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Santa Ana Homes for Sale Under $500,000

Searching Santa Ana under $500,000 goes faster with a few benchmarks, so here they are next to the live results. About 24% of Santa Ana owner-occupied homes carry an owner estimate under $500,000 in ACS 2020-2024.

Lowest Neighborhood Medians

Even the lowest Redfin neighborhood median in Santa Ana, Downtown Santa Ana at $423,000 on 14 sales, sits near this range.

Timing and Pricing

Above-list sales made up 28% of the townhouse total. Redfin counted about 274 homes of all types for sale in Santa Ana at the end of September. Townhouses closed at about 99.9% of list price on average. The median townhouse sale took 46 days to go under contract. Median time on market citywide ran 44 days. The citywide sale to list ratio averaged 99.8%.

Age and Building Type

In ACS data, 8% of Santa Ana housing units date to 1939 or earlier. Construction since 2000 makes up 11% of the Santa Ana housing count. The ACS puts 24% of local owner homes under the $500,000 mark. Two to four unit buildings account for 10% of Santa Ana units. Homes built from 1980 to 1999 make up 15% of Santa Ana housing. Attached single units, the Census group that includes most townhouses, are 7% of Santa Ana housing.

Sale Prices

The two to four unit median in Santa Ana was $922,000 across 7 closings. The all-type figure for Santa Ana came to $610 per square foot, a handy yardstick for any listing. The townhouse price per square foot came in near $581.

Costs to Check

Ask how many units in the building are rented. Check for any planned special assessment. FHA loans on condos need a project the program accepts. This is general information, not legal, lending or tax advice.

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Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates and Redfin, a national real estate brokerage (Jul-Sep 2026).

Jay Romero, Broker, DRE 01343079 | Miamar Realty | Call (949) 822-8702

Miamar Realty | Corporate DRE #02192235 | 14241 Firestone Blvd #400, La Mirada, CA 90638 | Equal Housing Opportunity.

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