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Artesia is a small city of 15,889 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 22 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $777k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,889people
$777kTypical home
$2,219/moRent
83° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,889
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,808 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 22 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $777k (≈$4,897/mo)
- Median rent $2,219/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (450 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,831 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to LGB airport
- 5 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,727 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 687 bars within 25 mi
- 4,058 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 61 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 212 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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