The History of Sunset Beach Real Estate: From 1900s to Now
Sunset Beach, California—a 1.5-mile coastal strip along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Huntington Beach—stands today as a coveted slice of Orange County’s shoreline, with homes fetching $1.2 million to $1.5 million in 2025. But rewind to the early 1900s, and this unincorporated enclave of roughly 1,000 residents was little more than a windswept stretch…