249 S Matthisen Ave #249, Compton, CA 90220
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249 S Matthisen Ave #249
Compton, CA 90220

  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Bath
  • 830 sqft
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Bath
  • 830 sqft

Home Highlights

Property Type
Apartment
Living Area
830 sqft

Local Information

  • Map ViewExplore the area around 249 S Matthisen Ave #249.
  • Schools1 Elementary School2 Middle Schools1 High School
  • Shop & Eat
-- mins to
Commute Destination

About this House

2 beds/1 bath
Newly remodeled duplex, front unit available in the heart of Compton!
Plenty of street parking, near to schools new Compton High School and shopping centers( Target, WaltMart,
Minutes away from DTLA, LAX, freeways, and public transportation!

The owner pays for water, and the renter is responsible for gas and electric. Last month's rent due at signing, no smoking allowed and pets are allowed.
249 S Matthisen Ave #249, Compton, CA 90220 is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 830 sqft apartment. More recently, it was listed as a rental in October 2025 with an asking price of $2,800 per month. That rental listing was removed on November 23, 2025. It is currently off market. The Trulia Estimate rent is $2,403/month.

Home Details for 249 S Matthisen Ave #249

Interior Features

Heating & Cooling
Heating: Wall FurnaceAir ConditioningCooling System: Window UnitHeating Fuel: Wall Furnace
Appliances & Utilities
DishwasherRefrigerator

Property Information

Property Type / Style
Property Type: Apartment

Rental Terms, Policies & Fees

Lease Term: 1 Year

Exterior Features

Parking & Garage
Parking: Off Street Parking, On Site

Comparable Sales for 249 S Matthisen Ave #249

Address
Distance
Property Type
Sold Price
Sold Date
Bed
Bath
Sqft
1468 E 107th St, Los Angeles, CA
3.25
Apartment
$700,000
11/07/25
2
1
800 sqft
6645 Orange Ave #C, Long Beach, CA
3.39
Apartment
$1,222,500
10/30/25
2
2
1,030 sqft
16001 S Vermont Ave #60, Gardena, CA
3.44
Apartment
$307,000
03/09/26
3
3
1,666 sqft
3523 Beechwood Ave, Lynwood, CA
2.90
Apartment
$950,000
02/13/26
9
6
4,366 sqft
195 E Hullett St, Long Beach, CA
3.25
Apartment
$930,000
10/24/25
3
1
725 sqft
5050 Linden Ave #68, Long Beach, CA
4.15
Apartment
$345,000
05/27/26
2
1
784 sqft
327 E Lanzit Ave, Los Angeles, CA
3.35
Multi-Family Home
$930,000
06/18/26
3
2
1,400 sqft
400 W 109th St, Los Angeles, CA
4.09
Apartment
$679,000
02/04/26
3
2
1,368 sqft
1419 W 179th St #16, Gardena, CA
4.21
Apartment
$3,195
03/02/26
2
3
1,152 sqft
9415 S San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA
4.48
Apartment
$935,000
02/20/26
3
1
900 sqft
Home facts updated by county records

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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 itā€™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 donā€™t pick up after their dogs so now the park wonā€™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. Thereā€™s a lot of gang violence and crime. Too many dogs and irresponsible owners that arenā€™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 itā€™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. Thereā€™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 šŸ˜Š.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 Iā€™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 šŸ’•"
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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 donā€™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
    "Itā€™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 isnā€™t the best, some part of Compton is very clean others arenā€™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 donā€™t have any itā€™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 thereā€™s only crime and drugs the only reason people live here cheap rent "
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  • Mischellethomas
    "Iā€™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.
    "Itā€™s dangerous, underfunded, riddled with pot holes, and just garbage. Itā€™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 donā€™t know where the cityā€™s money is going to. Parking signs are so faded you canā€™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 thereā€™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
    "Thereā€™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
Nov 23, 2025
Source: Zillow Rentals
ListingRemoved
$2,800
Oct 25, 2025
Source: Zillow Rentals
Listed For Rent
$2,800
Oct 15, 2025
Source: Zillow Rentals
ListingRemoved
$2,800
Oct 2, 2025
Source: Zillow Rentals
PriceChange
$2,800
Price decreased by 7%
Sep 24, 2025
Source: Zillow Rentals
Listed For Rent
$3,000

Frequently asked questions about 249 S Matthisen Ave #249

  • 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 $622K. That is up $9.17K from the prior month.
  • What do residents say about Compton?
    Residents describe Compton, CA as pedestrian-friendly, well-kept, and walkable to grocery stores. See recently sold homes in Compton, CA.
  • What are the closest schools to 249 S Matthisen Ave #249?
    The closest schools to 249 S Matthisen Ave #249 in Compton, CA are Compton High School (rated 5/10), Davis Middle School (rated 9/10), Longfellow Elementary School (Middle, rated 5/10).
  • Does 249 S Matthisen Ave #249 have air conditioning?
    Yes, 249 S Matthisen Ave #249 in Compton, CA has air conditioning.
  • Does 249 S Matthisen Ave #249 have parking?
    Yes, 249 S Matthisen Ave #249 in Compton, CA has on-site parking.

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