Irvine, CA · 9 scored ZIPs · September 2026
Irvine, CA: the market leans toward buyers.
Conditions easing in buyers' favor. That is the population-weighted reading across 9 scored ZIPs in Irvine, CA. Typical home value $1.5M, −1.6% over 12 months on average; listings take 57 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.
Irvine, CA9 scored ZIPs
Leaning buyer−37
Typical value$1.5M−1.6% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market57 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut31%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Typical rent$3,609/mo+2.4% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Active listings696Across 8 ZIPs · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list98.7%23% sold above list, average · Redfin, May 2026
HavenScore38of 100
Average of 9 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50
Affordability25
Growth41
Risk41
Momentum44
Livability72
Five parts, weighted. How the score works →
Every ZIP
9 scored ZIPs, each with its own balance and HavenScore, highest score first.
| ZIP | Balance | HavenScore | Typical value | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92603Irvine | Leaning buyer −21 | 41 | $2.3M | +4.1% |
| 92604Irvine | Leaning buyer −33 | 39 | $1.3M | −0.5% |
| 92614Irvine | Leaning buyer −34 | 39 | $1.2M | −0.6% |
| 92618Irvine | Buyer's market −50 | 39 | $1.5M | −5.2% |
| 92620Irvine | Buyer's market −41 | 39 | $1.6M | −2.5% |
| 92602Irvine | Leaning buyer −37 | 38 | $2.0M | −0.6% |
| 92606Irvine | Leaning buyer −26 | 38 | $1.4M | 0.0% |
| 92612Irvine | Leaning buyer −35 | 36 | $1.2M | −1.2% |
| 92617Irvine | Leaning buyer −33 | 35 | $826K | −1.0% |
Market report
What the latest figures say about Irvine.
In Irvine, typical home values fell by an average of 1.6% over the year to August 2026, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.
The average typical home value in Irvine was $1.5M in August 2026, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
In September 2026, Irvine sat in our Leaning buyer band, with an average HavenScore balance of −37, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs.
The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.
How fast homes are selling
In September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in Irvine averaged 57 days, weighted by population across the 8 of its 9 scored ZIPs that report it, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.
In September 2026, an average of 31% of listings in Irvine had a price cut, weighted by population across the 8 of its 9 scored ZIPs that report it, against 20% for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Summed across the 8 ZIPs in Irvine that report them, active listings came to 696 in September 2026, according to Realtor.com.
How to read these figures
Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.
On the map
The 9 scored ZIPs, colored by market balance. Faded dots are nearby ZIPs not in this list.
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BuyersEvenSellers
One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.
Questions about Irvine
Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.
Is Irvine a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, Irvine sits in our Leaning buyer band, with an average HavenScore balance of −37 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in Irvine?
As of August 2026, typical home values in Irvine had fallen by an average of 1.6% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in Irvine?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in Irvine averaged 57 days, weighted by population across the 8 of its 9 scored ZIPs that report it, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in Irvine?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in Irvine was $1.5M, weighted by population across its 9 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
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The nearest cities in California with three or more scored ZIPs, then the largest of the rest.
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Distance is straight-line, between the average position of each city’s scored ZIPs. All 91 cities in California →
Sources and freshness
Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.
ZillowHome values, rentsAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listMay 2026
HavenScoreScore, balanceScored October 1, 2026
Rent and sale-to-list average only the ZIPs that report them.
Figures are population-weighted averages of the scored ZIPs listed above.