Apartments for Rent in Balboa CA

A sun-bleached peninsula barely a square mile wide, Balboa is a community within Newport Beach, Orange County, where bodysurfing, bayfront docks, and boutique-lined streets shape daily life at a pace all its own. The main commercial zone, Marine Avenue, keep residents close to casual waterfront dining, local shops, and seasonal events, or they can head across the water to Balboa Village on the peninsula. Getting to Downtown Newport Beach takes about four miles, and Irvine is less than ten miles away, making the location convenient.

The rental landscape here reflects the beachside character of the area. Renters will find a mix of rental homes and cottages with classic beach-town architecture. On the island itself, there are very few multi-story buildings or apartment communities. Because the area is so compact, most rentals put residents close to either the bay or the Pacific shoreline.

Balboa takes its name from Vasco Nunez de Balboa, the Spanish explorer credited as the first European to sight the Pacific from the Americas. The Balboa Pavilion, built in 1906, still anchors the Village as a working landmark, while The Wedge at the peninsula's southeastern tip draws bodysurfers chasing swells that can reach 30 feet.