Neighborhood Profile

South Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
28.4
National rank: #13,735 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
24.4
Score
Value Opportunity
20.9
Score
Momentum
45.1
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationLos Angeles, CA
CountyLos Angeles County
National rank#13,735 of 14,967
State rank#1,690 of 1,814
City rank#75 of 94
County rank#298 of 321
National percentile8.2
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$685,777
Year-over-year home value change-0.4%
Month-over-month home value change0.14%
Home value to income ratio12.14
Median household income$56,494
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%
Civilian unemployment rate9.7%
Homeownership rate36.8%
Housing vacancy rate5.3%
Rent burden 30% or higher64.1%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in South Los Angeles

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for South Los Angeles?

South Los Angeles is ranked #75 of 94 eligible neighborhoods in Los Angeles; #1,690 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #13,735 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is South Los Angeles one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles?

South Los Angeles has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 28.4 and a city ranking of #75 of 94 eligible neighborhoods in Los Angeles.

How much are homes worth in South Los Angeles?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for South Los Angeles is approximately $685,777.

Are home values rising or falling in South Los Angeles?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.4% year over year and 0.14% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for South Los Angeles?

South Los Angeles has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 45.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in South Los Angeles?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $56,494.

How affordable is South Los Angeles relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 12.14. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is South Los Angeles primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 36.8%.

What is the unemployment rate in South Los Angeles?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.7%.

How educated are residents of South Los Angeles?

Approximately 15.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in South Los Angeles face high rent burden?

Approximately 64.1% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score South Los Angeles?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications3,392
Estimated originations1,489
Home-purchase applications1,005
Origination rate43.9%
Home-purchase share29.6%
Average application loan$454,416
Total application loan amount$1,541,163,541
National application rank#14 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 13.3% YoY; originations 14.7% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.