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Median Home Price in Manhattan Beach, CA

The median home value in Manhattan Beach, CA is $3,321,616 as of 2026-07-31, up 9.58% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$3,321,616

Year-over-Year

+9.58%

Population

32,724

Manhattan Beach ranks #9 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 333.9% 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 Manhattan Beach

Median household income in Manhattan Beach is $204,306, so the typical home value is about 16.3× 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 Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach police recorded a violent crime rate of 150 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,533 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 Manhattan Beach

What is the average home price in Manhattan 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 Manhattan Beach, that value is $3,321,616. That's up 9.58% from a year earlier. It is about 333.9% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Manhattan Beach expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Manhattan Beach are more expensive than Los Angeles County as a whole, where the median is $885,635 — a difference of about 275.1%.

Is Manhattan Beach affordable?

Median household income here is $204,306, so the typical home value is about 16.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Manhattan Beach a safe place to live?

Manhattan Beach police reported 150 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 32,724. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.