Quail Hill, Irvine: Homes, Prices & Trailside Living

Q: When was Quail Hill built?

Quail Hill was developed in the early 2000s, making it one of Irvine's newer villages compared with established names like Turtle Rock or Woodbridge. Its housing is almost entirely from that era, which gives it contemporary floor plans and a compact, cohesive, walkable layout centered on the Quail Hill Community Center and its pools.

Q: Which schools serve Quail Hill?

Quail Hill is served by the Irvine Unified School District, one of California's top-rated, with Alderwood Elementary among the campuses associated with the village. As with everywhere in Irvine, attendance boundaries change over time, so confirm the exact current school assignment for a specific address with the district before relying on it.

Q: How far is Quail Hill from the beach?

Closer than most inland Irvine villages. Laguna Canyon Road runs straight from Quail Hill's gateway location to Laguna Beach, so the coast, its beaches, galleries, and downtown, is one of the shortest drives of any Irvine neighborhood, typically around fifteen minutes depending on traffic. That direct coast access is a real part of the village's appeal.

Q: Is Quail Hill close to the Irvine Spectrum?

Yes, the Irvine Spectrum Center is only minutes east of Quail Hill. Orange County's marquee open-air shopping and entertainment destination, with its Ferris wheel, cinemas, and wide range of dining and shops, is effectively the village's big-format retail and nightlife hub, on top of Quail Hill's own shopping center for everyday needs.

Q: Does Quail Hill have Mello-Roos taxes?

Many newer Irvine homes, including in villages built in the 2000s, sit within Mello-Roos community-facilities districts that add a special tax to fund infrastructure and schools, and some Quail Hill homes do. The amount varies by home and can change over time, so review the specific special-tax disclosures for any property, alongside the HOA dues, as part of the total carrying cost before buying.

Q: Do you work with Russian-speaking buyers in Irvine?

Yes, Slava Ploshkin works with buyers and sellers across Irvine, including Quail Hill, in both English and Russian. That includes explaining how newer-village costs like HOA dues and Mello-Roos work, weighing Quail Hill against Irvine's older hillside villages, and guiding relocating families through school boundaries and virtual tours.

Quail Hill by the numbers

7,668Population

34%Homeowner-occupiedoccupied homes

73%Bachelor's degree or higherage 25+

$4,725/moMedian asking rentCurrent MLS listings

$186,522Median household income

33.1Median age

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2019–2023; neighborhood facts compiled by The Slava House.

At a glance

Irvine's trailhead village

Quail Hill is one of Irvine's newer hillside villages, built in the early 2000s on the wedge of land where the 405 meets Laguna Canyon Road at the city's southern gateway. Its signature is open space: the village is ringed by the Quail Hill Loop and the protected hills of the Irvine Ranch, so residents step from modern streets straight onto trails. Homes are 2000s-era condos, townhomes, and single-family houses clustered around the Quail Hill Community Center and its pools, served by top Irvine schools. The location is the other draw, minutes from the Irvine Spectrum, close to UC Irvine, and a straight shot down Laguna Canyon Road to the coast. For buyers it offers newer construction, a genuine trailhead lifestyle, and a gateway position, at a friendlier entry than Irvine's established hillside villages.

A 2000s hillside neighborhood wrapped in protected open space at the city's southern gateway.

Quail Hill occupies one of Irvine's most strategic pieces of ground: the wedge where Interstate 405 meets Laguna Canyon Road, the city's southern gateway toward the coast. Built out in the early 2000s, it is one of Irvine's newer villages, and it was designed around the thing that surrounds it, open space.

The protected hills of the Irvine Ranch wrap the village on multiple sides, and the Quail Hill Loop trail runs right at the neighborhood's edge. That gives residents something rare in a modern master-planned village: a genuine trailhead lifestyle, where a hike or trail run starts on foot from the street rather than after a drive. Inside that green ring sit modern condos, townhomes, and single-family homes clustered around the Quail Hill Community Center and its pools.

The other half of the pitch is position. The Irvine Spectrum's shopping and entertainment are minutes east, UC Irvine is a short drive west, and Laguna Canyon Road runs straight from the village's doorstep to the beaches of Laguna. For buyers who want newer construction, real trails, and a fast gateway location, Quail Hill is one of Irvine's most distinctive villages, and often a friendlier entry than the older, pricier hillside names.

Live market

Market snapshot

Homes for sale

7Live active MLS listings in the mapped area

Median list price

$1,399,000Current active inventory snapshot

Median DOM

32 daysDays on market for active listings

Active price range

$989K-$2.1MLowest to highest active list price

Updated September 1, 2026, 1:00 PM PT

On the market

More homes in Quail Hill

7 active listings in the mapped area

Just listed

$1,450,000

Condo3 bd3 ba1,843 sqft

402 Quail Ridge

26 days on market

$989,000

Condo2 bd3 ba1,072 sqft

78 Duet

31 days on market

$2,050,000

Condo5 bd4 ba2,336 sqft

97 Canopy

31 days on market

$1,059,000

Condo2 bd3 ba1,233 sqft

229 Dewdrop

53 days on market

$1,875,000

Condo3 bd3 ba2,129 sqft

95 Canopy

58 days on market

$1,399,000

Townhouse3 bd3 ba1,959 sqft

95 Duet

Pool

$1,395,000

Condo3 bd3 ba1,741 sqft

25 Vermillion

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The homes

Newer hillside homes around a community core

2000s construction, from townhomes to view houses.

Quail Hill's housing dates almost entirely from the early 2000s, which gives it a more contemporary feel than Irvine's older villages: open floor plans, attached and detached product woven together, and a compact, walkable layout centered on the Quail Hill Community Center.

The range runs from townhomes and condos at the entry, popular with professionals and smaller households who want newer construction and the trailhead lifestyle, up through single-family homes, with the upper streets facing the open-space hills carrying view premiums. Because the village was master-planned in one era, the styles are cohesive and the amenities are shared and central.

As with all planned Irvine villages, homes carry association dues that fund the community center, pools, and common landscaping, and some homes sit within Mello-Roos community-facilities districts common to newer Irvine construction. Both belong in the purchase math, so review the association dues and any special-tax disclosures for a specific home alongside the price.

Almost entirely early-2000s construction, condos to single-family
Compact, walkable layout centered on the community center and pools
Check HOA dues and any Mello-Roos special taxes on newer homes

Open space

A village inside the trails

Why residents call it the trailhead neighborhood.

The defining feature of Quail Hill is the land around it. The village is ringed by protected hills of the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks, and the Quail Hill Loop, a well-loved trail through grassland and coastal scrub, begins right at the neighborhood's edge. From there the network connects west toward Bommer Canyon and the wider open-space system.

For residents, that means the outdoors is not a weekend destination but a daily one: a morning trail run, an evening walk into the hills, wildflowers in spring, and long views back over the village and toward the coast. It is the closest thing Irvine offers to living inside its nature preserve while still having a shopping center and pool a block away.

The same hills that provide the trails also shape the village's edges and views, so the upper streets trade a little more for looking out on open space rather than rooftops, a premium that tends to hold because the surrounding land is protected and will not be built on.

The Quail Hill Loop trailhead sits at the neighborhood's edge
Protected Irvine Ranch land rings the village and won't be built on
Open-space views drive a durable premium on the upper streets

Daily life

Gateway location, everyday convenience

Trails at the door, the Spectrum down the road.

Everyday life balances the village's own conveniences with an unusually fast reach across the region. The Quail Hill Shopping Center covers groceries, dining, and errands inside the neighborhood, and the community center handles recreation. For more, the Irvine Spectrum, Orange County's marquee open-air shopping and entertainment center, is only minutes east.

Schools follow the Irvine standard: the village is served by the top-rated Irvine Unified School District, with Alderwood Elementary among its campuses; as always in Irvine, confirm the exact assignments for an address with the district. UC Irvine's campus and its influence sit a short drive west.

The gateway position is the quiet superpower. The 405 is immediate, John Wayne Airport is close, and Laguna Canyon Road runs straight from the village to the beaches and galleries of Laguna Beach, one of the shortest coast runs of any inland Irvine village, all inside a city consistently ranked among the safest in the country.

Quail Hill Shopping Center and the community center cover daily needs
Minutes to the Irvine Spectrum; a straight shot to Laguna's coast
Top IUSD schools; immediate 405 and airport access

The market

How the trailhead village prices

Newer product, open-space premium, gateway demand.

Quail Hill draws buyers who specifically want newer construction and the outdoor lifestyle, which keeps demand steady across its compact inventory. It often prices as a friendlier entry into south Irvine's hillside living than the older, scarcer villages nearby, while still commanding a premium for its open-space setting and schools.

Within the village, townhomes and condos anchor the entry, single-family homes form the core, and the upper streets with protected-hill views sit at the top. Because the village is small and was built in a single era, inventory is limited and cohesive, so well-priced homes move quickly.

Use the live MLS snapshot on this page for today's inventory, and underwrite the full carrying cost, price plus association dues plus any Mello-Roos, the way newer Irvine villages trade. For buyers who value trails, newer homes, and a gateway location over an older prestige name, Quail Hill is one of Irvine's best-matched villages.

A friendlier entry into south-Irvine hillside living than the older villages
Townhomes at the entry, view homes at the top; tight, cohesive supply
Underwrite price + HOA + any Mello-Roos on this newer product

More local context

More Quail Hill facts

Early 2000sVillage eraOne of Irvine's newer villages

RingedOpen spaceQuail Hill Loop and Irvine Ranch hills

MinutesTo the SpectrumShopping and entertainment east

Laguna CanyonTo the coastA straight run to Laguna Beach

HillsideSettingThe 405 / Laguna Canyon gateway

92603ZIP codeIrvine

Market by the numbers

What’s for sale in Quail Hill right now

Active listings by home type7 active

Condo86%
Townhouse14%

Median size1,843 sqft

Size range1,072–2,336 sqft

Median price / sqft$859

For rent

Rentals in Quail Hill

12 active rentals in the mapped area

Just listed

$4,350/mo

Single-Family3 bd3 ba1,534 sqft

26 Reunion

Just listed

$5,500/mo

Townhouse4 bd3 ba2,356 sqft

8 Coriander

8 days on market

$5,350/mo

Single-Family3 bd3 ba2,009 sqft

47 Canopy

19 days on market

$5,200/mo

Condo3 bd3 ba1,930 sqft

34 Paperwhite

20 days on market

$4,750/mo

Condo4 bd3 ba1,534 sqft

43 Windchime

21 days on market

$4,750/mo

Condo3 bd3 ba1,683 sqft

48 Seasons

23 days on market

$4,700/mo

Condo3 bd3 ba1,911 sqft

75 Reunion

31 days on market

$4,200/mo

Condo3 bd3 ba1,416 sqft

221 Dewdrop

32 days on market

$4,500/mo

Townhouse2 bd2 ba1,335 sqft

88 Dovetail

32 days on market

$5,400/mo

Condo3 bd3 ba2,113 sqft

209 Terra Cotta

47 days on market

$4,700/mo

Townhouse3 bd3 ba1,911 sqft

376 Quail Ridge

Pool

$4,400/mo

Condo3 bd3 ba1,443 sqft

215 Dewdrop

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FAQ

Questions & answers

Is Quail Hill a good neighborhood in Irvine?

Quail Hill is one of Irvine's most distinctive villages: an early-2000s hillside community ringed by protected open space, with the Quail Hill Loop trailhead right at its edge, modern condos-to-single-family homes around a community center, and top Irvine schools. Its gateway location puts the Spectrum minutes away and Laguna's coast a straight run down Laguna Canyon Road. The trade-offs are that it is newer and more compact than the older hillside villages, and homes can carry both HOA dues and Mello-Roos special taxes.

What is the Quail Hill Loop?

The Quail Hill Loop is a popular trail through the protected hills of the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks that wrap the village, with its trailhead right at the neighborhood's edge. It winds through grassland and coastal scrub with long views over the village and toward the coast, and it connects into the wider open-space network toward Bommer Canyon. It is the feature that earns Quail Hill its reputation as Irvine's trailhead village.

When was Quail Hill built?

What kinds of homes are in Quail Hill?

Early-2000s construction across a range of types: townhomes and condos at the entry point, single-family homes as the core, and view homes on the upper streets facing the protected hills at the top. Because the village was master-planned in one era, the styles are cohesive and the amenities are shared and central. Expect HOA dues, and on some homes Mello-Roos special taxes, typical of newer Irvine villages.

Which schools serve Quail Hill?

How far is Quail Hill from the beach?

Is Quail Hill close to the Irvine Spectrum?

Does Quail Hill have Mello-Roos taxes?

Is Quail Hill good for outdoor lifestyles?

It is arguably Irvine's best village for it. The protected hills of the Irvine Ranch ring the neighborhood, the Quail Hill Loop trailhead is at the edge, and the network connects into miles of open space toward Bommer Canyon, so hiking, trail running, and mountain biking start on foot from home. Add the community center's pools and courts and a straight shot to the coast, and the outdoor life here is built in.

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Sources

Where we check the facts

The claims in this guide — districts, zones, rules — come from the official records below. We re-check them before property tours.

City of Irvine — permits, villages and city planning
FEMA Flood Map Service Center — flood zones by address
California Legislative Information — Civil Code — tenant, HOA, and disclosure law
CRMLS — listing and market data

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