How much do homeowners pay a month in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA?

Name: Homeowner costs in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Rancho Mission Viejo, 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.

75.4% 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: 75.4%

Monthly owner costs in Rancho Mission Viejo

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rancho Mission Viejo	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	75.4% (±5.2 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.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Rancho Mission Viejo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rancho Mission Viejo
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Rancho Mission Viejo	—	$4,000 or more	—
Ladera Ranch	5.2 mi	$4,000 or more	—
San Clemente	5.4 mi	$3,976 (±$144)	—
San Juan Capistrano	5.4 mi	$3,481 (±$223)	—
Coto de Caza	5.9 mi	$4,000 or more	—
Las Flores	6.0 mi	$4,000 or more	—
Dana Point	8.0 mi	$4,000 or more	—
Laguna Niguel	8.1 mi	$3,755 (±$230)	—
Rancho Santa Margarita	8.5 mi	$3,476 (±$118)	—

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)	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)
15	Seal Beach	$3,769 (±$272)
16	Laguna Niguel	$3,755 (±$230)
17	Laguna Hills	$3,521 (±$193)

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

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 mortgage payment in Rancho Mission Viejo?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Rancho Mission Viejo, 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 Rancho Mission Viejo?

Owners without a mortgage in Rancho Mission Viejo 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 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 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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