How much do homeowners pay a month in Ladera Ranch, CA?

Name: Homeowner costs in Ladera Ranch, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Ladera Ranch, CA pay a median of $4,000 or more a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $1,500 or more.

87.9% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $4,000 or more
Without a mortgage: $1,500 or more
Owned with a mortgage: 87.9%

Monthly owner costs in Ladera Ranch

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ladera Ranch	Orange County	California	United States
With a mortgage	$4,000 or more	$3,385 (±$21)	$2,946 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$1,500 or more	$902 (±$12)	$829 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	87.9% (±4.0 points)	67.0% (±0.5 points)	67.4% (±0.1 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$10,000 or more	$6,330 (±$53)	$5,124 (±$17)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

How owner costs in Ladera Ranch have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$820,100 (±$35,409)	$1,151,000 (±$96,266)	+40.3%	Up after inflation

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.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Ladera Ranch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ladera Ranch
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Ladera Ranch	—	$4,000 or more	—
Las Flores	2.6 mi	$4,000 or more	—
San Juan Capistrano	3.4 mi	$3,481 (±$223)	—
Laguna Niguel	3.7 mi	$3,755 (±$230)	—
Mission Viejo	4.2 mi	$3,382 (±$91)	—
Laguna Hills	4.3 mi	$3,521 (±$193)	—
Coto de Caza	4.6 mi	$4,000 or more	—
Rancho Mission Viejo	5.2 mi	$4,000 or more	—
Aliso Viejo	5.4 mi	$3,303 (±$73)	—

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
1 (tie)	Irvine	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Laguna Beach	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Los Alamitos	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Newport Beach	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Villa Park	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Coto de Caza	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Ladera Ranch	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Las Flores	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	North Tustin	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Rancho Mission Viejo	$4,000 or more
1 (tie)	Rossmoor	$4,000 or more
13	San Clemente	$3,976 (±$144)
14	Yorba Linda	$3,793 (±$109)

Showing 13 of 42 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Ladera Ranch 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 Ladera Ranch

What is the average mortgage payment in Ladera Ranch?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Ladera Ranch, CA is $4,000 or more a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Ladera Ranch?

Owners without a mortgage in Ladera Ranch pay a median of $1,500 or more a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ladera Ranch CDP, California (place:39114, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.