Sold Oct 19
$1,475,000
Licensed in 50 states.
2 bd · 2 ba · 1,120 sq ft
93.7% of list price
Listing courtesy of Real Broker
San Diego Neighborhood Guide
Ocean Beach, known locally as OB, is a beach community of roughly one square mile in the City of San Diego, set where the San Diego River meets the Pacific just north of Point Loma. It is known for its independent business district along Newport Avenue, a long-running Wednesday farmers market, the 1966 Ocean Beach Pier, surf breaks and coastal bluffs, and a mix of early beach cottages and small apartment buildings. A 30-foot height limit and an active planning tradition keep it low-rise and small in scale.
Quick Facts
| Area | About 642 acres, roughly one square mile (Ocean Beach Community Plan) |
|---|---|
| Planning area | Ocean Beach (City of San Diego; Council District 2) |
| ZIP code | 92107 |
| Boundaries | The San Diego River on the north, the Pacific Ocean on the west, Adair Street on the south, and Froude Street and West Point Loma Boulevard on the east. |
| Founded | 1887 (developers Billy Carlson and Frank Higgins laid out streets, sold lots and named the town) |
| Home types | About 55 percent multifamily (small apartment and condominium buildings, mostly west of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard) and 45 percent single-family homes (mostly on the hill east of it) |
| Signature style | Early beach cottages and Craftsman bungalows mixed with postwar two-story apartment buildings and newer infill |
| Price tier | Upper |
| Best for | buyers who want a walkable, low-rise beach town with an independent shopping street, surf access and a strong local identity |
Jeff’s Take
I’ve sold and leased a lot of homes in Ocean Beach, and OB has a personality all its own. Newport Avenue’s independent shops, the pier, surf breaks and the Wednesday farmers market give it a true small-town beach feel inside the city.
Homes range from early beach cottages to small apartment buildings, and you can walk or bike to almost everything you need.
Who it’s not for: OB is casual and lively, and parking can be tight near the beach. If you want a quieter street with a larger lot, I’ll show you Point Loma just up the hill.
Ocean Beach vs. Point Loma: OB is denser, more walkable and more casual, built around its beach business district. Point Loma’s hillside neighborhoods offer quieter single-family streets and larger lots.
What buying in Ocean Beach often looks like
Say you fall for a 1920s cottage a few blocks from the pier. Before we write, I check the coastal height limit and coastal permit rules for any additions, note the airport noise contours that cover parts of OB, and schedule a sewer scope and termite inspection early, since older beach homes need both.
Market Snapshot
| Measure | Oct 2026 | Oct 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $1,899,000 | $1,987,500 | −4% |
| Avg. price per sq. ft. | $1,163 | $876 | +33% |
| Homes sold | 7 | 12 | −42% |
| New listings | 19 | 18 | +6% |
| Median days on market | 9 | 15 | −40% |
| % of list price received | 100% | 98% | +2% |
| Months of inventory | 3.1 | 2.6 | +19% |
Single-family homes, ZIP 92107 (Ocean Beach), as of October 2026. Source: San Diego Multiple Listing Service (SDMLS) closed sales, compiled by Jeff Brick. ZIP 92107 also includes parts of Point Loma Heights.
| Measure | Current listings |
|---|---|
| Median asking price | $2,200,000 |
| Median asking price per sq. ft. | $1,111 |
| Homes for sale | 32 |
| Median days on market (current listings) | 36 |
| Months of supply | 4.3 |
| HouseCanary 1-year price forecast | 1.8% |
Single-family homes, ZIP 92107, listings on the market as of November 3, 2026. Source: HouseCanary Market Insights. Asking prices are what sellers are listing for, not final sale prices.
Jeff’s note (Q4 2026): 7 homes sold in October at a median of $1,899,000, down 4% from a year ago. With only 7 sales, these numbers can swing a lot from month to month. The median and the price per square foot moved differently, which points to a different mix of homes selling rather than a change in values. At 3.1 months of inventory the market is fairly balanced: well-priced homes sell, and overpriced ones sit.
A Few Recent Sales
Not every sale, just a few recent closings I picked to show what buyers are actually paying in Ocean Beach right now. Updated monthly · November 2026.
$1,475,000
Licensed in 50 states.
2 bd · 2 ba · 1,120 sq ft
93.7% of list price
Listing courtesy of Real Broker
$3,500,000
Santa Cruz Avenue
3 bd · 3 ba
100% of list price
Listing courtesy of Keller Williams La Jolla
$3,500,000
Santa Cruz Avenue
3 bd · 3 ba
Listing courtesy of Keller Williams La Jolla
$1,150,000
Del Mar Avenue
2 bd · 4 ba · 1,338 sq ft
72.1% of list price
Listing courtesy of Realty One Group Pacific
$1,845,000
Voltaire Street
8 bd · 4 ba
92.3% of list price
Listing courtesy of Sunset Realty
$1,845,000
Voltaire Street
8 bd · 4 ba · 2,085 sq ft
92.3% of list price
Listing courtesy of Sunset Realty
$2,120,000
Brighton Avenue
5 bd · 4 ba
97.5% of list price
Listing courtesy of Acre Investment Real Estate
$2,120,000
Brighton Avenue
5 bd · 4 ba · 2,330 sq ft
97.5% of list price
Listing courtesy of Acre Investment Real Estate
$1,750,000
Voltaire Street
6 bd · 4 ba
85.4% of list price
Listing courtesy of Acre Investment Real Estate
Sold information from the San Diego MLS (SDMLS®), deemed reliable but not guaranteed. These homes may have been listed and sold by other brokerages; they are shown to illustrate the local market, not as Jeff Brick’s own sales. Want the full list of recent sales or a value estimate for your home? Ask Jeff.
History
Ocean Beach began in 1887, when developers Billy Carlson and Frank Higgins acquired about 600 acres of coastland, laid out streets, sold lots and named the town. A real estate bust followed, and for years only a few vacation houses went up. In 1907 D. C. Collier bought land and brought new housing, electricity, a streetcar line and a school, and by 1910 the town had about 100 houses. On July 4, 1913, the Wonderland amusement park opened on eight oceanfront acres near Abbott Street and Voltaire Street, drawing more than 20,000 people on its first day; storms and competition from the 1915 Exposition ended it within a few years. The 1920s resort era brought dance halls, a plunge, the Strand Theatre in 1924 and a new library building completed in 1927. After World War II, many summer cottages became year-round homes, and apartment construction surged. The Ocean Beach Pier opened in 1966. In the early 1970s residents pushed back against high-rise plans, and a 1972 citywide vote set a 30-foot coastal height limit. The current Ocean Beach Community Plan was adopted in 2015.
Ocean Beach grew through small subdivisions and lot-by-lot building rather than master-planned tracts. Billy Carlson and Frank Higgins laid out the original 1887 town with wide east-west streets and alleys. D. C. Collier, a leading San Diego promoter who also headed the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, revived the area after 1907 with housing, utilities and the streetcar line. In the 1920s John Mills planned a Sunset Cliffs development with partners including Jesse Shreves and Alexander Pantages, which the 1929 crash cut short. After World War II, individual builders filled lots with two-story apartment buildings, often with little parking or landscaping, before community planning tightened the rules.
Architecture
Ocean Beach has no single dominant style; the community plan describes it as an eclectic mix. The oldest layer is small wood-frame beach cottages and Craftsman bungalows from the town’s resort era, many of them built as summer places and later converted to full-time homes. City planners recognize these older cottages as an emerging beach cottage historic district. Postwar decades added two-story stucco apartment buildings, especially west of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, while the hill east of it is mostly single-family homes from several eras. Newport Avenue keeps a small-town commercial streetscape of one- and two-story storefronts from the early 1900s and 1920s, and local sign guidelines encourage neon and other signage in the spirit of the 1920s through 1940s. A typical block mixes a 1920s cottage, a 1960s apartment building and a newer two- or three-story home.
The City of San Diego identifies Ocean Beach’s older beach cottages as an emerging beach cottage historic district, and its 2003 historic resources map shows designated contributors to the Ocean Beach Cottage Emerging Historical District. The Ocean Beach Public Library on Santa Monica Avenue, whose original wing was completed in 1927, has been designated a historic site by the City’s Historical Resources Board. Ocean Beach Elementary on Santa Monica Avenue dates to 1910. Owners of designated historic properties may apply for a Mills Act contract, which can reduce property taxes in exchange for preservation.
Living Here
Ocean Beach had about 7,800 homes in 2010, according to the community plan. Roughly 55 percent are in multifamily buildings, mostly west of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, and about 45 percent are single-family homes, mostly east of it on the hill. Most housing is renter-occupied; the plan counted only about 16 percent of residents in owner-occupied homes. Lots are generally small and many older homes lack generous parking. Because the entire community is in the coastal zone and under the 30-foot height limit, new construction tends to be modest infill or replacement of older buildings.
Daily life in OB moves at walking speed. Newport Avenue holds surf shops, antique stores, bars and casual restaurants, with Voltaire Street and Point Loma Avenue as smaller business districts. The Ocean Beach Farmers Market fills the 4900 block of Newport Avenue every Wednesday afternoon and evening, as it has since 1992. Recurring events include the Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off in June and a restaurant walk in the fall. Surfing, fishing, dog walking at Dog Beach and sunset watching along the bluffs are part of the routine, and OB People’s Organic Food Market has served as a community-owned grocery since 1971.
Getting Around
Walk Score: 79 (Very Walkable). Source: https://www.walkscore.com/CA/San_Diego/Ocean_Beach · Transit Score: 33 (https://www.walkscore.com/CA/San_Diego/Ocean_Beach) · Bike Score: 72, Very Bikeable (https://www.walkscore.com/CA/San_Diego/Ocean_Beach)
Ocean Beach is in San Diego Unified School District. Ocean Beach Elementary, at 4741 Santa Monica Avenue, serves transitional kindergarten through 4th grade in a campus dating to 1910. Nearby district schools on the Point Loma peninsula include Dana Middle School and Point Loma High School on Chatsworth Boulevard. Assignments follow address-based attendance boundaries and grade configurations can differ from the usual pattern, so confirm schools for a specific address with the district.
Ocean Beach Park and the main beach, Ocean Beach Pier, Dog Beach and Robb Field along the San Diego River in Mission Bay Park, Dusty Rhodes Park, Ocean Beach Recreation Center, Barnes Tennis Center, Ocean Beach Gateway Park, Famosa Slough and the coastal bluffs that lead south toward Sunset Cliffs.
Explore Ocean Beach
Public and charter schools closest to the heart of Ocean Beach.
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School assignment depends on the exact address, so confirm the schools for any home with the school district. Source: California Department of Education, 2024–25 school sites. Report cards link to the official California School Dashboard.
Green space, trails and play areas in and around Ocean Beach.
Park data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Distances are approximate, measured from the center of Ocean Beach.
Ocean Beach sits at the northwest corner of the Point Loma peninsula. The San Diego River channel and Mission Bay Park separate it from Mission Beach to the north, and the Peninsula community, including Point Loma Heights and Loma Portal, wraps around its south and east sides. Interstate 8 connects at its edge, linking OB to Mission Valley, Old Town and downtown, with the airport and Liberty Station a short drive east.
Local Favorites
Community-owned grocery cooperative (since 1971)
4765 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107
Directions →Beachfront bar and fish taco spot
5059 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107
Directions →Weekly farmers market (Wednesdays, since 1992)
4900 block of Newport Ave between Cable St and Bacon St, San Diego, CA 92107
Directions →Photos, ratings and links from Google Maps
FAQ
Yes. Walk Score rates Ocean Beach 79, or Very Walkable, with a Bike Score of 72. Most homes are a short walk or bike ride from Newport Avenue, the beach and the pier.
OB is casual and local, built around the beach, surf breaks and an independent business district. Weekly rhythms include the Wednesday farmers market, sunset walks along the bluffs and evenings on Newport Avenue.
Ocean Beach Elementary on Santa Monica Avenue serves TK through 4th grade, and nearby San Diego Unified schools include Dana Middle School and Point Loma High School. Confirm assigned schools for a specific address with the district.
Downtown is about 15 minutes by car without traffic, and San Diego International Airport about 10 minutes. Interstate 8 connects at the edge of OB.
Yes. Ocean Beach dates to 1887, and many early beach cottages and Craftsman bungalows survive. The City recognizes an emerging beach cottage historic district, and the 1927 library building is a designated historic site.
Ocean Beach is under San Diego’s 30-foot coastal height limit, which covers the whole community. It is also entirely within the coastal zone, so many projects need coastal permits.
Ocean Beach is denser and more walkable, with a busy commercial street and many apartments near the sand. The surrounding Point Loma neighborhoods are mostly single-family, quieter and more car-oriented, with larger lots and bay or ocean views on the hills.
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Jeff Brick, San Diego REALTOR® at Compass, DRE# 02156850. Million Dollar Service at All Price Points. Call or text 858-324-4448.
Nearby neighborhood guides: La Jolla · Pacific Beach · Mission Beach · Point Loma · Liberty Station
Header photo: Andrew Stickelman (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons.
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