Boyle Heights home prices and affordability, 2019 to 2025
The median Boyle Heights sale went from $452,000 in 2019 to $645,661 in 2025, and with higher mortgage rates, buying the median home there now takes $1,585 more a month.
How prices moved
The median sale rose about 43%
The median Boyle Heights sale went from $452,000 in 2019 to $645,661 in 2025, a rise of about 43%. The median LA County sale rose about 44% over the same years.
Our own index has too few sales in Boyle Heights to give a figure, so this section leads with the median sale. The median moves with which homes happened to sell as well as with prices.
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$1,585 more a month than in 2019
With 20% down on the median sale, the monthly mortgage payment went from $1,714 in 2019 to $3,299 in 2025. About half the rise, $862, came from higher prices and $723 from the higher mortgage rate, 6.60% against 3.94%.
The 20% down payment grew from $90,400 to $129,132.
Compare the neighborhoods next door
Boyle Heightstoo few sales for our own index
- Prices since 2019
- —
- Payment in 2025
- $3,299
- Rise a month
- +$1,585
Wholesale Districttoo few sales for our own index
- Prices since 2019
- —
- Payment in 2025
- $3,482
- Rise a month
- +$923
East Los Angelestoo few sales for our own index
- Prices since 2019
- —
- Payment in 2025
- $3,334
- Rise a month
- +$1,628
Lincoln Heightstoo few sales for our own index
- Prices since 2019
- —
- Payment in 2025
- $3,878
- Rise a month
- +$1,774
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Questions about Boyle Heights
How much have Boyle Heights home prices changed since 2019?
Our own index has too few sales in Boyle Heights to give a figure. The median sale went from $452,000 to $645,661.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Boyle Heights?
The median Boyle Heights home sold for $645,661 in 2025. With 20% down, $129,132, and a 30-year fixed loan at 6.60%, the monthly mortgage payment comes to $3,299 before taxes and insurance.
What income do you need to buy in Boyle Heights?
About $132,000 a year for the median Boyle Heights home, by a common rule of thumb that keeps the monthly mortgage payment at 30% of gross income. The same rule gave $69,000 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 Boyle Heights changed since 2019?
The monthly mortgage payment on the median Boyle Heights home rose $1,585, from $1,714 in 2019 to $3,299 in 2025. Higher prices added $862, and the higher mortgage rate, 3.94% to 6.60%, added $723.
How does Boyle Heights compare with LA County?
The monthly mortgage payment on the median Boyle Heights home was $3,299 in 2025, lower than the $4,410 on the median LA County home. Since 2019 it rose $1,585, and LA County’s rose $2,135.
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.