Manhattan Beach, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Manhattan Beach is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the Pacific coast south of El Segundo, west of Hawthorne, and north of Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,506. Together with Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach, it forms the three Beach Cities within the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. The community is known for a long beach stretching approximately 2.1 miles (3.4 km) and roughly 450 feet (140 m) wide. The climate is moderate because of Manhattan Beach's proximity to the Pacific Ocean, with an average year-round high temperature of 69.1 °F (20.6 °C) and an average year-round low of 56.4 °F (13.6 °C).

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How Manhattan Beach ranks

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#8Best schools in CA #12Highest graduation rate in CA #21Most remote workers in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code90266, 90267

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Living in Manhattan Beach

Housing in Manhattan Beach

$3.29M▲ 9.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Manhattan Beach home is worth about $3,287,000, up 9.8% in a year, 330% above the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market26

Sale-to-list100.4%

Sold in May32

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Safety in Manhattan Beach

C

Safety Grade C

Manhattan Beach reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 74% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Manhattan Beach 1.2

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Manhattan Beach 22

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Manhattan Beach

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A⁺

School Grade A+

The public schools Manhattan Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#8Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictManhattan Beach UnifiedSchools14

Grand View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 550 students Pacific ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 510 students Aurelia Pennekamp ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 469 students Meadows Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 407 students Opal Robinson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 303 students Manhattan Beach MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,175 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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