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Hawthorne Homes,
By the Numbers.

Hawthorne is a city of about 83,633 people in Los Angeles County, near Lennox, Lawndale and Gardena. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, Hawthorne included.

Talk to Jesse Home Valuation
The real city limit
$863K
Typical Home Value
+1.6%
Change in One Year
84K
Residents
The place

The Story of
Hawthorne.

Hawthorne, in Los Angeles County, is a city of roughly 83,633 residents.

It has been its own community since 1922. The name comes from Nathaniel Hawthorne. For green space, Hawthorne has 9 parks, led by Holly Park at roughly 13 acres.

For a day out there is Falcon 9 Booster B1019. The map shows 25 places to eat and drink, with Pizza, Chinese and Mexican the most common. There are 17 public schools inside the boundary, run by Hawthorne and Wiseburn Unified. On price, Hawthorne is the 51st most affordable of 122 cities on my map at about $863K for the typical home, and values are up 80% in ten years.

Assembled from the U.S. Census Bureau, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap and the California Department of Education. Photo credits.

Falcon 9 Booster B1019 in Hawthorne.
Falcon 9 Booster B1019
1922Established
83,633People, 2024 estimate
9Parks
42Acres of parks
17Public schools
25Places to eat

Ten Years of
Hawthorne Home Values.

The typical home value, month by month. Move across the chart to read any month.

$863,012
September 2026
+1.6% 1 year+6% 5 years+80% 10 years
$886K$475K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $885,874, in December 2024.

What Your Money Buys
in Hawthorne.

Typical values by home size and type, so you can match the city to your budget before you tour anything.

By bedroom count

Tap a row to load that price into the payment tool below.

Houses and condos

Single-family house$869K
Condo or townhome$775K

A house costs about $94,686 more than a condo here.

The range

$710Klower-priced third$863Ktypical$1.12Mupper third

What a Hawthorne Home
Costs Per Month.

Move the sliders. The rate is this week's average, so the number is honest.

Renting in Hawthorne

$2,151/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is +2.9% from a year ago. Over a year that is $25,812 in rent.

Owning, at your settings above

 

Set a price and down payment in the tool above and this compares it with the rent.

Where Hawthorne Sits
Among 122 Cities.

Every dot is a city on my map, lined up from least to most expensive. Tap any dot to open that city.

Hawthorne
$459K$3.71M
  • 51st most affordable of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; Hawthorne is at $863K.
  • 70th of 122 for price growth over the past year (+1.6%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 99th of 104 for typical rent ($2,151 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

Hawthorne and the cities closest to it

Hawthorne$863K
Gardena$780KLawndale$772KInglewood$751K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in Hawthorne.

9 parks, about 42 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

ParkHolly Park13 acres
ParkJim Thorpe Park8.5 acres
ParkGlasgow Park5.8 acres
ParkHawthorne Memorial Park5.6 acres
ParkEucalyptus Park4.4 acres
ParkHolly Glen Park2.1 acres

More parks: Ramona Park, Bicentennial Park, Zella Davis Park.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

Real places inside Hawthorne. Tap any one to see it on the map.

Attraction

  • Falcon 9 Booster B1019

Shopping centers

  • Abandoned Hawthorne Plaza
  • Hawthorne Center

Libraries

  • Wiseburn Library
  • Hawthorne Library
Food and drink

Where Hawthorne
Eats and Drinks.

25 places are on the map inside Hawthorne: 18 restaurants, 4 cafes, 1 bar, 1 brewery. 19 of them are local, not chains.

19 local spots6 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Pizza4
Chinese3
Mexican3
American2
Boba tea2

Local spots on the map

  • PizzaroniPizza
  • Air Sea Packing & Crating Co.Cafe
  • BKK Street Thai EateryThai
  • Tipsy FalconAmerican
  • Heng Heng Chicken RiceChicken
  • CurtidoRestaurant
  • B&R's Old Fashioned BurgersBurgers
  • Los Angeles Ale WorksBrewery
  • Wok Wok ExpressChinese
  • Los Robles GrillMexican

Listed from OpenStreetMap, not a ranking or a recommendation. Restaurants open and close, so check hours before you go.

Hawthorne on the Map.

The outline is the official city limit. The dots are its public schools, parks, things to do and local food. Tap the chips to show or hide each kind. Pick any nearby city to open its guide.

17 public schools inside the Hawthorne limits

10Elementary
4Middle
3High

Public high schools inside Hawthorne: Family First Charter, Hawthorne High and Hawthorne Math and Science Academy.

School districts: Hawthorne and Wiseburn Unified.

See every school by name

Elementary

  • Aviation Elementary
  • Cimarron Avenue Elementary
  • Eucalyptus
  • Hollyglen Elementary
  • Jefferson
  • Kornblum
  • Ramona
  • Washington
  • York
  • Zela Davis

Middle

  • Bud Carson Middle
  • Hawthorne Middle
  • Prairie Vista Middle
  • Wiseburn Middle

High

  • Family First Charter (charter)
  • Hawthorne High
  • Hawthorne Math and Science Academy (charter)

Counted from the California Department of Education school directory by each campus location, including 2 charter schools. Which school a home is assigned to depends on the address, so confirm with the district before you buy.

Hawthorne Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in Hawthorne, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in Hawthorne is worth about $863,012, based on the Zillow Home Value Index. Prices vary a lot by street, lot size and condition, so ask for a valuation of your specific home.

Are home values in Hawthorne going up or down?

The typical home value in Hawthorne is up 1.6% over the past year, from about $849,791 to about $863,012. Over ten years it is up 80%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in Hawthorne?

Typical values in Hawthorne by bedroom count: 1 bedroom about $634,886, 2 bedroom about $764,773, 3 bedroom about $861,953, 4 bedroom about $991,619, 5+ bedroom about $1,152,367. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in Hawthorne?

The typical asking rent in Hawthorne is about $2,151 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in Hawthorne?

17 public schools sit inside the Hawthorne boundary: 10 elementary, 4 middle and 3 high. They belong to Hawthorne and Wiseburn Unified. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in Hawthorne?

Hawthorne has 9 parks. The largest are Holly Park (about 13 acres), Jim Thorpe Park (about 8.5 acres) and Glasgow Park (about 5.8 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near Hawthorne?

Hawthorne is in Los Angeles County. The closest cities I cover are Lennox, Lawndale, Gardena and Inglewood.

How do I find out what my Hawthorne home is worth?

Enter your address on the home valuation form at jessetek.net/valuation. You get an automated estimate right away and a Comparative Market Analysis from Jesse within 24 hours, with no obligation.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index, typical value, September 2026. Rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index, September 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate. Schools: California Department of Education public school directory. Parks, places and restaurants: OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau.

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