Los Angeles County · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · population 58,921
Where Gardena stands
At or near all-time high. population shrinking 0.9% per year.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 27.7 price-to-rent ratio, renting beats buying in Gardena for most shorter holds. The premium you pay to own would take many years of rent savings to recoup, and that's before maintenance, taxes, and opportunity cost on the down payment.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →Gardena has held up across the cycle: home values at $791,844 with +4.0% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.
Gardena's population is shrinking 0.9% per year. Housing demand has to come from somewhere — if people are leaving, the buyer pool is shrinking faster than the inventory. That eventually shows up in price.
About Gardena
Gardena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with an estimated population of 58,921. It anchors the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area. The population has contracted 0.9% per year on average since 2020. The median home value in Gardena is $791,844 as of 2026-04, up 1.2% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.0% annual growth, with prices at or near the 5-year peak. Rents in Gardena average $2,383 per month, up 3.1% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 60 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
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About Gardena (Wikipedia)
Gardena is a city located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 61,027 at the 2020 census, up from 58,829 at the 2010 census. Until 2014, the U.S. census cited the City of Gardena as the place with the highest percentage of Japanese Americans in California. Gardena's Japanese American population contributes to the South Bay region of Los Angeles being home to the highest density of Japanese companies within the mainland United States.
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City facts
Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.
Playbook
Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.
Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.
Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.
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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
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Local news & community
Latest news
- 15214 S Raymond Ave Apt 103, Gardena, CA 90247Realtor.com · 5d ago
- Loved ones search for missing 16-year-old Southern California girlKTLA · 1w ago
- Gardena Boys Volleyball ScheduleMaxPreps · 6d ago
- Uncle Mac's pays tribute to longtime friend with freshest seafood catch in Gardena – ABC7 Community EatsABC7 Los Angeles · 2w ago
- Tev’s Kitchen Gardena – Review – Gardena – Los AngelesThe Infatuation · 1w ago
- Gertrudes Escobar Martinez Obituary – Gardena, CADignity Memorial · 2w ago
Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.
Local economy & environment
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