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Acton is a big small town of 7,880 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 35 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $733k and rent runs about $3k a month.
7,880people
$733kTypical home
$2,505/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,880
- Part of a metro area
- About 201 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 35 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $733k (≈$4,625/mo)
- Median rent $2,505/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 34 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 49 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BUR airport
- 23 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,120 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,087 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 550 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Los Angeles County: D+33 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.