The median home value in Compton, CA is $640,999 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.6% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$640,999
Year-over-Year
+2.6%
Population
89,564
Compton ranks #252 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 16.2% below the state's city median of $765,350. It sits in Los Angeles County, where the county-wide median is $888,426.
Compton police recorded a violent crime rate of 1,272 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,145 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Compton is $640,999. That's up 2.6% from a year earlier. That is about 16.2% below the typical county in California.
Homes in Compton are cheaper than Los Angeles County as a whole, where the median is $888,426 — a difference of about 27.9%.
Compton police reported 1,272 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 89,564. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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