520 N Chester Ave, Compton, CA 90221
OFF MARKET

520 N Chester Ave
Compton, CA 90221

  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Bath
  • 895 sqft

$590,800

Trulia Estimate
as of Jul 6, 2026
Est. Refi. Payment $3,622/mo*
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$590,800

Trulia Estimate
as of Jul 6, 2026
Est. Refi. Payment $3,622/mo*
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2 Beds
1 Bath
895 sqft

Local Information

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  • Schools1 Elementary School2 Middle Schools1 High School
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Description

Probate Sale! Estate of Elizabeth Hood-Carr. This 2 bed; 1 bath Single Family Home built in 1924 features +/-895 Sq Ft of living space, +/-4,183 Sq Ft lot, APN: 6178-005-017. The property is occupied by a family member. The occupant is not paying rent. The property will be occupied at the close of escrow. No Inspections and No Open Houses. Please Do Not Disturb Occupant. This Property is offered together with improvements thereon as is, where is, with no warranty expressed or implied.
520 N Chester Ave, Compton, CA 90221 is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 895 sqft single-family home built in 1924. It last sold for $435,000 on Jul 8, 2024 (18% above the $368,000 asking price). It is currently off market. The Trulia Estimate is $590,800, with a rent estimate of $2,448/month.

Home Highlights

Parking
1 Parking Spaces
Outdoor
No Info
A/C
Heating & Cooling
HOA
None
Price/Sqft
No Info
Listed
180+ days ago

Home Details for 520 N Chester Ave

Interior Features

Beds & Baths
Number of Bedrooms: 2Number of Bathrooms: 1Number of Bathrooms (full): 1
Dimensions and Layout
Living Area: 895 Square Feet
Appliances & Utilities
Laundry: None
Heating & Cooling
Heating: OtherHas CoolingAir Conditioning: OtherHas HeatingHeating Fuel: Other
Fireplace & Spa
Fireplace: NoneSpa: NoneNo Fireplace
Windows, Doors, Floors & Walls
Flooring: Other
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility
Stories: 1Levels: OneFloors: Other
View
No ViewView: None

Exterior Features

Exterior Home Features
Other Structures: None
Parking & Garage
No CarportNo GarageNo Attached GarageParking Spaces: 1Parking: Other
Pool
Pool: None

Property Information

Year Built
Year Built: 1924
Property Type / Style
Property Type: ResidentialProperty Subtype: ResidentialStructure Type: DetachedArchitecture: Other
Building
Not Attached Property

Price & Status

Price
List Price: $368,000
Status Change & Dates
Off Market Date: Tue Mar 26 2024

Active Status

MLS Status: Sold

Location

Direction & Address
City: Compton

Building

Building Area
Building Area: 895 Square Feet

HOA

No HOA

Lot Information

Lot Area: 4186.116 sqft

Listing Info

Special Conditions: Probate Listing

Miscellaneous

Mls Number: 24-366185
Last check for updates: about 18 hours ago
Listed by Rhett Richar Winchell DRE # 01906531, (310) 887-6446
Kennedy Wilson Real Estate Sales & Marketing, (310) 887-6446
Bought with: Rhett Richar Winchell DRE # 01906531, (310) 887-6446, Kennedy Wilson Real Estate Sales & Marketing, (310) 887-6446
Source: CLAW, MLS#24-366185

Price History for 520 N Chester Ave

DatePriceEventSource
07/08/2024$435,000Sold
CLAW #24-366185
05/20/2024$368,000PendingCLAW #24-366185
03/28/2024$368,000ContingentCLAW #24-366185
03/08/2024$395,000Listed For SaleCLAW #24-366185
12/12/2016$265,000ListingRemovedAgent Provided
11/29/2016$265,000PendingAgent Provided
11/21/2016$265,000Listed For SaleAgent Provided
10/13/2016$285,000ListingRemovedAgent Provided
10/09/2016$285,000PriceChange
Agent Provided
10/03/2016$300,000Listed For SaleAgent Provided

Market trends in Compton

Last updated May 2026
Buyer'sMarketSeller'sMarket
Avg. sale price
$615K
$15KMoM
Sale-to-List Price
100.5%
Price per sq ft
$512
$24MoM
Available listings
141
8MoM
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Property Tax and Assessment

Year2025
Tax$7,823
Assessment$435,000
Home facts updated by county records

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What Locals Say about Compton

At least 932 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

  • 47 % 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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    "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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