77 homes in zoned to Rancho Cañada Elementary
Lake Forest, CA

About Lake Forest: Rancho Cañada Elementary is located in Lake Forest. Lake Forest is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 85,858 at the 2020 census.
These are homes for sale inside the attendance boundary for Rancho Cañada Elementary in Lake Forest (Topfind School Score: 8/10). Every home here is actually assigned to this school per the official attendance zone, not just nearby. This zone has 305 active listings.
Topfind Market Read
Buyers hold the edge right now. Sale prices have eased 9% over the last six months and are 11% below a year ago, and 49% of sellers have trimmed their asking price. At the same time, selling times have improved 49% versus six months ago, which keeps well-priced homes moving. Buyers have room to negotiate price and terms, while sellers should price sharply and present well to stand out.
Median Home Price
$1.29M
↓ 11% over the past yearChart shows the median closed sale price by month
Sales Velocity
How fast homes are selling
Homes take longer to sell here than in a balanced market, so buyers have more time to negotiate and explore options. The trend is moving the other way though, with selling times down 49% over the last six months.
Inventory Distribution
A solid share of current listings is under 30 days old, while a meaningful share has been up longer.
About 44% of current listings are under 30 days old, while the rest have been up longer.
Housing Tenure in Rancho Cañada Elementary Area
Homeownership is significantly higher than average, making this a homeowner-dominated market with more long-term residents.
71%
Homeowners
29%
Renters
Homeownership is 15.5 points higher than the California average (55.5%)
30,246 households (2023)
Median Price by Bedroom
Larger homes command significantly higher prices, with sharp increases beyond 3 bedrooms.
Each additional bedroom adds about $440K in value on average, with larger homes seeing bigger price jumps.
Largest increase: 2 → 3 bedrooms (+$614K)
Price Reductions
148 listings have reduced their price
49% of active listings
Average reduction: 6.0% (~$78K)
Rancho Cañada Elementary serves students at the elementary level within the Saddleback Valley Unified district. The school carries a Topfind School Score of 8. Homes in the Rancho Cañada Elementary attendance zone carry a median list price of $1.3M. Compared with Lake Forest overall, that is a 3.6% premium. The median price moved from $1.7M in February to $1.3M in July, a 27.8% decrease over six months. Right now 305 homes are on the market in the Rancho Cañada Elementary attendance zone. The homes on this page fall inside the school's attendance zone, so students at these addresses are assigned to Rancho Cañada Elementary.
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There are currently 305 homes for sale in Rancho Cañada Elementary Area, ranging from $150,000 to $2,855,000. 24 of them hit the market within the last week.
The median list price in Rancho Cañada Elementary Area is $1,295,000. Price per square foot averages $632. Prices are down 11.3% compared to a year ago.
Homes in Rancho Cañada Elementary Area currently average 48 days on the market, a slower pace that gives buyers more time to evaluate and negotiate.