Lake Forest, 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 GED6.8%
- Highschool Education13.8%
- Some College30.8%
- Bachelors Degree31.3%
- Graduate Degree17.4%
- Total College or Above48.7%
- Stem Degree49.3%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male48.9%
- Female51.1%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married54.5%
- Divorced11.7%
- Never Married29.9%
- Widowed3.9%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 23.6% |
| 19–29 | 13.2% |
| 30–39 | 13.6% |
| 40–49 | 14.8% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 15.3% |
| 60–69 | 10.9% |
| 70–79 | 5.9% |
| 80+ | 2.6% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Neighborhoods in Lake Forest, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in Lake Forest, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
The Woods ↗
- Median asking price
- $767,450
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 47
CNearby schools · estimated
5.8/10 · 4 schools
Pheasant Creek ↗
- Median asking price
- $315,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 37
BNearby schools · estimated
7.3/10 · 3 schools
Aliso Creek Villas ↗
- Median asking price
- $348,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 34
BNearby schools · estimated
6/10 · 2 schools
Lake Forest Keys ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,025,000
- / sq ft
- $913
- Active listings
- 5
- properties in discovery sample
- 30
BNearby schools · estimated
6.7/10 · 3 schools
Serrano Park ↗
- Median asking price
- $959,950
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 26
CNearby schools · estimated
5.3/10 · 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.