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Median Home Price in Paramount, CA

The median home value in Paramount, CA is $654,731 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.78% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$654,731

Year-over-Year

+2.78%

Population

50,265

Paramount ranks #245 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 14.5% below 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 Paramount

Median household income in Paramount is $75,250, so the typical home value is about 8.7× 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 Paramount

Paramount police recorded a violent crime rate of 547 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,815 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 Paramount

What is the average home price in Paramount, 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 Paramount, that value is $654,731. That's up 2.78% from a year earlier. It is about 14.5% below the typical California city tracked here.

Is Paramount expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Paramount are cheaper than Los Angeles County as a whole, where the median is $885,635 — a difference of about 26.1%.

Is Paramount affordable?

Median household income here is $75,250, so the typical home value is about 8.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Paramount a safe place to live?

Paramount police reported 547 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 50,265. 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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