Freedom Homes

What Freedom Homes actually is

Freedom Homes is a Costa Mesa tract built in one pass in the mid 1950s, north of 19th Street. The name is not decorative. The streets are named for American civic institutions: President, Federal, Republic, Union, American, Senate, Continental and State Avenue, alongside Arbor, Monrovia, Dogwood, Oak, Whittier and Joann.

Homes are detached single family residences on lots from 6,150 to 10,890 square feet, median 7,350. Sizes ran 1,034 to 3,100 square feet, median 1,635. Every listing reports an association fee of $0.

The finding: three quarters of this neighborhood is one model year

Here is the number, and I have not seen it published anywhere.

Of the 35 homes that closed in Freedom Homes over the last two years, 26 were built in 1954.

Not the 1950s. Not "mid century." Nineteen fifty four, on 74 percent of everything that traded. The rest: two from 1955, two from 1957, three from 1962, one from 2013 and one from 2024.

That makes Freedom Homes the most uniform neighborhood I have measured for these guides, more uniform than Mesa del Mar's six year build window and more uniform than One Ford Road's four. One builder, one year, one set of plans, still standing.

The practical consequence is that comparables here are nearly exact. When you find a Freedom Homes sale, you are almost certainly looking at the same house you are considering, from the same year, on a similar lot. Very few neighborhoods on this coast let you say that. It means an appraisal here is predictable, a pricing conversation is short, and the entire difference between one sale and the next is condition and square footage added since 1954.

What that uniformity does to the market

It makes it fast. Days on market ran 0 to 133, with a median of 9.

Twenty of the 35 sales, 57 percent, closed within ten days. Nine closed at zero days on market.

One in four Freedom Homes sales never accumulated a single day of public exposure. In a tract this legible, a correctly priced home does not need to be marketed, it needs to be announced.

Split by size and the speed gets more interesting:

• Homes under 1,500 square feet: 16 sales, median $1,262,500, median 1,237 square feet, at $1,079 per square foot, median 6 days on market.
• Homes at 1,900 square feet and up: 11 sales, median $1,670,000, median 2,151 square feet, at $767 per square foot, median 9 days.

The larger homes deliver roughly 74 percent more square footage for about 32 percent more money, at a 29 percent lower rate per foot. The small original houses cost more per foot and sell in six days, which is the same land driven pattern I found in Eastside Costa Mesa, just at a lower price point.

What homes actually sell for

Across the 35 closings, prices ran from $1,050,000 to $2,510,000, with a median of $1,453,500.

Price per square foot ran $483.87 to $1,320.12, median $960. Lot sizes ran 6,150 to 10,890 square feet, median 7,350.

The two homes built after 2000 closed at a median of $2,330,000, against $1,371,500 for the 30 homes built in 1960 or earlier. The sample of new construction is only two homes, so treat that gap as an indication rather than a rule, but it points the same direction as every other Costa Mesa neighborhood in these guides: the rebuild is worth roughly a million dollars over the original.

Two homes that traded twice, and they disagree

Freedom Homes produced two repeat sales in the last two years, and they tell opposite stories. Both are worth reporting honestly rather than picking the flattering one.

• 2064 Republic Avenue sold for $1,350,000 in April 2025 at zero days on market, then for $1,720,000 in November 2025 after 91 days. Up $370,000, about 27 percent, in under seven months.
• 2195 American Avenue sold for $1,695,000 in July 2025 at zero days on market, then for $1,670,000 in December 2025, also at zero days. Down $25,000 in five months.

The Republic Avenue pattern is a renovation: bought quietly, worked on, sold higher after three months of marketing. The American Avenue pattern is two off market transactions five months apart with no gain, which usually means a transfer rather than a trade.

What both have in common is the zero day entry. In this neighborhood, homes get bought before they are listed, on both ends of the deal.

Nothing is for sale

At the time I pulled this data, Freedom Homes had zero active listings and zero homes pending.

Not a thin market. An empty one. Thirty five homes traded in two years and none of them is available today.

That is what a nine day median produces. If Freedom Homes is where you want to be, watching a portal will not work, because there is nothing on the portal. The only route is a direct subdivision level alert plus someone talking to owners before the sign goes up.

No HOA, no gate, no land lease

Freedom Homes has no homeowners association. Every listing reports an association fee of $0, with no association name and no association amenities. No dues, no board, no architectural committee.

There is no gate and no community security reported on any listing. There is no land lease.

What I would check before writing an offer here

• Confirm the year built. With 26 of 35 sales from 1954, an outlier year usually means either a later infill build or a heavily reconstructed home. Both are worth knowing about.
• Systems, on a seventy year old house. Original panels, cast iron or galvanized drain lines and end of life roofs are the three items that most often become credit requests at this age.
• Permits on any square footage above about 1,300. The original plans were small. Larger homes here often reflect additions, and the permit history should match the recorded footage.
• The lot, which varies by 77 percent. Lots run 6,150 to 10,890 square feet. On a tract of nearly identical houses, the lot is one of the few real differentiators and it is not always priced in.
• Ask about off market inventory before you start looking. One in four sales here closes at zero days on market and there is currently nothing listed.
• Compare within size class. The small originals and the expanded homes are two different products at very different rates per foot.

Frequently asked questions about Freedom Homes

Does Freedom Homes have an HOA?
No. Every listing reports an association fee of $0 with no association name and no amenities.

Is Freedom Homes gated?
No.

When was Freedom Homes built?
Almost entirely in 1954. Of 35 recent sales, 26 were built that year, with two from 1955, two from 1957, three from 1962 and two later infill homes from 2013 and 2024.

What streets are in Freedom Homes?
President, Federal, Republic, Union, American, Senate, Continental and State Avenue, plus Arbor, Monrovia, Dogwood, Oak, Whittier and Joann.

What do homes in Freedom Homes sell for?
Across 35 recent closings, $1,050,000 to $2,510,000 with a median of $1,453,500.

What is the price per square foot?
Median $960, ranging $483.87 to $1,320.12. Homes under 1,500 square feet ran $1,079 per foot and homes at 1,900 square feet and up ran $767.

How big are the homes?
1,034 to 3,100 square feet, median 1,635. The original 1954 plans were small; the larger homes generally reflect additions.

How big are the lots?
6,150 to 10,890 square feet, median 7,350.

How fast do homes sell?
Median 9 days. Twenty of 35 sales closed within ten days and nine closed at zero days on market.

Why do so many sales happen at zero days on market?
Because the tract is uniform enough that buyers and agents know what a Freedom Homes house is worth without waiting for the market to tell them. Homes get matched with buyers before they are publicly exposed.

Is anything for sale in Freedom Homes right now?
No. At the last update there were zero active listings and zero pending sales.

How do I buy here if nothing is listed?
A subdivision level alert set to the Freedom Homes code rather than a citywide search, plus direct outreach to owners. In a tract where a quarter of sales never hit the public market, waiting for a listing is not a strategy.

Has the market moved here?
Two homes traded twice and they disagree. 2064 Republic Avenue went from $1,350,000 in April 2025 to $1,720,000 in November 2025, up about 27 percent. 2195 American Avenue went from $1,695,000 in July 2025 to $1,670,000 in December 2025, down $25,000. The first looks like a renovation, the second like a transfer.

What does new construction sell for?
The two homes built after 2000 closed at a median of $2,330,000, against $1,371,500 for the 30 homes built in 1960 or earlier. Two sales is a small sample, so treat that as a direction rather than a settled figure.

Are there condos or townhomes in Freedom Homes?
No. All recent sales are detached single family residences.

Is Freedom Homes on a land lease?
No.

Which school district serves Freedom Homes?
Newport Mesa Unified School District. Attendance boundaries are set by the district and do change, so confirm your specific address with the district before relying on an assignment.

Where does the data on this page come from?
The California Regional MLS, filtered to the Freedom Homes subdivision code and cross checked against a public remarks search, using recorded closed sales rather than list prices or estimates. Figures are current as of the last update to this page and should be verified for any specific property.