Del Mar incorporated in 1959 to hold on to its small-town scale and keep high-rises off its shoreline, and almost the entire city lies within the Coastal Zone. Beach Colony cottages and condominiums, village bungalows and hillside view houses make up the housing stock, with the fairgrounds and the San Dieguito River at the north end.

County: San Diego County · North County Coastal
Type: City
ZIP codes: 92014
Report options: Desktop from $299 · Standard from $699

The Del Mar housing market

Olde Del Mar, the historic core around Camino Del Mar, has small and sometimes irregular lots with early twentieth-century bungalows, Tudor Revival touches and rebuilds sized to their parcels. The Beach Colony mixes oceanfront single-family homes with condominium and townhome buildings, many governed by associations, while the hillside streets and Rancho Del Mar offer larger lots with ranch homes, Mediterranean remodels and newer custom construction. Many owners are second-home buyers or relocating households, and with few sales in a given year, each one carries weight in the local picture. Del Mar Heights, part of the City of San Diego, shares the Del Mar mailing address and competes for many of the same buyers.

Neighborhoods and communities

Olde Del Mar
Beach Colony
North Beach
South Beach
Rancho Del Mar
Del Mar Heights

Property types we commonly appraise here

oceanfront and Beach Colony homes
beachside condominiums and townhomes
early twentieth-century cottages and bungalows
hillside ocean-view custom homes
ranch homes on larger lots

What shapes value in Del Mar

Bluff erosion along the south beach, the rail line that runs atop those bluffs and the city's choice of seawalls and sand replenishment over managed retreat all bear on bluff-top values. Most exterior changes require a coastal development permit along with design review, which affects the cost and feasibility of remodels and rebuilds. Short-term rentals are now limited to a capped, owner-occupied permit program, and homes on the low-lying streets near the river mouth call for a check of flood-zone mapping.

Around Del Mar

Powerhouse Community Center, Seagrove Park and Del Mar City Beach anchor the village, while the Del Mar Fairgrounds and racetrack, home of the San Diego County Fair, occupy the river flats at the north end beside San Dieguito Lagoon. Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve and State Beach border the city to the south.

Appraisals we prepare for Del Mar properties

Desktop appraisals start at $299; Drive-By and Standard appraisals with a visit to the property start at $649 and $699. See pricing for every report type.

Del Mar Home Appraisals