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Los Angeles - CA housing market

The Los Angeles metro has a typical home value of $964,934, up 0.9% from a year ago. Homes sell in 22 days on average, a balanced market. 23% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$964,934
+0.9% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$971,398
+1.1% YoY
Median list price
$999,666
Sale-to-list ratio
100.3%
Selling above ask
Days on market
22d
Listings w/ price cut
22.8%
New listings / mo
7,891
-5.1% YoY
Homes for sale
25,970
-1.6% YoY
Typical rent
$2,944/mo
+1.5% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($964,934) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Los Angeles - CA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 0.9% over the past year. In Los Angeles - CA, that means a home worth $956,327 last year is now worth roughly $964,934.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $971,398. Homes are selling at 100.3% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Los Angeles - CA sit on the market for roughly 22 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 22.8% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 7,891 new listings hit the market each month in Los Angeles - CA. There are currently 25,970 homes for sale, down 1.6% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Los Angeles - CA is $2,944, up 1.5% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 27.3x, renting territory (#4 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $4,961 a month in principal and interest, $2,017 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 2.23% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in CA

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
San Francisco - CA$1,136,810 +1.2% 17.0d
Riverside - CA$586,798 -0.2% 28.0d
San Diego - CA$934,166 +-0.0% 20.0d
Sacramento - CA$581,822 -0.8% 16.0d
San Jose - CA$1,559,187 -0.2% 18.0d
Fresno - CA$409,811 +1.0% 19.0d
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