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El Segundo, 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

El Segundo, CA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 16,622, 7,075 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $1,222,807, El Segundo house prices are not only among the most expensive in California, El Segundo 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 El Segundo, accounting for 42.35% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in El Segundo include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 36.63%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 15.28%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 5.73%).

People in El Segundo primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. El Segundo 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. El Segundo's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 58.34% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in El Segundo include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 28.07%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 7.25%). There's also some housing in El Segundo built between 2000 and later ( 6.34%).

El Segundo Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in El Segundo, where house values have increased just 28.08%, which is annualized rate of 2.51%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, El Segundo appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, El Segundo'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 El Segundo were at 0.15%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.59%.

Relative to California, our data show that El Segundo'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 El Segundo differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in El Segundo - 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 El Segundo real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$1,222,807

El Segundo, CA Home Prices
> $944,000
$708,001 - $944,000
$472,001 - $708,000
$377,001 - $472,000
$283,001 - $377,000
$189,001 - $283,000
$94,001 - $189,000
$47,001 - $94,000
$0 - $47,000
84.1%
84.1%
7.7%
7.7%
3.9%
3.9%
1.4%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
1.5%
1.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

7,075

El Segundo Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$4,118 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
42.1%
42.1%
57.9%
57.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.9%
5.9%
94.1%
94.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
6.3%
6.3%
28.1%
28.1%
58.3%
58.3%
7.2%
7.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
42.4%
42.4%
5.7%
5.7%
15.3%
15.3%
36.6%
36.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.1%
3.1%
17.4%
17.4%
35.9%
35.9%
26.2%
26.2%
13.2%
13.2%
4.2%
4.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes