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City · 52,050 residents · Los Angeles County, California

Paramount , California

In Paramount, a typical home is worth $533,700 and typical rent is $1,875 a month. Compared with all of Los Angeles County, the typical home value is 36% lower and typical household income is 16% lower.

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  • Typical home value

    $533,700

    36% below the county

    27% below California

    • Paramount
    • Los Angeles
    • California

  • Typical rent

    $1,875a month

    4% below the county

    8% below California

    • Paramount
    • Los Angeles
    • California

  • Typical household income

    $75,250a year

    16% below the county

    24% below California

    • Paramount
    • Los Angeles
    • California

  • Households that own their home

    43%

    3 points below the county

    13 points below California

    • Paramount
    • Los Angeles
    • California

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Market now, with Zillow data

Zillow data
Typical home value
$647,972
2.1% more than 12 months ago
Typical rent
$2,806 a month
2.3% more than 12 months ago

From Zillow (ZHVI/ZORI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).

Paramount is in Los Angeles County. The FHA loan limit ($1,249,125 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Los Angeles County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Paramount apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. The typical home in Paramount is worth $533,700, 36% less than in Los Angeles County as a whole ($834,200).

  2. Nearby, in South Gate, the typical rent is $1,531: 18% less than in Paramount ($1,875).

  3. The typical household income in Paramount is $75,250, 16% less than in Los Angeles County as a whole ($90,112).

  4. Paramount has the 63rd lowest homeownership rate of the 652 cities in California with more than 5,000 people (43%).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Paramount

What homes there are in Paramount, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

In Paramount there is a bit of everything: no kind of home reaches half. The most common are detached houses (42%); in Los Angeles County, 47%.

There are more mobile homes here than in Los Angeles County: 10% of homes, against 2%.

Year built

Homes in Paramount are newer: the typical year built is 1971; in Los Angeles County, 1965.

Homes in Paramount are smaller: 36% have 3 bedrooms or more; in Los Angeles County, 44%.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes

At least 98% of owner-occupied homes in Paramount are worth less than $1,000,000, below the FHA loan limit for Los Angeles County ($1,249,125).

Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$2,174 a month

Los Angeles County: $3,160 a month

Without a mortgage

$497 a month

Los Angeles County: $843 a month

Owners with a mortgage

64%

Los Angeles County: 68%

Owning costs less in Paramount: with a mortgage, the typical cost is $2,174 a month; in Los Angeles County, $3,160. Without one, $497.

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

The typical home value in Paramount rose 55% since 2015–2019, more than in Los Angeles County (43%).

Much as in Los Angeles County, the typical rent in Paramount rose 35% since 2015–2019.

To compare: typical income in Paramount rose 35%; the home, +55%; the rent, +35%.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureParamountLos Angeles CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate4.0%4.2%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.7%0.8%0.9%
More than one person per room 22.1%10.9%8.2%3.4%
People per household 3.542.812.842.53
Drive alone 74%65%66%69%
Carpool 11%9%10%9%
Public transit 3%4%3%3%
Walk or bike 2%3%3%3%
Work from home 7%17%17%15%
Other means 2%2%2%2%
Typical commute 20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

In Paramount, 22.1% of households live with more than one person per room, against 10.9% in Los Angeles County.

More people live in each home here: 3.54 on average, against 2.81 in Los Angeles County.

In Paramount, 74% of workers drive alone to work; in Los Angeles County, 65%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Paramount?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Paramount, worth $533,700, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 69% of the typical household income in Paramount, which is $75,250 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $184,941 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Los Angeles County.

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Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $18,680 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

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Term

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$4,315

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$524,033
Total interest
$753,960
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $9,013 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $1,756 a month

  • Tight

    $1,756 to $2,258 a month

  • Hard

    more than $2,258 a month

    Your payment · 69%

Compared with the typical household income in Paramount ($75,250 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$4,315
Principal & interest$3,550
Property tax$307
Home insurance$222
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$236

You need at least $18,680 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

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This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Paramount and Los Angeles County

Paramount is in Los Angeles County, California. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Paramount's own numbers

Typical home value
$533,700
Typical monthly rent
$1,875
Typical yearly household income
$75,250
Households that own their home
43%
Effective property tax rate
0.69%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Los Angeles County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$1,249,125
Conventional limit, one unit
$1,249,125
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,964
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+43%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
0.5%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Los Angeles County.

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Buying

Buying a home in Paramount

A typical home in Paramount is worth $533,700: 36% below the county and 27% below California. With the typical household income in Paramount ($75,250 a year), a typical home costs 7.1 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Paramount 7.1 years
  • Los Angeles 9.3 years
  • California 7.4 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Los Angeles County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Los Angeles County rose 87% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Los Angeles County.

Period County California U.S.
Last year (2025) +1.7% +0.8% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +43% +40% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +87% +80% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Paramount next to Los Angeles County, California and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Paramount $533,700
  • Los Angeles $834,200
  • California $734,700
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Paramount $1,875
  • Los Angeles $1,954
  • California $2,036
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Paramount $75,250
  • Los Angeles $90,112
  • California $99,122
  • United States $80,734
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Paramount next to Los Angeles County and California
Measure Paramount Los Angeles County California U.S.
Typical home value $533,700 $834,200 $734,700 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $1,875 $1,954 $2,036 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $75,250 $90,112 $99,122 $80,734
Households that own their home 43% 46% 56% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $3,681 $5,675 $5,124 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 0.69% 0.68% 0.7% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 59% 58% 55% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Los Angeles County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Paramount

For a typical $533,700 home in Paramount, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Paramount's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $4,315a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $18,680
    Cash to close
    $34,691
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $236

  • Conventional, 5% down $4,217a month

    Down payment
    $26,685
    Cash to close
    $42,696
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $254

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $3,422a month

    Down payment
    $106,740
    Cash to close
    $122,751
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $3,915a month

    Down payment
    $80,055
    Cash to close
    $96,066
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Paramount and for Los Angeles County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Paramount

0.69%of the home’s value each year

$3,681 a year for the typical owner in Paramount.

  • Paramount 0.69%
  • Los Angeles 0.68%
  • California 0.7%

What California publishes Homeowners' exemption (California State Board of Equalization (BOE))

Exemptions and deadlines in California

Flood risk in Los Angeles County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Los Angeles County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
0.5%
11,989
Of those, with NFIP insurance
33%
County California U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 0.5% 2.8% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 33% 31% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Paramount

Typical rent in Paramount is $1,875 a month: 4% below the county. In Paramount, 59% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Los Angeles County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,964 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $57.00 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Los Angeles County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $2,151 $41.37 $86,040
1 bedroom $2,402 $46.19 $96,080
2 bedrooms $2,964 $57.00 $118,560
3 bedrooms $3,760 $72.31 $150,400
4 bedrooms $4,208 $80.92 $168,320

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Paramount

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Paramount is in ZIP code 90723.

For 2 bedrooms it is $2,770: $194 less than the fair market rent for Los Angeles County ($2,964).

  • 90723 $2,770$3,510

A ZIP code counts for Paramount when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

Is your rent high for your ZIP?

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Paramount

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 17 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Los Angeles County; 13 say they serve in Spanish.

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HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Paramount

1 program is for Paramount or Los Angeles County, by its own record: they come first, each with what its official page says about being open. The ones below are statewide in California: they work in Paramount the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in California

Housing counselors near Paramount

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Paramount, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Habitat for Humanity Greater Los Angeles

    8739 Artesia Blvd, Bellflower · 2 miles away · Spanish

    • Budget and financial counseling
    • Budget and credit workshops
    • and 3 more
    (310) 323-4663

  • Operation Hope Inc. - South Gate Branch

    8710 Garfield Ave, South Gate · 4 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 3 more
    (424) 373-0854

  • Fair Housing Foundation

    3605 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach · 6 miles away · Spanish

    Also serves in Arabic, American Sign Language (ASL), Cambodian, Cantonese, and 19 more languages.

    • Rental counseling
    • Rental workshops
    (562) 989-1206

Every agency in Los Angeles County All counseling agencies in California

Help in Spanish near Paramount

3 of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Paramount

HUD’s record names them for Paramount or Los Angeles County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

  • Los Angeles County Development Authority Public housing and Section 8 vouchers (626) 586-1500

19 other authorities have an office in Los Angeles County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Los Angeles County

These cities are also in Los Angeles County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

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Nearby cities

The cities closest to Paramount, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Paramount.

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Questions

Housing questions about Paramount

Short answers with the numbers for Paramount and all of Los Angeles County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Paramount?

The typical home value in Paramount is $533,700, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Los Angeles County it is $834,200.

How much does it cost to rent in Paramount?

Typical rent in Paramount is $1,875 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Los Angeles County is $2,964.

What is the FHA loan limit in Paramount?

Paramount uses the FHA limit for all of Los Angeles County (2026): $1,249,125 for a one-unit home and $2,402,625 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Paramount?

The typical homeowner in Paramount pays $3,681 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 0.69% of the home’s value; in Los Angeles County, the rate is 0.68%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Paramount?

There are 17 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Los Angeles County. 13 say they serve in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).