LA County housing affordability
Buying the median LA County home costs $2,135 more a month than in 2019
Affordability is the question in every big city right now, so here is what buying in LA County costs each month, neighborhood by neighborhood. The median sale rose from $600,000 to $863,131, and the mortgage rate went from 3.94% to 6.60%.
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Manhattan Beach
+$7,905 a month
Monthly mortgage payment $8,342 in 2019, $16,247 in 2025
See Manhattan BeachRise in the monthly mortgage payment, 2019 to 2025
- More than $3,000
- $2,100 to $3,000
- $1,800 to $2,100
- Less than $1,800
- Areas burned in January 2025, and too few sales
Rose most and least
Brentwood +$8,267 · Manhattan Beach +$7,905
Midshore (Long Beach) +$1,002 · Downtown (Long Beach) +$1,089
- Bel Air$10,996 → $25,035 a month+$14,039
- Malibu$10,604 → $21,587 a month+$10,983
- Beverly Hills$11,195 → $19,926 a month+$8,731
- Brentwood$6,039 → $14,306 a month+$8,267
- Manhattan Beach$8,342 → $16,247 a month+$7,905
- La Canada Flintridge$6,427 → $12,722 a month+$6,295
- Marina Peninsula$6,105 → $12,007 a month+$5,902
- Beverlywood$5,919 → $11,751 a month+$5,832
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LA County affordability by neighborhood, A to Z
- Acton+$1,804
- Agoura Hills+$2,900
- Alhambra+$1,737
- Arcadia+$3,569
- Arcadia (unincorporated)+$2,697
- Arleta+$1,984
- Artesia+$1,811
- Athens-Westmont+$1,746
- Atwater Village+$3,019
- Azusa+$1,669
- Azusa (unincorporated)+$1,581
- Baldwin Hills+$3,190
- Baldwin Park+$1,730
- Bel Air+$14,039
- Bellflower+$1,771
- Beverly Crest+$5,189
- Beverly Hills+$8,731
- Beverlywood+$5,832
- Bixby Knolls (Long Beach)+$2,262
- Boyle Heights+$1,585
- Brentwood+$8,267
- Burbank+$2,565
- Calabasas+$3,972
- Canoga Park+$1,683
- Carson+$1,882
- Carthay+$4,417
- Castaic+$2,036
- Central (Long Beach)+$1,235
- Century City+$2,950
- Century Palms/Cove+$1,488
- Cerritos+$2,622
- Chatsworth+$2,243
- Cheviot Hills+$5,321
- Claremont+$2,298
- Compton+$1,681
- Country Club Park+$3,888
- Covina (Charter Oak)+$1,916
- Covina (city)+$1,843
- Covina (unincorporated)+$2,142
- Crenshaw District+$2,125
- Culver City+$1,856
- Del Rey (Los Angeles)+$2,223
- Diamond Bar+$2,467
- Downey+$2,034
- Downtown (Long Beach)+$1,089
- Downtown (Los Angeles)+$769
- Duarte (city)+$1,655
- Eagle Rock+$3,016
- East Los Angeles+$1,628
- Eastside (Long Beach)+$2,435
- Echo Park+$2,994
- El Monte+$1,863
- El Segundo+$5,064
- El Sereno+$1,900
- Encino+$4,056
- Florence-Firestone (Los Angeles)+$1,458
- Florence-Firestone (unincorporated)+$1,299
- Gardena+$1,701
- Glassell Park+$2,891
- Glendale+$2,587
- Glendora+$2,196
- Gramercy Place+$1,576
- Granada Hills+$2,506
- Green Meadows+$1,311
- Hacienda Heights+$2,431
- Hancock Park+$5,417
- Harbor City+$1,909
- Harbor Gateway+$1,660
- Harvard Park+$1,384
- Hawthorne+$2,143
- Hermosa Beach+$5,457
- Highland Park+$2,159
- Hollywood+$2,090
- Hollywood Hills+$4,048
- Huntington Park+$1,544
- Hyde Park+$1,807
- Inglewood+$1,440
- Koreatown+$1,456
- La Canada Flintridge+$6,295
- La Crescenta-Montrose+$3,527
- La Mirada+$2,093
- La Puente+$1,858
- La Verne (city)+$2,175
- Lake Balboa+$2,160
- Lake Los Angeles+$1,150
- Lakeview Terrace+$1,879
- Lakewood+$2,093
- Lancaster+$1,250
- Lawndale+$1,685
- Leimert Park+$2,319
- Lincoln Heights+$1,774
- Lomita+$1,786
- Los Feliz+$4,198
- Lynwood+$1,722
- Malibu+$10,983
- Manhattan Beach+$7,905
- Mar Vista+$4,563
- Marina Peninsula+$5,902
- Melrose+$3,270
- Midshore (Long Beach)+$1,002
- Mission Hills+$2,069
- Monrovia+$2,286
- Montebello+$1,953
- Monterey Park+$1,720
- Mt. Washington+$3,045
- North Hills+$2,115
- North Hollywood+$2,209
- North Long Beach+$1,842
- Northeast San Gabriel+$2,869
- Northridge+$2,559
- Norwalk+$1,889
- Pacoima+$1,880
- Palmdale+$1,334
- Palms+$1,248
- Palos Verdes Estates+$5,555
- Panorama City+$1,553
- Paramount+$1,539
- Pasadena+$2,768
- Pico Rivera+$1,869
- Playa Vista+$2,746
- Pomona+$1,746
- Porter Ranch+$3,411
- Quartz Hill+$1,284
- Rancho Palos Verdes+$3,485
- Rancho Park+$2,265
- Redondo Beach+$3,497
- Reseda+$1,963
- Rolling Hills Estates+$3,808
- Rosemead+$2,416
- Rowland Heights+$2,115
- San Dimas+$2,342
- San Fernando+$2,002
- San Gabriel+$2,432
- San Marino+$5,097
- San Pedro+$1,899
- Santa Clarita+$1,981
- Santa Fe Springs+$2,049
- Santa Monica+$3,566
- Santa Monica Mountains+$5,505
- Sherman Oaks+$3,296
- Sierra Madre+$3,185
- Signal Hill+$1,384
- Silverlake+$3,963
- South Gate+$1,625
- South Pasadena+$3,368
- South Whittier+$1,994
- Southeast (Long Beach)+$2,397
- Stevenson Ranch+$2,671
- Studio City+$2,613
- Sun Valley+$2,071
- Sunland+$2,027
- Sylmar+$1,902
- Tarzana+$3,867
- Temple City+$2,673
- Toluca Lake+$2,938
- Torrance+$2,651
- Tujunga+$1,757
- Valinda+$2,107
- Valley Glen+$2,452
- Valley Village+$2,978
- Van Nuys+$1,958
- Venice+$4,126
- Vermont Knolls+$1,594
- Vermont Vista+$1,327
- View Park/Windsor Hills+$2,693
- Walnut+$2,997
- Watts+$1,433
- West Carson+$2,058
- West Covina+$2,115
- West Hills+$2,576
- West Hollywood+$1,840
- West Los Angeles+$2,139
- West Vernon+$1,671
- West Whittier/Los Nietos+$2,049
- Westchester+$3,223
- Westlake Village+$3,148
- Westside (Long Beach)+$1,743
- Westwood+$2,828
- Whittier+$2,137
- Wholesale District+$923
- Willowbrook+$1,630
- Wilmington+$1,613
- Winnetka+$2,140
- Woodland Hills+$3,211
- Wrigley (Long Beach)+$2,044
Questions about LA County affordability
How much does it cost to buy a home in LA County?
The median LA County home sold for $863,131 in 2025. With 20% down, $172,626, and a 30-year fixed loan at 6.60%, the monthly mortgage payment comes to $4,410 before taxes and insurance.
Is LA County still affordable?
That depends on your income, your savings and the neighborhood. The monthly mortgage payment on the median LA County home went from $2,275 in 2019 to $4,410 in 2025. Among neighborhoods measured with high confidence, the rise ran from $1,002 in Midshore (Long Beach) to $8,267 in Brentwood.
What income do you need to buy in LA County?
About $176,000 a year for the median LA County home, by a common rule of thumb that keeps the monthly mortgage payment at 30% of gross income. The same rule gave $91,000 in 2019. Lenders apply their own tests, and taxes and insurance come on top of the payment.
How much has the monthly mortgage payment in LA County changed since 2019?
The monthly mortgage payment on the median LA County home rose $2,135, from $2,275 in 2019 to $4,410 in 2025. Higher prices added $1,171, and the higher mortgage rate, 3.94% to 6.60%, added $964.
Where in LA County did the payment rise least?
Among neighborhoods measured with high confidence, it rose least in Midshore (Long Beach), $1,002 a month, and in Downtown (Long Beach), $1,089. The map and list show the available area figures.
What does the full cost to own a home add?
Property tax, insurance, HOA dues and upkeep come on top of the monthly mortgage payment shown here. A free account’s Cost to Own adds them up for a specific home, and three homes a month are free.
Monthly mortgage payment is principal and interest on the median sale with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan, at each year’s average Freddie Mac rate (3.94% in 2019, 6.60% in 2025); taxes and insurance are not included. Sales: Los Angeles County Assessor.