Signal Hill, CA Housing Market & City Data

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11,421
Population Estimate
$514,957
Median Home Value
94.8%
Employment Rate
46.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$526
Median Listing Price$626,500
Median Days on Market46
Active Listings23
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)28
Avg Listing Price$770,518
Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.28
Family Dual Income54
Median Household Income$75,508
Median Individual Income$43,697
Home Ownership52.3%
Home Value$514,957
Median Rent$1,449
Rent Burden33.1%
Poverty16.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED13.4%
  • Highschool Education13.8%
  • Some College26.4%
  • Bachelors Degree31.4%
  • Graduate Degree15.1%
  • Total College or Above46.5%
  • Stem Degree43.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.1%
  • Female54.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married40.0%
  • Divorced11.9%
  • Never Married42.8%
  • Widowed5.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySignal Hill
State IDCA
Population11,421

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1820.2%
19–2914.8%
30–3918.4%
40–4913.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.7%
60–6911.1%
70–796.2%
80+1.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.4%
Unemployment Rate5.2%
Disabled6.9%

ETHNICITY

White49.5%
Black11.2%
Asian25.3%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other9.2%
Multiple4.6%

OTHER

Hispanic31.9%
Limited English5.3%
Health Uninsured7.1%
Veteran4.8%

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Neighborhoods in Signal Hill, CA

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

  • Willow Ridge Community Association

    Willow Ridge ↗

    Median asking price
    $437,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    39
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 4 schools

  • Northview Condominiums

    Northview ↗

    Median asking price
    $482,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    34
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Hillbrook Park

    Hillbrook ↗

    Median asking price
    $440,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    30
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • East Village

    East Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $895,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    6
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • hilltop

    Hilltop Townhomes ↗

    Median asking price
    $435,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    5
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 2 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.