Real Estate
Santa Monica Zip Codes Among 100 Most Expensive In U.S.
Los Angeles County has the highest number of pricey zips of any county nationwide, according to new data from PropertyShark.
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SANTA MONICA, CA – It's a known fact that California real estate is expensive. PropertyShark released a list Tuesday of the 100 priciest zip codes in the U.S., and a whopping 82 entries are in the Golden State.
Los Angeles County has the highest number of pricey zips of any county nationwide, with 19 of its zip codes making an appearance on the list.
But how does Santa Monica compare to the rest of the country?
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Santa Monica's 90402 climbed one spot compared to last year, jumping in rank from #6 to #5 in the nation, according to PropertyShark, making it the most expensive zip code in Los Angeles County. The 90402 zip code has a median home sale price of $3.76 million, which is a 7 percent increase from last year's $3.51 million median.
But 90402 wasn't the only Santa Monica zip code that made the list – the 90405 zip is ranked at #76 with a median home sale price of $1.6 million.
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The top 10 most expensive zip codes in the U.S. are:
- 94027 in Atherton, CA with a median sale price of $6.7 million
- 11962 in Sagaponack, NY with a median sale price of $5.5 million
- 02199 in Boston, MA with a median sale price of $4.77 million
- 10013 in New York, NY with a median sale price of $3.81 million
- 90402 in Santa Monica, CA with a median sale price of $3.76 million
- 94301 in Palo Alto, CA with a median sale price of $3.76 million
- 94022 in Los Altos, CA with a median sale price of $3.5 million
- 94028 in Portola Valley, CA with a median sale price of $3.3 million
- 94024 in Los Altos, CA with a median sale price of $3.25 million
- 33109 in Miami Beach, FL with a median sale price of $3.25 million
To read more about the most expensive zip codes in the U.S., visit PropertyShark.
PropertyShark's Methodology: To determine which were the most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S., PropertyShark looked at all residential transactions closed in 2018, taking into account condo, co-ops, single- and two-family homes. All package deals were excluded. Due to a number of ties, 117 zip codes made it into Property Shark's top 100 most expensive zip codes in 2018.
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