Housing data for Avalon, CA
Avalon, CA has an estimated 3,338 residents and 2,014 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Los Angeles County.
48.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $2,006 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−10.5%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 3,338 (±10)
- Housing units
- 2,014 (±241)
- Households that rent
- 48.6%
- Median gross rent
- $2,006
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −10.5%
What stands out in Avalon
Households without a vehicle: 24.7% (±14.8 points) in Avalon, higher than in Los Angeles County (8.9%).
Average commute: 11.6 minutes (±4.2) in Avalon, lower than in Los Angeles County (30.4 minutes).
Commuting by public transportation: 0.7% (±1.9 points) in Avalon, lower than in Los Angeles County (3.9%).
Median home value: $936,000 (±$100,720) in Avalon, higher than in Los Angeles County ($834,200).
Housing in Avalon at a glance
- Median rent: $2,006 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,952 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 58.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 48.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $105,139 median household income
- Home values: $936,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $4,000 or more median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $7,039 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 29.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 31.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 85.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 52.9% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 11.6 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −10.5% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 13.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 15.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Avalon against Los Angeles County, its state and the nation
| Avalon | Los Angeles County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,338 (±10) | 9,808,667 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 2,014 (±241) | 3,650,466 (±972) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 48.6% (±12.9 points) | 54.1% (±0.2 points) | 44.1% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $2,006 (±$336) | $1,954 (±$6) | $2,036 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $105,139 (±$27,326) | $90,112 (±$392) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $936,000 (±$100,720) | $834,200 (±$2,194) | $734,700 (±$1,307) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $7,039 (±$3,925) | $5,675 (±$32) | $5,124 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 85.8% (±19.1 points) | 70.4% (±0.3 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 11.6 minutes (±4.2) | 30.4 minutes (±0.1) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 100.0% (±3.0 points) | 93.0% (±0.1 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 41.9 years (±10.4) | 38.2 years (±0.1) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Avalon covers 2.9 square miles of land, about 1,157 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Avalon has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,731 (±14) | 3,338 (±10) | −10.5% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 2,256 (±229) | 2,014 (±241) | −10.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,550 (±$147) | $2,006 (±$336) | +29.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $628,600 (±$88,714) | $936,000 (±$100,720) | +48.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $74,769 (±$13,692) | $105,139 (±$27,326) | +40.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $5,642 (±$1,134) | $7,039 (±$3,925) | +24.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 72.8% (±8.1 points) | 48.6% (±12.9 points) | −24.2 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 9.7% (±5.6 points) | 0.0% (±6.2 points) | −9.7 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Los Angeles County
Avalon has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Los Angeles County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Los Angeles County recorded 547 violent and 2,172 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Avalon
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 27 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,609,400 | 19.6% |
| Rolling Hills | 29 mi | $3,500 or more | $2,000,000 or more | 6.2% |
| Rolling Hills Estates | 30 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,692,600 | 12.4% |
| Newport Beach | 30 mi | $3,316 | $2,000,000 or more | 47.9% |
| Palos Verdes Estates | 30 mi | $3,217 | $2,000,000 or more | 10.3% |
| Huntington Beach | 30 mi | $2,510 | $1,100,000 | 44.6% |
| Lomita | 31 mi | $1,961 | $831,500 | 54.1% |
| Long Beach | 31 mi | $1,871 | $806,600 | 58.8% |
Places in California most like Avalon
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goleta | $2,437 | $1,062,100 | $122,370 | 49.3% |
| Santa Barbara | $2,413 | $1,570,800 | $106,182 | 60.1% |
| Monterey | $2,353 | $1,076,300 | $102,846 | 63.8% |
| Twin Lakes | $2,344 | $959,100 | $90,087 | 59.2% |
| Pacific Grove | $2,455 | $1,190,400 | $106,065 | 49.6% |
| South Lake Tahoe | $1,606 | $682,400 | $82,002 | 48.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across California.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Avalon, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,151 | $2,402 | $2,964 | $3,760 | $4,208 |
HUD income limits for Avalon, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $35,000 | $58,300 | $93,300 |
| 2 people | $40,000 | $66,650 | $106,600 |
| 3 people | $45,000 | $74,950 | $119,950 |
| 4 people | $50,000 | $83,300 | $133,250 |
| 5 people | $54,000 | $89,950 | $143,900 |
| 6 people | $58,000 | $96,600 | $154,600 |
| 7 people | $62,000 | $103,250 | $165,250 |
| 8 people | $66,000 | $110,000 | $175,900 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $108,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Avalon
What is the average rent in Avalon, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Avalon is $2,006 (±$336) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Avalon?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Avalon, CA is $2,226 (±$71) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Avalon rent-burdened?
58.6% of renting households in Avalon pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Avalon?
Avalon has an estimated 668 (±230) renting households, 48.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Avalon?
The median household income in Avalon is $105,139 (±$27,326) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Avalon, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $936,000 (±$100,720) for owner-occupied homes in Avalon (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Avalon growing?
In Avalon, the number of residents went from 3,731 in 2015–2019 to 3,338 in 2020–2024 (−10.5%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Avalon city, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Avalon city, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Avalon city, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Avalon city, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Avalon city, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Avalon city, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Avalon city, California
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Avalon city, California (place:03274, in state:06).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .