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San Clemente, California

Find your San Clemente

Describe the life you're looking for. Our concierge reads it, tells you which neighborhoods fit and shows you the natural next step — homes, the Discover SC experience, or the Investors Guild.

Budget, family, surf, views, walkability, privacy, investment goals — in your own words.

Where this leads

Three ways into San Clemente.

Most people start with the homes. Some want to experience the town first. A few want the rooms where local opportunities are discussed.

Real estate

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Search San Clemente by neighborhood, view corridor, walkability and price — with neighborhood guides and market intelligence behind every result.

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Discover SC

A private five-hour experience of the town before you commit to an address — $5,000, Saturday or Sunday, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, up to 6 guests.

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Private. Local. Selective.

Investors Guild

A private community for people who want to understand San Clemente real estate opportunities, local market intelligence and the people behind them.

Subscribe to the Guild — $250/mo

San Clemente Coastal Homes provides local knowledge, curation and introductions. Property exploration and any real estate representation are coordinated with an appropriately licensed real estate professional. We do not perform services requiring a license we do not hold and we do not negotiate transactions.

The point

The house is the easy part. The street, the swell and the drive are what you actually live with.

Every neighborhood in San Clemente behaves differently — morning fog, walkability, surf access, traffic, noise, light. We map those variables first, then look at homes.

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Surfers walking a San Clemente beach at first light

Explore San Clemente

Before you choose the house, choose the way you want to live.

Surf, the Beach Trail, a Spanish-village downtown, canyon trails and a harbor minutes north. The local guide covers all of it.

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Neighborhood explorer

Nine neighborhoods, nine very different lives.

From walk-to-sand cottages to gated bluff estates and master-planned inland streets — here is how San Clemente actually breaks down.

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Real estate

Homes, considered.

A curated way to look at coastal property — condition, view corridor and lot before square footage.

The properties below are clearly labeled sample records used to demonstrate this experience. They are not available listings. Verified inventory appears here when our MLS/IDX integration is live.

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Silicon Valley → San Clemente

You built the company. Now build the life.

Spend five hours experiencing San Clemente before making the move. Founders, operators and executives relocating from the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York are the buyers we hear from most — and the comparison that matters isn't price, it's the shape of the day.

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Spanish Colonial Revival architecture on a San Clemente street

Beyond the experience

Investment thinking, and the network after the keys.

A clear-eyed view of coastal ownership, and trusted local partners for everything that comes next.

Investment

Real estate is more than a home.

Value-add coastal property, renovation and development considerations, land, and ADU feasibility where legally applicable — framed with examples labeled illustrative only. No projections, no guarantees.

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Coastal Homes Concierge

Once you find your place, we help you build the life around it.

Architecture, interior design, remodeling, construction, landscape, pool, roofing, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, property management, boats, cars, golf carts, e-bikes and restaurants — trusted local providers we know by name.

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Any investment discussion is general and illustrative only. Nothing on this site is a projection, guarantee or offer, and it is not tax, legal or investment advice.

Local San Clemente intelligence

Know the market before you move.

Institutional discipline applied to a coastal town: defined metrics, cited sources, stated reporting dates.

San Clemente residential market · Public-source snapshot

Sources: Redfin · Zillow · Movoto · Pacific Sotheby's · Reviewed 2026-08-19

Median sale price

$1.89M

+1.1% year over year

Verified

Midpoint of closed residential sale prices in the reporting period.

Three months ending May 2026 · Redfin Data Center, San Clemente housing market (all home types)

Median days on market

36

Verified

Median days from list date to accepted offer.

Down from 37 days in the same period a year earlier.

Three months ending May 2026 · Redfin Data Center, San Clemente housing market

Active inventory

204

Verified

Homes actively listed for sale at the time of the snapshot.

Included 30 new listings and 42 price reductions at the time of the pull.

Snapshot dated April 25, 2026 · Movoto market trends, San Clemente active listings

Median price per sq ft

$887

+12.3% year over year

Verified

Closed sale price divided by living area, median across sales.

Three months ending May 2026 · Redfin Data Center, San Clemente housing market

Closed sales volume

190

+3.6% year over year

Verified

Number of closed residential transactions in the period.

May 2026 · Redfin Data Center, homes sold in San Clemente

Months of supply

1.1

Derived from cited sources

Active inventory divided by the trailing monthly sales pace.

204 active listings against a 190-sale monthly pace. A derived ratio, not a published statistic.

Spring 2026 · Derived: Movoto active listings (Apr 25, 2026) ÷ Redfin closed sales pace (May 2026)

Quarterly median, homes & condos

$2.02M

+11% year over year

Verified

Median closed price for single-family homes and condos in the quarter.

Same report: 170 closed sales (+4% YoY), 105 quarter-end inventory (-10% YoY), 37 average days on market.

Q2 2026 · Pacific Sotheby's International Realty market update, San Clemente

Typical home value (index)

$1.74M

+0.6% year over year

Verified

Index of typical home value across the housing stock, not a sale-price median.

Zillow reports homes going to pending in roughly 19 days.

Updated April 30, 2026 · Zillow Home Value Index, San Clemente

List-to-sale ratio

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Awaiting verified data

Closed price as a share of final list price.

Share of sales above $4M

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Awaiting verified data

Closed sales at or above $4M as a share of all closed sales.

Segment reporting

  • Coastal west of the freewaySouthwest, Pier Bowl, North Beach and adjacent coastal streets.Awaiting data
  • Established inlandSoutheast, North San Clemente, Forster Ranch.Awaiting data
  • Master-plannedTalega and newer inland construction.Awaiting data
  • Gated and view enclavesMarblehead, Cyprus Cove and comparable gated communities.Awaiting data

Reporting standard

Citywide figures come from public aggregators (Redfin, Zillow, Movoto and Pacific Sotheby's) rather than a licensed MLS feed, so periods differ slightly between metrics and each is labeled with its own source and period. Neighborhood-level and segment figures stay unpublished until a licensed feed supports them.

Every figure carries its reporting period, source dataset and pull date. Where a number is calculated from two cited inputs it is labeled as derived. Anything we cannot source is left blank — a number without a source is worse than no number.

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Private opportunities

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Occasional, discreet notes on San Clemente property and market movement. Availability of any private opportunity depends on seller authorization and applicable real estate rules.

We use your information only to respond to this inquiry. Real estate services are provided through licensed California professionals.

Photo gallery

San Clemente, as it actually looks.

Real photography of the pier, the bluffs, the village core and the breaks — freely licensed, credited to the photographers who made it.

  • Sunset, San Clemente, CA

  • Railway@beach cliffs, San Clemente

  • Painted clouds over the San Clemente coastline

  • San Clemente Pier Gull CA

  • Bluff-top view over San Clemente State Beach

  • San Clemente Pier by Don Ramey Logan

  • Casa Romantica, the Spanish colonial landmark above the pier

  • Spanish-revival theatre facade in San Clemente

  • Looking down the length of the San Clemente Pier

  • Pacific Surfliner and San Clemente Beach, December

  • Gullies, San Clemente, California

  • San Clemente State Beach below the coastal bluffs

Photography sourced from freely licensed archives (Creative Commons / public-domain dedications). Credit and license appear with each image.

Questions we're asked

Straight answers about San Clemente.

What is the San Clemente Coastal Discovery?
A private five-hour experience for people considering a move, second home or investment in San Clemente. Neighborhoods, beaches, surf, architecture, restaurants and everyday life, in one private vehicle for up to six guests. $5,000 total, Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Where should I live in San Clemente?
It depends on whether walkability or square footage leads. Southwest San Clemente and the Pier Bowl offer genuine walk-to-sand living with smaller, older homes. Southeast San Clemente balances lot size with beach access. Forster Ranch and Talega offer newer construction and larger yards inland, 10-20 minutes from the coast.
Which San Clemente neighborhoods are best for families?
Families prioritizing space and youth-sports infrastructure typically look at Talega and Forster Ranch. Families who want established streets closer to the beaches often choose Southeast San Clemente. School assignment and HOA structure vary by address and should be verified directly.
Which San Clemente neighborhoods are best for surfers?
Southwest San Clemente offers walking access to the south-end beaches and the Beach Trail. Cyprus Cove sits closest to the surf at the city's southern boundary with private beach access. The Pier Bowl trades wave selectivity for the ability to check conditions on foot.
Do I have to be buying a home to book a Coastal Discovery?
No. Many guests are still deciding whether San Clemente is the right place at all. Property exploration is optional and, where applicable, is coordinated with an appropriately licensed real estate professional.

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San Clemente Investors Guild

A private membership community centered around San Clemente real estate, local intelligence, relationships and opportunities worth discussing.

$250 per month

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Spanish Colonial Revival architecture on a San Clemente street
The San Clemente coast at golden hour

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