21 areas, north to south
Laguna Beach neighborhoods
Each Laguna Beach neighborhood, north to south: what it looks like, how you get around, and live figures from the MLS.
Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Live figures
Every area, side by side
| Neighborhood | For sale now | Sales, last 12 months | 12-month median sale price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine Cove | 2 | 0 | Fewer than 5 sales |
| Emerald Bay | 5 | 12 | $9.8M |
| Smithcliffs | 0 | 2 | Fewer than 5 sales |
| Top of the World | 4 | 18 | $2.8M |
| Mystic Hills | 10 | 13 | $3.7M |
| North Laguna | 16 | 39 | $3.2M |
| The Village | 20 | 35 | $3.0M |
| Arch Beach Heights | 11 | 22 | $2.2M |
| Woods Cove | 16 | 26 | $3.2M |
| Alta Vista | 1 | 6 | $2.7M |
| Portafina | 4 | 11 | $4.9M |
| Victoria Beach | 2 | 3 | Fewer than 5 sales |
| Lagunita | 3 | 0 | Fewer than 5 sales |
| Blue Lagoon | 0 | 1 | Fewer than 5 sales |
| South Laguna | 11 | 22 | $2.3M |
| Three Arch Bay | 10 | 9 | $7.0M |
| Laguna Canyon | Not tracked in the MLS figures | ||
| Park Avenue Estates | Not tracked in the MLS figures | ||
| Temple Hills | Not tracked in the MLS figures | ||
| Bluebird Canyon | Not tracked in the MLS figures | ||
| HIP District | Not tracked in the MLS figures | ||
Neighborhood guides
North to south
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Laguna Canyon Laguna Canyon is the inland corridor of Laguna Beach, where Laguna Canyon Road (State Route 133) runs between two wilderness parks. Photo: kewl, CC BY 2.0
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Irvine Cove 2 for sale now Irvine Cove is a gated community of custom homes at the north end of Laguna Beach, on the ocean side of North Coast Highway. Photo: Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Emerald Bay 5 for sale now · $9.8M median Emerald Bay is a gated community of single-family homes on unincorporated county land at the north end of the coast, inside the Laguna Beach school district.
- Smithcliffs 0 for sale now Smithcliffs is a gated bluff-top neighborhood of about 20 homes just off Coast Highway, between Emerald Bay and Crescent Bay.
- Park Avenue Estates Park Avenue Estates is a hillside community of single-family homes along Park Avenue, the road that climbs from downtown toward Alta Laguna and Top of the World.
- Top of the World 4 for sale now · $2.8M median Top of the World is the ridge-top neighborhood above downtown Laguna Beach, reached by Park Avenue and home to Alta Laguna Park and Temple Hill.
- Mystic Hills 10 for sale now · $3.7M median Mystic Hills is a hillside neighborhood northeast of downtown Laguna Beach, built along Skyline Drive, Samoa Way, Tahiti Avenue and Bounty Way.
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North Laguna 16 for sale now · $3.2M median North Laguna covers the bluff-top and hillside streets north of downtown, along Cliff Drive from Heisler Park to Crescent Bay and up the slopes behind North Coast Highway. Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Village 20 for sale now · $3.0M median The Village is downtown Laguna Beach, where galleries and restaurants sit a few blocks from Main Beach and cottages, condos, duplexes and triplexes fill the streets around them. Photo: The Fun Chronicles, CC0
- Temple Hills Temple Hills is a hillside area of single-family homes east of downtown Laguna Beach, built along Temple Hills Drive, Dunning Drive and Coast View Drive.
- Bluebird Canyon Bluebird Canyon is a canyon neighborhood south of the Village, where Bluebird Canyon Drive and its side streets climb inland from the coast.
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HIP District The HIP District is the stretch of South Coast Highway from Thalia Street to Diamond Street, a strip of galleries, shops, restaurants and hotels with beach stairs at the end of many side streets. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arch Beach Heights 11 for sale now · $2.2M median Arch Beach Heights is a hillside neighborhood south of the Village, uphill and inland from Moss Point and Woods Cove.
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Woods Cove 16 for sale now · $3.2M median Woods Cove is a cove beach on the ocean side of Coast Highway between Pearl Street and Diamond Street, and the neighborhood around it, which takes in streets on both sides of the highway. Photo: ZacharyCrespin, CC BY 4.0
- Alta Vista 1 for sale now · $2.7M median Alta Vista is a hillside neighborhood in the south-central part of Laguna Beach, built along Alta Vista Way and Iris Way above Victoria Beach and Woods Cove.
- Portafina 4 for sale now · $4.9M median Portafina is a hillside neighborhood inland of Victoria Beach, on streets that include Bolsana Drive, Barracuda Way, Balboa Avenue and Nyes Place.
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Victoria Beach 2 for sale now Victoria Beach is a sandy beach with a rocky shore south of Woods Cove, and the neighborhood above it carries the name. Photo: Carl Glover, CC BY 2.0
- Lagunita 3 for sale now Lagunita is a locked-gate coastal neighborhood along Lagunita Drive, west of Coast Highway between Dumond Drive and Blue Lagoon, above Victoria Beach.
- Blue Lagoon 0 for sale now Blue Lagoon is a townhome and condominium community on the shoreline between Lagunita and Treasure Island.
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South Laguna 11 for sale now · $2.3M median South Laguna is the southern end of Laguna Beach, a stretch of Coast Highway and coastal bluffs that runs toward Dana Point. Photo: Matthew Straubmuller, CC BY 2.0
- Three Arch Bay 10 for sale now · $7.0M median Three Arch Bay is a guard-gated, 29-acre community on the South Laguna coast, named for three natural arches in the rocky cliffs along its shore.