Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$1,279,200
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$2,691/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Los Angeles 46%
Redondo Beach
Los Angeles County69,291 residentsRedondo Beach Unified
69
B−
Suburbgrade score
4th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
69
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Redondo Beach is like to live in, by category
Bars show Redondo Beach against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Within-state proficiency95th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio24.7
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate93%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index127
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.70%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax9.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Mean commute27.0 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi8.2
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 89/100
A
Restaurants & cafés170
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks80
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median household income$150,245
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment5.5%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations67%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Redondo Beach on housing & affordability
Redondo Beach's weakest grade is C.
Nothing within 25 miles beats Redondo Beach on housing & affordability.
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Redondo Beach
Is Redondo Beach, CA a good place to live?
Redondo Beach scores 69 out of 100, 4th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Redondo Beach expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $1,279,200, 47% above the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.70%. $2,691/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Redondo Beach?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Redondo Beach sit at the 95th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 24.7 student–teacher ratio. Redondo Beach is served by Redondo Beach Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Redondo Beach?
The mean commute is 27.0 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 29% working from home. Transit density is 8.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Redondo Beach?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 170 restaurants and cafés and 80 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Redondo Beach old or new?
The median home in Redondo Beach was built in 1973 — close to the Los Angeles median of 1969. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 53% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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