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Hermosa Beach, 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 Q4 2023. 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

Hermosa Beach, CA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 18,985, 8,882 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $1,884,023, Hermosa Beach house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, Hermosa Beach real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Hermosa Beach, accounting for 43.29% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Hermosa Beach include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 23.93%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 19.89%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 10.55%).

People in Hermosa Beach primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Hermosa Beach 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. Hermosa Beach's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 39.42% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Hermosa Beach include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 36.79%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 12.02%). There's also some housing in Hermosa Beach built between 2000 and later ( 11.77%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Hermosa Beach. Fully 14.00% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Hermosa Beach homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Hermosa Beach real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Hermosa Beach Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Hermosa Beach, where house values have increased just 25.42%, which is annualized rate of 2.29%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, Hermosa Beach appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Hermosa Beach's appreciation rate has been 2.87%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Hermosa Beach were at 0.15%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.59%.

Relative to California, our data show that Hermosa Beach's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in California.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$1,884,023

Hermosa Beach, CA Home Prices
> $1,000,000
$749,001 - $1,000,000
$499,001 - $749,000
$400,001 - $499,000
$300,001 - $400,000
$200,001 - $300,000
$100,001 - $200,000
$50,001 - $100,000
$0 - $50,000
85.7%
85.7%
4.2%
4.2%
3.7%
3.7%
1.2%
1.2%
0.6%
0.6%
0.8%
0.8%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

8,882

Hermosa Beach Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$4,160 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
51.3%
51.3%
48.7%
48.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
14.0%
14.0%
86.0%
86.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
11.8%
11.8%
36.8%
36.8%
39.4%
39.4%
12.0%
12.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
43.3%
43.3%
10.6%
10.6%
19.9%
19.9%
23.9%
23.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
6.4%
6.4%
20.2%
20.2%
26.2%
26.2%
31.5%
31.5%
12.6%
12.6%
3.1%
3.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes