Freedom Homes is the Westside tract that longtime Costa Mesans point to when they talk about the city's roots: compact postwar houses built in the late 1950s, laid out on a tight, walkable grid beside Canyon Park. The neighborhood has been discovered and rediscovered several times, and it keeps its hold on people for the same reasons every time.
The original homes are small single-stories, many still close to their first floor plan, which keeps this one of the most approachable entry points in the city. Remodels and additions have expanded plenty of them, and the spread between an original and a fully reworked home gives buyers a real range to work within on a single street.
Small homes on manageable lots are exactly what many downsizers are actually shopping for, and Freedom Homes delivers them at prices that make the Proposition 19 math easy: buy at or below the price of the home you sold and the old property tax base transfers in full. The details are on the Prop 19 downsizing page.
Canyon Park's trails start at the neighborhood's edge, Fairview Park's mesa is a short walk beyond it, and the Santa Ana River trail runs to the beach for anyone on two wheels. The Westside's food and brewery scene fills in the rest. It is a modest neighborhood in the best sense of the word, and it knows it.
This page is general educational information, not legal, tax, or financial advice. Property tax outcomes vary by parcel; confirm specifics with the Orange County Assessor, your CPA, or a qualified attorney. For the wider picture, start at the Costa Mesa neighborhood hub.
33,320 people live in Freedom Homes, where the median age is 36 and the average individual income is $40,255. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Total Population
Median Age
Population Density Population Density This is the number of people per square mile in a neighborhood.
Average individual Income
Freedom Homes has 11,053 households, with an average household size of 3. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Freedom Homes do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 33,320 people call Freedom Homes home. The population density is 13,527 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Total Population
Population Density Population Density This is the number of people per square mile in a neighborhood.
Median Age
Men vs Women
Population by Age Group
0-9 Years
10-17 Years
18-24 Years
25-64 Years
65-74 Years
75+ Years
Education Level
Total Households
Average Household Size
Average individual Income
Households with Children
With Children:
Without Children:
Marital Status
Blue vs White Collar Workers
Blue Collar:
White Collar:
There's plenty to do around Freedom Homes, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Vista Center, Notion Clothing Company, and Whole Fitness.
| Name | Category | Distance | Reviews |
Ratings by
Yelp
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | 0.6 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 0.87 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.36 miles | 12 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.79 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.82 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.83 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.36 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.58 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.6 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.72 miles | 174 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.82 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.82 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.87 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.03 miles | 3 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.04 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.04 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.04 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.04 miles | 7 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.07 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
