $1,480,000
$1,110,001 - $1,480,000
$740,001 - $1,110,000
$592,001 - $740,000
$444,001 - $592,000
$296,001 - $444,000
$148,001 - $296,000
$74,001 - $148,000
$0 - $74,000
10.0%
10.0%
22.0%
22.0%
40.6%
40.6%
11.3%
11.3%
7.2%
7.2%
2.5%
2.5%
2.6%
2.6%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
1.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

61,636

Oceanside Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$4,354 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
57.5%
57.5%
42.5%
42.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
7.4%
7.4%
92.6%
92.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
15.4%
15.4%
66.5%
66.5%
16.3%
16.3%
1.8%
1.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
51.9%
51.9%
12.6%
12.6%
7.8%
7.8%
23.4%
23.4%
4.2%
4.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.4%
2.4%
11.2%
11.2%
32.5%
32.5%
30.2%
30.2%
19.3%
19.3%
4.4%
4.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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