Fountain Valley, CA Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED9.6%
- Highschool Education16.3%
- Some College30.6%
- Bachelors Degree29.3%
- Graduate Degree14.2%
- Total College or Above43.5%
- Stem Degree50.8%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male48.6%
- Female51.4%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married53.7%
- Divorced9.5%
- Never Married31.1%
- Widowed5.7%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 22.3% |
| 19–29 | 11.3% |
| 30–39 | 10.7% |
| 40–49 | 13.5% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 15.6% |
| 60–69 | 12.7% |
| 70–79 | 9.4% |
| 80+ | 4.5% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Top Real Estate Agents in Fountain Valley, CA
Neighborhoods in Fountain Valley, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in Fountain Valley, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Fountain Park ↗
- Median asking price
- $634,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 48
ANearby schools · estimated
8.7/10 · 3 schools
Westmont ↗
- Median asking price
- $989,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 46
ANearby schools · estimated
9.3/10 · 3 schools
Tiburon ↗
- Median asking price
- $674,950
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 42
ANearby schools · estimated
8.3/10 · 3 schools
Greenbrook ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,749,494
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 29
ANearby schools · estimated
9.3/10 · 3 schools
Mariposa ↗
- Median asking price
- $724,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 18
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
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.