Fullerton real estate:
homes for sale and a local broker.
Homes for sale in Fullerton include 1920s Spanish revival houses near downtown, hillside homes in the north end and newer tracts in Amerige Heights. Median sale price for July-September 2026: $1,049,500. Median days on market: 40. Hills, views and the age of the house split the price range.
Greg reviews every request and replies with a written valuation.
Fullerton grew up around a railroad stop. Two brothers from Massachusetts, George and Edward Amerige, bought 430 acres in 1886 and founded the town the next year beside the Santa Fe line, and trains still stop at the station downtown. Anyone browsing homes for sale Fullerton offers today will find houses from almost every decade since: Spanish revival homes from the 1920s oil boom near downtown, postwar tracts across the flatland, hillside houses in the north and planned neighbourhoods built in the 2000s. The 2020 census counted 143,617 residents on 22.4 square miles.
Fullerton · July-September 2026 · Source: Redfin Data Center
Which homes for sale in Fullerton are listed right now?
The current homes for sale in Fullerton are below, from the MLS with the listing brokerage named on each. They update as homes list and close. When one looks right, Greg can send the recent sales around it, including hillside sales where the slope and view make a large difference.
What is happening in the Fullerton housing market right now?
Fullerton's market is best read neighbourhood by neighbourhood, because the city's housing ranges so widely in age and setting. Fullerton recorded 220 sales over July-September 2026, a three-month total, and homes closed at 100.4% of their list price. Year over year, the median moved +4.7%.
In the hills, two houses of the same size can sell far apart because one has a usable flat yard and a view and the other sits on a steep lot facing the street. Near downtown, original 1920s detail can add more than a remodel. Across the flatland, condition and permitted additions do most of the work. A citywide median averages all of that away.
Fullerton had 162 homes listed for sale in the period. Compare that with the pace of sales to judge how long a well-priced home should take. The Orange County market report shows how Fullerton moves against the county as a whole.
- Founded 1887, after George and Edward Amerige bought 430 acres in 1886; named for George H. Fullerton of a Santa Fe railway subsidiary (source)
- Incorporated 1904 (source)
- Population 143,617 at the 2020 census (source)
- Area 22.4 square miles, almost all land (source)
- Cal State Fullerton founded in 1957 as Orange County State College, on 236 acres of former orange groves in the northeast of the city (source)
- Rail the Fullerton Transportation Center is served by Metrolink and by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner and Southwest Chief (source)
- Parks more than 50 city parks, plus about 200 acres of recreation land at the Brea Dam area with an equestrian centre and two golf courses (source)
- Fullerton Arboretum a 26-acre botanical garden on the university campus, opened in 1979 (source)
- Amerige Heights built between 2001 and 2004 on the former 293-acre Hughes Aircraft campus in west Fullerton (source)
- Fire map parts of the city are on the State Fire Marshal's local fire hazard severity zone map dated March 24, 2025 (source)
Which neighbourhoods make up Fullerton?
Fullerton's neighbourhoods follow its terrain: flat to the south and west, rising into hills to the north.
Downtown and the historic core. The streets around Harbor Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue near the train station, where the Fox Fullerton Theatre has stood since 1925. Homes here include Spanish revival, Craftsman and period-revival houses, many on narrow lots. Original features sell, and so does a short walk to the station.
Hillcrest Park and the near-north streets. Older homes on rising ground just north of downtown, close to Hillcrest Park. Lots are often irregular, and a view over the city adds to the price.
The northern hills. The north end, including the Sunny Hills area, rises into larger hillside lots and custom and semi-custom homes. Slope, view, driveway grade and the fire hazard map all belong in the pricing conversation here.
Around the university. Northeast Fullerton near Cal State Fullerton and the 57, with single-family tracts, condos and apartments. Buyers planning to rent out a home here should read the city's rental rules before they buy.
Amerige Heights. A planned neighbourhood in west Fullerton, built in the early 2000s on the former Hughes Aircraft site, combining newer houses with a commercial district. It is the newest large neighbourhood in the city.
South and west Fullerton. Postwar tracts on flat ground toward Anaheim and Buena Park. Single-story homes on regular lots are the norm, and permits for additions matter at resale.
Above Amerige Heights, West Coyote Hills is a ridge of about 510 acres, the largest remaining undeveloped tract in north Orange County. Most of it is owned by Pacific Coast Homes, a Chevron land division, and buyers nearby should check the city's current plans for the site.
What is it like to live in Fullerton?
Fullerton is one of the few Orange County cities with long-distance Amtrak service. The Fullerton Transportation Center serves Metrolink and two Amtrak lines: the Pacific Surfliner toward San Diego and the Southwest Chief to Chicago. By car, the 5, the 57 and the 91 pass through the city, along with Beach Boulevard and Imperial Highway.
The university shapes the northeast of the city. Cal State Fullerton sits near the 57 on land that was orange groves until the 1950s, and the 26-acre Fullerton Arboretum is on its campus. Downtown has restaurants, the Fox Theatre and the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, a former family estate given to the city in 1965.
Open space is better than the city's density suggests: more than 50 city parks, Craig and Ralph B. Clark regional parks, and about 200 acres at the Brea Dam recreation area, with trails, an equestrian centre and two golf courses.
Schools are mostly in the Fullerton School District for the younger grades and the Fullerton Joint Union High School District for high school, with some edges served by neighbouring districts. Confirm the district for any address you plan to buy.
On a hillside lot, the slope sets the price
Two north Fullerton houses of the same size can sell far apart because of a flat yard, a view or a steep driveway. Greg compares hillside homes with hillside sales. Get a written home value
Looking for a realtor in Fullerton?
Look for an agent who can price a downtown 1920s house, a north-end hillside home and a university-area condo separately, since each draws a different buyer. Start by checking the agent's licence on the California Department of Real Estate's public lookup. Then ask to see Fullerton homes they have priced, with addresses and the reasoning behind each number.
For a hillside home, ask how they account for slope, view and the state fire hazard map. For an older house near downtown, ask how they present original features, how they handle permit gaps and which inspections they would order before listing. Greg Toussieng is a California real estate broker, DRE #01495415, first licensed in California in 2005. His Orange County office is a short drive down the 57, and he prices each Fullerton home from a written analysis of nearby sales.
Selling in Fullerton? Ask Greg for the recent sales in your part of town.
The guide to choosing a listing agent has the questions to bring to any agent interview.
What should you know about selling a home in Fullerton?
Selling in Fullerton starts with matching the home to its buyer. A downtown house with its original detail intact sells to buyers who care about period detail and will pay for it. A hillside house sells on view, usable yard and condition. A flatland tract home sells on updates and permits. Fullerton homes went under contract in a median 40 days over July-September 2026.
Greg begins with the comparable sales, then sets a price and a preparation plan. For an older home, that means fixing what an inspection would flag and keeping the original features buyers come for. For a hillside home, it means photography that shows the view and the yard as they are, and paperwork on slopes, retaining walls and drainage.
If the home sits in a mapped fire hazard severity zone, the seller must disclose it, and buyers will want to see defensible-space work and insurance quotes early. Gather permits for additions too, especially in the older parts of the city.
Greg prepares a written valuation from recent sales near you. Start with the address.
What should you expect from an older house in Fullerton?
An older Fullerton house usually needs a closer look at its systems than its finishes. Homes from the 1920s and the postwar decades can still have original sewer lines, galvanized water pipes, older electrical panels and raised foundations, and any of those can turn up in a buyer's inspection. A sewer camera inspection, a general inspection and, for hillside homes, a look at drainage and retaining walls are worth ordering early.
For sellers, finding these items before listing gives you the choice to repair, credit or price them in, instead of negotiating under a deadline in escrow. For buyers, the reports set the terms of a fair offer. Greg reads the reports alongside the comparable sales, because a sale price only means something once you know what condition the house was in.
Is Fullerton a good place to buy near a train station?
Fullerton is one of the few Orange County cities where a home near a train station is a real option. The Fullerton Transportation Center has Metrolink trains toward Los Angeles and Amtrak service along the coast and east to Chicago, and the downtown streets around it have older houses, condos and newer apartments within a short walk.
The trade-off is rail noise and the activity of a busy downtown. Visit a home near the tracks during the morning commute and on a weekend evening before you decide. Buyers who commute by train often find the time saved worth the noise. Greg can pull recent sales for homes near the station and compare them with similar homes a mile away.
Downtown, hills or the newer west side?
Tell Greg the home, lot and budget you have in mind, and he will send Fullerton listings with the recent sales around each one. Buying with Greg
What should a buyer check before an offer in Fullerton?
A Fullerton buyer should check the fire hazard map, the slope and drainage, the permit history and the school district. The fire map affects disclosures, landscaping rules and insurance. On a hillside, ask about retaining walls, drainage and any past soil work. In older homes, look for permits on additions and electrical upgrades. And confirm the district for the address, since a few edges of the city fall outside the Fullerton districts.
Also check what is nearby. Rail lines, the university and busy arterials are all part of Fullerton, and they affect noise and parking. Greg pulls the sales and walks through these points for every home a buyer is serious about.
Which cities near Fullerton should you compare?
Buyers who look at Fullerton often compare Anaheim, Yorba Linda and Garden Grove. Anaheim, directly south, has more single-story flatland housing and the historic Colony downtown. Yorba Linda, to the east, has larger lots and horse trails. Garden Grove and Santa Ana, further south, offer more homes at a range of prices closer to the county's centre.
For the whole county, see Orange County homes for sale.
Own a home in Fullerton?
See what it would sell for now, based on the sales in your neighbourhood and price range. Get a written home value
What does it take to buy a home in Fullerton?
Fullerton homes sold for a median $1,049,500 in July-September 2026 (Redfin Data Center), with 162 homes for sale and a median 40 days on market. Loans above $1,249,125, the 2026 Orange County conforming limit, are jumbo loans. The median price here is below that limit, so a loan on a typical Fullerton home falls within it.
Fullerton · July-September 2026 · Market: Redfin Data Center · Loan limit: FHFA 2026, via Choice Home Mortgage's Orange County loan limits
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Financing a home in Fullerton? Esther Buede at Choice Home Mortgage
Esther works with Greg on the loan side of a purchase, from conforming loans to jumbo loans on the coast. Choice Home Mortgage, NMLS #2629064, has a page on buying and financing in Fullerton.
Fullerton home loans with Esther Buede
Gregory James Group and Choice Home Mortgage are trade names of the same California company, Montana Real Estate Inc (CA DRE #01822046, NMLS #2629064), which Greg Toussieng owns. If we represent you in a purchase or sale and you also arrange your loan through Choice Home Mortgage, the company is paid for both services. You are not required to use Choice Home Mortgage to work with Gregory James Group, and you are free to compare loans from any other lender. When we refer you, we give you a written disclosure of this relationship and the estimated charges, and when we act as both your agent and your loan broker we confirm both roles in writing within 24 hours.
Common questions
What is the median home price in Fullerton?
Fullerton's median sale price for July-September 2026 was $1,049,500, according to Redfin Data Center. The city figure blends condos near the university and downtown with large hillside houses in the north end, so it shifts with whatever closed that month. Sales of similar homes in the same part of town give a truer number for any one address.
How fast do homes sell in Fullerton?
Fullerton homes went under contract in a median 40 days over July-September 2026. Well-kept single-family houses priced from recent nearby sales tend to move first. Hillside homes with steep lots, older systems or deferred maintenance often take longer, because fewer buyers want the work and inspections tend to raise more questions.
Is Fullerton a buyer's or seller's market?
Fullerton homes sold at 100.4% of list price over July-September 2026, with 162 homes listed for sale in the period. A ratio at or above 100 percent points to sellers holding firm. A ratio below it means buyers have been negotiating, most often on homes that have been listed longer than the median.
Which school districts serve Fullerton?
Fullerton School District runs most elementary and junior high schools in the city, and Fullerton Joint Union High School District operates its four high schools. Some edges of the city fall in neighbouring unified districts. Check the exact address with the district before making an offer, because attendance boundaries decide which school serves a home.
Is Fullerton in a fire hazard severity zone?
Parts of Fullerton appear on the State Fire Marshal's 2025 local fire hazard severity zone map, mostly in the hillside areas. A home inside a mapped zone carries a disclosure in the sale and can face extra building and landscaping rules. Look up the specific address on the state's map viewer before you write an offer.
How much is my Fullerton home worth?
A Fullerton home's value depends on recent sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for lot slope, view, age, condition and permitted additions. Enter the address in the home-value box on this page, and Greg Toussieng, a California real estate broker, sends a written comparative market analysis listing every sale he relied on.
Is the median Fullerton home price above the Orange County conforming loan limit?
No. The median Fullerton sale price was $1,049,500 for July-September 2026, from Redfin Data Center. Loans above $1,249,125, the 2026 Orange County conforming limit set by the FHFA, are jumbo loans. Because the median price is below that limit, a loan on a typical home here falls within it.
- Fullerton, California: founding 1887, incorporation 1904, 2020 population, area, parks, schools, rail, Amerige Heights, West Coyote Hills · checked 2026-10-28
- California State University, Fullerton · checked 2026-10-28
- Fullerton Arboretum (26 acres, opened 1979) · checked 2026-10-28
- City of Fullerton: Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones map, March 24, 2025 · checked 2026-10-28
- Office of the State Fire Marshal: Fire Hazard Severity Zones map viewer · checked 2026-10-28
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District · checked 2026-10-28
- Redfin Data Center: Fullerton, rolling three months to September 2026 · checked 2026-10-28
- California DRE licence lookup · checked 2026-10-28
- FHFA: 2026 conforming loan limits (Orange County, CA: $1,249,125) · checked 2026-10-29
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