Del Mar neighborhoods

Del Mar proper is tiny — but "Del Mar" on an address can mean anything from a house on the sand to a Carmel Valley cul-de-sac three miles inland. Here's the difference.

Del Mar Village

Walkable · Coastal

Camino del Mar shops, Powerhouse Park, and the beach two minutes downhill.

Olde Del Mar

Historic · Leafy

Winding lanes, mature eucalyptus, and the town's oldest cottages and estates.

Beach Colony

Sand · Exclusive

The strip of homes right on the sand between the village and the river mouth.

Del Mar Heights

Family · Views

Top-rated schools, canyon views, and quick freeway access above the village.

Carmel Valley (92130)

Modern · Suburban

Master-planned neighborhoods, One Paseo, parks, and the biggest school pull.

Del Mar Terrace / Mesa

Quiet · Canyon

Torrey Pines-adjacent hillsides and trail access with almost no through traffic.

By ZIP code

92014

Del Mar (Village, Olde Del Mar, Beach Colony, Heights)

Coastal · Village

The city itself — beaches, the racetrack, Camino del Mar, and the bluff homes.

92130

Carmel Valley / Del Mar Mesa / Torrey Hills

Family · Inland

The 'Del Mar mailing address' inland side: One Paseo, parks, and top schools.

92037

Torrey Pines & La Jolla edge

Cliffs · Science

Black's Beach, the Gliderport, the Reserve, and the Torrey Pines research mesa.

92075

Solana Beach (next door)

Transit · Design

The Coaster station, Cedros Design District, and Fletcher Cove just north.

Real estate & rental market snapshot

What it actually costs to buy or rent around here, by ZIP code. Compiled from published local MLS market reports and public listing research — July 2026 data, published August 2026.

92014

Del Mar (Village, Olde Del Mar, Beach Colony, Del Mar Heights, Del Mar Terrace)

A thin, high-priced market. Only a handful of homes trade each month, so medians swing hard — but inventory is down sharply year over year and well-priced homes are closing at or slightly above list.

Houses

Median sale price: $3,750,000+59.6% YoY
12-month median: $3,575,000+12.8% YoY
Days on market: 37-24.5% YoY
Closed sales (July): 11vs. 3 last year
Homes for sale: 36-33.3% YoY
Months of supply: 3.6-45.5% YoY
% of list received: 101.2%+4.3% YoY

Condos & townhomes

Median sale price: $1,490,000-2.9% YoY
12-month median: $1,700,000-11.7% YoY
Days on market: 35-41.7% YoY
Condos for sale: 14-50.0% YoY
Months of supply: 3.4-52.8% YoY
% of list received: 101.9%+7.5% YoY

Rentals & listing prices

Median asking rent: $11,000/mo+37.5% YoY
Rentals listed: 75-16.1% YoY
Median listing price: $3,995,000+14.2% YoY
Price per sq ft: $1,367-18.3% YoY

92130

Carmel Valley (a Del Mar mailing address, three miles inland)

Deeper and faster-moving than the coast: more inventory, more sales, tighter pricing. Detached homes clear in about three weeks at essentially full list price, and townhomes sit just above $1M.

Houses

Median sale price: $2,425,000+6.6% YoY
12-month median: $2,575,000+1.0% YoY
Days on market: 22+4.8% YoY
Closed sales (July): 32+33.3% YoY
Homes for sale: 34-47.7% YoY
Months of supply: 1.8-43.8% YoY
% of list received: 100.8%+1.8% YoY

Condos & townhomes

Median sale price: $1,007,500+5.5% YoY
12-month median: $995,000+4.8% YoY
Days on market: 22-33.3% YoY
Condos for sale: 41-28.1% YoY
Months of supply: 3.4-32.0% YoY
% of list received: 98.8%+1.2% YoY

Rentals & listing prices

Rental supply: Deeper than 92014
Typical profile: Newer homes, HOAs, top-rated schools
Commute: ~10 min to Del Mar beaches

Thinking about moving here?

Buying on the coast

92014 trades a few homes a month, so a single sale can move the median by seven figures. Watch the rolling 12-month number, not the monthly headline.

Renting in Del Mar

Asking rents skew high because much of the listed inventory is furnished, seasonal, or race-meet rentals. Year-round leases price well below the headline median.

The 92130 tradeoff

A Del Mar mailing address in Carmel Valley buys newer construction, more square footage, and faster-moving inventory — minus the walk to the sand.

Seasonality

Summer is the racing meet: short-term demand spikes July through early September, and long-term listings thin out over the same window.