Rankings by $/sqft
Communities sorted by median price per square foot — lowest is best value.
| # | Community | City | Beds | Units | Median rent | Median $/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodbridge Willows | Irvine | 1 | 5 | $2,620 | $3.13 |
| 2 | Deerfield | Irvine | 1 | 3 | $2,540 | $3.16 |
| 3 | Solana | Irvine | 1 | 4 | $3,335 | $3.20 |
| 4 | Park West | Irvine | 1 | 10 | $2,550 | $3.21 |
| 5 | Del Rio | Mission Valley | 1 | 3 | $2,610 | $3.23 |
| 6 | Northwood Place | Irvine | 1 | 6 | $2,485 | $3.34 |
| 7 | Rancho Alisal | Tustin | 1 | 3 | $2,680 | $3.35 |
| 8 | Torrey Villas | Carmel Valley | 1 | 1 | $3,555 | $3.36 |
| 9 | Woodbridge Pines | Irvine | 1 | 7 | $2,680 | $3.36 |
| 10 | Vista Real | Mission Viejo | 1 | 7 | $2,765 | $3.40 |
| 11 | La Jolla Palms | La Jolla | 1 | 2 | $3,070 | $3.41 |
| 12 | Park Place | Irvine | 1 | 45 | $2,910 | $3.43 |
| 13 | Las Flores | Rancho Santa Margarita | 1 | 20 | $2,698 | $3.48 |
| 14 | Woodbury™ Lane | Irvine | 1 | 9 | $2,935 | $3.51 |
| 15 | Estancia | Irvine | 1 | 19 | $2,885 | $3.52 |
| 16 | Serrano | Irvine | 1 | 25 | $2,695 | $3.52 |
| 17 | The Village at Irvine Spectrum | Irvine | 1 | 56 | $2,985 | $3.52 |
| 18 | Baywood | Newport Beach | 1 | 5 | $2,935 | $3.54 |
| 19 | Windwood Knoll | Irvine | 1 | 3 | $2,645 | $3.54 |
| 20 | Cedar Creek | Irvine | 1 | 2 | $2,460 | $3.56 |
| 21 | San Leon Villa | Irvine | 1 | 3 | $3,350 | $3.60 |
| 22 | Sierra Vista | Tustin | 1 | 6 | $3,158 | $3.61 |
| 23 | Gateway | Orange | 1 | 37 | $2,770 | $3.62 |
| 24 | Parkwood | Irvine | 1 | 5 | $2,715 | $3.62 |
| 25 | Woodbury™ Square | Irvine | 1 | 17 | $2,665 | $3.64 |
| 26 | Portola Place | Irvine | 1 | 11 | $2,995 | $3.64 |
| 27 | San Marino Villa | Irvine | 1 | 1 | $2,615 | $3.65 |
| 28 | Woodbridge Villas | Irvine | 1 | 5 | $2,585 | $3.67 |
| 29 | Santa Clara Apartment Homes | Irvine | 1 | 6 | $2,915 | $3.69 |
| 30 | Oak Glen | Irvine | 1 | 15 | $2,690 | $3.70 |
| 31 | San Remo Villa | Irvine | 1 | 3 | $2,655 | $3.72 |
| 32 | San Paulo | Irvine | 1 | 3 | $2,720 | $3.73 |
| 33 | Turtle Rock Vista | Irvine | 1 | 3 | $2,865 | $3.74 |
| 34 | Monte Vista | Mission Valley | 1 | 1 | $2,425 | $3.75 |
| 35 | Woodbury™ Court | Irvine | 1 | 14 | $2,883 | $3.80 |
| 36 | Palmeras | Irvine | 1 | 15 | $2,860 | $3.80 |
| 37 | San Marco | Irvine | 1 | 2 | $2,623 | $3.82 |
| 38 | Mirasol | Irvine | 1 | 6 | $2,945 | $3.83 |
| 39 | Somerset | Irvine | 1 | 10 | $3,058 | $3.83 |
| 40 | Harborview | Downtown San Diego | 1 | 11 | $2,525 | $3.83 |
| 41 | Villa Siena | Irvine | 1 | 21 | $3,050 | $3.84 |
| 42 | The Park at Irvine Spectrum | Irvine | 1 | 26 | $3,175 | $3.85 |
| 43 | Centerpointe at Irvine Spectrum | Irvine | 1 | 20 | $3,360 | $3.92 |
| 44 | Las Palmas | Irvine | 1 | 16 | $2,903 | $3.93 |
| 45 | Santa Rosa | Irvine | 1 | 6 | $2,795 | $3.96 |
| 46 | Windwood Glen | Irvine | 1 | 4 | $2,658 | $3.97 |
| 47 | Anacapa | Irvine | 1 | 13 | $3,080 | $4.00 |
| 48 | Dartmouth Court | Irvine | 1 | 14 | $2,825 | $4.04 |
| 49 | Vista Bella | Aliso Viejo | 1 | 8 | $2,763 | $4.04 |
| 50 | Aliso Town Center | Aliso Viejo | 1 | 3 | $2,780 | $4.04 |
| 51 | Northwood Park | Irvine | 1 | 1 | $2,720 | $4.07 |
| 52 | Westview at Irvine Spectrum | Irvine | 1 | 20 | $3,210 | $4.08 |
| 53 | Amalfi | Tustin | 1 | 19 | $3,050 | $4.08 |
| 54 | Rancho Monterey | Tustin | 1 | 5 | $3,250 | $4.08 |
| 55 | Brittany | Irvine | 1 | 8 | $3,110 | $4.08 |
| 56 | San Mateo | Irvine | 1 | 5 | $3,010 | $4.10 |
| 57 | Rancho Mariposa | Tustin | 1 | 7 | $2,540 | $4.11 |
| 58 | Stanford Court | Irvine | 1 | 6 | $3,023 | $4.11 |
| 59 | Los Olivos at Irvine Spectrum | Irvine | 1 | 57 | $3,140 | $4.11 |
| 60 | Torrey Ridge | Carmel Valley | 1 | 6 | $3,500 | $4.12 |
| 61 | Promenade at Irvine Spectrum | Irvine | 1 | 59 | $3,400 | $4.14 |
| 62 | Villa Coronado | Irvine | 1 | 6 | $3,160 | $4.14 |
| 63 | The Village Mission Valley | Mission Valley | 1 | 5 | $2,870 | $4.16 |
| 64 | The Enclave at South Coast | Costa Mesa | 1 | 16 | $3,043 | $4.18 |
| 65 | Avella | Irvine | 1 | 18 | $3,018 | $4.20 |
| 66 | Seascape | Carlsbad | 1 | 5 | $2,820 | $4.21 |
| 67 | Esperanza | Irvine | 1 | 6 | $3,048 | $4.23 |
| 68 | Cypress Village | Irvine | 1 | 47 | $3,045 | $4.25 |
| 69 | Turtle Rock Canyon | Irvine | 1 | 1 | $3,545 | $4.27 |
| 70 | Rancho Maderas | Tustin | 1 | 3 | $2,630 | $4.29 |
| 71 | Newport Ridge® | Newport Beach | 1 | 8 | $3,430 | $4.31 |
| 72 | Torrey Hills | Carmel Valley | 1 | 1 | $3,470 | $4.35 |
| 73 | Newport North | Newport Beach | 1 | 6 | $3,568 | $4.40 |
| 74 | Ambrose | Irvine | 1 | 1 | $3,420 | $4.42 |
| 75 | Portola Court | Irvine | 1 | 14 | $3,260 | $4.47 |
| 76 | Westwood | La Jolla | 1 | 2 | $2,673 | $4.56 |
| 77 | Newport Bluffs | Newport Beach | 1 | 20 | $3,680 | $4.59 |
| 78 | Harvard & Cornell Court | Irvine | 1 | 4 | $3,175 | $4.59 |
| 79 | Turtle Ridge® | Newport Beach | 1 | 14 | $3,428 | $4.60 |
| 80 | Woodbury™ Place | Irvine | 1 | 1 | $3,740 | $4.62 |
| 81 | Berkeley & Columbia Court | Irvine | 1 | 4 | $3,268 | $4.75 |
| 82 | North Park | San Jose | 1 | 16 | $3,508 | $4.80 |
| 83 | Pacific View | Carlsbad | 1 | 5 | $3,250 | $4.81 |
| 84 | Promontory Point | Newport Beach | 1 | 13 | $4,140 | $4.89 |
| 85 | Villas at Playa Vista - Malibu | Playa Vista | 1 | 10 | $4,523 | $4.89 |
| 86 | Solazzo | La Jolla | 1 | 1 | $3,050 | $4.92 |
| 87 | Baypointe | Newport Beach | 1 | 4 | $4,290 | $4.94 |
| 88 | Villas at Playa Vista - Montecito | Playa Vista | 1 | 6 | $5,023 | $4.97 |
| 89 | Villas at Playa Vista - Sausalito | Playa Vista | 1 | 14 | $3,858 | $5.13 |
| 90 | Crescent Village | San Jose | 1 | 28 | $4,188 | $5.15 |
| 91 | River View | San Jose | 1 | 18 | $4,170 | $5.23 |
| 92 | Villas Fashion Island | Newport Beach | 1 | 16 | $5,300 | $5.29 |
| 93 | Santa Clara Square | Santa Clara | 1 | 33 | $4,460 | $5.33 |
| 94 | Monticello | Santa Clara | 1 | 13 | $4,740 | $5.48 |
| 95 | The Hamptons | Cupertino | 1 | 2 | $4,260 | $5.50 |
| 96 | Franklin Street | Redwood City | 1 | 4 | $4,563 | $5.52 |
| 97 | Redwood Place | Sunnyvale | 1 | 9 | $4,485 | $5.81 |
| 98 | Bordeaux | Newport Beach | 1 | 1 | $3,415 | $5.86 |