Sold Oct 19
$1,939,720
Camino Ynez
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,864 sq ft
97% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass
San Diego Neighborhood Guide
Solana Beach is a small coastal city in North County San Diego, about 3.4 square miles between Del Mar to the south and Cardiff-by-the-Sea to the north. Incorporated in 1986, it is known for Fletcher Cove and its bluff-top beaches, the Cedros Design District of galleries and shops in former Quonset huts, the Belly Up music venue, and a Coaster and Amtrak station designed by Rob Wellington Quigley. Interstate 5 divides older, walkable streets near Highway 101 from quieter post-war neighborhoods to the east.
Quick Facts
| Area | About 3.4 square miles (3.42 square miles per the City’s Local Coastal Program) |
|---|---|
| Planning area | City of Solana Beach (independent city; the entire city lies in the state Coastal Zone) |
| ZIP code | 92075 |
| Boundaries | The Pacific Ocean on the west, Cardiff-by-the-Sea (Encinitas) on the north, the City of Del Mar on the south, and unincorporated Rancho Santa Fe on the east. |
| Founded | Town subdivision map filed by Ed Fletcher in 1923; incorporated as a city on July 1, 1986 |
| Home types | A near-even mix of detached single-family homes and attached housing: in 2010 about 48 percent of units were single-family detached, about 19 percent condominiums or townhomes, and about a third in multifamily buildings |
| Signature style | Pre-war beach cottages and 1920s town lots west of I-5, 1970s-era condominiums along the bluffs, and post-war single-family tracts in the Lomas Santa Fe area east of I-5 |
| Price tier | Luxury |
| Best for | Buyers who want a small coastal city with beach access, a walkable Highway 101 and Cedros Avenue core, and a Coaster station in town |
Jeff’s Take
I’ve sold and leased a lot of homes in Solana Beach. It’s a small coastal city with Fletcher Cove, bluff-top beaches, the Cedros Design District and a train station in town.
It’s a luxury market with a walkable village feel and quick access to Del Mar and Cardiff.
Who it’s not for: Solana Beach is one of the county’s priciest coastal cities. For more space for the money nearby, look at Carmel Valley.
Solana Beach vs. Del Mar: Solana Beach offers a similar small-city coastal setting, with shopping and nightlife concentrated along Cedros Avenue and a full-service train station in town.
What buying in Solana Beach often looks like
Say you find a home on the bluffs. Before we write, I check the coastal permit history, bluff erosion and seawall issues, and the City’s short-term rental rules if you plan to rent it.
Market Snapshot
| Measure | Oct 2026 | Oct 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $1,520,000 | $1,995,000 | −24% |
| Avg. price per sq. ft. | $878 | $1,599 | −45% |
| Homes sold | 3 | 7 | −57% |
| New listings | 5 | 11 | −55% |
| Median days on market | 55 | 4 | +1275% |
| % of list price received | 97% | 98% | −1% |
| Months of inventory | 3.0 | 1.3 | +131% |
Condos and townhomes, City of Solana Beach, as of October 2026. Source: San Diego Multiple Listing Service (SDMLS) closed sales, compiled by Jeff Brick. No single-family homes closed in Solana Beach in October 2026, so this shows condos and townhomes.
| Measure | Current listings |
|---|---|
| Median asking price | $1,672,000 |
| Median asking price per sq. ft. | $1,050 |
| Homes for sale | 22 |
| Median days on market (current listings) | 75 |
| Months of supply | 4.9 |
Condos and townhomes, ZIP 92075, 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): 3 homes sold in October at a median of $1,520,000, down 24% from a year ago. With only 3 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 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 Solana Beach right now. Updated monthly · November 2026.
$1,939,720
Camino Ynez
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,864 sq ft
97% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass
$1,520,000
Las Banderas Drive
3 bd · 3 ba · 1,673 sq ft
89.5% of list price
Listing courtesy of Holmes Realty Group
$1,740,000
Del Mar Downs Road
2 bd · 2 ba · 2,028 sq ft
96.7% of list price
Listing courtesy of eXp Realty of California Inc
$2,825,000
Santa Hidalga
5 bd · 3 ba · 2,503 sq ft
85.6% of list price
Listing courtesy of eXp Realty of California Inc
$2,800,000
Hilmen Place
4 bd · 5 ba · 1,900 sq ft
93.5% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass
$3,412,500
Loma Larga Drive
4 bd · 4 ba · 3,936 sq ft
97.5% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass
$795,000
Licensed in 50 states.
1 bd · 1 ba · 860 sq ft
99.5% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass
$1,040,000
East Solana Circle
2 bd · 2 ba · 1,044 sq ft
95% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass
$2,000,000
South Sierra Avenue
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,852 sq ft
100.3% of list price
Listing courtesy of Compass
$2,550,000
South Nardo Avenue
3 bd · 2 ba · 2,053 sq ft
91.2% 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
The San Dieguito and later Kumeyaay peoples lived around the lagoons here for thousands of years. In the early 1900s the George Jones family farmed grain and lima beans on what was then called Lockwood Mesa. The town took shape after Lake Hodges Dam brought a reliable water supply: in 1922 Colonel Ed Fletcher bought land from Jones, and his Santa Fe Land and Improvement Company filed the original subdivision map on March 5, 1923. Fletcher’s crews used high-pressure water to cut a beach access notch through the bluffs at what is now Fletcher Cove, and the beach opened in the mid-1920s. Fletcher added a bank, train station, garage, grocery and hotel, and businesses grew along the Plaza, Highway 101 and Cedros Avenue; about half the townsite had sold before the 1929 Depression. Nearby, La Colonia de Eden Gardens was developed around 1919-1920 for Mexican American farmworkers and is one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. Cedros Avenue filled with industrial buildings in the 1940s, and residents incorporated Solana Beach as a city on July 1, 1986.
Colonel Ed Fletcher and his Santa Fe Land and Improvement Company laid out the original townsite, filing the subdivision map in 1923 and building early commercial blocks around the Plaza and Highway 101. Eugene Batchelder registered the Eden Gardens subdivision name in 1923, and that neighborhood expanded in 1944 under the La Colonia name. In 1949 William S. Jack built the row of Quonset huts on South Cedros Avenue for his Bill Jack Scientific Instruments Company; those buildings later became the shops and music venue of the Cedros Design District. East of Interstate 5, development after the County’s 1974 community plan followed the Lomas Santa Fe Master Plan, while lots west of the freeway were built out parcel by parcel.
Architecture
Solana Beach’s built character splits along Interstate 5. West of the freeway, the City describes mostly older, pre-World War II housing on the original 1920s town lots, mixed with later infill and bluff-top condominium buildings. The oldest house in the city, the Stevens House, dates to 1887 and now holds the Solana Beach Heritage Museum in La Colonia Park. Cedros Avenue keeps its 1940s industrial past in the arched Quonset huts built by Bill Jack, one of which has housed the Belly Up since 1974. The Solana Beach train station, built in 1994 and designed by architect Rob Wellington Quigley, echoes those huts with a semi-circular form and adds a tower inspired by nineteenth-century depots. East of I-5, the Lomas Santa Fe area is mainly post-war single-family homes, with estate-size lots in Marine View Gardens and Isla Verde. Census data show the largest share of today’s homes was built in the 1970s.
Solana Beach has no large designated historic district, but the Solana Beach Civic and Historical Society marks about 31 local landmarks, including Tony’s Jacal on Valley Avenue, the Quonset hut at 143 S. Cedros that houses the Belly Up, the Solana Theatre building and early storefronts along Highway 101. The 1887 Stevens House, the community’s first home, was moved to La Colonia Park in 1988 and is now the Heritage Museum, open on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The City’s General Plan calls for a heritage streetscape plan in La Colonia de Eden Gardens. City code requires review for exterior changes to designated landmarks; buyers interested in Mills Act tax benefits should confirm with the City whether a program is available.
Living Here
The City is about 99 percent built out, so new homes come mainly from infill and redevelopment. In 2010 the city had about 6,540 housing units: roughly 48 percent single-family detached, 19 percent condominiums and townhomes, and 33 percent in multifamily buildings, with about 60 percent owner-occupied. Most homes were built after 1970. West of I-5 densities are higher, with older single-family homes, bluff-top condominiums and apartments near the town center, while east of I-5 is mostly lower-density single-family housing, including estate lots. About 9 percent of units are used seasonally or occasionally.
Daily life centers on the coast and the town center along Highway 101 and Cedros Avenue. Fletcher Cove Beach Park and Tide Beach Park give access to the beach below the bluffs. The Cedros Design District mixes galleries, home and design shops, boutiques and cafes, and the Belly Up has hosted live music since 1974. The Solana Beach Farmers Market runs Sunday afternoons at 444 S. Cedros Avenue. North Coast Repertory Theatre stages plays on Lomas Santa Fe Drive, and the Solana Hills trailhead leads to Annie’s Canyon at San Elijo Lagoon. The Del Mar racetrack and fairgrounds sit just south of the city.
Getting Around
Walk Score: Walk Score lists no citywide score; ZIP code 92075 scores 62 (Somewhat Walkable). Source: https://www.walkscore.com/CA/Solana_Beach · Transit Score: Not published by Walk Score for Solana Beach · Bike Score: Not published by Walk Score for Solana Beach
Elementary students attend the Solana Beach School District, whose campuses inside the city include Skyline School and Solana Vista; the district also runs schools in Carmel Valley and nearby areas. For grades 7-12, the San Dieguito Union High School District assigns most of the area to Earl Warren Middle School in Solana Beach and Torrey Pines High School, and Canyon Crest Academy and San Dieguito Academy admit students by open enrollment. Assignments depend on address, so buyers should confirm schools with each district.
Fletcher Cove Beach Park, Tide Beach Park, La Colonia Park, the Coastal Rail Trail, the Solana Hills trailhead to Annie’s Canyon and San Elijo Lagoon, and the Lomas Santa Fe Executive Golf Course.
Explore Solana Beach
Public and charter schools closest to the heart of Solana Beach.
San Dieguito Union High
Solana Beach Elementary
Solana Beach Elementary
Cardiff Elementary
Cardiff Elementary
San Dieguito Union High
San Dieguito Union High
San Dieguito Union High
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.
Solana Beach sits on the North County coast about 20 miles north of downtown San Diego. Del Mar and the San Dieguito River valley lie to the south, Cardiff-by-the-Sea and San Elijo Lagoon to the north, and Rancho Santa Fe to the east. Interstate 5 and Lomas Santa Fe Drive divide the city into quadrants, with the town center along Highway 101 and Cedros Avenue near the ocean.
Local Favorites
Mexican restaurant (family-run since 1946)
621 Valley Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Directions →Mexican restaurant and cantina (began in the 1960s)
607 Valley Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Directions →Brewpub and pizza (original location)
135 N Highway 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Directions →Breakfast and lunch cafe (since 1978)
271 S Coast Hwy 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Directions →Breakfast and lunch restaurant
246 N Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Directions →Sunday farmers market
444 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Directions →Photos, ratings and links from Google Maps
FAQ
The area west of Interstate 5 is the most walkable, with Highway 101, Cedros Avenue, Fletcher Cove and the train station close together; the 92075 ZIP code has a Walk Score of 62. Neighborhoods east of the freeway are more car-oriented.
It feels like a small beach town. Days often include the beach at Fletcher Cove, coffee and shopping along Cedros Avenue, the Sunday farmers market and shows at the Belly Up, with quieter residential streets inland.
Elementary grades are served by the Solana Beach School District, including Skyline and Solana Vista schools. Most of the area then feeds to Earl Warren Middle School and Torrey Pines High School in the San Dieguito Union High School District; confirm assignments by address.
Downtown is about 20 miles south, typically 25 to 30 minutes by car without traffic. The Coaster from Solana Beach station also runs south to downtown San Diego.
A few early buildings remain, including the 1887 Stevens House, now the Heritage Museum, and the 1940s Quonset huts on Cedros Avenue. Much of the housing west of I-5 predates World War II, while most homes citywide were built after 1970.
Only with an annual City permit, and stays must be at least seven consecutive days in residential zones. Rentals longer than 30 days do not need the permit.
Both are small, walkable coastal cities with bluff-top homes and a train-era past. Solana Beach has a design and shopping district on Cedros Avenue and its own Coaster and Amtrak station, while Del Mar is known for its village along Camino del Mar and the adjacent fairgrounds.
Work With Jeff
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: Del Mar · Encinitas (Cardiff & Leucadia) · Carlsbad & La Costa · Oceanside · Rancho Santa Fe
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