217 S Central Ave, Compton, CA 90220
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$747,500

Trulia Estimate
as of Sep 27, 2026
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Bath

217 S Central Ave, Compton, CA 90220

Home Highlights

Townhouse

Local Information

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  • Schools1 Elementary School2 Middle Schools1 High School
  • Shop & Eat
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Commute Destination

About this House

What's unique:Expansive backyardWell-appointed bathroomRenovated back duplexTwo spacious bedrooms
Welcome to this beautifully renovated back duplex featuring two spacious bedrooms and a well-appointed bathroom. The unit includes designated spaces for a refrigerator, stove, washer, and dryer, making it perfect for modern living. Enjoy the expansive backyard, ideal for outdoor activities and relaxation. Additionally, you'll benefit from shared garage space and convenient parking for up to two cars.

The owner pays for water and trash tenant pays for gas and electricity. The rental agreement is month-to-month. The rented out area is for the back part of the duplex NOT the whole
217 S Central Ave, Compton, CA 90220 is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom townhouse. It last sold for $708,000 on Aug 25, 2023 (28,220% above the $2,500 asking price). More recently, it was listed as a rental in October 2024 with an asking price of $2,500 per month. That rental listing was removed on October 6, 2024. This property is not currently displayed as for sale or rent on Trulia. The Trulia Estimate is $747,500, with a rent estimate of $2,394/month.

Home Details for 217 S Central Ave

Property Information

Property Type / Style
Property Type: Townhouse

Rental Terms, Policies & Fees

Lease Term: 1 MonthAvailable: now

Interior Features

Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility
Floors: Hardwood

Exterior Features

Parking & Garage
Parking: Detached, On Site

Comparable Sales for 217 S Central Ave

Address
Distance
Property Type
Sold Price
Sold Date
Bed
Bath
Sqft
1950 W Sycamore Dr, Compton, CA
0.25
Townhouse
$690,000
12/10/25
3
3.5
1,658 sqft
1652 W Sycamore Dr, Compton, CA
0.25
Townhouse
$676,500
11/26/25
3
3.5
1,547 sqft
1952 W Sycamore Dr, Compton, CA
0.25
Townhouse
$667,990
11/21/25
3
3.5
1,547 sqft
1936 W Sycamore Dr, Compton, CA
0.25
Townhouse
$599,990
11/26/25
3
3.5
1,547 sqft
157 S Wilmington Ave #I, Compton, CA
0.75
Townhouse
$399,999
03/19/26
2
2
949 sqft
810 W Compton Blvd #7, Compton, CA
0.79
Townhouse
$450,000
03/09/26
2
1.5
986 sqft
810 W Compton Blvd #9, Compton, CA
0.79
Townhouse
$445,000
11/25/25
2
1.5
986 sqft
155 S Wilmington Ave #C, Compton, CA
0.76
Townhouse
$350,000
03/18/26
2
2
949 sqft
820 W Compton Blvd #20, Compton, CA
0.73
Townhouse
$533,000
03/03/26
3
2.5
1,349 sqft
114 E Indigo St, Compton, CA
1.67
Townhouse
$990,000
01/26/26
2
1
3,092 sqft

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Rental Market Trends in Compton

Last updated Sep 2026
Trulia Rent Estimate$2,394/mo
Average rent
$2.4K
$25MoM
Available listings
97
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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

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  • 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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Price and Tax history

DateEventPrice
Oct 6, 2024
Source: Zillow Rentals
ListingRemoved
$2,500
Oct 2, 2024
Source: Zillow Rentals
Listed For Rent
$2,500
Aug 25, 2023
Source: N/A
Sold
$708,000
Jul 26, 2023
Source: CRMLS #SB23121459
Pending
$649,000
Jul 10, 2023
Source: CRMLS #SB23121459
Listed For Sale
$649,000

Frequently asked questions about 217 S Central Ave

  • What is 217 S Central Ave estimated to be worth?
    Trulia's estimated value for 217 S Central Ave in Compton, CA is $747,500.
  • What is the price history for 217 S Central Ave?
    217 S Central Ave in Compton, CA last sold for $708,000 in August 2023.
  • Is Compton a buyer's or seller's market?
    Compton is currently a seller's market, based on recent for-sale activity.
  • What's the median sale price in Compton?
    The median sale price in Compton is $635K. That is up $15K from the prior month.
  • Does 217 S Central Ave have parking?
    Yes, 217 S Central Ave in Compton, CA has on-site parking.

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