CITY PROFILE

Los Angeles, CA

Perfect weather masks the fact you'll never afford a house here.

By the numbers

Typical home value$969K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$2,909/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature17.4°C · warmest 23.9°C · coolest 11.8°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation332 mm · NASA POWER
Metro size rank (US)#2 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy47
  • Affordable to rent32
  • Climate comfort86
  • Big-city amenities98

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.