What is the median rent in Redondo Beach, CA?

Name: Median rent in Redondo Beach, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Redondo Beach, CA is $2,691 (±$71) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 13,039 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Redondo Beach, the median gross rent went from $2,072 in 2015–2019 to $2,691 in 2020–2024 (+29.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,691 (±$71)
Rented homes: 13,039 (±768)
$2,000 or more: 82.2%
Since 2015–2019: +29.9%

How much rent costs in Redondo Beach

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Redondo Beach	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Less than $500	1.3% (±0.7 points)	3.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.2% (±0.6 points)	6.1%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	3.3% (±1.2 points)	17.4%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	11.9% (±2.1 points)	25.0%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	23.7% (±3.3 points)	20.4%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	22.2% (±2.7 points)	11.4%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	36.3% (±3.6 points)	15.9%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 36.3% of renting households.

82.2% of rented homes in Redondo Beach cost $2,000 or more a month.

Redondo Beach against Los Angeles County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Redondo Beach	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$2,691 (±$71)	$1,954 (±$6)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	13,039 (±768)	1,798,001 (±6,873)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In Redondo Beach, median gross rent is higher than in Los Angeles County ($1,954).

It is also higher than in California ($2,036).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Los Angeles County, Redondo Beach ranks 26 of 137 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 159 of 1,010.

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

How rent in Redondo Beach has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$2,072 (±$49)	$2,691 (±$71)	+29.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	48.1% (±1.9 points)	46.6% (±2.4 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.7% (±1.5 points)	5.0% (±1.9 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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 gross rent in places near Redondo Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Redondo Beach
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Redondo Beach	—	$2,691 (±$71)	—
Hermosa Beach	1.4 mi	$2,887 (±$196)	Not measurably different
Torrance	2.9 mi	$2,280 (±$52)	Lower
Manhattan Beach	3.7 mi	$3,449 (±$250)	Higher
Lawndale	3.8 mi	$1,938 (±$76)	Lower
El Segundo	4.4 mi	$2,556 (±$152)	Not measurably different
Alondra Park	4.7 mi	$1,877 (±$87)	Lower
Del Aire	5.0 mi	$2,976 (±$226)	Higher
Palos Verdes Estates	5.4 mi	$3,217 (±$484)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Torrance, CA ($2,280), Lawndale, CA ($1,938), Alondra Park, CA ($1,877).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Manhattan Beach, CA ($3,449), Del Aire, CA ($2,976), Palos Verdes Estates, CA ($3,217).

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

Median gross rent across Los Angeles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
20	Hermosa Beach	$2,887 (±$196)
21	Ladera Heights	$2,875 (±$717)
22	La Cañada Flintridge	$2,873 (±$680)
23	Stevenson Ranch	$2,841 (±$216)
24	Beverly Hills	$2,830 (±$119)
25	Culver City	$2,737 (±$78)
26	Redondo Beach	$2,691 (±$71)
27	El Segundo	$2,556 (±$152)
28	Santa Clarita	$2,544 (±$58)
29	Diamond Bar	$2,521 (±$121)
30	Santa Monica	$2,402 (±$88)
31	North El Monte	$2,366 (±$192)
32	Altadena	$2,355 (±$174)

Showing 13 of 137 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 Redondo Beach

What is the average rent in Redondo Beach, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Redondo Beach is $2,691 (±$71) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Redondo Beach?

In Redondo Beach, the median gross rent went from $2,072 in 2015–2019 to $2,691 in 2020–2024 (+29.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Redondo Beach cost more than $2,000 a month?

82.2% of rented homes in Redondo Beach have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Redondo Beach higher than in Los Angeles County?

In Redondo Beach, median gross rent is higher than in Los Angeles County ($1,954).

It is also higher than in California ($2,036).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Redondo Beach city, California (place:60018, in state:06).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.