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Lakewood Real Estate Market Conditions

  • Median sales price

    $857,000
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    change since last quarter
  • # Active listings

    53
    30-day change

Lakewood Schools and Demographics

 
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Elementary Schools near Lakewood, CA

Grades Students P/T Ratio ZIP
Addams Elementary School KG - 05 900 20 90805
Aloha Elementary School KG - KG 360 24 90715
Barton Elementary School KG - 05 550 22 90807
Burcham Elementary School PK - 05 360 0 90808
Captain Raymond Collins School PK - 05 595 20 90805
Carver Elementary School KG - 05 615 28 90808
Cleveland Elementary School PK - 05 460 29 90713
Craig Williams Elementary School KG - 06 477 22 90712
Cubberley K-8 PK - 08 970 32 90808
Dooley Elementary School KG - 05 940 24 90805
Esther Lindstrom Elementary School KG - 06 650 25 90713
Gompers K-8 KG - 08 682 26 90713
Grant Elementary School PK - 05 980 0 90805
Harte Elementary School PK - 05 810 0 90805
Henry Elementary School KG - 05 900 22 90808
Holmes Elementary School PK - 05 400 0 90712
Intensive Learning Center KG - 06 700 23 90712
King Elementary School KG - 05 700 23 90805
Longfellow Elementary School PK - 05 1,000 27 90807
Los Cerritos Elementary School KG - 05 470 0 90807
Macarthur Elementary School KG - 05 320 27 90713
Madison Elementary School KG - 05 395 13 90712
Mckinley Elementary School PK - 05 600 13 90805
Melbourne (ella P.) Elementary School PK - 06 430 24 90715
Palms Elementary School PK - 06 620 26 90715
Riley Elementary School PK - 05 399 13 90712
Stephen Foster Elementary School PK - 06 579 26 90712
Twain Elementary School KG - 05 450 17 90808
Willow Elementary School PK - 06 450 20 90715

Middle Schools near Lakewood, CA

Grades Students P/T Ratio ZIP
Bancroft Middle School 06 - 08 900 24 90808
Hamilton Middle School 06 - 08 940 24 90805
Helen Keller Middle 06 - 08 404 0 90808
Hoover Middle School 06 - 08 690 0 90712
Hughes Middle School 06 - 08 1,400 0 90807
Intellectual Virtues Academy Of Long Beach 06 - 08 223 0 90807
Lindbergh Middle School 06 - 08 505 25 90805
Lindsey Academy 06 - 08 720 24 90805
Marshall Academy Of The Arts 06 - 08 918 23 90808

High Schools near Lakewood, CA

Grades Students P/T Ratio ZIP
Artesia High School 09 - 12 1,544 21 90715
David Starr Jordan High School 09 - 12 2,316 0 90805
Ernest S. Mcbride Senior High School 09 - 12 757 27 90808
Lakewood High School 09 - 12 3,855 31 90713
Mayfair High School 07 - 12 2,806 19 90713

Ungraded Schools near Lakewood, CA

Grades Students P/T Ratio ZIP
Buena Vista High School 09 - 12 262 29 90712
Newcomb K-8 Academy KG - 08 795 22 90808
Odyssey Stem Academy 09 - 12 500 0 90712
Powell Academy For Success KG - 08 950 19 90805

Demographics near Lakewood, CA

City County
Population 79,721 10,113,180
Population Density 8,471 2,492
Median Age 39.5 37.8
People per Household 3 3
Median Household Income 95,177 73,262
Average Income per Capita 36,242 35,221

Lakewood Homes for Sale & Real Estate


 With a population of 80,000 inhabitants, Lakewood is Californian city located in the Los Angeles County. It is surrounded by communities like Hawaiian Gardens, Cypress, Cerritos, Bellflower and Long Beach. The city managed to evolve extremely well throughout the years. In the 1950s it used to be a lima bean field and in the 1960s it was already a well-developed community. For this particular reason, the place is nicknamed the Instant City. Lakewood is in fact a planned community, developed after the World War II and it was fully incorporated in 1954, April 16.

Lakewood Homes for Sale and Real Estate

The Lakewood Real Estate Market has good prospects. Home prices are rising and there are fewer distressed listings and foreclosures. The median sale price in Lakewood is $340,000. The average mortgage debt is almost $224,000 while the median rent is $1,543. Regarding the average listing price, homes are estimated at $356,000 and the median listing period is 51 days. For the moment, Lakewood features 164 active listings, 27,470 residences and 26,543 households. Owner-occupied units make 72.1% of the total number of properties and the renter-occupied units make 27.9% of the residences. Vacancy rates are quite low which is why the rate for rentals is 5.7% and the rate for homeowners is 1.1%.

Lakewood Communities

The city of Lakewood includes different communities such as:
  • Old Lakewood City
  • Carson Park
  • Mayfair
  • Civic Center
  • Lakewood Mutuals
  • Douglas Junction
  • Lakewood East
  • Lakewood Country Club
  • South Street
  • Lakewood Boulevard
  • Del Amo Boulevard
  • Paramount Boulevard
  • Harvey Way
  • Arbor Road
  • Josie Avenue

Lakewood Employment Opportunities

Lakewood is a city with great employment opportunities. The unemployment rate is way below the state rate. The majority of Lakewood citizens are employed in industries like food services, accommodation services, construction, transportation equipment, scientific, professional and technical services, public administration, educational services, health care, social assistance and finance. The most common occupations in Lakewood are truck drivers, repair, maintenance and installation occupations, mobile equipment and vehicle mechanics, repairers and installers, business operations specialists, secretaries, registered nurses and middle school, elementary school, kindergarten and preschool teachers. Lakewood is a city that features branches of some of the most famous businesses in the United States. The most important are:
  • Wells Fargo
  • 7 – Eleven
  • Vans
  • Bank of America
  • T – Mobile
  • FedEx
  • Subway
  • GameStop
  • Starbucks
  • H&R Block
  • Nike
  • McDonald’s
The Annual Financial Report of the city reported that the top ten employers in Lakewood are:
  • Pacific Ford with 311 employees
  • Piazza McDonald’s with 258 employees
  • The Sheriff’s Department of Los Angeles County with 317 employees
  • The Unified School District of ABC with 360 employees
  • Long Beach Mazda with 400 employees
  • The Unified School District of Bellflower with 418 employees
  • Albertsons with 500 employees
  • The Department of Family and Children Services of Los Angeles County with 550 employees
  • City of Lakewood with 604 employees
  • The Unified School District of Long Beach with 901 employees

Lakewood Attractions

 Lakewood is known for its vibrant nightlife. The city features various bars, restaurants and pubs that attract people of all ages looking to have a good time. One of the most exquisite bars and restaurants in Lakewood is The Crush Wine Bar and Bistro. The menu features 16 top of the line Californian wines. The meal is completed with Asian summer rolls, smoked salmon crostini and tapas. The Gaslamp Bar and Restaurant is also a must see. It features pasta, calamari and burgers. After enjoying their meal, clients can listen to live music, participate in karaoke contests or dance. The most interesting things to do in Lakewood are Dana Wharf Sportfishing and the NASCAR racing Experience. Also, tourists can take bartender classes in one of the national bartenders’ schools in the city. Other amazing attractions in Lakewood and around the city are:
  • The Performing Arts Center Cerritos
  • The Science Education Adventure
  • Rancho Los Cerritos Historic
  • Long Beach Casting Club
  • Marine Stadium
  • Long Beach Shopping Center
  • El Dorado Regional Park
  • Long Beach Arts

Lakewood Transportation and Commuting

The city of Lakewood is crossed by I – 605 (San Gabriel River Freeway). The main thoroughfares within the communities are South Street, Carson Street, Del Amo Boulevard and Bellflower. There are 4 airports and 14 train stations situated within 30 miles of the city. Lakewood is served by Metro Green Line and Metro Blue Line railway services. Also, the Lakewood Center features bus stops for the following routes: 94, 93, 92, 91, 103, 103 and 101. The median one way commute in the city is 31 minutes.

Lakewood Weather

The average high temperature in July is 82.9 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 46 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 12.94 inches per year, with inches of snow per year. No weather information available.

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Platinum Realty & Invest, Grp
P.O. Box 3326
Lakewood, CA
562-307-0786
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HELLEN MUGISA, BROKER
4067 HARDWICK ST #474
LAKEWOOD, CA
562-233-4041
Realtors & Staff

Larry Jolly Real Estate
5377 Ocana Ave.
Lakewood, CA
562-412-0114
Realtors & Staff

Realty Executives All Cities
5822 Adenmoor Ave
Lakewood, CA
562-925-1111
Realtors & Staff

White Realty Associates
5374 Village Road
Long Beach, CA
562-421-9341
Realtors & Staff

Sunbelt Properties
4429 Village Road
Long Beach, CA
562-496-4455
Realtors & Staff

Beach Cities Properties, Inc.
4195 Viking Way, Suite B
Long Beach, CA
562-938-7653
Realtors & Staff

Skyline Properties
6116 Bellflower Blvd.
Lakewood, CA
562-920-2440
Realtors & Staff

West Coast Realty & Asset
5427 Ashworth St
Lakewood, CA
562-925-2555
Realtors & Staff

RE/MAX College Park Realty
4192 Woodruff Ave.
Lakewood, CA
562-293-3140
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