517 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
OFF MARKET

$645,100

Trulia Estimate
  • 3 Beds
  • 1 Bath
  • 936 sqft

517 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221

Est. Refi. Payment $4,300/mo*
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Currently Off Market - Sold Jul 6, 2022 for $562,500

Home Value

Trulia Estimate
$645K
Since last month
Decreased$6K (-1%)
Since last year
Decreased$7K (-1.1%)
Since last sale
Increased$83K (+14.8%)
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 +96% in the last 10 years
MonthEstimated value
2026
October 2026$646K
September 2026$642K
August 2026$652K
July 2026$657K
June 2026$653K
May 2026$661K
April 2026$658K
March 2026$663K
February 2026$660K
January 2026$646K
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016

Comparable sales

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Address
Distance
Property Type
Sold Price
Sold Date
Bed
Bath
Sqft
405 S Bradfield Ave, Compton, CA
0.15
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$650,000
03/26/26
3
2
1,044
519 S Holly Ave, Compton, CA
0.22
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$610,000
07/01/26
2
1
736
511 S Pannes Ave, Compton, CA
0.17
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$650,000
07/16/26
3
2
1,076
4001 E Elizabeth St, Compton, CA
0.41
Single-Family Home
$497,589
12/15/25
3
1
924
408 S Poinsettia Ave, Compton, CA
0.21
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$400,000
05/20/26
2
1
1,220
604 S Burris Ave, Compton, CA
0.31
Single-Family Home
$760,000
11/25/25
3
1
1,353
813 S Sloan Ave, Compton, CA
0.32
Single-Family Home
$620,000
12/26/25
2
1
1,208
2011 E Elizabeth St, Compton, CA
0.38
Single-Family Home
$550,000
02/24/26
2
1
770
116 N Holly Ave, Compton, CA
0.42
Single-Family Home
$605,000
12/08/25
2
1
1,015
822 S Chester Ave, Compton, CA
0.52
Single-Family Home
$593,000
06/01/26
3
1
1,016

Nearby home prices

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Address
Distance
Price
Bed
Bath
Sqft
Status
513 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.01
$614,300
2
1
966
Off Market
521 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.01
$655,300
3
1
1,364
Off Market
509 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.02
$595,200
3
1
1,071
Off Market
601 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.02
$669,600
3
2
1,420
Off Market
518 S Bullis Rd, Compton, CA 90221
0.02
$649,500
3
1
1,388
Off Market
520 S Bullis Rd, Compton, CA 90221
0.02
$607,900
3
1
1,043
Off Market
514 S Bullis Rd, Compton, CA 90221
0.03
$628,800
2
1
972
Off Market
507 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.03
$639,600
2
2
1,541
Off Market
605 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.03
$591,200
2
1
1,289
Off Market
600 S Bullis Rd, Compton, CA 90221
0.03
$748,400
5
4
2,021
Off Market
510 S Bullis Rd, Compton, CA 90221
0.03
$716,300
3
2
1,313
Off Market
516 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.03
$729,400
3
1
1,579
Off Market
514 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.03
$758,300
4
2
1,531
Off Market
520 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.03
$695,000
3
2
1,250
Off Market
604 S Bullis Rd, Compton, CA 90221
0.04
$591,400
2
1
1,142
Off Market
510 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.04
$601,400
2
1
1,160
Off Market
504 S Bullis Rd, Compton, CA 90221
0.04
$592,200
1
3
1,216
Off Market
501 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.04
$673,000
3
2
1,406
Off Market
609 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.04
$576,100
2
1
1,066
Off Market
600 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221
0.04
$566,800
2
1
840
Off Market

Local Information

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

Home Highlights

Single-Family Home
Built in 1926
936 sqft
$689/sqft
Garage

About this House

What's unique:Dual vanityNew stuccoUpgraded homeRing on front gate
This single-family home is located at 517 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA. 517 S Ward Ave is in Compton, CA and in ZIP code 90221. This property has 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and approximately 936 sqft of floor space. This property has a lot size of 6159 sqft and was built in 1926.
517 S Ward Ave, Compton, CA 90221 is a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 936 sqft single-family home built in 1926. It last sold for $562,500 on Jul 6, 2022. This property is not currently displayed as for sale or rent on Trulia. The Trulia Estimate is $645,100, with a rent estimate of $3,287/month.

Home Details for 517 S Ward Ave

Interior Features

Heating & Cooling
Heating: WallHeating Fuel: Wall
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility
Stories: 1Floors: Tile, Hardwood
Interior Details
Number of Rooms: 6
Appliances & Utilities
Cable Ready
Windows, Doors, Floors & Walls
Double Paned Windows

Property Information

Year Built
Year Built: 1926Year Updated: 1926
Property Type / Style
Property Type: Single Family HomeArchitecture: Spanish

Exterior Features

Exterior Home Features
PatioPorch
Parking & Garage
GarageParking Spaces: 6Parking: Carport, Garage Attached

Community

Units in Building: 1

Lot Information

Lot Area: 6159 sqft

Mobile R/V

RV Parking
Rv Parking

Price and Tax history

DateEventPrice
Jul 6, 2022
Source: N/A
Sold
$562,500
Jun 29, 2022
Source: CRMLS #PW22015684
Pending
$585,000
Jun 22, 2022
Source: CRMLS #PW22015684
Listed For Sale
$585,000
Aug 13, 2018
Source: N/A
Sold
$380,000
Jul 30, 2018
Source: Agent Provided
Pending
$390,000

Market trends in Compton

Last updated August 2026
Buyer'sMarketSeller'sMarket
Avg. sale price
$635K
$15KMoM
Sale-to-List Price
101.4%
0.3%MoM
Price per sq ft
$535
$16MoM
Available listings
137
15MoM

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

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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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Frequently asked questions about 517 S Ward Ave

  • What is 517 S Ward Ave estimated to be worth?
    Trulia's estimated value for 517 S Ward Ave in Compton, CA is $645,100.
  • What is the price history for 517 S Ward Ave?
    517 S Ward Ave in Compton, CA last sold for $562,500 in July 2022.
  • 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.
  • How big is the lot at 517 S Ward Ave?
    The lot at 517 S Ward Ave in Compton, CA is about 0.14 acres (6,159 sq ft).
  • Does 517 S Ward Ave have a garage?
    Yes, 517 S Ward Ave in Compton, CA has a garage.

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