Cardiff is a very small geographic area along San Diego's coastline. Nestled between Solana Beach and Encinitas. Great oceanfront camping, wonderful local restaurants and businesses. Easy access along the 5 Freeway. Homes are not cookie cutter tract homes, but more custom built, both older and newer and many enjoy ocean views, or a short walk to the ocean. Love Seaside Market and next door, Lourdes Mexican Food for their Caldo de Pollo!
Cardiff By The Sea, CA Housing Market & City Data
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Data as of September 2026
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
Median Price per SqFt$1,039
Median Listing Price$2,376,125
Median Days on Market46
Active Listings10
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)15
Avg Listing Price$2,584,754
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-9%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-5%
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Neighborhoods in Cardiff By The Sea, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in Cardiff By The Sea, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Cardiff Cove ↗
- Median asking price
- $749,000
- / sq ft
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- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 86
BNearby schools · estimated
7.8/10 · 4 schools
Poinsettia Heights ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,349,750
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 63
BNearby schools · estimated
7.8/10 · 4 schools
Cardiff Sea Village ↗
- Median asking price
- $2,149,500
- / sq ft
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- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 46
BNearby schools · estimated
7.8/10 · 4 schools
Cardiff Park ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,287,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 25
BNearby schools · estimated
7.8/10 · 4 schools
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.