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Commerce is a big small town of 11,993 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 15 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $599k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,993people
$599kTypical home
$1,549/moRent
85° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,993
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,835 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 15 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $599k (≈$3,775/mo)
- Median rent $1,549/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 69°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
- 31 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1167 per 100k)
- High property crime (9,534 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HHR airport
- 12 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,826 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 693 bars within 25 mi
- 4,038 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 212 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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