716 S Essey Ave, Compton, CA 90221
OFF MARKET

716 S Essey Ave
Compton, CA 90221

  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Baths
  • 1,232 sqft

$728,400

Trulia Estimate
as of May 23, 2026
Est. Refi. Payment $4,413/mo*
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$728,400

Trulia Estimate
as of May 23, 2026
Est. Refi. Payment $4,413/mo*
Refinance Your Home
3 Beds
2 Baths
1,232 sqft

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Description

Welcome Home to your charming Compton Casita! Classic Spanish with architectural integrity and warmth. Inviting entry leads to a sun filled living room with barrel ceilings. Arched passage leads to a formal dining room. Renovated kitchen with new cabinets, counter tops, stainless hood, and tile flooring extends into the captivating breakfast room. Laundry room off kitchen. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home provides a Master retreat that enjoys access to a private bathroom and the beautifully large and lush rear grounds. Long gated driveway leads to a finished 2 car garage. Truly a home of garden tranquility and charm tucked away in Compton.
This property is off market, which means it's not currently listed for sale or rent on Trulia. This may be different from what's available on other websites or public sources.

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Heating only
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Home Details for 716 S Essey Ave

Interior Features

Heating & Cooling
Heating: WallHeating Fuel: Wall
Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility
Stories: 1
Interior Details
Number of Rooms: 9Types of Rooms: Walk In Closet

Property Information

Year Built
Year Built: 1928Year Updated: 1928
Property Type / Style
Property Type: Single Family HomeArchitecture: Conventional

Exterior Features

Parking & Garage
Parking Spaces: 2

Community

Units in Building: 1

Lot Information

Lot Area: 6159 sqft

Price History for 716 S Essey Ave

DatePriceEventSource
03/28/2017$399,000Sold
N/A
02/22/2017$399,000PendingAgent Provided
02/14/2017$399,000Listed For SaleAgent Provided
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Property Tax and Assessment

Year2025
Tax$8,273
Assessment$463,066
Home facts updated by county records

Comparable Sales for 716 S Essey Ave

Address
Distance
Property Type
Sold Price
Sold Date
Bed
Bath
Sqft
3641 E Elizabeth St, Compton, CA
0.13
Single-Family Home
$760,000
12/24/25
3
2
1,322
405 S Bradfield Ave, Compton, CA
0.23
Single-Family Home
$650,000
03/26/26
3
2
1,044
611 S Thorson Ave, Compton, CA
0.25
Single-Family Home
$760,000
10/24/25
3
2
1,311
814 S Poinsettia Ave, Compton, CA
0.27
Single-Family Home
$750,000
01/23/26
3
2
1,420
308 S Poinsettia Ave, Compton, CA
0.40
Single-Family Home
$455,000
12/26/25
3
2
1,408
301 S Harris Ave, Compton, CA
0.41
Single-Family Home
$660,000
12/29/25
3
2
1,306
16213 S Thorson Ave, Compton, CA
0.34
Single-Family Home
$500,000
12/26/25
2
2
1,385
4001 E Elizabeth St, Compton, CA
0.26
Single-Family Home
$497,589
12/15/25
3
1
924
1100 E Tichenor St, Compton, CA
0.47
Single-Family Home
$520,000
10/14/25
3
2
1,578
519 S Holly Ave, Compton, CA
0.17
Single-Family Home
$415,000
03/04/26
2
1
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Assigned Schools

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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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  • 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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716 S Essey Ave, Compton, CA 90221 is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1,232 sqft single-family home built in 1928. This property is not currently available for sale. 716 S Essey Ave was last sold on Mar 28, 2017 for $399,000. The current Trulia Estimate for 716 S Essey Ave is $728,400.