Housing data for Coto de Caza, CA
Coto de Caza, CA has an estimated 15,190 residents and 5,161 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Orange County.
7.4% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 15,190 (±1,321)
- Housing units
- 5,161 (±307)
- Households that rent
- 7.4%
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +0.9%
What stands out in Coto de Caza
Median household income: $243,816 (±$16,391) in Coto de Caza, higher than in Orange County ($116,289).
Households that rent: 7.4% (±2.2 points) in Coto de Caza, lower than in Orange County (43.6%).
Homes built before 1980: 3.9% (±1.9 points) in Coto de Caza, lower than in Orange County (56.8%).
Median home value: $1,535,600 (±$85,628) in Coto de Caza, higher than in Orange County ($962,600).
- Income and affordability in Coto de Caza
- Renters and owners in Coto de Caza
- Age of homes in Coto de Caza
- Home values in Coto de Caza
Housing in Coto de Caza at a glance
- Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $2,835 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 62.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 7.4% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $243,816 median household income
- Home values: $1,535,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $4,000 or more median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 3.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 89.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 3.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 80.6% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 31.5 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +0.9% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Coto de Caza against Orange County, its state and the nation
| Coto de Caza | Orange County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 15,190 (±1,321) | 3,165,820 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 5,161 (±307) | 1,146,169 (±308) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 7.4% (±2.2 points) | 43.6% (±0.4 points) | 44.1% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more | $2,434 (±$13) | $2,036 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $243,816 (±$16,391) | $116,289 (±$871) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $1,535,600 (±$85,628) | $962,600 (±$4,214) | $734,700 (±$1,307) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $6,330 (±$53) | $5,124 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 3.9% (±1.9 points) | 56.8% (±0.6 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 31.5 minutes (±1.9) | 26.7 minutes (±0.2) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.8% (±0.8 points) | 95.0% (±0.2 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 45.7 years (±2.8) | 39.4 years (±0.1) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Coto de Caza covers 7.8 square miles of land, about 1,948 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Coto de Caza has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 15,056 (±534) | 15,190 (±1,321) | +0.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 5,108 (±118) | 5,161 (±307) | +1.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $1,043,700 (±$45,086) | $1,535,600 (±$85,628) | +47.1% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $199,056 (±$16,905) | $243,816 (±$16,391) | +22.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 9.0% (±2.2 points) | 7.4% (±2.2 points) | −1.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 2.4% (±3.8 points) | 0.0% (±10.9 points) | −2.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Orange County
Coto de Caza has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Orange County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Orange County recorded 264 violent and 1,336 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Coto de Caza
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92679 | 30% | 30,818 | $3,500 or more | $1,323,600 | $211,250 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Coto de Caza
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Flores | 2.3 mi | $2,938 | $1,119,100 | 30.1% |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | 2.5 mi | $2,625 | $971,200 | 27.5% |
| Mission Viejo | 4.1 mi | $2,839 | $1,009,600 | 23.1% |
| Ladera Ranch | 4.6 mi | $3,350 | $1,151,000 | 25.9% |
| Trabuco Canyon | 5.6 mi | — | $1,303,700 | 7.3% |
| Rancho Mission Viejo | 5.9 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,110,100 | 24.1% |
| Laguna Hills | 6.4 mi | $2,728 | $1,012,300 | 30.0% |
| Lake Forest | 6.5 mi | $2,672 | $937,000 | 29.5% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Coto de Caza, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,580 | $2,610 | $3,057 | $4,153 | $4,964 |
HUD income limits for Coto de Caza, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $39,100 | $65,150 | $104,200 |
| 2 people | $44,700 | $74,450 | $119,100 |
| 3 people | $50,300 | $83,750 | $134,000 |
| 4 people | $55,850 | $93,050 | $148,850 |
| 5 people | $60,350 | $100,500 | $160,800 |
| 6 people | $64,800 | $107,950 | $172,700 |
| 7 people | $69,300 | $115,400 | $184,600 |
| 8 people | $73,750 | $122,850 | $196,500 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $138,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Coto de Caza is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Coto de Caza
What is the average rent in Coto de Caza, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Coto de Caza is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Coto de Caza?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Coto de Caza, CA is $2,835 (±$175) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Coto de Caza rent-burdened?
62.5% of renting households in Coto de Caza pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Coto de Caza?
Coto de Caza has an estimated 369 (±112) renting households, 7.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Coto de Caza?
The median household income in Coto de Caza is $243,816 (±$16,391) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Coto de Caza, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $1,535,600 (±$85,628) for owner-occupied homes in Coto de Caza (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Coto de Caza growing?
In Coto de Caza, the number of residents went from 15,056 in 2015–2019 to 15,190 in 2020–2024 (+0.9%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Coto de Caza?
The ZIP code that covers Coto de Caza is 92679.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 92679?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92679 is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Coto de Caza CDP, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Coto de Caza CDP, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Coto de Caza CDP, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Coto de Caza CDP, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Coto de Caza CDP, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Coto de Caza CDP, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Coto de Caza CDP, California
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Coto de Caza CDP, California (place:16580, in state:06).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .