Santa Monica, CA Housing


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The housing market in Santa Monica, CA is an attractive option for many home buyers. The median value of a house in Santa Monica is $1,656,900 which is considerably higher than the median value of a house across the United States at $338,100. What also makes Santa Monica an attractive option is the 1 year appreciation rate which has been 8.61%, much higher than the national average of 8.27%. This indicates that investing in property in Santa Monica could be more profitable than the US as a whole.

The median home cost in Santa Monica is $1,656,900. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 129.2%. Home Appreciation in Santa Monica is up 14.9%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Santa Monica real estate is 51 years old
The Rental Market in Santa Monica
- Renters make up 67.3% of the Santa Monica population
- 3.6% of houses and apartments in Santa Monica, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingSanta Monica, CaliforniaUnited States
  52,522.0139,647,020.0
  5542
  $1,656,900$338,100
  14.9%16.6%
  51.3%57.0%
  129.2%101.1%
  $6.06$10.98
  $8,992$2,690
  25.4%57.4%
  11.2%11.2%
  63.5%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  3.6%1.9%
  0.4%0.4%
  0.4%0.7%
  0.3%0.4%
  1.8%3.6%
  4.6%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  1.7%2.6%
  0.6%2.4%
  0.0%2.8%
  0.2%3.9%
  0.5%4.5%
  0.4%11.3%
  0.1%13.0%
  1.0%20.1%
  0.6%13.6%
  1.4%8.3%
  7.8%9.7%
  15.9%3.9%
  20.3%2.2%
  13.6%0.8%
  36.0%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.2%0.2%
  4.9%13.6%
  4.9%13.6%
  5.2%13.6%
  8.9%13.2%
  20.1%14.8%
  5.2%13.6%
  15.4%10.0%
  8.9%4.7%
  14.0%12.2%
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I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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