Whittier condo and townhome prices by ZIP code
Redfin splits sales into condos and townhouses. In Whittier both are a small slice of the market: in the three months to September 2026, Redfin counted 18 condo sales and 9 townhouse sales across ZIPs 90601 to 90605, against 157 single-family sales in the same ZIPs. With so few sales, one large or small unit can move a ZIP's median a long way, so treat these as a rough guide.
| ZIP | Condo median (sales) | Townhouse median (sales) | All homes median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90601 | $529,984 (4) | $640,001 (3) | $909,733 |
| 90602 | $730,478 (4) | $745,001 (2) | $852,250 |
| 90603 | $599,982 (4) | $675,001 (2) | $890,738 |
| 90604 | $619,982 (5) | $647,501 (2) | $842,502 |
| 90605 | $614,982 (1) | No sales | $824,758 |
Source: Redfin, rolling three months to September 2026. ZIP 90606 had no condo sales in the period. For context, Redfin's Los Angeles County condo median was $628,000 in August 2026.
The Census Bureau's 2020-2024 survey shows why the condo market is thin. Of about 29,734 homes in the City of Whittier, 1,883 (6.3%) are single-family attached units such as townhomes, and 8,515 (28.6%) are in buildings of two or more units, most of them rentals. About 58% of Whittier households own their home.
Best areas to buy a condo in Whittier
Condos and townhomes in Whittier cluster in a few places: Uptown, the Painter Avenue and Greenleaf Avenue corridors, Whittier Boulevard, and the unincorporated areas to the south.
Uptown Whittier condos and new townhomes (90601)
Uptown, around Philadelphia Street and Greenleaf Avenue, is where several new attached projects are going up. Melia Homes' Elara is a 24-home collection of three-story townhomes at 12826 Philadelphia Street, with six plans from 1,284 to 2,219 square feet. When checked in October 2026, plans were listed from $719,900 (Plan 3, two bedrooms) to $1,144,900 (Plan 5, four bedrooms). The city's Comstock Place filing for 24 townhomes at Philadelphia Street and Comstock Avenue describes a similar three-story layout with two-car garages.
Painter Avenue and the Civic Center (90602)
The Olson Company's Uptown Walk at 7354 Painter Avenue is a gated community of 40 townhomes, about 1,208 to 1,638 square feet with two or three bedrooms, priced from the high $600,000s to the low $800,000s when checked in October 2026. The city exempted the 40-unit project from full environmental review in 2025 as infill on a commercial office lot near Mar Vista Street. Resale condos in 90602 had the highest Redfin condo median in Whittier, $730,478, on four sales.
Greenleaf Avenue near Whittier Boulevard: detached condos
Not every condo here is a shared-wall building. The Florence Homes project approved in 2022 at 8315 to 8335 Greenleaf Avenue is 17 detached two-story homes on a single condominium lot. Detached condos like this are owned through an HOA, so the condo rules below still apply.
Whittier Boulevard at La Serna Drive (Friendly Hills)
In 2022 the city approved Villas of Friendly Hills, 41 three-story attached condominiums on 1.84 acres at La Serna Drive and Whittier Boulevard. The site is in ZIP 90605, where Redfin recorded only one condo sale in the three months to September 2026, at $614,982; nearby 90603 and 90604 had condo medians of $599,982 and $619,982.
Unincorporated Whittier: townhouse condos in 90605
Los Angeles County, not the city, is processing two townhouse-condominium projects with Whittier addresses: 46 units in eight buildings at Rainier Avenue and Painter Avenue, and 25 units in five buildings at Fidel Avenue and Beaty Avenue, both filed in October 2026 with density bonuses for affordable units. Check whether a complex is in the city or county before you compare rules and taxes.
Is it wise to buy a condo in Whittier now?
It can be, if the numbers and the association both check out. A condo is the lowest-priced way to own in Whittier: at Redfin's $619,982 median for 90604, 20% down and Freddie Mac's 7.24% average rate for the week of October 29, 2026, principal and interest come to about $3,380 a month, against about $4,444 for Zillow's typical Whittier home at $815,136. Zillow's typical Whittier rent was $2,402 in September 2026, so owning a condo still costs more each month than renting.
Two California rules shape the risk. Associations must inspect balconies, decks and stairways under SB 326 (Civil Code 5551) and must repair what they find, which can mean a special assessment. New townhomes such as Elara and Uptown Walk are three-story buildings with decks in some plans, so ask when the first inspection is due. Our balcony inspection law guide explains the deadlines. The second is the master insurance policy: ask whether it covers earthquake damage, which matters near the Whittier Fault, and read our earthquake insurance guide.
Financing a Whittier condo: approvals and loan types
FHA and VA condo approval in Whittier
An FHA or VA loan on a condo usually needs the whole project to be approved by the agency. Search the complex name on HUD's FHA approved condominium list and on the VA's condo report before you make an offer. New projects may still be waiting for approval, so ask the builder which loan types are accepted.
Conventional loans and warrantability
A conventional lender reviews the HOA budget, reserves, owner-occupancy, insurance and any litigation. A complex that fails can be non-warrantable, which means fewer lenders and larger down payments. Ask the lender for the condo questionnaire early, since it can take the association a week or more to return.
Condo fees and costs in Whittier
Budget for HOA dues, property tax, insurance and possible special assessments.
HOA dues in Whittier's new townhomes
Neither Elara nor Uptown Walk published HOA dues on its builder page when checked in October 2026, so ask for the budget and the dues schedule in writing. In an older complex, compare the dues with the reserve study: low dues and thin reserves often lead to special assessments.
Property tax on a Whittier condo
Property tax starts from the purchase price under Prop 13: one Whittier tax rate area carried a total rate of 1.163110% for 2026-27, which on a $619,982 condo is about $601 a month. Our Los Angeles County property tax guide explains tax rate areas, and the California HOA laws guide covers what an association must disclose.
Whittier condo buyer checklist
- Confirm whether the complex is in the City of Whittier or unincorporated county.
- Get the HOA budget, reserve study, last two years of minutes and the master insurance declarations.
- Ask for the latest balcony and stair inspection report, or when the first one is due.
- Check FHA and VA approval if you plan to use either loan.
- Look up the address on Cal OES MyHazards and the state's EQ Zapp map for fault and fire zones.
- Read the rental rules if you might lease the unit later.
- Check which schools serve the address with the district, using our Whittier schools guide as a starting point.
For new townhomes, see our new homes in Whittier guide; for the wider market, the Whittier homes for sale guide.