Redondo Beach, California, United States

🇺🇸 Redondo Beach is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area. It is one of three adjacent beach cities along the southern portion of Santa Monica Bay.

Redondo Beach was originally part of the 1785 Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant that later became the South Redondo area. The primary attractions include Municipal Pier and the sandy beach, popular with tourists and a variety of sports enthusiasts. The western terminus of the Metro Rail C Line (formerly the Green Line) is in North Redondo Beach.

Economy According to public data from the Los Angeles Times, real estate prices increased almost 20% per year between 1999 and 2005. Properties within walking distance of the ocean routinely sell for over $1 million. Money Magazine ranks communities in the area as some of the most expensive places to live in the U.S. The average three-bed, two-bath home costs about $1,000,000 in South Redondo as of 2006 and $875,000 in North Redondo. The 2007 "credit meltdown" has affected home values in the area to a lesser extent than the rest of Southern California.

Top Employers According to a recent Financial Report, the top employers in the city include:

1 Northrop Grumman; 2 Redondo Beach Unified School District; 3 City of Redondo Beach; 4 The Cheesecake Factory; 5 United States Postal Service; 6 Target; 7 Macy's; 8 DHL Global Forwarding; 9 Frontier; 10 Silverado Beach Cities.

Transportation Redondo Beach is served by Beach Cities Transit and the Redondo Beach C Line station.