Los Angeles County · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · population 68,075
Where Redondo Beach stands
At or near all-time high. population shrinking 1.2% 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 36.7 price-to-rent ratio, renting beats buying in Redondo Beach 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 →Redondo Beach has held up across the cycle: home values at $1,506,935 with +4.5% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.
Redondo Beach's population is shrinking 1.2% 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 Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with an estimated population of 68,075. It anchors the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area. The population has contracted 1.2% per year on average since 2020. The median home value in Redondo Beach is $1,506,935 as of 2026-04, up 1.7% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.5% annual growth, with prices at or near the 5-year peak. Rents in Redondo Beach average $3,426 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+3.0%). The composite momentum score is 61 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
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About Redondo Beach (Wikipedia)
Redondo Beach is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area. It is one of three adjacent beach cities along the southern portion of Santa Monica Bay. The population was 71,576 at the 2020 census, up from 66,748 in 2010.
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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 Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.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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Local news & community
Latest news
- 1215 Beryl St, Redondo Beach, CA 90277Realtor.com · 16h ago
- Redondo Beach, California, United StatesMSN · 1d ago
- Update: Seismic activity on May 19 – 2.7 magnitude earthquake near Manhattan Beach, CA reportedFresno Bee · 1d ago
- Redondo Beach Pier reopens after evacuation that delayed BeachLife FestivalLos Angeles Times · 2w ago
- Douglas John Leach Obituary – Redondo Beach, CA (1957-2026)Daily Breeze · 5d ago
- Redondo Beach Pier reopens hours after swatting incident prompts evacuationABC7 Los Angeles · 2w ago
Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.
Local economy & environment
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