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Bell is a small city of 32,476 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 14 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $592k and rent runs about $2k a month.
32,476people
$592kTypical home
$1,575/moRent
82° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,476
- Part of a metro area
- About 12,949 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 14 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $592k (≈$3,731/mo)
- Median rent $1,575/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 32 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 (470 per 100k)
- Low property crime (987 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to HHR airport
- 11 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,754 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 697 bars within 25 mi
- 4,000 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 212 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 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