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Hermosa Beach Real Estate Market
Three Months ending September 2020
Average Home Sale Price: $2,788,000
Sale Price Per Sq. Ft: $1,083
Sale Price Per Sq. Ft. (% Change from last year): (14%)
Number of Homes Sold: 33
Number of Homes Sold (% Change from last year): 50%
Months Inventory: 3
Hermosa Beach Neighborhoods
Sand Section: This neighborhood is adjacent to the ocean and is bordered by Herondo Street on the north (the northern boundary of the city adjacent to Manhattan Beach), Valley Drive to the East, and the southern border of the city. The area to the west of Hermosa Avenue is particularly desirable, and has alternating streets either open to traffic or closed to traffic (known as walk streets). The beachfront properties are adjacent to the Strand, a promenade that runs the length of the city’s beachfront. There are three parks in this area, South Park, Cypress Park and Valley Park, all on the western side of Valley Drive.
Valley Section: This neighborhood is bordered by Valley Drive to the West, Pacific Coast Highway to the east, and the northern and southern borders of the city. This Hermosa Beach real estate area is primarily hilly in terrain.
Hermosa East: This neighborhood is bordered by Pacific Coast Highway to the west, Prospect Avenue to the east, Artesia Boulevard to the north, and Anita to the south. This area has flatter terrain, and since it is furthest from the beach, the Hermosa Beach homes for sale here have lower prices.
You’ll want to work with highly-knowledgeable Hermosa Beach real estate agents to help you figure out which of these areas best fits your needs.
Entertainment & Culture in Hermosa Beach
Hermosa Beach is home to the Hermosa Beach Playhouse, a 502-seat venue for local stage theater. The theater is used for professional theatrical productions, amateur ventures, community theater groups, dance recitals, film premieres, as well as conferences and seminars.
The Comedy and Magic Club is located on Hermosa Avenue and is part owned by Jay Leno, who performs there on a regular basis. There are numerous restaurants in the vicinity of the Hermosa Pier, several of which are on the Plaza area in front of the Pier, which is closed to traffic.
Schools in Hermosa Beach
The Hermosa Beach City School District consists of only two elementary school sites, one for grades K-2 and the other for grades 3-8.
High school students attend one of two high schools outside the city limits. High school students who reside in Hermosa Beach have the choice of which high school they may attend — Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach or Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach. This choice is guaranteed through legislation that was enacted in 1993 and will not change. These schools maintain very high test scores on state standardized tests, making relocating families seek out Hermosa Beach homes for sale.
Sports, Parks and Recreation
The city has numerous small neighborhood parks, and a jogging/walking trail adjacent to Valley Drive constructed in a previous railroad right of way. Youth sports include little league baseball, AYSO soccer, basketball leagues, etc.
Hermosa Beach Real Estate Taxes
Property Taxes: The property tax rate in Hermosa Beach for the fiscal year 2015-2016 was 1.036693% (computed by the standard 1.0% of the property’s assessed valuation (in accordance with Proposition 13, a property’s assessed valuation is the original purchase price, plus the cost of improvements, based on the value of permits pulled, plus an increase in valuation of 2% per year) plus additional tax rates for voted bonded indebtedness) plus direct assessments of approx. $200-$300 per parcel for such items as school parcel taxes, etc..
Taxes are assessed for the fiscal year running from July 1st through June 30th, with property tax bills payable in two installments on December 10th and April 10th. If a property changes ownership during the year, a supplemental tax bill will be prepared prorating the tax increase due to a change in valuation over the remainder of the fiscal year. If a change in ownership occurs between January 1 and May 31 this will result in two supplemental assessments and two supplemental tax bills. The first supplemental bill is for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the event occurred. The second supplemental bill is for the subsequent fiscal year.
Our team of expert Hermosa Beach real estate agents helps future and current homeowners understand the complex local tax systems.
Property Transfer Tax:The County of Los Angeles levies a transfer tax upon the sale of a property of $1.10 per thousand dollars of the sale price.
Police and Fire Protection
The City of Hermosa Beach operates its own Police and Fire Departments.
Demographics
Population in July 2017: 19,708. Population change since 2000: +6.2%
Males: 9.977 (50.6%), Females: 9.731 (49.4%)
Elevation: 15 feet
County: Los Angeles
Land area: 1.43 square miles
Zip code: 90254
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $128,435 (year 2016)
For population 25 years and over in Hermosa Beach
- High school or higher: 99.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 73.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 26.2%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes
- Crime in Hermosa Beach (2008):
- 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
- 4 rapes (20.2 per 100,000)
- 7 robberies (35.3 per 100,000)
- 17 assaults (85.7 per 100,000)
- 116 burglaries (584.8 per 100,000)
- 48 auto thefts (242.0 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index (2017)= 190.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 280.6)