Housing data for Rancho Mission Viejo, CA
Rancho Mission Viejo, CA has an estimated 11,971 residents and 4,971 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Orange County.
24.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 11,971 (±1,063)
- Housing units
- 4,971 (±357)
- Households that rent
- 24.1%
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
What stands out in Rancho Mission Viejo
Homes built before 1980: 0.5% (±1.5 points) in Rancho Mission Viejo, lower than in Orange County (56.8%).
Median household income: $192,813 (±$21,874) in Rancho Mission Viejo, higher than in Orange County ($116,289).
Working from home: 35.5% (±5.9 points) in Rancho Mission Viejo, higher than in Orange County (18.5%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 38.3% (±6.5 points) in Rancho Mission Viejo, higher than in Orange County (23.8%).
- Income and affordability in Rancho Mission Viejo
- Commute and cars in Rancho Mission Viejo
- How long people stay in Rancho Mission Viejo
Housing in Rancho Mission Viejo at a glance
- Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $3,500 or more median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 64.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 24.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $192,813 median household income
- Home values: $1,110,100 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: 21.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 58.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 0.5% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 5.6% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 76.0% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 29.0 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 38.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Rancho Mission Viejo against Orange County, its state and the nation
| Rancho Mission Viejo | Orange County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 11,971 (±1,063) | 3,165,820 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 4,971 (±357) | 1,146,169 (±308) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 24.1% (±4.9 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 | $192,813 (±$21,874) | $116,289 (±$871) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $1,110,100 (±$57,557) | $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 | 0.5% (±1.5 points) | 56.8% (±0.6 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 29.0 minutes (±2.6) | 26.7 minutes (±0.2) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.3% (±1.4 points) | 95.0% (±0.2 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 37.4 years (±2.0) | 39.4 years (±0.1) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Rancho Mission Viejo covers 37.8 square miles of land, about 317 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Orange County
Rancho Mission Viejo 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 Rancho Mission Viejo
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92694 | 80% | 35,764 | $3,454 | $1,127,200 | $189,966 |
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 Rancho Mission Viejo
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladera Ranch | 5.2 mi | $3,350 | $1,151,000 | 25.9% |
| San Clemente | 5.4 mi | $2,460 | $1,398,400 | 33.5% |
| San Juan Capistrano | 5.4 mi | $2,438 | $993,800 | 19.0% |
| Coto de Caza | 5.9 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,535,600 | 7.4% |
| Las Flores | 6.0 mi | $2,938 | $1,119,100 | 30.1% |
| Dana Point | 8.0 mi | $3,106 | $1,320,300 | 37.6% |
| Laguna Niguel | 8.1 mi | $2,903 | $1,190,900 | 32.6% |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | 8.5 mi | $2,625 | $971,200 | 27.5% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Rancho Mission Viejo, 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 Rancho Mission Viejo, 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.
Rancho Mission Viejo 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 Rancho Mission Viejo
What is the average rent in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rancho Mission Viejo 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 one-bedroom apartment in Rancho Mission Viejo?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA is $2,553 (±$648) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Rancho Mission Viejo rent-burdened?
64.5% of renting households in Rancho Mission Viejo 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 Rancho Mission Viejo?
Rancho Mission Viejo has an estimated 1,102 (±236) renting households, 24.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Rancho Mission Viejo?
The median household income in Rancho Mission Viejo is $192,813 (±$21,874) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $1,110,100 (±$57,557) for owner-occupied homes in Rancho Mission Viejo (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What ZIP codes are in Rancho Mission Viejo?
The ZIP code that covers Rancho Mission Viejo is 92694.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 92694?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92694 is $3,454 (±$223) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Mission Viejo CDP, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Mission Viejo CDP, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Mission Viejo CDP, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Mission Viejo CDP, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Mission Viejo CDP, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Mission Viejo CDP, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Mission Viejo 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 Rancho Mission Viejo CDP, California (place:59503, 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 .