Santa Monica, CA Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED5.0%
- Highschool Education8.4%
- Some College18.7%
- Bachelors Degree39.1%
- Graduate Degree28.8%
- Total College or Above67.9%
- Stem Degree43.0%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male49.9%
- Female50.1%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married40.0%
- Divorced14.0%
- Never Married41.6%
- Widowed4.4%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16.3% |
| 19–29 | 14.8% |
| 30–39 | 18.8% |
| 40–49 | 13.2% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 13.1% |
| 60–69 | 11.5% |
| 70–79 | 6.6% |
| 80+ | 5.8% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Local Discussions
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Neighborhoods in Santa Monica, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in Santa Monica, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Sunset Park ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,250,000
- / sq ft
- $903
- Active listings
- 25
- properties in discovery sample
- 228
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
North of Montana ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,599,000
- / sq ft
- $1,646
- Active listings
- 52
- properties in discovery sample
- 70
BNearby schools · estimated
7.6/10 · 5 schools
Park Plaza ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,089,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 3
ANearby schools · estimated
8/10 · 3 schools
Downtown Santa Monica ↗
- Median asking price
- $2,150,000
- / sq ft
- $1,359
- Active listings
- 15
- properties in discovery sample
- 1
ANearby schools · estimated
8/10 · 3 schools
Oceanaire ↗
- Median asking price
- —
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 1
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
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.