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Gardena, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Gardena, CA Housing Market Trends

With 58,843 people, 20,758 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $838,500, real estate costs in Gardena are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Gardena, accounting for 41.02% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Gardena include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 29.90%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 12.58%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 10.08%).

People in Gardena primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Gardena has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Gardena's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 58.29% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Gardena include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 28.59%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 8.00%). There's also some housing in Gardena built before 1939 ( 5.12%).

Gardena Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Gardena have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 114.98%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Gardena house appreciation rate of 7.95%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Gardena that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Gardena real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Gardena appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.63%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 77.12% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Gardena. Gardena appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.09%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 8.62%.

Relative to California, our data show that Gardena's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in California.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Gardena differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Gardena - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Gardena real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$838,500

Gardena, CA Home Prices
> $1,330,000
$998,001 - $1,330,000
$665,001 - $998,000
$532,001 - $665,000
$399,001 - $532,000
$266,001 - $399,000
$133,001 - $266,000
$67,001 - $133,000
$0 - $67,000
4.4%
4.4%
19.2%
19.2%
50.5%
50.5%
13.3%
13.3%
3.6%
3.6%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
2.2%
2.2%
3.7%
3.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

20,758

Gardena Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,735 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
48.3%
48.3%
51.7%
51.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.2%
5.2%
94.8%
94.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
8.0%
8.0%
28.6%
28.6%
58.3%
58.3%
5.1%
5.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
41.0%
41.0%
10.1%
10.1%
12.6%
12.6%
29.9%
29.9%
6.3%
6.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
5.8%
5.8%
15.3%
15.3%
32.8%
32.8%
35.6%
35.6%
9.2%
9.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes