1516 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
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FOR SALE
Listed by Century 21 Realty Team, Janette Gonzalez, (626) 674-6586

$810,000

  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Baths
  • 1,944 sqft

1516 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222

Est. Mortgage $5,227/mo*
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Home Highlights

Single-Family Home
Built in 1951
$417/sqft
2 Car Garage

Local Information

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  • Schools1 Elementary School1 Middle School1 High School
  • Shop & Eat
-- mins to
Commute Destination

About this House

What's unique:Modern fixturesLarge center islandOpen layoutGenerous backyardStainless steel appliancesAmple outdoor space
Welcome to this spacious 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom home, offering plenty of room for a large family to enjoy and grow. Located in the heart of Compton, this home is situated in a calm neighborhood with convenient access to a variety of shopping, dining, local markets, and public transportation. The open layout creates a comfortable flow between the living spaces and provides plenty of room for everyday living and entertaining. The home features a spacious kitchen with a large center island, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and modern fixtures. Recessed lighting throughout the home creates a bright and welcoming atmosphere. The generous backyard offers plenty of space for entertaining, family gatherings, or simply enjoying time outdoors. With its spacious floor plan, open-concept living areas, convenient location, and ample outdoor space, this home offers a wonderful opportunity for a large family looking for comfort, convenience, and room to grow.

Home Details for 1516 W 138th St

Interior Features

Interior Details
Number of Rooms: 7Types of Rooms: Master Bedroom, Bedroom, Master Bathroom, Kitchen, Laundry, Living Room, Other
Beds & Baths
Number of Bedrooms: 4Main Level Bedrooms: 4Number of Bathrooms: 2Number of Bathrooms (full): 2Number of Bathrooms (main level): 2
Dimensions and Layout
Living Area: 1944 Square Feet
Appliances & Utilities
Laundry: Washer Hookup,Gas Dryer Hookup,Inside,Laundry Room
Heating & Cooling
Heating: CentralHas CoolingAir Conditioning: Central AirHas HeatingHeating Fuel: Central
Fireplace & Spa
Fireplace: NoneNo Fireplace
Windows, Doors, Floors & Walls
Common Walls: No Common Walls
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility
Stories: 1Number of Stories: 1Levels: OneEntry Location: 1
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No View

Exterior Features

Exterior Home Features
No Private Pool
Parking & Garage
Number of Garage Spaces: 2Number of Covered Spaces: 2Has a GarageHas an Attached GarageParking Spaces: 2Parking: Garage Attached
Pool
Pool: None
Frontage
Not on Waterfront
Water & Sewer
Sewer: Public Sewer
Surface & Elevation
Elevation Units: Feet

Days on Market

Cumulative Days on Market: 47Days on Market: 53

Property Information

Year Built
Year Built: 1951
Property Type / Style
Property Type: ResidentialProperty Subtype: Single Family ResidenceStructure Type: HouseArchitecture: House
Building
Not a New ConstructionNot Attached PropertyNo Additional Parcels
Property Information
Parcel Number: 6144002021

Price & Status

Price
List Price: $810,000Price Per Sqft: $417

Active Status

MLS Status: Active

Location

Direction & Address
City: Compton
School Information
High School District: Compton Unified

Agent Information

Listing Agent
Listing ID: PW26206748

Community

Community Features: Storm Drain(s), Street Lights, SidewalksNot Senior Community

HOA

Association for this Listing: California Regional MLSHOA Fee: No HOA Fee

Lot Information

Lot Area: 5201 sqft

Listing Info

Special Conditions: Standard

Offer

Listing Terms: Cash, Conventional, FHA, Submit, VA Loan

Miscellaneous

Mls Number: PW26206748Living Area Range Units: Square FeetAttribution Contact: 626-674-6586Activation Date: Tue Sep 22 2026Common Interest: NoneStart Showing Date: Tue Sep 22 2026Universal Property Id: US-06037-N-6144002021-R-N

Additional Information

Storm Drain(s)Street LightsSidewalksSource Internet Entire Listing Display

Price and Tax history

DateEventPrice
Sep 22, 2026
Source: CRMLS #PW26206748
Listed For Sale
$810,000
Apr 21, 2023
Source: N/A
Sold
$707,000
Mar 31, 2023
Source: CRMLS #PW22202310
Pending
$695,000
Mar 18, 2023
Source: CRMLS #PW22202310
Contingent
$695,000
Feb 13, 2023
Source: CRMLS #PW22202310
PriceChange
$695,000
Price decreased by 1%

Around this home

What Locals Say about Compton

At least 937 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 87 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 79 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 74 % Say car is needed

  • 64 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 58 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 56 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 55 % Say kids play outside

  • 52 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 48 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

  • 47 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 46 % Say it's quiet

  • 45 % Say parking is easy

  • 44 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 29 % Say people would walk alone at night

  • 28 % Say there's wildlife

  • 26 % Say there are community events

Sourced by Trulia users. Learn more about our methodology.
  • Nmoran90
    "The neighborhood I live on is a Neighborhood watch. Neighbors are always looking out for each other. Clean neighborhood. "
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  • Nayelilozano7
    "Not a nice neighborhood to walk in, needs so much work & property taxes are insanely high. It does not make sense "
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  • Kimmalo Sivad
    "I leave around 7a-720a and the traffic to the 105fwy can be moderate and once on the freeway the WB 105 it’s a snail crawl to LAX and then starts to open gradually. So give yourself time. "
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  • Edwinalvarenga323
    "The commute is good but it can get bad with the people in transit but other then that everything else is good "
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  • Donielle Franklin
    "People don’t pick up after their dogs so now the park won’t allow people to walk their dogs anymore. "
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  • Toodlealex
    "Needs more lighting, but not bad. Lots of nurseries in my area, so good for walks except on rainy days."
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  • Melindadavis94444
    "I live in this neighborhood for 10 years and nothing has ever I tired of th graffiti on the wall and the fire works all year "
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  • Trulia User
    "Id rather live elsewhere. There’s a lot of gang violence and crime. Too many dogs and irresponsible owners that aren’t very demure. "
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  • Lance Henry
    "Short walking distance to public transportation and short drive to two freeways. Traveling to and from work averages around 20 minutes each direction."
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  • Lance Henry
    "Fairly easy due to walking distance to nearby bus stops. Having a vehicle helps a lot with nearby freeway access."
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  • Chanta.lighthouse4kids
    "People walk their dogs all the time and they're normally friendly the dogs are on the Leach they pick up their poop and their kind humans"
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  • Trulia User
    "I live here for 3 years is a neighborhood regular I like it’s full to stores near on my opinion nothing bad "
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  • Trulia User
    "neighbors are mostly friendly but there are no events or activities. easy access to freeways. easy access to long beach, la, Whittier, orange county etc"
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  • Elsie C.
    "I drive all the time and traffic is not too bad! Just to add they redid the whole street where I live and it looks great "
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  • Mariana F.
    "My neighborhood is nice and we have a lot of places to go and eat something. There’s a lot of clean parks."
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  • Damaris F.
    "i live on the border of lynwood and compton it's pretty calm here.i like it 😊.i have super markets,nail salon,barber shops walmart target and restaurants near me so i guess im ok with it..only thing we'r missing is a mall. "
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  • Carolynashley54
    "My neighborhood of Compton is very nice and quiet not to mention safe and I’m very proud of my city "
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  • Anahi10899
    "Compton has the perfect weather. Had all major freeways 5 min away...! Compton had a lot of potential 💕"
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  • Porsha1538
    "We have a food drive/giveaway every Saturday on the corner of 139th Street and Wilmington. Other than that, we really don’t normally have anything g going on in this city other than people on dirt bikes and the motorcycles going back and forth very very loudly."
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  • Melindadavis94444
    "It’s not unique..The streets are horrible potholes everywhere.Police and helicopters flying overhead keeps me up at night.And let not forget the continued fireworks every night."
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  • Porscha_tolbert
    "The education in Compton isn’t the best, some part of Compton is very clean others aren’t more of the west side of Compton is more calm and better to live! Across Willowbrook feels like war zone "
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  • Anthony D.
    "My area is quite and calm. there are a lot of new business coming to the neighborhood. the housing market is rising. "
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  • Melindadavis94444
    "We don’t have any it’s not a very friendly area people stay to themselves. There also are a lot of Homeless people in the area "
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  • Malinda.malinda51
    "This is an unincorporated area and there is very little funding from the Government and local levels to uplift this community. Now it's alot homeless in this area ."
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  • Raquel R.
    "Great neighborhood- i still live here for 11 years and counting elementary school is just around the corner and the new Walmart store"
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  • Omarz6225
    "we have police monitoring. and fire fighters response all on less than a minute and good relationships with the neighbors "
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  • Pamela S.
    "They would not like unnecessary noise in the neighborhood. They would not like people not cleaning up after their dogs.They would like safety in their neighborhood."
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  • Nova1971
    "There nothing that makes Compton special there’s only crime and drugs the only reason people live here cheap rent "
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  • Mischellethomas
    "I’ve lived in this neighborhood for most of my life. There has not been a lot of improvements or changes. Compton Unified School District is horrible."
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  • Jenny23xz
    "the light posts dont work so it gets really dark which means anything bad can happen. also lots of pot holes and trash piles."
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  • Trevor M.
    "What makes my neighborhood unique is despite the reputation of our city we maintain a huge level of pride of being from here and through out struggles we have continuously produced homegrown outstanding individuals known all over the world, and within our struggle we find a common bond and closeness to our neighbors "
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  • Lorenaloli
    "Sucks, people speed down streets . You hear/see all sorts of stray animals. Trash everywhere People are rude "
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  • Jade K.
    "A lot of stray dogs and animal control does not respond to dead dogs in the road and once in my drive way. "
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  • Cynthia L.
    "It’s dangerous, underfunded, riddled with pot holes, and just garbage. It’s so unsafe to walk anywhere and every street is overpopulated that street parking is nonexistent "
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  • Cjhernandez89v
    "I've lived in this neighborhood for 15 years, and I have seen it all. shootings, gangs, graffiti, drug deals also, my properties have been burglarized plenty of time."
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  • MrsHamm
    "The streets and sidewalks are not maintained and there is trash everywhere. I don’t know where the city’s money is going to. Parking signs are so faded you can’t even read them, but they still administer parking violations. "
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  • Ivonne V.
    "Well this six months of the year the crime get high levels gangsters are free moving and delincuentes around all night noisy and the police is scare about them so please act quickly for the innocent lives"
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  • Pedro A. .
    "Really there’s plenty of restaurants catering trucks and food stands all around so family can always stop by and grab something to eat "
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  • Tavon B.
    "Its a lot of stray dogs that run around that triggers other pets to act wild. Plus the cats in the neighborhood like to leave mice on your porch to get you to feed them "
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  • Dfranklin494
    "There’s nothing good about this neighborhood. I do not recommend living here. Mostly all the animals are strays and wondering around "
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Market trends in Compton

Last updated October 2026
Buyer'sMarketSeller'sMarket
Avg. sale price
$643K
$833MoM
Sale-to-List Price
101.2%
0.2%MoM
Price per sq ft
$547
$18MoM
Available listings
134
13MoM
Sourced by Trulia Market Trends

Home Value

Trulia Estimate
$818K
Since last month
Decreased$3K (-0.4%)
Since last year
Increased$44K (+5.7%)
Since last sale
Increased$111K (+15.7%)
Learn more about this home's value by checking out its Trulia Estimate, the value of nearby homes, and how much similar homes have sold for.

Trulia Estimate

The of this home's value increased by +124% in the last 10 years
MonthEstimated value
2026
November 2026$818K
October 2026$812K
September 2026$822K
August 2026$697K
July 2026$709K
June 2026$701K
May 2026$705K
April 2026$704K
March 2026$783K
February 2026$777K
January 2026$759K
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016

Comparable sales

These are recently sold homes that have a similar location or other similar features to this home, like bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. Get a sense of the expected prices in the area by viewing these homes.
Address
Distance
Property Type
Sold Price
Sold Date
Bed
Bath
Sqft
1513 W 138th St, Compton, CA
0.02
Single-Family Home
$745,000
10/14/26
4
2
1,693
1318 W Stockwell St, Compton, CA
0.21
Single-Family Home
$690,000
08/11/26
4
2
1,862
1209 W 136th St, Compton, CA
0.21
Single-Family Home
$760,000
04/16/26
3
2
1,678
1805 N Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA
0.34
Single-Family Home
$730,000
06/04/26
4
2
1,728
14016 S Albertson Ave, Compton, CA
0.12
Single-Family Home
$720,000
04/03/26
3
2
1,076
900 N Evers Ave, Compton, CA
0.35
Single-Family Home
$780,000
09/23/26
4
2
1,747
14118 S Zamora Ave, Compton, CA
0.19
Single-Family Home
$725,000
03/18/26
3
2
1,447
1305 W Piru St, Compton, CA
0.21
Single-Family Home
$630,000
10/29/26
3
2
1,461
1410 W Stockwell St, Compton, CA
0.20
Single-Family Home
$815,000
03/17/26
5
3
1,820
1506 W Stockwell St, Compton, CA
0.20
Single-Family Home
$735,000
05/22/26
3
2
1,066

Nearby home prices

Get a sense of expected prices in the area by checking the value of nearby homes.
Address
Distance
Price
Bed
Bath
Sqft
Status
1514 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.01
$646,200
3
1
1,076
Off Market
1522 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.01
$652,500
3
1
1,092
Off Market
1513 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.02
$745,000
4
2
1,693
Recently Sold
1508 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.02
$668,100
3
1
1,284
Off Market
1347 E 139th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.02
$599,700
2
1
918
Off Market
1353 E 139th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.02
$701,100
4
2
1,444
Off Market
1526 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.02
$755,300
3
1
1,232
Off Market
1341 E 139th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.02
$685,700
3
1
1,240
Off Market
1506 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.03
$666,000
3
1
1,122
Off Market
1517 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.03
$630,100
3
1
1,082
Off Market
1337 E 139th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.03
$631,400
3
1
1,194
Off Market
1357 E 139th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.03
$607,500
3
1
1,076
Off Market
1525 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.03
$690,500
3
1
1,347
Off Market
1509 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.03
$752,600
4
2
1,678
Off Market
1502 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.04
$651,800
3
2
1,360
Off Market
1363 E 139th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.04
$658,400
3
1
1,086
Off Market
1331 E 139th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.04
$668,100
3
1
1,103
Off Market
1505 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.04
$663,400
4
2
1,388
Off Market
1367 E 139th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.05
$766,700
4
3
2,438
Off Market
1501 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222
0.05
$679,100
3
1
1,138
Off Market

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Janette Gonzalez, Century 21 Realty Team
Agent Phone: (626) 674-6586
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Frequently asked questions about 1516 W 138th St

  • What is the estimated monthly payment for 1516 W 138th St?
    Based on a $810,000 list price with 20% down at today's rates, the estimated monthly payment for 1516 W 138th St in Compton, CA is approximately $5,402 (about $4,530 principal & interest, $797 property taxes, and $75 homeowner's insurance). This is an estimate. Actual payment depends on your loan terms.
  • How does the list price for 1516 W 138th St compare to homes in Compton?
    1516 W 138th St in Compton, CA is listed at $810,000, about 26% above the $643K median sale price in Compton.
  • What do residents say about Compton?
    Residents describe Compton, CA as pedestrian-friendly, well-kept, and walkable to grocery stores. See homes for sale in Compton, CA.
  • What are the closest schools to 1516 W 138th St?
    The closest schools to 1516 W 138th St in Compton, CA are Centennial High School (rated 4/10), Enterprise Middle School (rated 6/10), Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary School (rated 7/10).
  • Does 1516 W 138th St have air conditioning?
    Yes, 1516 W 138th St in Compton, CA has air conditioning.
  • Does 1516 W 138th St have laundry facilities?
    Yes, 1516 W 138th St in Compton, CA has laundry facilities.
1516 W 138th St, Compton, CA 90222 is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1,944 sqft single-family home built in 1951. This property is currently available for sale and was listed by CRMLS on Sep 22, 2026. The MLS # for this home is MLS# PW26206748.