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Home values, rents and more in West Athens, CA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$737,000
Metro: $950,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+0.3%
Metro: +1.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
8,726
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$67,201
Metro: $95,958 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around West Athens, CA, shaded by typical home valueWest Athens9024990303
  • Under $640k
  • $640k–$720k
  • $720k–$790k
  • $790k–$800k
  • $800k+
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ZIP codes around West Athens, CA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. West Athens is outlined.

How West Athens compares

The typical home in West Athens, CA is worth about $737,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in West Athens are 22% below the typical value in the Los Angeles metro area ($950,000) and 2.0 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in West Athens rose 0.3%, compared with +1.3% in the Los Angeles metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $67,201, against $95,958 in the Los Angeles metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 8,726 people live in West Athens (American Community Survey 2020–24).

West Athens has the 27th-lowest typical home value of the 147 cities in the Los Angeles metro area and the 357th-highest of 886 in California with Zillow figures.

Part of: Los Angeles County, CA · Los Angeles metro area · California

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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