THE LA JOLLA MARKET, IN DETAIL
La Jolla
Single-Family
Market.
Twelve years of recorded single-family closings across 15 La Jolla neighborhoods. Median prices, $/sqft, year-over-year movement, and a neighborhood comparison tool that tells you what your block is actually doing — not what San Diego County is doing.
PULSE · SFR · 2026
LA JOLLA SFR PULSE · 2026
La Jolla-wide single-family snapshot
Data as of 2026 · 14 neighborhoods · ZIP 92037 · Single-Family Residential
THE TEAM'S TAKE
What the La Jolla single-family numbers are actually saying.
Every number on this page reflects recorded single-family closings in ZIP 92037 — fee simple residential only. This is not an aggregated MLS snapshot. It's the assessor's record of what actually traded, sorted into the 15 micro-markets that price independently.
A city-wide median masks the fact that La Jolla Farms and Lower Hermosa trade in a different universe than Country Club or Hidden Valley. A $4M median on Bird Rock and a $4M median in Muirlands describe completely different buyers, different remodels, and different five-year exit math.
The comparison tool below shows that gap. Pick two or three neighborhoods you care about and see how their single-family markets stack on every metric that matters for a decision. Condo and townhouse data lives one toggle away — they're a separate market, never averaged in here.
"The buyers who do best in La Jolla are the ones who know their specific block, not the La Jolla market. Your neighborhood is your market. Your bluff line is your market. The rest is background."
— JOHN MCGUINNESS & TYLER SAFRAN, CO-FOUNDERS
COMPARE · SFR · 2026
La Jolla neighborhood comparison tool
Select up to three neighborhoods to compare their single-family markets side-by-side. All metrics reflect recorded 2026 fee-simple residential closings in ZIP 92037.
| METRIC | Muirlands | Bird Rock |
|---|---|---|
| MEDIAN SALE PRICE | $4.20M ★ | $3.10M |
| AVERAGE SALE PRICE | $5.28M | $3.90M |
| MEDIAN $/SQ FT | $1491 | $1851 ★ |
| YOY CHANGE | +6.5% | -3.1% |
| CLOSED SALES | 21 ★ | 17 |
| PRICE RANGE | $1.60M – $17.0M | $1.83M – $7.17M |
THE CHARTS, AT A GLANCE
The charts.
Twelve years of recorded single-family closings in 92037, drawn out. Change the year selector above to repaint the 2026 neighborhood charts.
Median Sale Price — La Jolla SFR
2015 – 2026 · all neighborhoods, citywide median
Annual Closing Volume
Number of recorded SFR transactions per year
Top 10 Neighborhoods by Median Price · 2026
Single-family median, in $M
Median $/Sq Ft by Neighborhood · 2026
What buyers are paying per foot
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS · SFR ONLY · 2026
La Jolla single-family leaderboard
14 neighborhoods ranked by median single-family sale price. Click any neighborhood for its full closing breakdown.
| NEIGHBORHOOD | MEDIAN | $/SQFT | YoY | SALES | RANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Hermosa → | $4.59M | $1768 | -42.2% | 4 | $3.25M – $5.85M |
| La Jolla Heights → | $4.34M | $1145 | +52.2% | 9 | $1.14M – $6.67M |
| La Jolla Shores → | $4.25M | $1875 | -26.5% | 7 | $3.20M – $7.16M |
| Muirlands → | $4.20M | $1491 | +6.5% | 21 | $1.60M – $17.0M |
| La Jolla Mesa → | $3.90M | $1438 | +11.0% | 7 | $1.75M – $5.85M |
| Barber Tract → | $3.82M | $1736 | +12.3% | 14 | $1.95M – $22.3M |
| Country Club → | $3.50M | $1206 | -28.5% | 13 | $480K – $12.0M |
| Upper Hermosa → | $3.38M | $1294 | -16.3% | 2 | $2.81M – $3.95M |
| Bird Rock → | $3.10M | $1851 | -3.1% | 17 | $1.83M – $7.17M |
| The Village of La Jolla → | $2.88M | $1367 | -7.3% | 7 | $420K – $5.50M |
| La Jolla Alta → | $2.86M | $1117 | -9.7% | 12 | $2.05M – $4.41M |
| La Jolla Farms → | $2.70M | $785 | -56.8% | 1 | $2.70M – $2.70M |
| Soledad South → | $2.63M | $937 | +10.4% | 4 | $2.08M – $4.20M |
| Hidden Valley → | $2.15M | $1203 | -39.8% | 3 | $1.73M – $2.80M |
SOURCE: SAN DIEGO COUNTY ASSESSOR · RECORDED SFR CLOSINGS · ZIP 92037 · YoY COMPARES 2026 MEDIAN TO 2025 MEDIAN.
CURRENT RATES
Mortgage rates
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Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Published weekly. Rates reflect national averages — La Jolla jumbo pricing will vary by lender, credit, and loan size.
PAYMENT CALCULATOR
La Jolla mortgage calculator
Pre-loaded with today's Freddie Mac rate and San Diego County-specific costs so you're not guessing. Adjust any input to see your estimated monthly payment.
San Diego County assumptions: property tax ~1.1% (Prop 13 base + bonds & Mello-Roos average), coastal homeowners insurance estimated 0.35% annually (actual jumbo coastal premiums vary widely with wildfire and bluff exposure). PMI ~0.7% of loan annually if down payment under 20%. Income estimates assume 43% DTI with no other debt. Illustrative only — not a loan offer.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
La Jolla market FAQ
What is the median single-family price in La Jolla?
It depends entirely on the neighborhood and the year. The leaderboard above shows current medians for all 15 La Jolla micro-markets. La Jolla Farms, Lower Hermosa, and Muirlands trade well above the citywide median; Country Club, Hidden Valley, and parts of La Jolla Mesa trade below it. The 'La Jolla median' as a single number obscures more than it reveals.
Where does this data come from?
All closings on this page come from recorded single-family deeds in ZIP 92037 via the San Diego County Assessor. We classify each sale into one of 15 La Jolla neighborhoods using a hand-curated polygon set the team maintains. Fee-simple residential only — no condos, no commercial, no unrecorded off-market transactions.
How do you handle year-over-year comparisons?
YoY compares the current year's median to the prior calendar year's median for the same neighborhood. With small neighborhoods (10–20 sales/year) a single trophy property can swing the median meaningfully — read YoY as directional, not exact.
Why no Days on Market or list-to-sale ratio?
Those metrics require MLS data. This page uses assessor records, which only capture closed price, address, square footage, and date. For DOM and list-to-sale on a specific property or block, talk to the team directly — we run that pull from MLS on demand.
How often is the data updated?
Assessor data is refreshed periodically as new recordings post. Mortgage rates pull live from the FRED API (Freddie Mac PMMS) on each page load.
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