ZIP Code 90278 — Redondo Beach, California

The median home in 90278 is valued at $1,164,300 against a median household income of $143,785, a price-to-income ratio of 8.1. That is above the 6.7 median across the 1,558 California ZIP codes with published housing data, and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Within Los Angeles County, 90278 ranks 96 of 275 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 9.2. Renting takes 20.1% of median household income (median rent $2,406 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

90278 ranks 179 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 203 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is far above the $87,339 Los Angeles County median. 57% of households own their home, below the 64% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 4.8%, far below the 10.8% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 5.2%.

With 11,496 residents per square mile across 3.7 square miles of land, 90278 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 122 of 1,558). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.