Monarch Beach, Dana Point · CRMLS Closed Sales, January 2022 to September 2026
Monarch Beach is one name for two markets.
Monarch Beach is the north end of Dana Point: the Salt Creek basin between Crown Valley Parkway and Niguel Road, two resorts, a golf course, and Monarch Bay by the water. The median house here sold for $2.90M. That number hides a spread from about $1.72M to $10.00M, depending on which gate you drive through. Here is what each part has actually sold for, beside the whole city.
The short version
The priciest corner of Dana Point, and the widest range.
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$2.90M
Median Monarch Beach house
All of Dana Point: $2.10M. 159 Monarch Beach house sales, Jan 2022 to Sep 2026.
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36%
Of Dana Point's $5M+ house sales
52 of the city's 143 house sales at $5M or more were in Monarch Beach.
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$5.50M
Lowest Monarch Bay house sale
31 houses sold in Monarch Bay since 2022. None for less. The median was $10.00M.
Monarch Beach is not one market. The same few square miles hold $1.72M houses of about 1,950 square feet and $10.00M houses by the water. The neighborhood median sits between them and describes almost nothing you would actually buy, so the table below splits it by enclave.
Houses, by enclave
Six times the price, a few hundred yards apart.
Where the house sits decides the price. Monarch Bay and Ritz Cove, both on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway, sold for medians of $10.00M and $9.30M. Marquesa and Antigua, inland across Niguel Road, sold for about $1.72M, on houses of roughly 1,950 square feet.
| Enclave | Sold | Median | Sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Bay | 31 | $10.00M | 3,262 |
| Ritz Cove | 15 | $9.30M | 6,452 |
| Estates At Monarch Beach | 10 | $3.90M | 3,917 |
| Ritz Pointe | 14 | $3.66M | 3,900 |
| Corniche Sur Mer Phase I | 9 | $2.59M | 2,117 |
| California Cortina | 13 | $2.50M | 1,960 |
| Marquesa | 18 | $1.73M | 1,964 |
| Antigua | 24 | $1.72M | 1,955 |
| Other tracts, combined | 25 |
Single-family houses, CRMLS closed sales, January 2022 through September 4, 2026. Enclaves with at least 8 house sales are listed; the rest are combined. Tract names are as the MLS records them.
How fast it sells
2025 was slow here. 2026 is not.
In 2025 the typical Monarch Beach house sat 56 days, against 24 across Dana Point. That was the slowest year in this data by a wide margin. In 2026 so far it is 12 days, faster than the city.
*2026 runs through September 4. Houses in the priciest enclaves take longer than the rest, so a year with more ocean-side sales reads slower.
Condos and townhomes
The attached homes here are mostly smaller and cheaper than Dana Point's. Across 102 sales the median was $872K for 1,130 square feet, against $1.08M for 1,357 citywide. Monarch Hills condos, 50 sales, had a median of $762K. Tennis Villas, 24 sales, $1.42M. The 8 residences sold on the resort grounds are a different product, with a median of $5.80M.
See every number behind these charts
Houses
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Beach houses sold | 14 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 30 |
| Dana Point houses sold | 157 | 245 | 243 | 262 | 171 |
| Monarch Beach houses median price | $2.34M | $2.80M | $2.66M | $3.76M | $3.75M |
| Dana Point houses median price | $1.95M | $1.90M | $1.99M | $2.38M | $2.73M |
| Monarch Beach houses price per sq ft | $1,017 | $1,069 | $1,163 | $1,142 | $1,433 |
| Dana Point houses price per sq ft | $887 | $983 | $984 | $1,105 | $1,190 |
| Monarch Beach houses cut price before selling | 21% | 21% | 24% | 34% | 27% |
| Dana Point houses cut price before selling | 18% | 29% | 28% | 32% | 26% |
| Monarch Beach houses median days on market | 8 | 15 | 26 | 56 | 12 |
| Dana Point houses median days on market | 8 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 15 |
Condos and townhomes
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Beach condos sold | 21 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 20 |
| Dana Point condos sold | 105 | 115 | 128 | 141 | 99 |
| Monarch Beach condos median price | $950K | $820K | $868K | $902K | $1.11M |
| Dana Point condos median price | $1.10M | $975K | $1.04M | $1.10M | $1.39M |
| Monarch Beach condos price per sq ft | $858 | $770 | $907 | $872 | $973 |
| Dana Point condos price per sq ft | $812 | $808 | $819 | $830 | $979 |
| Monarch Beach condos cut price before selling | 29% | 33% | 38% | 12% | 20% |
| Dana Point condos cut price before selling | 21% | 23% | 25% | 26% | 24% |
| Monarch Beach condos median days on market | 17 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 12 |
| Dana Point condos median days on market | 9 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 14 |
Medians from CRMLS closed sales, January 2022 through September 4, 2026. Sales with flagged prices are excluded, and a sale recorded twice under two listing numbers is counted once.
The place
What Monarch Beach is.
The City of Dana Point describes itself as three communities: Capistrano Beach, Dana Point and Monarch Beach. In the City's words, Monarch Beach is "defined geographically by the Salt Creek Basin, a major drainage course lying between Crown Valley Parkway and Niguel Road," and it was master planned as a "recreation-oriented resort and residential area." The Monarch Beach Resort Specific Plan dates to 1992 and 1997; the City says the area was mostly built out by 2005.
- Two resorts. The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, and the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club. The Waldorf Astoria took that name in January 2021; it has 400 rooms and an 18-hole oceanfront golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
- The beach. The City lists Salt Creek Beach Park among the area's coastal recreation.
- Monarch Bay. A gate-guarded community of more than 200 homes on the ocean side of the highway, whose owners get membership in a private beach club. Its association notes it was originally developed on leased land and that every home now sits on a fee simple lot.
- The gated master community across Niguel Road. Its association describes Monarch Beach as a gate-guarded master-planned community of 444 single-family homes, including Marquesa, The Estates, Antigua and The Villas.
What to check before you offer
- Every association, not just one. A home here can sit under a master association and a neighborhood one, and Monarch Bay adds a beach club. Ask for the dues and rules of each.
- How the land is held. Monarch Bay began on leased land. Its association says all lots are now fee simple; confirm it on the preliminary title report for the specific home.
- Which enclave the comps come from. A neighborhood median here can be off by millions. Price against the same enclave, the same side of the highway.
How this page draws the line. We follow the City's description, the Salt Creek basin between Crown Valley Parkway and Niguel Road, and add Monarch Bay on the ocean side of the highway at the foot of Crown Valley and the gated enclaves just across Niguel Road that carry the Monarch Beach name. Monarch Bay Terrace, inland of the highway west of Crown Valley, and Niguel Shores, south of Stonehill Drive, are outside it.
Questions people ask
Monarch Beach, answered.
How much does a house in Monarch Beach cost?
The median Monarch Beach house sold for $2.90M from January 2022 to September 2026, against $2.10M across Dana Point. The range is wide: Antigua and Marquesa houses sold for medians around $1.72M, and Monarch Bay houses for a median of $10.00M.
Is Monarch Beach its own city?
No. Monarch Beach is one of three communities inside the City of Dana Point, along with Capistrano Beach and Dana Point, and Dana Point incorporated in 1989. Mailing addresses use Dana Point, 92629.
Is Monarch Bay gated?
Yes. Monarch Bay is a gate-guarded community of more than 200 homes on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway, and its owners get membership in a private beach club.
How long do Monarch Beach homes take to sell?
In 2026 so far the median Monarch Beach house went under contract in 12 days. In 2025 it took 56 days, against 24 across Dana Point.
What resort is in Monarch Beach?
Two: the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, and the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club, which took the Waldorf Astoria name in January 2021 and includes an 18-hole golf course.
Sources
Where these numbers come from.
- Sales: CRMLS closed sales, Dana Point, January 1, 2022 to September 4, 2026. Monarch Beach is defined by map boundary, not by the MLS subdivision field. Medians of individual sales. A sale recorded twice under two listing numbers is counted once.
- City of Dana Point, Dana Point Today (2024): the three communities, the Salt Creek Basin description, the Monarch Beach Resort Specific Plan (1992 / 1997) and build-out, and the 1989 incorporation.
- Hilton, Dana Point, Calif., Welcomes Waldorf Astoria, January 6, 2021.
- Monarch Bay Association, monarchbayhoa.com (home count, gate, beach club, leased land to fee simple).
- Monarch Beach Master Homeowners Association, About Monarch Beach (444 homes, gate, member neighborhoods).
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