How much do homeowners pay a month in Long Beach, CA?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Long Beach, CA pay a median of $2,984 (±$53) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $712 (±$23).

70.3% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Long Beach, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,429 in 2015–2019 to $2,984 in 2020–2024 (+22.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

With a mortgage
$2,984 (±$53)
Without a mortgage
$712 (±$23)
Owned with a mortgage
70.3%

Monthly owner costs in Long Beach

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
Long BeachLos Angeles CountyCaliforniaUnited States
With a mortgage$2,984 (±$53)$3,160 (±$13)$2,946 (±$5)$1,963
Without a mortgage$712 (±$23)$843 (±$7)$829 (±$3)$638
Owned homes with a mortgage70.3% (±1.3 points)68.0% (±0.2 points)67.4% (±0.1 points)60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)$5,151 (±$168)$5,675 (±$32)$5,124 (±$17)$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Long Beach, the median cost with a mortgage is lower than in Los Angeles County ($3,160).

It is not measurably different from California ($2,946).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,963).

In Los Angeles County, Long Beach ranks 68 of 138 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 389 of 1,051.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Long Beach have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage$2,429 (±$37)$2,984 (±$53)+22.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,764 (±$64)$5,151 (±$168)+36.8%Up after inflation
Median home value$556,100 (±$6,514)$806,600 (±$9,518)+45.0%Up after inflation

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.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Long Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Long Beach
PlaceDistanceMedian monthly cost with a mortgageCompared with this place
Long Beach—$2,984 (±$53)—
Signal Hill1.6 mi$3,263 (±$354)Not measurably different
Rossmoor5.1 mi$4,000 or more—
Lakewood5.3 mi$2,951 (±$65)Not measurably different
Seal Beach5.9 mi$3,769 (±$272)Higher
Carson6.2 mi$2,649 (±$93)Lower
Los Alamitos6.2 mi$4,000 or more—
Hawaiian Gardens6.4 mi$2,237 (±$310)Lower
Bellflower7.8 mi$2,682 (±$107)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Carson, CA ($2,649), Hawaiian Gardens, CA ($2,237), Bellflower, CA ($2,682).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Seal Beach, CA ($3,769).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Los Angeles County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian monthly cost with a mortgage
62La Verne$3,056 (±$197)
63Alhambra$3,050 (±$117)
64La Mirada$3,012 (±$89)
65Whittier$2,995 (±$87)
66San Gabriel$2,994 (±$190)
67Rowland Heights$2,990 (±$140)
68Long Beach$2,984 (±$53)
69Lomita$2,955 (±$229)
70Lakewood$2,951 (±$65)
71Downey$2,890 (±$88)
72 (tie)Lawndale$2,883 (±$258)
72 (tie)Hacienda Heights$2,883 (±$119)
74Artesia$2,858 (±$367)

Showing 13 of 138 places in Los Angeles County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Long Beach

What is the average mortgage payment in Long Beach?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Long Beach, CA is $2,984 (±$53) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Long Beach?

Owners without a mortgage in Long Beach pay a median of $712 (±$23) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Long Beach gone up?

In Long Beach, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,429 in 2015–2019 to $2,984 in 2020–2024 (+22.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Long Beach city, California (place:43000, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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Request a Census API key.

DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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 .

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