517 S Essey Ave, Compton, CA 90221
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OFF MARKET

$730,800

Trulia Estimate
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Baths
  • 1,384 sqft

517 S Essey Ave, Compton, CA 90221

Est. Refi. Payment $4,489/mo*
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Currently Off Market - Sold Nov 5, 2007 for $400,000

Home Value

Trulia Estimate
$731K
Since last month
Decreased$5K (-0.7%)
Since last year
Increased$21K (+2.9%)
Since last sale
Increased$331K (+82.7%)
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 +94% in the last 10 years
MonthEstimated value
2026
August 2026$731K
July 2026$736K
June 2026$733K
May 2026$735K
April 2026$735K
March 2026$722K
February 2026$732K
January 2026$712K
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
511 S Pannes Ave, Compton, CA
0.12
Single-Family Home
$650,000
07/16/26
3
2
1,076
405 S Bradfield Ave, Compton, CA
0.12
Single-Family Home
$650,000
03/26/26
3
2
1,044
307 S Locust Ave, Compton, CA
0.27
Single-Family Home
$730,000
05/28/26
4
2
1,390
3641 E Elizabeth St, Compton, CA
0.25
Single-Family Home
$760,000
12/24/25
3
2
1,322
814 S Poinsettia Ave, Compton, CA
0.28
Single-Family Home
$750,000
01/23/26
3
2
1,420
611 S Thorson Ave, Compton, CA
0.27
Single-Family Home
$760,000
10/24/25
3
2
1,311
718 S Poinsettia Ave, Compton, CA
0.26
Single-Family Home
$788,000
05/18/26
4
2
2,036
301 S Harris Ave, Compton, CA
0.37
Single-Family Home
$660,000
12/29/25
3
2
1,306
308 S Poinsettia Ave, Compton, CA
0.29
Single-Family Home
$795,000
07/23/26
3
2
1,408
403 S Sloan Ave, Compton, CA
0.36
Single-Family Home
$685,500
07/17/26
3
2
1,791

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
516 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.02
-
3
1
1,579
Off Market
521 S Essey Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.01
$674,300
2
1
898
Off Market
412 S Essey Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.09
$751,900
4
2
1,566
Off Market
521 S Bullis Rd, Compton, CA 90221
0.11
$580,000
3
2
1,340
Recently Sold
601 S Bradfield Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.06
$599,800
2
1
884
Off Market
405 S Bradfield Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.12
$650,000
3
2
1,044
Recently Sold
426 S Bradfield Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.10
$771,100
3
2
1,474
Off Market
511 S Pannes Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.12
$650,000
3
2
1,076
Recently Sold
716 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.13
$821,600
4
3
1,816
Off Market
209 S Essey Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.21
-
3
2
2,186
Off Market
519 S Holly Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.17
$610,000
2
1
736
Recently Sold
505 S Holly Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.17
$674,200
2
1
704
Off Market

Local Information

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

Home Highlights

Property Type
Single-Family Home
Year Built
1940
Living Area
1,384 sqft
Price/Sqft
$528

About this House

This single-family home is located at 517 S Essey Ave, Compton, CA. 517 S Essey Ave is in Compton, CA and in ZIP code 90221. This property has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and approximately 1,384 sqft of floor space. This property has a lot size of 6188 sqft and was built in 1940.
517 S Essey Ave, Compton, CA 90221 is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1,384 sqft single-family home built in 1940. It last sold for $400,000 on Nov 5, 2007. More recently, it was listed as a rental in March 2023 with an asking price of $3,595 per month. That rental listing was removed on April 6, 2023. This property is not currently displayed as for sale or rent on Trulia. The Trulia Estimate is $730,800, with a rent estimate of $3,750/month.

Home Details for 517 S Essey Ave

Interior Features

Heating & Cooling
Heating: WallHeating Fuel: Wall
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility
Stories: 1
Interior Details
Number of Rooms: 7
Appliances & Utilities
DisposalDryerWasher

Property Information

Year Built
Year Built: 1940Year Updated: 1944
Property Type / Style
Property Type: Single Family HomeArchitecture: Conventional

Exterior Features

Parking & Garage
Parking Space: 1Parking: None

Community

Units in Building: 1

Lot Information

Lot Area: 6188 sqft

Price and Tax history

DateEventPrice
Apr 6, 2023
Source: Zillow Rentals
ListingRemoved
Mar 24, 2023
Source: Zillow Rentals
Listed For Rent
$3,595
Nov 5, 2007
Source: N/A
Sold
$400,000
Apr 29, 1998
Source: N/A
Sold
$117,000
Jan 16, 1998
Source: N/A
Sold
$67,000

Market trends in Compton

Last updated July 2026
Buyer'sMarketSeller'sMarket
Avg. sale price
$622K
$9.17KMoM
Sale-to-List Price
101.2%
0.4%MoM
Price per sq ft
$521
$12MoM
Available listings
121

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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Frequently asked questions about 517 S Essey Ave

  • What is 517 S Essey Ave estimated to be worth?
    Trulia's estimated value for 517 S Essey Ave in Compton, CA is $730,800.
  • What is the price history for 517 S Essey Ave?
    517 S Essey Ave in Compton, CA last sold for $400,000 in November 2007.
  • 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.
  • Does 517 S Essey Ave have laundry facilities?
    Yes, 517 S Essey Ave in Compton, CA has in-unit laundry.
  • How big is the lot at 517 S Essey Ave?
    The lot at 517 S Essey Ave in Compton, CA is about 0.14 acres (6,188 sq ft).

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