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Inglewood, 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

Inglewood, CA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 103,621, 35,773 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $816,584, real estate costs in Inglewood 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.

Large apartment complexes or high rise apartments are the single most common housing type in Inglewood, accounting for 42.30% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Inglewood include single-family detached homes ( 35.73%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.94%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 6.63%). Cities with mostly row houses, apartments, and other high density housing types are relatively uncommon, and characteristic of compact cities that frequently have a downtown or other neighborhoods where amenities are within walking distance and a lot of street life can be seen.

Inglewood is dominated by renter-occupied one, two, or no bedrooms apartments. 65.40% of Inglewood's dwellings are rentals.

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. Inglewood's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 51.09% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Inglewood include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 27.42%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 16.19%). There's also some housing in Inglewood built between 2000 and later ( 5.30%).

Inglewood Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Inglewood has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Inglewood real estate appreciated 145.09% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 9.38%, putting Inglewood in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Inglewood definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

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

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

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$816,584

Inglewood, CA Home Prices
> $1,216,000
$912,001 - $1,216,000
$608,001 - $912,000
$487,001 - $608,000
$365,001 - $487,000
$243,001 - $365,000
$121,001 - $243,000
$61,001 - $121,000
$0 - $61,000
8.2%
8.2%
25.6%
25.6%
44.5%
44.5%
10.5%
10.5%
6.7%
6.7%
2.3%
2.3%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

35,773

Inglewood Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,653 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
34.6%
34.6%
65.4%
65.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.2%
6.2%
93.8%
93.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
5.3%
5.3%
27.4%
27.4%
51.1%
51.1%
16.2%
16.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
35.7%
35.7%
6.6%
6.6%
14.9%
14.9%
42.3%
42.3%
0.4%
0.4%
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
5.7%
5.7%
23.2%
23.2%
40.8%
40.8%
23.8%
23.8%
5.6%
5.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes