Old Town Tustin
The pre-WWII residential grid around El Camino Real. Historic-overlay rules and a walkable bar and restaurant row.
Communities · Orange County
Tustin / Tustin Ranch.
Historic Old Town, a 1980s master-planned golf community on the east side, and Tustin Legacy's contemporary infill on the former MCAS property.
The neighborhood
Why Tustin earns a spot on a buyer's list.
Tustin's central position means you're under 20 minutes from nearly any other Orange County market most days. Pair that with Tustin Unified schools that consistently run in the state's upper tier (Beckman, Foothill) and you get three distinct types of housing under one tax address: walkable historic in Old Town, classic master-planned in Tustin Ranch, and the newest construction in Tustin Legacy.
The District at Tustin Legacy and the renovated Marketplace handle the everyday retail, and you're 10 minutes to John Wayne Airport from almost any Tustin doorstep.
- Tustin is central Orange County's connective tissue, sandwiched between Irvine, Santa Ana, Orange, and North Tustin.
- The city was built across three eras that still feel distinct on the ground.
- Old Town Tustin preserves the Victorian and Craftsman homes around El Camino Real.
- Tustin Ranch is the 1980s and 1990s master-planned eastside, organized around the public Tustin Ranch Golf Club.
- And Tustin Legacy is the post-2010 infill on the former Marine Corps Air Station, with one of the iconic 1940s blimp hangars still standing.
$1.2M
Median sale price
TUSD
Tustin Unified (top quartile)
~1,600 acres
Tustin Legacy area
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Historic MCAS hangar
*Estimates based on recent market data and may vary by village. Contact us for street-level comps.
Live market data
Tustin / Tustin Ranch by the numbers, updated continuously.
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Source: CRMLS market statistics. Figures are area medians and may vary by village or street — contact us for street-level comps.
What buyers love
What makes Tustin / Tustin Ranch different.
Old Town Tustin.
A 19th-century town grid around El Camino Real and Main, with Victorian, Craftsman, and bungalow homes, plus a small but real bar and restaurant row. It's the closest thing to a walkable downtown in central Orange County.
Tustin Ranch Golf Club.
A public Ted Robinson 18-hole course that most of the 1980s and 1990s master plan was organized around. It's part of why Tustin Ranch tends to trade at a premium to similar-era homes elsewhere.
Tustin Legacy and the hangar.
More than 1,600 acres of post-base infill, including modern detached homes, townhomes, and the District retail center. The preserved 1940s blimp hangar is the visual anchor.
Inside Tustin / Tustin Ranch
The villages worth knowing.
Each village in Tustin / Tustin Ranch has a different personality. Here are the ones buyers ask us about most.
Tustin Ranch
The 1980s and 1990s master plan east of Jamboree, organized around the public golf course. Detached homes and townhome pockets.
Tustin Meadows
An original 1960s neighborhood with two community pools, a clubhouse, and a cooperative-style HOA.
Peppertree
A mid-1980s pocket west of Tustin Ranch, with solid right-sized detached homes at a lower entry price.
Tustin Legacy
Post-2010 master-planned infill on the former MCAS property: Greenwood, Levity, Anton Legacy, and others.
Columbus Square & Columbus Grove
Mid-2000s gated and ungated pockets at the northeast edge of Tustin Legacy.
Common questions
What buyers ask about Tustin / Tustin Ranch.
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