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Lomita, 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

Lomita, CA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 20,053, 7,890 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $847,333, real estate costs in Lomita 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 Lomita, accounting for 53.70% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Lomita include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 28.69%), row houses and other attached homes ( 6.31%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.75%).

People in Lomita primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Lomita 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. Lomita's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 51.37% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Lomita include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 31.12%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 11.17%). There's also some housing in Lomita built between 2000 and later ( 6.34%).

Lomita Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Lomita's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.83% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Lomita's appreciation rate, at 6.40%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Lomita's appreciation rate has been 2.09%, which annualizes to a rate of 8.62%.

Relative to California, our data show that Lomita's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% 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 Lomita differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Lomita - 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 Lomita real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$847,333

Lomita, CA Home Prices
> $1,255,000
$941,001 - $1,255,000
$627,001 - $941,000
$503,001 - $627,000
$377,001 - $503,000
$251,001 - $377,000
$126,001 - $251,000
$63,001 - $126,000
$0 - $63,000
9.5%
9.5%
37.3%
37.3%
33.6%
33.6%
4.2%
4.2%
2.5%
2.5%
1.4%
1.4%
4.4%
4.4%
2.6%
2.6%
4.5%
4.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

7,890

Lomita Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,082 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
45.6%
45.6%
54.4%
54.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.3%
4.3%
95.7%
95.7%
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%
31.1%
31.1%
51.4%
51.4%
11.2%
11.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
53.7%
53.7%
6.3%
6.3%
5.7%
5.7%
28.7%
28.7%
4.3%
4.3%
1.2%
1.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.7%
3.7%
15.5%
15.5%
36.5%
36.5%
35.1%
35.1%
8.3%
8.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes