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Median Home Price in Hermosa Beach, CA

The median home value in Hermosa Beach, CA is $2,274,413 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.27% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$2,274,413

Year-over-Year

+6.27%

Population

18,312

Hermosa Beach ranks #23 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 197.1% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Los Angeles County, where the county-wide median is $885,635.

Housing affordability in Hermosa Beach

Median household income in Hermosa Beach is $166,442, so the typical home value is about 13.7× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Hermosa Beach

Hermosa Beach police recorded a violent crime rate of 393 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,457 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Hermosa Beach

What is the average home price in Hermosa Beach, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Hermosa Beach, that value is $2,274,413. That's up 6.27% from a year earlier. It is about 197.1% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Hermosa Beach expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Hermosa Beach are more expensive than Los Angeles County as a whole, where the median is $885,635 — a difference of about 156.8%.

Is Hermosa Beach affordable?

Median household income here is $166,442, so the typical home value is about 13.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Hermosa Beach a safe place to live?

Hermosa Beach police reported 393 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 18,312. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.