Torrance, CA
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Key Performance Metrics
Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Torrance short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
104 / 475
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
3%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$34,760
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
74%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$1,080,553
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$71,065
Top-Earners Revenue
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Generally Investor friendly
Torrance Regulations
Torrance explicitly permits STRs citywide, including the Coastal Zone, with a simple one-time STR registration (no renewal fee) plus a standard business license and occupancy tax registration, and the city offers online/email filing and a supportive tone. The main constraints are the host-on-site requirement in residential zones (limiting whole‑home investment there) and a mandatory business license, which together raise permitting costs and operational complexity. Enforcement is clear and penalties are present, increasing compliance risk, but caps or zoning caps are not evident.
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About Torrance
Torrance is a coastal city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in southwest Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay region of the metropolitan area. A small section of the city, 1.5 miles (2.4 km), abuts the Pacific Ocean. Torrance has a moderate year-round climate with average rainfall of 12 inches (300 mm) per year. Torrance was incorporated in 1921, and at the 2020 census had a population of 147,067 residents. Torrance has a beachfront and has 30 parks located around the city. It is also the birthplace of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO).