Descanso, CA Housing Market & City Data

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1,568
Population Estimate
$381,750
Median Home Value
97.1%
Employment Rate
25.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$453
Median Listing Price$661,500
Median Days on Market63
Active Listings11
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)12
Avg Listing Price$1,043,400
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-16%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.12
Family Dual Income44.4
Median Household Income$92,232
Median Individual Income$40,956
Home Ownership92.7%
Home Value$381,750
Median Rent$944
Rent Burden60.9%
Poverty8.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED3.2%
  • Highschool Education22.7%
  • Some College48.9%
  • Bachelors Degree13.1%
  • Graduate Degree12.2%
  • Total College or Above25.3%
  • Stem Degree51.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.2%
  • Female48.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married65.7%
  • Divorced7.9%
  • Never Married19.0%
  • Widowed7.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityDescanso
State IDCA
Population1,568

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.7%
19–299.5%
30–3912.8%
40–496.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5920.1%
60–6915.4%
70–798.5%
80+2.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.0%
Unemployment Rate2.9%
Disabled15.9%

ETHNICITY

White95.3%
Black0.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.5%
Multiple4.1%

OTHER

Hispanic7.5%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured7.7%
Veteran6.1%

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Neighborhoods in Descanso, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Descanso, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Hulburd Grove, Descanso

    Hulburd Grove ↗

    Median asking price
    $612,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    17
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 1 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.