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California · LA County

Lynwood Homes,
By the Numbers.

Lynwood is a city of about 63,596 people in Los Angeles County, near South Gate, Willowbrook and East Rancho Dominguez. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, Lynwood included.

Talk to Jesse Home Valuation
The real city limit
$687K
Typical Home Value
+3.0%
Change in One Year
64K
Residents
The place

The Story of
Lynwood.

Lynwood, in Los Angeles County, is a city of roughly 63,596 residents.

Yvonne Burke-John D. Ham Park, about 9.7 acres, is the largest of 8 parks here. The map shows 18 places to eat and drink.

There are 17 public schools inside the boundary, run by Lynwood Unified. On price, Lynwood is the 14th most affordable of 122 cities on my map at about $687K for the typical home, and values are up 99% in ten years.

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

A view of Lynwood, California.
Lynwood
63,596People, 2024 estimate
8Parks
18Acres of parks
17Public schools
18Places to eat
$687KTypical home value

Ten Years of
Lynwood Home Values.

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

$687,316
September 2026
+3.0% 1 year+20% 5 years+99% 10 years
$687K$340K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $687,316, this month.

What Your Money Buys
in Lynwood.

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$688K

The range

$618Klower-priced third$687Ktypical$761Kupper third

What a Lynwood Home
Costs Per Month.

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

Renting in Lynwood

$2,045/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is +6.0% from a year ago. Over a year that is $24,540 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 Lynwood 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.

Lynwood
$459K$3.71M
  • 14th most affordable of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; Lynwood is at $687K.
  • 34th of 122 for price growth over the past year (+3.0%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 102nd of 104 for typical rent ($2,045 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

Lynwood and the cities closest to it

South Gate$697K
Lynwood$687K
Willowbrook$655KCompton$638K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in Lynwood.

8 parks, about 18 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

ParkYvonne Burke-John D. Ham Park9.7 acres
ParkAdolfo Medina Park2.2 acres
ParkRose Park1.5 acres
ParkLos Amigos West Park1.3 acres
ParkCarnation Park1.2 acres
ParkFernwood Avenue Park0.9 acres

More parks: Los Amigos East Park, Camphor Tree Park.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

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

Library

  • Lynwood Library
Food and drink

Where Lynwood
Eats and Drinks.

18 places are on the map inside Lynwood: 17 restaurants, 1 cafe. 15 of them are local, not chains.

15 local spots3 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Pizza2

Local spots on the map

  • El Torogoz PupuseriaRestaurant
  • BALAM Mexican KitchenMexican
  • TeriburgerBurgers
  • Tierra Mia CoffeeCafe
  • El PerihueteSeafood
  • Ten-Raku All You Can EatKorean
  • Lucys RestaurantRestaurant
  • El Gallo GiroRestaurant
  • La PastaRestaurant
  • Hot Bowl NoodlesRestaurant

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

Lynwood 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 Lynwood limits

13Elementary
2Middle
2High

Public high schools inside Lynwood: Lynwood High and Marco Antonio Firebaugh High.

School district: Lynwood Unified.

See every school by name

Elementary

  • Helen Keller Elementary
  • Janie P. Abbott Elementary
  • Lincoln Elementary
  • Lindbergh Elementary
  • Lugo Elementary
  • Mark Twain Elementary
  • Roosevelt Elementary
  • Rosa Parks Elementary
  • Soleil Academy Charter (charter)
  • Thurgood Marshall Elementary
  • Washington Elementary
  • Will Rogers Elementary
  • Wilson Elementary

Middle

  • Cesar Chavez Middle
  • Hosler Middle

High

  • Lynwood High
  • Marco Antonio Firebaugh High

Counted from the California Department of Education school directory by each campus location, including 1 charter school. Which school a home is assigned to depends on the address, so confirm with the district before you buy.

Lynwood Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in Lynwood, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in Lynwood is worth about $687,316, 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 Lynwood going up or down?

The typical home value in Lynwood is up 3.0% over the past year, from about $667,620 to about $687,316. Over ten years it is up 99%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in Lynwood?

Typical values in Lynwood by bedroom count: 1 bedroom about $522,251, 2 bedroom about $634,364, 3 bedroom about $706,926, 4 bedroom about $755,211, 5+ bedroom about $836,614. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in Lynwood?

The typical asking rent in Lynwood is about $2,045 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in Lynwood?

17 public schools sit inside the Lynwood boundary: 13 elementary, 2 middle and 2 high. They belong to Lynwood Unified. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in Lynwood?

Lynwood has 8 parks. The largest are Yvonne Burke-John D. Ham Park (about 9.7 acres), Adolfo Medina Park (about 2.2 acres) and Rose Park (about 1.5 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near Lynwood?

Lynwood is in Los Angeles County. The closest cities I cover are South Gate, Willowbrook, East Rancho Dominguez and Compton.

How do I find out what my Lynwood 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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