Sold Oct 30
$1,125,000
Voltaire Street
3 bd · 3 ba · 1,794 sq ft
97.9% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass California III
San Diego Neighborhood Guide
Point Loma is the hilly peninsula that shelters San Diego Bay, west of the airport and south of the San Diego River, made up of neighborhoods such as La Playa, Sunset Cliffs, the Wooded Area, Loma Portal, Roseville-Fleetridge and Point Loma Heights. It is known as the place where California’s recorded history began, for its bayfront marinas and ocean cliffs, its Navy and fishing heritage, and Cabrillo National Monument. It suits buyers who want established, residential neighborhoods with water on both sides.
Quick Facts
| Area | About 4,409 acres, roughly 7 square miles (Peninsula Community Plan area) |
|---|---|
| Planning area | Peninsula (City of San Diego; Council District 2) |
| ZIP codes | 92106, 92107 |
| Boundaries | Ocean Beach and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, the San Diego River flood control channel and Midway to the north, and San Diego Bay and Port tidelands to the east |
| Founded | Roseville established 1869; La Playa was San Diego’s harbor from the Spanish and Mexican eras |
| Home types | Mostly single-family homes, with condos and apartments in Point Loma Heights, Roseville and along the commercial corridors |
| Signature style | Spanish Colonial Revival, Craftsman, 1950s ranch and mid-century modern |
| Price tier | Upper |
| Best for | Buyers who want quiet residential streets, bay and ocean views, boating access, and proximity to downtown and the airport |
Jeff’s Take
I’ve sold and leased a lot of homes in Point Loma, and it’s where I show buyers who want quiet streets, bay and ocean views, and room to grow.
You have neighborhood schools in the Point Loma cluster, parks, Cabrillo National Monument, Sunset Cliffs and Shelter Island, and you’re minutes from downtown and the airport. Areas range from bayfront La Playa to the Wooded Area to the cliffs.
Who it’s not for: Point Loma winds down early. If you want bars and late dining outside your door, look at Little Italy or North Park.
Point Loma vs. Coronado: both are quiet and centered on the water. Point Loma has more hills and view lots; Coronado is flatter and easier to walk and bike.
What buying in Point Loma often looks like
Say you fall for a view home on the bay side of the peninsula. Before we write, I check where it sits relative to the airport flight path, whether it falls in the Quieter Home Program area, and whether any view or access easements affect the lot. Then we schedule inspections early so the seller sees a buyer who is ready to close.
Market Snapshot
| Measure | Oct 2026 | Oct 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $1,860,000 | $2,050,000 | −9% |
| Avg. price per sq. ft. | $1,087 | $902 | +21% |
| Homes sold | 9 | 13 | −31% |
| New listings | 8 | 12 | −33% |
| Median days on market | 58 | 45 | +29% |
| % of list price received | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| Months of inventory | 2.4 | 2.3 | +4% |
Single-family homes, ZIP 92106, as of October 2026. Source: San Diego Multiple Listing Service (SDMLS) closed sales, compiled by Jeff Brick. ZIP 92106 covers most of Point Loma; Ocean Beach and parts of Point Loma Heights are in 92107.
| Measure | Current listings |
|---|---|
| Median asking price | $2,200,000 |
| Median asking price per sq. ft. | $991 |
| Homes for sale | 37 |
| Median days on market (current listings) | 73 |
| Months of supply | 4.4 |
| HouseCanary 1-year price forecast | 1.6% |
Single-family homes, ZIP 92106, 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): The median fell 9% while price per square foot rose 21%, which points to smaller homes making up more of October's sales. With 2.4 months of inventory, good homes are still scarce.
A Few Recent Sales
Not every sale, just a few recent closings I picked to show what buyers are actually paying in Point Loma right now. Updated monthly · November 2026.
$1,125,000
Voltaire Street
3 bd · 3 ba · 1,794 sq ft
97.9% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass California III
$475,000
Famosa Boulevard
2 bd · 2 ba · 1,059 sq ft
97.9% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass
$3,300,000
La Cresta Drive
5 bd · 4 ba · 3,637 sq ft
97.2% of list price
Listing courtesy of Serhant California
$1,575,000
San Clemente Street
5 bd · 4 ba · 2,110 sq ft
92.6% of list price
Listing courtesy of Del Mar Financial Group
$705,000
Wabaska Drive
2 bd · 3 ba · 1,024 sq ft
96.6% of list price
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Realty
$2,050,000
Milan Street
3 bd · 2 ba · 2,255 sq ft
97.6% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass
$899,000
Voltaire Street
2 bd · 3 ba · 1,266 sq ft
100% of list price
Listing courtesy of SD County Realty
$1,815,000
Narragansett Avenue
3 bd · 3 ba · 1,574 sq ft
105.2% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass
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
Point Loma’s recorded history begins at La Playa, where Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, sailing for Spain, came ashore in 1542, probably at Ballast Point. After the inland settlement was founded in 1769, La Playa served as San Diego’s harbor, linked to town by the La Playa Trail. In the Mexican era of the 1820s to 1840s, about a dozen hide houses lined the beach, serving Boston trading ships, and the American flag was raised there unofficially in 1829. The anchorage remained the main port until New Town, today’s downtown, rose in the 1870s. Louis Rose bought land on the bay in the 1860s and laid out Roseville, recognized by a plaque as established in 1869. The Old Point Loma Lighthouse was first lit in 1855, Fort Rosecrans followed, and Katherine Tingley’s Lomaland community began planting the trees that shaped the Wooded Area around 1900. Portuguese fishing families settled in Roseville, Sunset Cliffs was subdivided in the 1920s, and Fleetridge was built in the early 1950s.
Louis Rose laid out the streets of Roseville in the 1860s and built a wharf and hotel there. At Sunset Cliffs, sporting goods magnate Albert G. Spalding landscaped the clifftops in 1915; in 1924 developer John P. Mills, with Alexander Pantages and Jesse H. Shreve, bought about 300 acres from Spalding and required Spanish and Mediterranean designs with stucco walls and tile roofs. Builders working there included F.E. Young Company, Dodge Construction Company and Fred Heald. Fleetridge, on the hills above Roseville, was developed between 1950 and 1955 by David Fleet, son of aviation pioneer Reuben H. Fleet. Point Loma Heights includes subdivisions known as Loma Palisades, Loma Alta, Point Loma Highlands and Ocean Beach Highlands.
Architecture
Point Loma has one of San Diego’s richest collections of 1910s to 1930s residential design. Emmor Brooke Weaver designed Craftsman-era homes including the Thomas Hamilton House (1910) and Rosecroft (1912) in the Wooded Area. Richard Requa, often with Herbert Jackson, designed Spanish Revival homes in the late 1920s, several now city landmarks, and William Templeton Johnson designed the 1927 Peckham House on Nichols Street. Sunset Cliffs was built largely in Spanish Colonial Revival, Spanish Eclectic, Mission Revival and Monterey styles, with arcaded porches, red tile roofs and wrought iron. Herbert Palmer, William Sterling Hebbard and Walter Keller also have designated homes here. Later decades added 1950s ranch homes in Fleetridge and modern work by Roy Drew and Homer Delawie. A typical street pairs a 1920s stucco Spanish home with a mid-century ranch and an updated contemporary.
City of San Diego historical landmarks on the peninsula include the Point Loma Lighthouse (No. 17), the Old La Playa Site (No. 22), Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery (No. 19), the Jennings House at 1018 Rosecrans Street (No. 55, from 1886), Lomaland at 3900 Lomaland Drive (No. 112), the 1925 Mills mansion at 1203 Sunset Cliffs Boulevard (No. 107), and Rosecroft at 1530 Silvergate Avenue (No. 486). Richard Requa homes include 3123 Zola Street (No. 554) and 2540 Jonquil Street (No. 585). The La Playa site is also California Historical Landmark No. 61. Owners of designated homes may apply for Mills Act contracts.
Living Here
The peninsula is mainly residential, with distinct neighborhoods. La Playa holds bayfront homes, some with private piers, and some of the city’s most expensive properties. The Wooded Area has large lots, mature eucalyptus and few sidewalks, giving a semi-rural feel. Sunset Cliffs offers 1920s Spanish-style homes near the ocean bluffs, Fleetridge is entirely residential with early 1950s homes, and Loma Portal climbs the hills above the bay. Point Loma Heights mixes older single-family homes near Ocean Beach and Catalina Boulevard with multifamily housing in the north.
Life here leans toward the water. Shelter Island and America’s Cup Harbor are home to marinas, sportfishing landings, and the San Diego and Southwestern yacht clubs, and Humphreys hosts outdoor concerts by the bay from spring through fall. Point Loma Village along Rosecrans and Canon streets offers local restaurants and seafood markets, and the Voltaire Street corridor serves Point Loma Heights. Residents walk the Bessemer Path, watch sunsets from Sunset Cliffs Natural Park and visit Cabrillo National Monument. The neighborhoods’ Portuguese fishing heritage remains visible in Roseville.
Getting Around
Walk Score: Point Loma Heights: 65 (Somewhat Walkable). Walk Score does not publish a single score for all of Point Loma. Source: https://www.walkscore.com/CA/San_Diego/Point_Loma · Transit Score: Point Loma Heights: 34 (https://www.walkscore.com/CA/San_Diego/Point_Loma) · Bike Score: Point Loma Heights: 58 (https://www.walkscore.com/CA/San_Diego/Point_Loma)
Point Loma is served by San Diego Unified School District’s Point Loma Cluster, nine schools that feed Point Loma High School: Cabrillo, Dewey, Loma Portal, Ocean Beach, Silver Gate and Sunset View elementary schools, Correia and Dana middle schools, and Point Loma High. High Tech High charter schools are at nearby Liberty Station. Confirm assigned schools for a specific address with the district.
Cabrillo National Monument, Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, Point Loma Native Plant Garden, Shelter Island and its shoreline park, the Bessemer Path, Plumosa Park, Cabrillo Recreation Center, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, and nearby Liberty Station’s waterfront park.
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Public and charter schools closest to the heart of Point Loma.
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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 Point Loma.
Park data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Distances are approximate, measured from the center of Point Loma.
Point Loma forms the long peninsula on the west side of San Diego Bay. Ocean Beach sits at its northwest corner, the Pacific borders it on the west and south, and the bay, Shelter Island and the airport lie to the east. The San Diego River and the Midway district mark the north, with Liberty Station and Old Town just beyond.
Local Favorites
Seafood market and restaurant (est. 1963)
2805 Emerson St, San Diego, CA 92106
Directions →Casual seafood restaurant (since 2008)
1403 Scott St, San Diego, CA 92106
Directions →Polynesian restaurant on Shelter Island
2230 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego, CA 92106
Directions →Outdoor concert venue (May to October)
2241 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego, CA 92106
Directions →Photos, ratings and links from Google Maps
FAQ
It varies. Point Loma Heights has a Walk Score of 65, and Point Loma Village and the Voltaire Street corridor have shops within walking distance, while the Wooded Area and La Playa are quieter, hillier and more car-oriented.
Point Loma is largely residential and relaxed, with distinct neighborhoods from bayfront La Playa to ocean-view Sunset Cliffs. Boating, fishing and the Navy are part of local life.
San Diego Unified’s Point Loma Cluster includes six elementary schools, Correia and Dana middle schools, and Point Loma High School. Confirm the assigned school for any address with the district.
Some neighborhoods, especially Loma Portal, are under the airport’s departure path, and conversations pause as planes pass. The airport’s Quieter Home Program offers sound insulation to eligible homes.
Very. Cabrillo landed at Ballast Point in 1542, La Playa was San Diego’s early harbor, and the peninsula has many designated landmarks, including the 1855 lighthouse and homes by Richard Requa and William Templeton Johnson.
Drivers use Rosecrans Street, Harbor Drive or Nimitz Boulevard, and the airport sits between Point Loma and downtown. MTS Route 28 connects Rosecrans Street to the Old Town trolley station.
Ocean Beach, at the peninsula’s northwest corner, is a separate community with a compact, funky beach-town feel, while Point Loma is quieter and more residential, with larger lots and bay views.
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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 · Ocean Beach · Liberty Station
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